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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS ThurwUy, January 28, 1999
REZONING from 1A
These included a 20-foot planted
earthen berm and others designed
to limit noise and to limit the num
ber of trucks exiting the property
each day.
Attorney George Butler repre
sented the applicant Also, David
McKinney, vice president of Emst
Enterprises, was present.
Butler said the plant was actu
ally a buffer to the nearby neigh
borhoods that would ensure that
the quarry would not expand in
their direction. Among other
points, he also said that since the
pad level of the plant was 45 feet
below the site of the nearby C.W.
Matthews facility, it will be barely
visible from nearby residents.
Butler described the plant as
“out of sight, out of mind and out
of hearing.” He said Ernst
Enterprises plans to paint the
silos and trucks green in order to
camouflage them from nearby
residents.
Several nearby residents,
including Attorney Steve Shi,
voiced concerns about the
increased traffic on McGinnis
Ferry Road. “It would be a real
tragedy if something would occur
at the intersection,” Shi said.
. He also asked that a stipulated
penalty be added as a zoning con
dition which would impose a mon
etary fine if Emst Enterprises vio
lated any of the conditions. “The
burden ought to be on the party
Appeals board meets Feb. 2
The Forsyth County Appeals
Board is scheduled to meet
Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at ■
the Commissioner’s Meeting
Room.
Requests for appeals on the
agenda include:
• John Mitchell (AB #99-
001) Side yard variance of
nine feet.
• David Friedman (AB #99-
002) Rear yard variance of 10
feet.
• Ralph Liccione (AB #99-
003) Side yard variance of six
inches.
4-H’ers get assis
tance signing in
for the start of
County Project
Achievement, the
competition to
determine which
4-H’ers will repre
sent the county in
District Project
Achievement in
February.
Photo/Dustin Wright
4-H’ers compete at CPA
The Forsyth County 4-H Club
held its annual County Project
Achievement on Thursday, Jan. 21
at Cumming Elementary.
Competing at the county level
were 38 4-H’ers from the fifth and
sixth grades vying for different pro
ject area achievement and the privi
lege of advancing to the next level,
District Project Achievement, to be
held in February at the Rock Eagle
facility.
Projects varied in a wide range of
subjects, from Agriculture
Awareness to Horses to Wildlife.
Each 4-H’er prepared a three- to
five-minute illustrated talk on a
subject chosen from the 61 different
available options. Each project area
was judged according on posters,
props and a written speech, unless
public speaking or performance aits
were used in competition.
First-place winners advance to the
District Level, and second-place
finishers have the opportunity to
select a different project and
. advance as well.
. This year’s winners are: Brittany
Synder in Agriculture Awareness;
Alex Dickinson and Ashley Glaze
in Air Science; Rebecca Jones in
Arts and Crafts; Tara Grimes in
Beef; Brittany Cole and Chris
Bartlett in Between Meal Snacks;
Natasha Williams in Cat Care;
Chelsea Knost in Clothing and
Textiles; Corine Dyer and Derek
Summerville in Communications;
coming to you for an
exemption from the zon
ing,” he said.
Shi and Butler agreed to nego
tiate about several points brought
up at the meeting.
John Moll spoke in favor of
Zoning Application #2292, in
which he proposed that 10 acres
on Shiloh Road be rezoned from
A2 (Agricultural) to M 2
(Industrial) in order to construct
office warehouses. No one spoke
in opposition.
Attorney Emory
Lipscomb spoke in favor |
of ZA #2300, in which’
M.W.&W. L.L.C, is
proposing that 6.74 acres
be rezoned from Ml
(Industrial) to CBD
(Commercial) on Hwy.
369 about one mile from
Hammond’s Crossing near
Burruss Mill Road.
The proposed use is for
a NAPA Auto store, an
Ace Hardware and an
office building.
One resident spoke in
opposition and voiced
some concerns about traf
fic in the area.
Lipscomb also spoke in
favor of a proposed tire
shop on Hwy. 306. The
rezoning is from NS
(Neighborhood Shopping)
to CBD. There was no
opposition to the proposal.
Also, no one spoke
against a proposed auto sales
• Billy H. Barrett (AB #99-
004) Rear yard variance of
25-feet and side yard variance
of eight feet.
• Mitchell Homes, Inc.
(ab#99-005) Front yard vari
ance of four feet.
•Steve Samples (AB #99-
006) Front yard variance of
seven feet.
•Sam’s Signs (AB #99-007)
Sign ordinance variance of
175 feet.
• Michael A. Chunta (AB
#99-008) Rear yard variance
of 40 feet.
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Lindsey Davidson in Computers;
Jacob Coley in Electric/Electronics;
Lisa Dunn in Entomology; Michael
Pruitt in Forestry and Wood
Science; Nicholas Trimble in
Freshwater Fish and Shellfish;
Eileen Dyer in General Science;
Amy Van Duzer in General
Recreation; Tyler Wallace in
Geology; Brittany Martin in Health;
Christa Vanek and Tiffany Weeks in
Horses; Allison Day in Human
Development; Kaleigh Bennett in
Marine and Coastal Ecology;
Hanna Cowart in Performing
Arts—lnstrumental; Cassie
Jennings in Performing Arts —
Vocal; Hanna Gilleliand and Eric
Marionneaux in Pet Care; Brittany
Meadows in Photography; Lauren
King and Jacob Watson in in Public
Speaking; Kristen Fuller in Rabbits;
Aimee Phillips in Safety; Whitney
Grimes in Sports and Outdoor
Recreation; Marina Langford in
Veterinary Science; Jessica Cordell
in Water Conservation and
Management; and Erin Williams
and Shane Millwood in Wildlife.
