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, FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sundiy, Mwch 28,1999
POLICE from 1A
’ , The two agencies already share
‘some responsibilities, as deputies
hqve helped direct traffic down
' toiwn and responded to accidents
xyithin city limits. The Sheriff’s
Office also provides animal con
\ tijol services to city residents. City
and county officials approved the
animal control contract earlier this
rqonth.
Anderson said the agreement
was to avoid duplication of ser
, vices and was a logical decision
'because the county already had
the necessary equipment and per
sonnel for animal control.
", Hendrix also referred to the
animal control agreement and pro
posed security contract in his let
. ter, saying it is “very obvious” the
city and county are in the process
'of consolidating the two law
enforcement agencies.
Sharon Springs to host tax office, Sheriff’s precinct
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The office building at Sharon Springs Park will be expanded to
accommodate a tax and tagg office and a Sheriff’s precinct.
Deaths
Sky Lark
Howard-Johnson
Funeral services for Sky Lark
Howard-Johnson, infant son of
Kathy Johnson of Cumming and
Joe Johnson of Dawsonville were
held on Saturday, March 27, 1999,
at 2 p.m. at Ophir Baptist Church.
The Revs. Dozier Henderson and
Robert Fields officiated.
Interment was held in the
church cemetery.
Other survivors include grand
parents, Steve and Linda Howard
of Cumming, Gail and Dennis
Hall of Dawsonville and Andy and
Barbara Johnson of Woodstock;
great-grandparents, Howard and
Imogene Bowers of Jasper, Bob
and Marie Fields of Cumming and
Lila Johnson of Canton; great
great-grandfather, Andy Padgett of
Cumming; uncle, Jacob Johnson
of Dawsonville; and aunt, Alyssia
Hassler of Talking Rock.
Huey Funeral Home of Canton'
had charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
March 28, 1999
Junior Nichols
Lonnie “Junior” Nichols, 69, of
Cumming, died Thursday, March
25, 1999.
He was preceded in death by
his son, Tommy Nichols; parents,
Lonnie and Ora Simmons Nichols;
five brothers; and a sister.
Survivors include his wife,
Thelma Evans Nichols of
Cumming; children, Randall and
Kathy Nichols and Roger and
Tammy Nichols, all of Cumming;
grandchildren, Brian Nichols and
Candie Nichols and fiancd, Matt
Suggs; brother and sisters-in-law,
Roy Nichols of Detroit, Mich.,
Lynn and Jane Nichols, Kenny
Nichols and Hulett and Glenda
Nichols, all of Cumming, and
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“I have had my administra
tive/finance director and his staff
do a quick study and they have
informed me through consolida
tion of law enforcement, we could
save the taxpayers a tremendous
amount of money that is presently
being spent on law enforcement,”
states Hendrix.
He also noted the Sheriff’s
Office answers calls within the
city limits and he would bring
police officers under his command
at their current rank and salaries.
A copy of the letter was sent to
city council members, county
commissioners and state Rep.
Mike Evans.
State law allows county gov
erning authorities to provide and
receive services from other munic
ipalities as long as both parties
agree.
Glenn and Charlotte Nichols of
Dawsonville; sisters and brothers
in-law, Irene Wilkey, Velma and
Joe Carpenter and Vernelle and
Johnny Jordon, all of Cumming
and Ruth and David Carr of Tyler,
Texas; sisters-in-law, Sharon
Nichols of Chicago, 111., and
Collene Nichols of Ball Ground;
brother-in-law, Paul Smith of
Atlanta; and a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Services were held Saturday,
March 27, at 2 p.m. at Ingram
Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs.
Leonard Ridings, Harold Evans
and Lee Westbrooks officiated.
Interment was held in the Mt.
