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Correction
In the Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001 edition of the Forsyth County News in the Business
& Industry section story about a local company that operates a day care center,
we incorrectly identified Wayne Sheppard, seated above, as the father of Taylor
Scavo, child at right. Her father, David, is not pictured with the child. FCN makes it
a policy to correct errors of fact upon notification.
Business notes
“Business Before Hours” is a newly
formed group of local business people who
meet twice a month before the start of the work
day to build good business relationships and
lifelong friendships. The group is led by Marty
L. Byars of McDonald & Son Funeral Home
and meets at that location at 150 Sawnee Dr. in
Cumming. The one-hour meetings are at 8 a.m.
on the first and third Wednesdays of each
month and are sponsored by the
Cumming/Forsyth Chamber of Commerce. For
information, call Byars at (770) 886-9899.
As part of its campaign to educate
Georgians about the importance and indicators
of quality child care, the Georgia Child Care
Council has announced the call for nominations
In the last few weeks over 1,500 Forsyth County residents have come together to
iff oppose the building of a mega-dumpsite in the heart of our community. Why
T. would so many families be opposed to this plan? Just look at the facts.
II The proposal for the new mega-dumpsite - over 114 acres - would be built right
W | across from another 33 acre dump already approved in 1999. It would be built
right in the Chestatee Valley next to Six Mile Creek, one of the largest tributaries ; < •
COUNTY of Lake Lanier, and near the homes of thousands of Forsyth residents.
, According to the Fulton County businessman who wants to build the dump, up
to 60 additional dump trucks a day would travel through our county. Not X
B B JfeKSt I only WO uld these dump trucks worsen already clogged Hwy 400, they would be
M bringing half of their junk from the Atlanta-area and other counties outside Forsyth.
M Kllrt Worst of all, another dump in our county means the hard working families living
in Chestatec community could lose thousands of dollars through lower home values.
Is all this worth having another dump in our community?Yo\i can help stop this ..
new dump from being built next to your neighborhood. The County Commis-
sion will be deciding this important issue on Monday, August 27th. Call the '< >
County Commissioners today and tell them to Stop! the Buckhorn Landfill. Or 7,
even better, tell them in person at the County Commission Meeting at 5 p.m. <
on August 27th. The meeting will be held on the 2nd floor of the Forsyth r,.
County Administration Building. * *
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
for its 2001 “Georgia Child Care Professional
of the Year” awards.
From the pool of nominees, the statewide
recognition program will honor three of the
state’s best and most qualified child care pro
fessionals and will recognize one Georgia busi
ness dedicated to assisting employees with
child care needs. Qualified caregivers, child
care administrators and businesses statewide
are eligible.
Parents and other community members are
invited to nominate a caregiver, program
administrator or business by completing an
official nomination form, which can be
obtained at any Georgia Sonic location, by call-
See NOTES, Page 7A
New subdivision OKd for
Hwy. 9/Redi Road area
By Phillip Hermann
News Editor
The Forsyth County Board of Commiss
ioners earlier this week approved the rezoning
needed for a 370-home subdivision on the
north side of Hwy. 9 near Redi Road spanning
slightly more than 100*acres.
The plan for the development finally
approved by unanimous vote by commission
reflected a significant amount of compromise
between the developer, Peachtree Property
Group, and nearby residents and homeowner
associations, according to the area’s commis
sioner, board Chairman John Kieffer.
Before making the motion to approve the
rezoning at Monday night’s board meeting,
Kieffer said Peachtree Property had altered its
original plan to construct apartments on the
site, opting instead to use the land only for sin
gle-family housing.
In addition, the development will preserve
at least 25 percent of the land as greenspace
and has agreed to numerous conditions, includ
ing buffer zones, landscaping mandates and
roadway improvements.
Kieffer added the county’s comprehensive
land use map for the area calls for residential
development that would allow up to six units
per acre. Peachtree Property’s decision to seek
slightly more than three units per acre is less
intrusive and will have a far less negative
impact on nearby neighborhoods.
The county’s planning commission had rec
ommended approval of the rezoning from
agricultural to planned unit development as
had planning and development department
technical staff.
Also on Monday night, the board approved
the zoning needed for a conservation subdivi
sion proposed by Value Homes Ltd. that would
contain 40 homes on 40.5 acres on Anderson
Lake Road near Hwy. 53.
Under county zoning guidelines, a conser
vation subdivision must reserve at least 40 per
cent of the total land area for greenspace.
During a recent public hearing before the
planning commission, company officials said
the homes will be custom built and range in
size from 1,200 to 2,300 square feet of heated
floor space. The board of commissioners
imposed a limitation on Monday night that
there be no more than 12 homes containing
1,200 square feet.
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, August 19,2001—1
Other zoning-related decisions by the board,
at its Aug. 13 meeting included:
• Approval of the application by Premier -
Planning & Development Inc. to rezone land on.
Spot Road near McCoy Circle for a 68-home
subdivision. The planning commission recom->
mended approval. > <
• Approval of the application by MS,*
Property Investments LLC and Grover C,-,
Swilley to rezone three acres for a five-lot sub
division on Vaughn Drive. The land adjoins a..
tract already zoned for residential use. The ,
planning commission recommended approval.
• Denial of the application by Elden Royer i
of 6650 Campground Rd. for a Home,
Occupation Permit to use his property for
construction business office and related activi-,;
ties. The planning commission recommended ,
denial. ‘1;
• Approval of the application for a Home ,
Occupation Permit by George Pruitt to allow
his daughter to operate a hair salon from a
home at 4224 Castleberry Rd. The planning .•
commission recommended approval. ■ -
• Approved by a 3-2 vote the application by
Hendee-Bames Properties to rezone nearly 22.,
acres on the north side of Bagley Drive near
Mathis Airport Road for a subdivision.,
Commissioners Marcie Kreager and A.J.
Pritchett voted against approval of the rezon-, ,
ing. The planning commission recommended
approval. . <
• Approval of the application by Custom ,
Design Builders Inc. of Alpharetta to rezone
3.27 acres on the north side of Pendley Road
near Old Atlanta Road for an office/warehouse ,
development. The planning commission recom
mended approval. .....
• Approval of the application by John
Coleman of Suwanee to rezone slightly less (
than 20 acres on the west side of Daves Creejj. (
Road near Daves Creek Trail for a 22-lot subdir z
vision. The planning commission recommend-, ,
ed approval.
• Approval of the application by OCS, v
Enterprises Inc. of Canton to rezone 13.24
acres on the west side of Ga. 400 near
Settingdown Road for a retail shopping center, .
The board also approved the following other
OCS Enterprises’ applications: ,
• To rezone 4.62 acres in the same area for ,
another shopping area. . <
See ZONING, Page 6A, S
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