Demonstrations in 4-H give each
member the opportunity to teach
others about their own experiences
by gathering information on topics
and presenting them with the pur
pose to educate.
For more information about the
4-H program, call the County
Extension Service at (770) 887-
2418.
and leasing business on Hwy. 9 near
Campground Road. Last month, the
planning commission recommend
ed approval with several condi
tions. The applicant, Janey
DeMartino, said that she had no
problem with any of the proposed
conditions.
David Chatham, with Chatham
Holdings Corporation, spoke in
favor of ZA #2306, in which he is
asking that 63.88 acres be rezoned
from Al to R2R (residential) in
order for a maximum of 66 homes
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners - Meeting of Monday, Jan. 25,1999
AGENDA ITEM ACTION VOTES
Motion Seconded Di « trict 1 District 2 Districts District 4 District 5
by by John Michael Bill Jenkins, Andy Julian
Kieffer Bennett Chairman Anderson Bowen
Old Business
(1) Rezoning Request
(A) John C. Tucker & W. Steve Abernathy, ZA# Postponed
2296, R1 to CBD - District #1 (Public Hearing held on
12/28/98).
(2) Request appointment of member of the Peak
Services Board as advocate representative for Forsyth Postponed
County - Libby Jackson, Director of Senior Center.
(3) R ± P T^^ M^ fW L’T l *! l Anderson Bowen YES YES YES YES
assessment study - Director of Water and Sewer Department.
VIII. New Business
(1) Request by Baptist North for County funding and/or n~.._
DOT funding for improvements of installing a right turn lane YES YES YES YES YES
on S.R. 20 at Baptist Medical Center Drive - County
Administration ,
(2) Request by David C. Bartleson (AB# 98-089) for a '
hearing before the Commissioners regarding the denial of a
variance request by the Board of Appeals (requesting side Anderson Bowen NO fqo NO NO NO
yard variance of 50 ft. and elimination of 25 ft. planted
buffer) - District 4 - Director of Planning & Development.
(3) Request authorization to begin Phase 11 of inflow and
infiltration study at Big Creek and Caney Creek by R.J.N. Bowen Kieffer vp<j vpc vet vpc vpc
Group Inc. - Director of Water & Sewer Department. T “
(4) Request for appointment of members to the Parks and
Recreation Board for Districts 1 and 3 (requesting staggered See related Story
terms) - Director of Parks & Recreation.
(5) Request approval of Task Order with CH2MHiII to eval-
uate possible land application situations - Director of Water Postponed
& Sewer Department.
(6) Request acceptance of the following bids: (Director of
Finance) ■
(A) 98-113-01 Cap-A Closure for previous Roads & ~ ~ ~~ „„
Bridges/Fleet Facility. Anderson Bowen YES YES YES YES YES
(B) 98-115-56 Vehicle/Equipment Filters for Kieffer Anderson YES YES YES YES YES
Calendar Year 1999.
p ark Building.* ' OS 36 C °" S,nlC,iOn aWnCe Unta ' n ,enki “ B0WC " YES YES YES YES YES
Recreation’ 98 ’‘ 08 36 BaSeba " S and S ° flba " S f ° r Parks & Jenkins
(E) 98-114-26 Concrete for Calendar Year 1999. Anderson Bowen YES YES YES YES YES
X. Closed Session if Needed.
Consent Agenda (Handled in one motion/vote):
(1) Request approval of payment to Georgia Transmission Anderson Bennett Y ES YES YES YES YES
for easement encroachment - Director of Water & Sewer
Department.
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to be constructed. No one spoke
against the proposal.
Attorney Lee Dailey represent
ed Brooks Land Corporation who
is proposing that 32 homes be
built on property adjacent to the
St. Mario Country Club. There
was no opposition present.
Lipscomb represented Brook
Hollow Homes, which is propos
ing an R2R subdivision on
Franklin Goldmine Road with
1,400-square-foot homes. Several
residents spoke in opposition to
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the rezoning.
Chris Hunt said that since
many of the surrounding homes
depend on spring-fed cisterns, that
septic tanks could possibly poison
the groundwater.
Janet Smallwood Barrett, a res
ident of the property since 1972,
presented more than 40 signatures
of people against the R2R zoning.
“We all cherish the atmosphere
that is there,” she said. She asked
the board to consider protecting
some of that area.
Several other landowners
echoed the same sentiments.
Commissioner Julian Bowen com
mented that the area was very pris
tine and had very low density.
The board also held the pub
lic hearings for the proposed
false alarm ordinance. No one
spoke in favor or in opposition to-'
the measure.
The chart below contains some
of the proceedings from the com
mission meeting.