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State Patrol plans
spring dedication
Colby Jones
Staff Writer
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The Georgia State Patrol final
ly has a home in Forsyth
Ggunty.
jjjtaff began operating out of
Pest #37 in the northern end of
the. county in January following
four years of planning and con
struction.
“It’s running fine now and
w.p’re just tying up the loose
Ctyis,” said Sgt. Richard
Afhmore.
.County officials and the State
Patrol agreed to build the post
here in 1995 and commissioners
set aside $700,000 for construc
tion costs in March of 1996.
ithe facility houses two license
examiners, troopers and officers
ip addition to an administrative
sljff and radio operators. Its
coverage area includes Forsyth,
Dawson and Lumpkin counties.
Ashmore said the location, on
CtMinty Way Road off Ga. 400,
isjdeal for troopers responding
to accidents: “It is probably the
most advantageous site we
qould have chosen because
everything feeds off 400.”
Georgia State Patrol
. statistics for 1998
handled the fol
lowing number of incidents
fast year in Forsyth County:
-155 traffic accidents
134 traffic injuries
"13 traffic fatalities
116 DUI arrests
3,482 citations
<3,154 warnings issued
The Georgia State Patrol
disposed of 3,049 cases last
yoar, collecting $163,084 in
fines.
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Residents should particularly
benefit from having a licensing
center in their backyard.
Features include an imaging
system that allows examiners to
produce licenses on the spot,
and, if the center gets crowded,
residents are issued a ticket and
told to wait for their number to
be called.
“It’s a state-of-the-art facility,”
Ashmore said. “We don’t have
any figures on how many
licenses have been issued, but
the volume is increasing every
day.”
The center is open Tuesday
through Saturday, from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m., excluding holi
days. Tests are not administered
after 4:30 p.m. 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.
The post is the second largest
one in its troop, smaller only
than the unit in Athens.
Although the structure is non
descript brick, the interior
includes many amenities. A
kitchen and sleeping room gives
troopers needed break areas
when emergencies require them
to be on duty around the clock,
and a conference room provides
attorneys and residents with a
place to talk with officers. An
intercom at the front door
allows the public to talk with
staff after hours.
The post moved from
Dawsonville, where the Dawson
County Sheriff’s Office had
loaned limited office space to
the State Patrol while the new
facility was under construction.
“We’re happy to be here and
we’re making a little progress
each day,” Ashmore said.
A formal dedication ceremony
is being planned for the spring,
he added.
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