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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, July 31, 2003
Subdivision density climbs
in southern Forsyth County
By Nicole Green
Staff Writer
The Forsyth County Board of
Commissioners approved rezoning
applications on Monday that could add
three new subdivisions in south Forsyth
with a density nearing or exceeding two
residences per acre.
The board rezoned 5 acres on
Vaughan Drive west of Brookwood
Road from agricultural to single family
residential. The developer plans to
build 11 residences with a minimum of
1,200 square feet of heated space.
The expected housing density is 2.2
units per acre. District I Commissioner
Charlie Laughinghouse said he was
concerned allowing a density that high
in this type of zoning would lead to
similar, comparatively high density
subdivisions to develop in south
Forsyth.
Nevertheless, the rezoning passed
unanimously.
In another unanimous vote by the
board, more than 14 acres were rezoned
from agricultural to single-family resi
dential for development as a subdivi
sion at the end of Vaughan Drive in
south Forsyth County. The proposed 31
homes will have a minimum of 1.800
square feet of heated space and a densi
ty of 2.12 per acre.
The board unanimously approved an
application to rezone 18.31 acres at the
intersection of Old Atlanta Road and
Northern Oaks Drive in south Forsyth
from agricultural to single-family resi
dential. The proposed subdivision will
have 35 houses with a minimum of
1.800 square feet of heated space at a
density of 1.91 per acre.
HOPE from 1A
The couple, now retired,
plan to make Cumming their
home next year after falling in
love with the area while work
ing on movies during previous
extended stays, they said.
Red. a stand-in for Hope
during lighting and camera
tests prior to the shows’ tap
ings. said Hope was “nice and
sociable."
"What I like the most is
that he didn't demand any-
Deaths
Reba Heard
Mrs. Reba Heard. XX. of
Cumming died Monday. July
28, 2003. Mrs. Heard was a
member of Coal Mountain
Baptist Church. She was pre
ceded in death by her husband.
G.C. Heard; and son. Harold
Heard.
Survivors include her chil
dren. Rachel Bray of Decatur.
Mary and Carroll Tinsley.
Arlene and Rev. Jackie Stew
art. all of Cumming; six grand
sons; seven great-grandchil
dren; sister. Florene McCollum
of Commerce; sister-in-law.
Lois McCollum of Orlando.
Fla.; brothers- and sisters-in
law. Charles and Betty Heard
of Cumming. Earl and Nancy
Heard of San Angelo. Texas;
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were
Wednesday. July 30. at the
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with the Revs. Jackie Stewart.
Joey Stewart and Danny Ben
nett officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the Sawnee View
Memorial Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in.charge of the arrangements.
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In other business, the board:
• Unanimously approved the
issuance of a Home Occupation Permit
for a business providing music, voice,
piano and foreign language lessons and
translation services on property current
ly zoned agricultural on Hwy. 369 near
Mcßrayer Road in northeast Forsyth.
District 4 Commissioner Marcie
Kreager moved to amend a condition
that limited the business to individual
lessons. The HOP was passed including
a condition that no more than three stu
dents would be allowed per lesson.
• Unanimously approved the
issuance of a Home Occupation Permit
for a landscaping and utility service on
property currently zoned agricultural at
the intersection of Hwy. 9 and Hamby
Circle in northeast Forsyth. The busi
ness is limited to two employees and
two vehicles that must be stored
indoors.
• Unanimously approved the
issuance of a Home Occupation Permit
for a freeze-dry floral preservation
business on property currently zoned
single-family community residential at
the corner of Wool ton Hill Lane and
Ashwell Lane in south Forsyth.
• Rezoned 5.867 acres from agricul
tural to commercial to allow a 2,500-
square-foot landscape supply store on
Campground Road in south Forsyth. A
condition was passed forbidding the
use of billboards.
• Unanimously voted to rezone 9.63
acres at the intersection of Atlanta
Highway and Strickland Road from
agricultural to commercial. The devel
oper plans to construct a 30,000-
square-foot shopping center.
thing," said Red.
Red spent 15 years in show
business as an extra and a
stand-in for other actors on
TV and in movies. Marie was
a makeup artist for 35 years.
Because Hope’s shows
were loosely scripted, accord
ing to Marie, it was an easy
job because there were no
demands other than they had
to show up on time.
Board to discuss next year’s national association tech site visit
By Kim Ash
Staff Writer
Forsyth County's school
system recently was selected
as one of three systems in
Georgia to host a National
School Boards Association
technology site visit sched
uled for April 2004. the sys
tem spokesperson says.
The three-day event, set for
April 18-20. will be disclosed
to board members at a called
meeting today at 4 p.m. at the
Forsyth County Board of Ed
ucation and Professional De
velopment Center at 1 120
Dahlonega Hwy. in Cumming,
according to Jennifer Carac
ciolo, spokesperson for the
system.
The system will gain the
chance to share its ideas in
technology with other school
systems across the United
States.
Caracciolo said she doesn't
yet know how many school
systems will be represented or
how many people will attend.
"It depends on the market
ing," she said. "I really have
no idea."
School systems all over the
country apply to host this con
ference annually, she said.
Each system sends in a pro
posal. This is the first national
JAIL from 1A
statements and the difficulty in get
ting the passengers’ correct names,
the deputies asked for and received
permission to search the Blazer.
Inside, they found a shoulder
holster in a backpack in the front
seat and a Beretta handgun with a
magazine inside the glove box.
In the back seat, the deputies
"Sometimes you would sit
for hours." Marie said. "The
show had direction, but he
| Hope | made you feel com
fortable. He was very appre
ciative."
"It was one of the high
lights of my career." Marie
said.
According to Marie. Hope
had an incredible work ethic.