Tabor Baptist Church cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming had charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
March 28, 1999
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MORTGAGE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
PROGRAMS FOR HOMEOWNERS IN GEORGIA
i WITH CREDIT PROBLEMS
f EquiPrime Motgage, an affiliate of
First Federal Bank has announced
that its Alpharetta, Ga. branch can
h release mortgage money to cus
tomers turned down by other finan
cial institutions. This is intended to
fill the gap where conventional
lenders have refused to go. The
Lender has created special loan pro
grams for people with tax liens,
i! credit problems, previous bankrupt
j homeowners, high-debt ratios, col-
I lections and judgements. The
r Lender also announced that these
mortgage loans are available with
cash out for any purpose.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE -
PROBLEM LOAN
' SPECIALIST
I Reasearch conducted by Equiprime
, Mortgage concluded that the major-
Required property reassessment will proceed
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
Forsyth County landowners
could notice a difference in their
tax bills-this year, with 31,317
property tax assessment notices
being planned for release this
April 7. Os these notices, about
17,300 parcels will be adjusted.
At Monday’s commission
meeting, Forsyth County Chief
Appraiser Mary Kirkpatrick
announced that the assessment
was necessary due to the fact that
the tax digest is due to be updated.
Commissioner Michael
Bennett requested that Kirkpatrick
ask the Forsyth County Board of
Tax Assessors to consider delay
ing the assessment for another
year. Bennett said the 16-month
zoning moratorium enacted last
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
For South Forsyth residents, the
trek up to the county administra
tion building to pay for car tags
and property taxes will be over
next year. Forsyth County is plan
ning on having the office building
at Sharon Springs Park expanded
by next year with an office for
paying property taxes and buying
car tags.
Unlike downtown Cumming,
Sharon Springs boasts plenty of
parking room. “It will be real
convenient to run in and pay your
tags or taxes,” said County
The Rev. Levi Anglin <
The Rev. Levi Anglin, 76, of 1
Cumming, died Thursday, March 1
25, 1999. He was preceded in death i
by his grandson, Timothy Brannon.
Survivors include his wife of 55 '
years, Ruth Willard Anglin of '
Cumming; daughters and son-in- ]
law, Kathy Neeley of Alpharetta,
Mr. and Mrs. Gary (Betty) i
Castleberry of Cumming, Geraldine
Rhoades of Sugar Hill and Nancy ’
Brannon of Canton; grandsons,
Eddie Castleberry of Cumming and <
Chris Roper of North Carolina;
granddaughters, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
(Ronda) Semos of Jacksonville, Fla, i
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick (Leigh Ann)
Johnston, Kim Brannon and fianc6,
Trent Odum, all of Cumming and
Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Kelly) Green
of North Carolina; four great-grand
children; brother and sister-in-law,
Charlie and Boncille Anglin of
ity of the homeowners have some
type of credit problem that prohibits
them from obtaining mortgage
loans from other lending institu
tions. Typically, these homeowners
range from lower income to profes
sionals holding mortgages up to
$450,000. Many have experienced
temporary unemployment, family
emergencies or uncontrollable situ
ations that result in poor credit.
Quoting Dean Monahan, Vice
President of the Georgia Lending
Division, "EquiPrime Mortgage
understands that credit problems do
not make people bad. Everyone has
financial difficulties sometime in
their lives. Wir, at EquiPrime, want
to make a difference in those peo
ple's lives."
HUD MMCRTWEMENT
November would be a double
edged sword for landowners who
can’t get their property zoned, but
are paying taxes on the residential
or commercial potential for their
property.
Kirkpatrick relayed Bennett’s
request at the meeting Monday.
“We cannot adjust for the morato
rium,” said board member Jerry
Bennett. “I share Mr. Bennett’s
concerns, but we are bound by
state law.”
Kirkpatrick said that the board
has done an excellent job of keep
ing the tax millage rate down. “If
we do increase the digest it gives
the commissioners a chance to
keep the millage the same,” she
said.
i Since the Department of
I Revenue will audit Forsyth
Administrator Stevie Mills.
There also will be a lobby and
waiting area for the convenience
of customers. Current plans have
the office up and running by
January of 2000.
In addition to the tag and tax
office, there also will be a small
Sheriff’s Office precinct housed
in the same building. Precinct
three should be open well before
the tag-tax office is complete.
