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Bond vote recount doesn’t change result
i By Laura Lavwzo Carrico
Uftttyte Editor
To verify the outcome of last week’s school bond
election, the Forsyth County Voter Registrar’s office has
recounted ballots from the referendum, only to find one
more vote in favor of the issue.
Voter Registrar Melvin Stancil said members of the
local Libertarian Party requested a recount because the
bond was approved by only 23 votes. Os the 2,260 bal
-1 lots submitted during the Sept. 21 election, 107 could
not be legally counted. Stancil said the votes were void
ed due to a combination of voter error and malfunction
ing voting machines.
Stancil said that when a recount is suggested, the
local voter registrar must contact the office of Secretary
of State Kathy Cox for guidance. State Elections
Director Linda Beasley said a recount was not neces
sary, reported Stancil. However, he administered a
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high jumper Ralph Boston and many others.
While some entertainers admitted that the soggy
weather affected their game, others were undeterred.
Wright’s team had the lowest score of the touma-
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Division and as a member of the
Civil Service Board,” Anderson
said.
Anderson requested that Wewers
discuss the situation with the Civil
Service Board, and asked the board
to report back to the commission
with its recommendations.
In a July 26 memo to Forsyth
County Human Resources Director
Wendy Frazier, Sheriff Denny
Hendrix stated that Wewers’
appointment to the Civil Service
Board would be a “ ... conflict of
interest.”
Wewers said this week that, if
he’d known then what he knows
now, he wouldn’t have made the ear
lier decision.
“I would not have turned down
that position had I not been given an
ultimatum,” Wewers said. He added
he’s still interested in serving on the
board.
Wewers is a former U.S.
Customs Service special agent and
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recount on Sept. 23 to appease the voters. The second
count revealed one more vote in favor of the bond.
Approval of the $125 million bond ensures the
school system can continue to meet the needs of a
growing student population by funding capital expenses,
said members of the county school board.
A bond for $55 million was passed by voters in
1995. Using that bond issue, combined with $9 million
in matching dollars from the state Department of
Education, the school system: built three elementary
schools, two middle schools, three auditoriums, one ath
letic stadium and one gymnasium; conducted 14 major
renovations and additions; implemented instructional
and administrative technology throughout the system;
upgraded the conditions of student furniture, central
warehouse and maintenance facility; and acquired four
land parcels for development. The 1995 bond was refi
nanced in fall 1998 for a savings of $737,829 to Forsyth
County Schools.
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Mangrum was recognized as the woman’with the
longest shot.
The golf quickly became a memory as the stars
began the show. Guests dined on barbeque from
Williamson Bros, and danced the night away.
Entertainers made themselves available for auto
graphs and pictures with fans.
the former commander of the
Sheriff’s Office Reserve Division.
Wewers won the July election
for the board post with a 61-59 vic
tory over Jim Masachi.
He wrote a letter at the time ask
ing that his name be dropped from
consideration.
“As you are aware, there is a
feeling in certain areas that 1 would
not be impartial and therefore preju
diced in matters concerning certain
entities in the county government,”
Wewers stated in his letter to the
Forsyth County Department of
Human Resources. “Please let me
assure you that would not be the
case, as I have no axes to grind.”
Since Wewers did not accept the
position, Robert Rinaldi was elected
by county employees by a 35-32
vote. Bob Taber was the candidate
with the next highest number of
votes. Rinaldi is a retired
Maintenance Superintendent for
LTD Steel in Cleveland, Ohio, and
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In order to qualify for the posi
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Last month, the Civil Service
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Haas appointed E-911 director
By Jim Rlhy
Staff Writer
Administration of E-911 com
munications in Forsyth County is
in new hands following action by
the Forsyth County Commission
Monday night to approve the
appointment of Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Mike Haas as director of E
-911 Communications.
District 1 Commissioner John
Kieffer made the motion to
approve the promotion. “Sgt.
Haas should be paid for the duties
he is performing,” he said.
District 3 Commissioner
Michael Bennett provided the sec
ond. The motion passed unani
mously.