"He was always prepared
What: Called Forsyth
County Board of
Education meeting
When: Today, 4 p.m.
Where: Forsyth County
Board of Education and
Professional
Development Center,
1120 Dahlonega Hwy.,
Cumming
conference the school system
has hosted. Caracciolo said.
"This is a big deal for our
school system." she said. “It is
national. People from all over
the United States will be com
ing."
The theme is "Building
Futures: A Technology Tool
kit."
“Our technology ideas are
integrated into everything. We
use it in all we do. It's not
only for school board mem
bers. but also teachers, princi
pals and all who are involved
in public education. This is a
huge event. It will take all the
community to get involved."
she said.
The family of Karen Foley would like to
thank all of their friends and neighbors for
their love and support during the past
weeks. We would especially like to thank
our new family at Pine Crest Baptist Church.
God Bless You All.
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Oxendine: sl2 million in
insurance claims recovered
In the first half of 2003, Insur
ance Commissioner John Oxendine’s
Consumer Services Division helped
more than 10,000 Georgia con
sumers settle disputes with their
insurance companies, returning
$12,167,228 in insurance claims to
these consumers money they
might not have received without his
help.
“Investigators in our Consumer
Services Division work every day to
help Georgians, both individual citi
zens and business,” Oxendine said.
"Whether the consumer has a
claims dispute or simply a question
about insurance, our representatives
can provide invaluable expert
advice.”
"Our office takes calls Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
so we can offer the convenience of
assisting consumers by phone after
traditional working hours,” Oxendine
added.
Specialists in Oxendine’s Con
sumer Services Division can help
with problems in life, health, auto
and home owner insurance. Con
sumers can call even if they just want
and willing to do his job." she
said. "He gave more than l(X)
percent all the time."
"To work with him was a
joy”
The Rossettis, who were
Miami residents at the time,
worked with Hope for two
weeks prior to each show. The
shows were taped in the
Miami area.
Marie did makeup for
"This is a great opportunity
to showcase our staff and stu
dents' work and accomplish
ments. which are supported by
the community.” said Paula
Gault, Forsyth County
Schools superintendent.
Caracciolo, along with
school technology officials’
Bailey Mitchell. Mark Kling
ler and school board chairman
Nancy Roche attended the
2003 conference in March in
Virginia.
“We visited the Henrico
County School system,” she
said. “When we were there,
there were people visiting
from Alaska all the way to the
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reviewed.
In addition to phone calls and let
ters, the Consumer Services Division
can also take questions or complaints
by email, Oxendine said.
In the first six months of this
year, 5,339 consumers have made
their initial contact via the Internet.
Consumers can obtain a complaint
form at the Department’s Web site at
www.gainsurance.org.
Consumers with insurance ques
tions or problems can also contact
the Consumer Services Division at
(404) 656-2070, or toll-free at (800)
656-2298. Or write <o: Georgia
Insurance Department, Consumer
Services Division, 716 West Tower, 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta,
GA 30334.
Oxendine also sends field repre
sentatives to every county outside the
immediate metropolitan Atlanta area
on scheduled bases. Consumers can
meet with an investigator for face-to
face advice on any type of insurance
problem. Georgians can call the
number above to find out when an
investigator will be in their area.
found a Ruger handgun inside
another backpack. They also dis
covered a Mossberg shotgun hidden
in a compartment in the back seat.
The Ruger had been reported
stolen.
In addition to the guns, the
deputies found the camouflage
gloves and headgear, the crowbar.
other members of the shows’
casts but not for Hope or the
better-known guest stars
who typically had their own
makeup artists, she said. Hope
did his own makeup, she
added.
“To know him was to love
him." Marie said. "He made
that happen just being who he
was.”
Red. a World War II veter-
Virgin Islands.”
The system’s proposal for
hosting the conference states:
“In partnership with NSBA.
Forsyth County Schools is
sharing their blueprint for suc
cess to help you build and
maintain ... a quality learning
environment. Participants will
leave with a technology tool
box full of ideas for board
members, students, teachers,
administrators and support
staff."
The event will focus on
administrative technology.
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SEARCH from 1A
Layman on Tuesday re
mained in custody without bond
at the Dawson County jail.
Anyone with additional infor
mation about the death of Cam
eron Stuart Green is asked to
call the Dawson County She
riff’s Office at (706) 344-3535.
RADIO from 1A
then boom! it hap
pened,” Lauer said.
The station had been broad
casting sermons on Sundays
from churches including
Castleberry Road Baptist
Church, Cumming Second
Baptist, Piedmont United
Methodist, Pleasant View
Baptist Church, Freedom
Ministries, Harmony Grove
Baptist Church and Cole
Mountain Baptist Church.
Attempts to contact
McCollum for comment were
unsuccessful.
However, Lauer said it’s
possible to apply for a different
• frequency license with the
FCC depending upon chan
nel availability in the area.
electronic scales and a passport.
Pace reportedly told deputies
that all the items discovered in the
Blazer belonged to him.
As of Tuesday afternoon. Pace
remained in custody at the Forsyth
County Adult Detention Center
while Farmer had been released
after posting a $2,500 bail bond.
an, has become a member of
Cumming’s American Legion
Post 307.
Marie said she really
appreciated Hope's work with
the United Service
Organizations.
"He was a relief from hor
ror and pain." she said. "His
sense of compassion and
humanity is what made him
special."
professional development,
technology planning, instruc
tional technology and public
engagement and communica
tion. according to the propos
al.
A committee of school sys
tem employees will begin
working on the conference
this fall, the spokeswoman
said.
At today's meeting, the
board also will hear an update
about transportation/bus route
schedules for the coming
school year.