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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday. August 3. 2000
HOUSE from 1A
pajgn. including Solicitor Leslie
Abernathy. District 1 County
Commissioner John Kieffer and
Sajckland.
'Evans said Knox holds more
true to the conservative ideals he
practiced during his service as
state representative, and he
would be proud to have Knox to
till his political seat. Evans had
previously endorsed Strickland
before the
Koi
Knox
primary
election.
Miles,
44. is a local
attorney
who says
th» county's
representa
tive to the
state House
has to be
able to make
sure that
more state money comes to
Forsyth to fund desperately
needed infrastructure concerns.
Miles, who practices business
law in Cumming and Atlanta,
said stale help is needed to
relieve traffic problems and
address road funding, as well as
tor water and sewer develop
ment.
In reference to the endorse
ment of his opponent by mem
bers of the legislature and local
officials. Miles said: "1 want the
endorsement from the voters of
Forsyth County, not from a
select few of the political elite. I
received the endorsement from
the voters in the primary, getting
the most votes of any of the
three candidates. That's the
endorsement I want and it's the
endorsement I think 1 11 gel next
Tuesday."
He said there also needs to be
more cooperation between the
county’s representative to the
Legislature and local officials.
“I've held a lot of leadership
roles. From a personal perspec
tive. I know how to advocate a
group's position." Miles said.
The candidate said he had dealt
personally with the governor and
the speaker of the house in the
past and felt confident he could
improve the county's relation
ship with those leaders in state
government.
Miles is a native of Cobb
County who received his under
graduate degree from Emory and
his law degree from the
University of Georgia. He and
his wife, Bebe, have two sons,
both of whom attend Forsyth
County schools.
Miles is a past president of
Deaths
BJ. Brunner
Mrs. B J. Brunner. 70. of
Forsyth County died Friday. July
28. 2000.
Survivors include husband.
Allen Brunner of Cumming;
eight children and 16 grandchil
dren.
Memorial sen ices will be
Saturday. Aug. 5. at 11 a.m. al
rti vote
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the Cumming-Forsyth County
Chamber of Commerce and the
Forsyth Rotary Club. He and his
family are
members of
Cumming
United
Methodist
Church.
Knox is a
former
chairman of
the Forsyth
County
Republican
Party and is
Miles
also seeking
elected office for the first time.
He said he will be the “home
owner's friend.”
“My main reason for running
is I don’t want another Fulton
County or Gwinnett County.”
Knox said. “We need to be care
ful we don't become the place
we just left.”
Knox laid out a five-part
campaign platform he calls the
“home owner protection plan."
His plan includes ideas for slow
er. better-managed growth,
lower taxes, faster traffic flow,
countywide paid fire protection
and increased greenspace."
Knox was born in St. Louis
and is a graduate of Cardinal
Glennon College and St. Louis
University with degrees in edu
cation and philosophy. He
attended law school at both St.
Louis University and Woodrow
Wilson College of Law in
Atlanta.
Knox moved to Atlanta in
1971 and. after passing the bar
in 1975. entered the legal depart
ment of United Family Life in
Atlanta.
He eventually rose to the
level of general counsel and cor
porate secretary.
Knox has lived in Forsyth
County since 1987 and has prac
ticed law here since 1989.
Knox is involved in the com
munity and is a member of the
Forsyth County Republican
Party. Lake Lanier Association.
Optimist Club. Good Shepherd
Church and the Williams Shores
Homeowners Association.
Knox is the Forsyth County
representative on the late U.S.
Sen. Paul Coverdell's Good
Government Committee. He is
also an elections board member
for Forsyth County.
Knox served on the land use
committee during the revision of
the master land use plan and also
serves on the county's impact
fee study committee.
the Cross and Crown Lutheran
Church in Chamblee with Pastor
James Clark officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to the American
Heart Association.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News
August 3, 2000
County GOP to host candidate forum
The Forsyth County Republican Party has
announced it will host a public meeting to
allow all candidates in the Aug. 8 runoff elec
tion to speak about the issues.
The forum is scheduled for Thursday. Aug.
3. beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Forsyth County
administration building in downtown
Cumming. The forum will take place during
Warnings about coming drought were sounded early!
Question: Why didn't you tell
us the drought was coming? I
never heard anything on TV or
saw anything in the papers. We
just moved into a new house and
everything has died, wasting all
that money. I’m just sick about
this! Barbara in Suwanee.
Answer: I’ve had Barbara s
question for about a month now,
and we have talked on the tele
phone several times. She’s feeling
better now', but I wanted you to
sense her despair.
In fact, we have received hun
dreds of drought questions and
this one seemed to sum up the
entire group. The bottom line is
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by the Sierra Club that resulted in a recent
decision by the 1 Ith U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals putting a halt to federal approval of
the measure by either the USDOT or the EPA.
ARC Director Charles Krautler said.
“While the court has the issue of the new
(Motor Vehicle Emission Budget) before it. the
Atlanta region will now' be able to move in an
orderly way to implement its transportation
plans with full assurance that we are meeting
vital air quality goals for our community.”
He continued. “The federal action will
allow immediate progress on a variety of
much-needed transportation projects and pro
grams for the Atlanta region. The citizens of
the region can expect improvements to begin
as early as this fall."