Currently, there are some Parks
and Recreation offices at the
building. However, when Central
Park is completed Parks and
Recreation will move there,
allowing the precinct to expand.
Cumming; sister, Zadell Morris of
Flowery Branch; sister-in-law, Jean
Fagan of Cumming; and nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Services will be held Sunday,
March 28, at 2:30 p.m. at Coal
Mountain Baptist Church. The
Revs. Bart Youngblood, Johnny
Purcell and Jackie Payne will offici
ate.
Interment will be held at
Greenlawn Cemetery in Roswell.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming had charge of the
arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to
American Red Cross, P.O. Box
3370, Gainesville, Ga. 30503 or
Leukemia Society of America, 1447
Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 412,
Atlanta, Ga. 30309-9099.
Forsyth County News
March 28, 1999
SOUTHEAST LENDER WITH
LOCAL FLAVOR
Even though EquiPrime is fast
becoming a leader in the mortgage
industry in the Southeast, the lender
still maintains its local branches to
provide the service demanded by its
customers. Quoting Mr. Monahan,
"Customer service has become sec
ondary to most companies. We at
EquiPrime, pride ourselves in
maintaining that customer service
is our most important quality."
For more information, contact Dean
Monahan at (770) 740-0242 at their
Alpharetta office. Mortgage loans
are made from $15,000 to
$450,000.
EquiPrime Mortgage, an affiliate of
First Federal Bank; 770-7404241
17,300 of the county ’s 31,317 parcels
will be re-evaluated for tax purposes
i
• County on 1998 real property
sales, Kirkpatrick said that if the
; market takes a downturn due to
the moratorium that it would be
Seizure nets trucks, boats
By Colby Jones
Staff Writer
The courts turned over
$27,495 in cash and the titles
to five trucks and a boat to the
Sheriff’s Office this week,
some of the bounty seized dur
ing a drug bust in the north end
of the county last year.
Superior Court Judge Stan
Gault signed an order Tuesday
giving the department owner
ship of the property.
“We will be using some of the
$27,000 to purchase weapons,
communication equipment,
tape recorders for our investi
gators, night vision binoculars
and video cameras,” said
Sheriff Denny Hendrix.
Investigators from the Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Office and
federal Drug Enforcement
Agency raided the Medlock
Road home of Ralph Clayton
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Emergency personnel trans
ported Hunter by Life Flight to
North Fulton Regional Hospital,
where she was pronounced dead at
6:08 p.m.
“She suffered internal injuries
and basically bled to death,” said
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman
Karleen Chalker.
Cowan was treated and
released Wednesday from North
Fulton Regional Hospital.
Both drivers were alone in their
vehicles at the time of the 3:35
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' adjusted in the next evaluation.
On Monday, Kirkpatrick said
» her ultimate goal was to reassess
! property values on a yearly basis.
Holland, 41, last August. They
found about five pounds of
“crank” in a trailer behind the
home and charged Holland
with methamphetamine traf
ficking.
An assortment of rifles and
handguns also were seized
from the home, but most of the
18 weapons will be destroyed,
Hendrix said.
A Chevrolet flatbed wrecker,
three Chevy Blazers, Ford
Bronco and a 23-foot skiff were
among the property turned over
to the Sheriff’s Office.
“We will be using the Ford
Bronco for our K-9 unit, and
the boat will, of course, be
used to help us patrol Lake
Lanier,” Hendrix said.
The department has received
$1 18,568 over the past two
years as a result of local, state
and federal drug seizures.
p.m. collision.
i No charges have been filed
and the Sheriff’s Office is contin
uing its investigation into the
accident.
; The wreck comes less than a
I week after a traffic accident
i claimed the life of a Winder con
struction worker at the intersection
I of Hwy. 20 and Ga. 400. Two peo
i pie have died in traffic accidents
on Forsyth County roads so far
■ during 1999. Two others have
i died in all-terrain vehicle mishaps.