Cumming City Councilman
Rupert Sexton, who is also chair
man of the county’s 911 Advisory
Board, was at Monday’s meeting
and told commissioners the board
agreed with the recommendation
by a consulting firm that Haas
should be promoted to the post.
In another matter, the commis
sion voted unanimously to
approve a right-of-way exchange
and relocation of a portion of
Clements Road. Chairman Bill
Jenkins made the motion to
approve and read a resolution in
favor of the proposal. District 4
Commissioner Andy Anderson
seconded the motion.
The board also granted a
request by Connie Toler for a
hearing regarding the decision of
the Appeals Board on her request
for approval of two variances for
a residential project.
Commissioner Julian Bowen
made the motion to grant the
hearing within 30 days, seconded
by Kieffer. The vote was unani
mous. No date was set for the
hearing.
A request by Planning and
Development Director Jeff
Watkins to have a public hearing
regarding the proposed home
occupation ordinance was unani
mously approved by the commis
sion. Watkins said there currently
are very few restrictions on the
types of businesses allowed in
residential areas.
While the commission
approved having the public hear
ing, several board members
voiced concerns about any
attempt to limit the types of busi
nesses allowed in residential
areas. “With the air quality
issues, we should encourage peo
ple to work at home,” Bennett
said. He also asked for a list of
any complaints which have been
made to the planning department
pertaining to home businesses.
In other action, the commis
sion:
• Unanimously awarded a
$29,990 bid to Game Time Inc.
for playground equipment at
Poole’s Mill Park. Anderson made
the motion to approve, Kieffer
provided the second;
• Voted to postpone a bid for
deed books for the court system
after Clerk of Court Doug Sorrells
encouraged the board to accept a
bid from a company that was not
the low bidder. Sorrells said the
company that is currently being
used provides great service. “It
would cost my office in turmoil
and loss of services,” he said.
Since there was a $6,000 dif
ference in prices, Anderson sug
gested the item be rebid, with the
Request for Proposal to include
all services provided by the cur
rent company;
• Unanimously awarded the
bid for fencing at Bennett Park to
Southern Fence at $16,080.
Anderson offered the motion, sec
onded by Bowen;
Deaths
Lewis Brannon
Lewis Brannon, 78, of Sebrig,
Fla., formerly of Forsyth County
died Tuesday, Sept. 28,1999.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Marian Brannon of Sebring;
sister Mrs. Ethel O’Bryant of
Smyrna; sister-in-law Mrs. Gladys
Brannon of Norcross, nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held
Dr. Bill Hendricks will be the guest
seminar leader on Sunday, October 3,
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• Withdrew a request by the
county engineer of approval for a
work order for Moreland/Altobelli
Associates Inc. for engineering
and survey work;
• Approved a proposal to pro
duce right-of-way maps and prop
erty plats for a collector road
between Hwy. 141 and Majors
Road. The measure was approved
4-0, with Anderson abstaining.
Other items approved on the
consent agenda include:
• Adoption of resolutions
authorizing affidavits concerning
the September 13 and Sept. 20
closed sessions;
• A proclamation designating
October as “Domestic Violence
Awareness Month;”
• The transfer of a surplus
vehicle to the Sheriff’s Office;
• Acceptance of right-of-way
as county-maintained roads with
18-month maintenance bonds and
25 mph speed limits for roads in
the Ridgeland Corporate Center,
Lake Pointe Center, Creekside,
Union Hill Industrial Park and the
Chattahoochee River Club;
• Authorization to grade, base
and pave Wilson Drive;
• Authorization for the com
mission chairman to sign a quit
claim deed as approved by the
board July 17, 1989, to Donna
and Edmund J. Solomon.
Friday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. in the
Louie E. Jones Funeral Home
Chapel with the Revs. Brannon
Pinion and Lamar O’Bryant offici
ating.
Interment will be at Bethlehem
Baptist Church Cemetery. Louie
E. Jones Funeral Home of
Alpharetta is in charge of services,
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