While most of the improvements scheduled
to begin soon will have no effect on Forsyth
County, what happens to the highway projects
portion of the plan could have a dramatic
impact.
SURVEILLANCE from a
The business and political
leaders included Banks, County
Commissioners Andy Anderson
and Julian Bowen, Cumming
Mayor H. Ford Gravitt, attorney
Jim Hardy and Forsyth County
New's publisher Dennis Stock
ton.
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received 3.288 votes. 26.75 percent.
Roche was named Volunteer Parent of the
Year by the school system in April and has
been an active volunteer and advocate of
educational issues over the past 15 years.
She has run a campaign that calls for more
parent involvement in educational issues
affecting the school system.
She has a degree in math and actr. ein
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the regular meeting of the Republican Party.
Candidates invited to attend include:
• Sheriff's office— Ted Paxton and incum
bent Denny Hendrix
• County Commission District 4 Marcie
Kreager and John Tanner
• County Commission District 5 Ron
Seder and Eddie Taylor
John
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that this situation is not pretty and
it will continue to get worse.
Longtime readers of this col
umn know' that we have been
warning about the drought since
January 1999 and continue to
offer suggestions to cope with the
drought.
We have also provided histori
cal perspective on this drought.
ARC officials said preliminary projects
include commuter rail services. MARTA’s
North Line Extension plan and the Georgia
Regional Transportation Authority's purchases
tor bus service in Clayton County south of
Atlanta.
In addition. Ralston noted a $5 million
study of transportation needs along Ga. 400 is
funded to begin in 2001 as part of the RTP.
That plan could result in the eventual construc
tion of High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on both
sides of the busy thoroughfare.
The widening of Ga. 400 between Hwy.
120 to Hwy. 20 also will now be free to move
forward in the DOI' funding process.
Ralston said the projected “northern arc”
linking 1-75 north to Ga. 316 is still “far away”
in the planning process.
The vast majority of the projects included
in the $36 billion plan will have no impact on
Forsyth County.
They include:
In another legal action, the
former commander of the county
jail. Mark Thomas, on July 1 I
filed a federal lawsuit that
alleges Hendrix ordered him to
perform surveillance on current
commissioner Bowen and for
mer commissioner Lamar
her church and other community groups.
“I think Forsyth County has a lot to offer
and I truly feel we can be the best," she said.
Slaughter, a retired teacher and coach,
said he will be a voice for teachers.
"A lot of the teachers I know in the coun
ty said they needed a voice from within." he
said. "They said they fell like the board had
gotten top heavy and there’s no representa-
and even suggested when the next
one will occur (2009-2010).
But I also need to address the
perception that this drought just
“happened" to us. Space is often
limited in the advertiser-supported
media. We have commercials to
run on TV and there are valuable
advertisers on this page that we
hope you'll support.
So decisions have to be made
as to the “most important" stories
of the day. Back then, 12 months
below normal in rainfall was not
that big of a story. Just us weather
guys were talking about this
impending disaster.
Finally, think about landscap-
Suddeth. Thomas said he refused
to carry out the order.
Thomas is now' a lieutenant
with the Newton County Sher
iff’s Office.
The former sheriff’s office
major alleged Hendrix's request
was fueled by his desire to “gel
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• Board of Education District 5 Nancy
Roche and Thomas Slaughter
• Chief judge of the Magistrate Court
John G. “Jerry” Adams and Barbara Cole
• Georgia State House District 28 To<;
Knox and Dana Miles.
For more information, contact Gary Smttfr.
at (770) 880-3455.
ing with a “drought-proof plan.
There are evergreens that handle
the heat, or consider a “mainte
nance free" design.
And remember other concerns,
about the drought. That means th*
trees. Use your watering dollars'to
try and save your trees by water*
ing along the “drip line" away
from the trunk of the tree. £■»
Now, let’s hope that We get
some rain, and no flooding. Ansf
hope this may help you deal with
our damaging situation.
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• Extending the MARTA North Line from
North Springs to Windward Parkway in
Alpharetta;
• Construction of a light rail line from the
Arts Center MARTA station to Town Center
Mail;
• Construction of commuter rail lines from
Atlanta to Athens; Atlanta to Bremen; Atlanta
to Griffin; and Atlanta to Senoia
Forsyth County Commissioner John
Kieffer said the plan's approval is good news
for everyone in the metro area, not just local
residents. ' •
“I think in the eyes of these federal agen
cies the metro area is making a solid effort at
this point to solve the air quality problems.”
Keiffer said.
While he noted the RTP doesn’t include
much for Forsyth County. Kieffer said further
delays in allowing the plan to move forward
could jeopardize future projects affecting thf
county. •
dirt" on some of the commis
sioners. adding he knew of other
employees who carried out the
surveillance.
A judge has not yet ruled on
Banks' motion and no trial date
has been set for the Thomas’
lawsuit.
tion from within the school system."
Slaughter and his family moved to
Forsyth County 11 years ago. Slaughter and
his wife. Jeanne, have two children, Rebecca
and Alan. Both graduated from high school
in Forsyth County.
“1 am proud of the schools in Forsyth and
am proud I have been a part of the system
that my children attended,” Slaughter noted.