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Vol 90, No. 11
Legislators like state audit plan
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
Last week the 1999 Georgia legislative
session began with many new faces in state
government, including Gov. Roy Barnes
and Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor.
Barnes introduced his budget proposal
and a planned outside audit of state govern
ment.
“If approved, it will be the first ever out
side audit of Georgia’s government,” said
Rep. Mike Evans. “I campaigned on the
Photo/Dustin Wright
Reflections program recognizes creative kids
Midway Elementary hosted a reception and awards ceremony for the families of those who participated in
the National PTA Reflections program, a celebration of children’s talents in art, writing and pi ctography.
Above from left, Midway students Allison Morse, Christa Vanek and Heather Trotter admire the artistry of
their classmates. See Page 4A for details on the PTA Council’s county-wide event. 1
FBI looks
for suspect
in robbery
By Colby Jones
Staff Writer
Local and federal authorities are
searching for Michael Troy Tudor in
connection with an October robbery
at the Wachovia bank on McFarland
Road.
Responding to that robbery,
Deputy David Witkowski was shot
in the shoulder with an assault rifle
when he and a supervisor chased
two men near the bank. Witkowski
recovered and is back at work.
Tudor is described as a white
male, 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weigh
ing 200 pounds. He has blue eyes
and brown hair, usually worn in a
ponytail. He may be armed.
In addition to the Wachovia rob
bery, agents want to question Tudor
about a Jan. 8 robbery at the Bank of
North Georgia in Alpharetta. He is
Improving environment is behind
county’s commitment to recycling
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
Despite falling prices for several different
types of paper during 1998, Forsyth County
remains committed to recycling as a means to
improve the environment.
Nancy Smallwood, resource coordinator for
the Forsyth County Department of Sanitation, is in
charge of recycling, and is able to shop prices
among several dealers in order to find the best
price for a particular material.
By recycling, an incredible amount of virgin,
raw material is saved for future use. For example,
for every ton of paper recycled, 17 trees and 3,838
kilowatt hours of power are saved. Other kilowatt
hours saved per ton of material include: glass,
1,289; plastic, 19,279; aluminum, 64,166; and tin,
3,193.
Paper prices have been falling lately.
According to Smallwood, in January of 1998 the
price for a ton of paper for recycling was $45, now
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idea of auditing state government, and I
believe it will save us millions of dollars
every year. I am very glad to see it in the
governor’s budget.
Sen. Casey Cagle also voiced his sup
port for the audit. “We are very pleased to
see that Gov. Barnes shares many of our
concerns,” he said. “It looks like you are
going to see a Democratic governor and the
Republicans in the Senate working together
in a true bipartisan manner to address some
tough issues. The real question is whether
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Michael Troy Tudor
known to use the aliases Jack Stiedl,
Jack Dean Stiedl, Melvin James
Nichelson Jr. and James Nichelson.
He may be in the company of 22-
year-old white female.
Anyone with information about
Tudor can call Forsyth County
Sheriff’s Office at (770) 781-2200 or
the FBI at (404) 679-9000.
The FBI charged Canton resident
Michael Wayne Hanson, 21, two
weeks ago with bank robbery and
assault with a deadly weapon for his
part in the Wachovia robbery.
it is only sls. In 1997 the price was around S2OO.
While it is difficult to actually make money on
recycling, Smallwood says that businesses need to
look at things from a different perspective.
“You have to look at the reduction of your
garbage bill and add that figure in,” she said.
“You’re not going to make money, just reduce
your garbage bill.”
While newspaper collection by the county was
down 7,000 pounds last year, largely due to other
organizations providing recycling bins, the collec
tion of other items was up, including mixed paper
(increased 1,000 pounds), cardboard (increased
14,000 pounds), aluminum (up 2,000 pounds) and
plastic (up 8,000 pounds).
Still, recycling does a lot to improve the envi
ronment and health of a community. A ton of trash
takes up a lot of space in a landfill and there are
substantial environmental risks involved.
See RECYCLING, Page 2A
or not the Senate Democratic leadership is
going to join us or simply sit on the side
lines and hurt partisan insults.”
The property tax cut proposed by Barnes
has drawn a great deal of praise. “I think we
need a property tax cut,” Evans said. “I
believe the Legislature will give you proper
ty tax relief this year.”
The governor’s tax reduction plan gradu
ally would raise the homestead exemption
to $50,000 over the next seven years.
Other items in the budget include
Jewish families find volunteer
opportunities, support services
By Cheryl Vaughn
Features Writer
Bobbi Strauss considers herself lucky. When
she and her husband decided to move to Forsyth
County three years ago from Syracuse, N.Y.,
their daughter was already* living here. Plus,
they moved into a neighborhood where she
quickly made friends and felt at home.
But Strauss says she is
very sensitive to the fact that
there are many others who
continue to feel isolated
when moving to a new
place, in particular others
who are, like her, Jewish.
She hopes she has found a
way to help ease that some
times lonely transition.
“L was very fortunate, because I made some
close friends immediately upon moving in,” she
says. “So I was one of the lucky ones. But I
have found that many who have moved out this
far, especially others who have been active in
the Jewish community, have felt a little isolated.
Someone introduced me to volunteering at an
Patrol opens
license center
Colby Jones
Staff Writer
The Georgia State Patrol planned to open the licensing
center at its new post on County Way Road in northern
Forsyth County today.
Sgt. Richard Ashmore said the center will operate
Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
excluding holidays. Tests will not be administered after
4:30 p.m.
Features include an imaging system that allows exam
iners to produce pictures on the spot, and, if the center
gets crowded, residents will be issued a ticket and told to
wait for their number to be called.
“It helps to regulate the flow and should eliminate
long lines,” Ashmore said. “It is a state-of-the-art license
facility.”
Residents can get a copy of an accident report or clear
insurance suspensions during normal business hours on
Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Radio operations will be handled in Gainesville until
operators get transferred to the new facility.
See PATROL, Page 3A
Although we are a
Jewish organization,
we serve the entire
community.
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increased funds for law enforcement, pris
ons and a 4-percent increase in teacher’s
salaries.
Sen. Billy Ray has proposed a bill to
excuse parents of children under 6 who are
not enrolled in school, or parents who home
school their children, from jury duty.
“This bill is pro-family and pro-educa
tion,” he said. “It will prevent the parents of
home schooled children from having to
See AUDIT, Page 3A
organization called Jewish Family & Career
Services (JFCS), and it has been wonderful. For
me and my daughter, Amy, to get involved in a
program reaching out to people where we live is
a very positive thing.”
Based in Dunwoody, JFCS is a non-profit,
social service agency that has been around for
nearly 110 years and which prides itself on
serving the entire community,
regardless of religious heritage,
in a myriad of ways.
“Our mission is to support
the family in all different
forms, not just the traditional
family,” explains Janice
Fradkin, the JFCS volunteer
coordinator.
“Although we are a Jewish
organization, we serve the entire community. So
you don’t need to be Jewish to become
involved, either as a consumer or a volunteer.
We invite everyone to get involved.”
See JEWISH, Page 2A