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Forsyth CountvNews J Your "Hometown Paper" Since 190< ****************** 3-DIGIT 30G GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Vol. 95, No, 029 HONORING A LEGEND I Br < ■ I ‘JE I Kft t ~ Ti* \ " mA ' W ■ \' J? •» < W <I * 19 \ ~ ~ - W \ m. Cfll ■ m Photo/Audra Perry Forsyth County resident and local artist Ken Modak's latest work, “Dooley Days 4O years at UGA," celebrates former Bulldog coach and current athletic director Vince Dooley's four decades with the University of Georgia. See Sports Extra, page BA. Worker shot at photo warehouse By Nicole Green Staff Writer An employee at Qualex Inc. in Alpharetta, was shot early Tuesday morning by an intruder in the busi ness located at 6845 Shiloh Road East, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Bullies of all ages not the same, local official says By Nicole Green Staff Writer A bully is a bully no matter the age. according to a majority of the state House of Representatives. But big bullies and little bullies should not receive the same treatment, the Forsyth County school safety and discipline director says. According to a bill passed 1 18-52 by the state House on Feb. 12. a kindergartner who makes fun of an overweight classmate and a 12th grader who bloodies the noses of freshmen are included in the same Missed paper policy: For a replacement paper, call 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. -1 p.m. on Sunday - (770) 887-3126. Copyright € 2003 Fortyth County Nowu riiri 90994'04001 THURSDAY February 19, 2004 Shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday. Rodney Byrd. 29. of College Park, arrived at his job and found an intruder in the building. A con frontation occurred. When Byrd turned to run. he was shot once in the buttock and once in the hand. The unknown perpetrator departed the scene and Byrd called 911. 66 A lot of things can be handled very sim ply by responsible adults. category of bullies. Current state law requires school boards to adopt discipline procedures for bullies in sixth through 12th grades. If passed in the Senate, the new law would reach down to the INDEX Abby 5B Classifieds ...........................2B Deaths ,2A Government 4A Horoscope 5B Kids Page ™SA Opinion 9A Sports 8A Byrd was treated by emergency personnel at the site and later treat ed and released from North Fulton Regional Hospital. An investigation is under way to discover the identity of the shooter and the cause of entry, officials said. Qualex Inc. is a distribution warehouse for photo processing. kindergarten level. Forsyth County’s school safety director David Adams said he does not think the bill is appropriate for students in kindergarten through fifth grades. “A lot of things can be handled very simply by responsible adults," he said. “|The bill] takes discretion away from the teacher." State Rep. Jan Jones. R- Alpharetta, represents a district that includes part of Forsyth County and is on the House Education Committee that reviewed the bill. She also is concerned that the bill Join Forsyth’s Adopt-a-Road program Page 4A Board OKs new regulations on adult businesses Details location, proximity to neighbors By Todd Truelove Staff Writer The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Monday approved regulations governing the operation of nude dancing and other adult ori ented businesses preparing the county government to begin licens ing such establishments after a coun ty-imposed ban against them ends in March. Ken Jarrard. an attorney whose law firm Jarrard and Davis is under contract to represent the county, pre sented the board with ordinance changes that, among other items, limit adult businesses to properties zoned for industrial uses the majority of which are in south Forsyth surrounding Ga. 400. Industrial pockets are also in north Forsyth between Keith Bridge Road | Hwy. 306] and Ga. 400. "The constitutional law says we have to allow some of these facilities in the county," he said, “h's typically about one establishment per 10.000 [residents].” The new ordinance requires a dis tance of 1.000 feet between adult oriented businesses and most neigh boring property. "Within those [industrial! zoning designations there would be setbacks from property that is either used [for] or zoned residential." Jarrard told Murphy: County may lose senator By Nicole Green Staff Writer Forsyth County may have fewer senators in the General Assembly at the end of a redistricting battle under way at the Capitol, state Rep. Jack Murphy said. If the lines are redrawn as cur rently under discussion. Forsyth will have two or three senators instead of the current four in the Legislature. The number of representatives, three, will likely remain the same. Murphy said. Murphy updated the Cumming mayor and city council Tuesday on legislation being considered by the General Assembly, which is halfway through its 40-day legislative session. Along with other Republicans in the House. Murphy. R-Cumming. said he would vote on Wednesday in favor of a constitutional amendment would take disciplinary action out of the hands of local school officials. Jones said she was unable to vote on the bill due to a meeting in the governor's office but voiced her wor ries to the committee during deliber ation. she said. “1 have some concerns about the bill because it would dictate state policy over what I believe should be determined school board policy," Jones said. “I think the intentions arc good, but who knows better if a bul lying problem exists than the local principal, the local teachers, local parents and local school board?" Voters can make choices before Election Day in Georgia Page 3A I commissioners. I adding other prop ernes also require adult oriented gl business setbacks. U Properties that ■L include churches, -.Jim schools, libraries, public parks. Bk__Zft_Jß cemeteries, gov- Jarrard eminent buildings, children's day care and playground facilities, businesses that sell alcoholic beverages, and his torical resources as well as Ga. 400 also require the 1.000-foot setbacks. Jarrard said. However, an exception would be setbacks from neighboring adult businesses 5OO feet to encourage the centralization of such businesses. ' On Dec. 22. the board extended a ban against adult businesses through March to allow time to-complete ordinance revisions. They unanimously approved the new ordinance Monday. Originally, setbacks were set at 1.500 feet. Jarrard. however, said that requirement could reduce the amount of property available for adult estab lishments. resulting in a violation of U.S. law. Fees associated with start-up See BOARD, Page 2A Sunny LAKE LANIER LEVELS Date Level Feb. 14 1069.07 ft Feb. 15 1069.13 ft W** Feb. 16 1069.24 ft Feb. 17 1069.31 ft Full 1071.00 ft High in the high 50s. Low in the high 30s. BUSINESS, 1B Local officials push tourism restricting mar nage to of a man and ■ woman The reso lut ion. which already passed in the Senate. thuds vote in the House Murphy before lh ' p “ bl,c K ’ can vote on amending the state constitution “Let's put it out to the people and let the people of the state of Georgia vote on [the amendment|." Murphy said at Tuesday's city council meet ing. Murphy said he doubts the resolu tion will pass the primarily Democratic House. First on the agenda in the House is See MURPHY, Page 2A In addition to extending bullying legislation to kindergarten through fifth grades, the bill seeks to broaden the scope of behaviors labeled as bul lying. The bill introduced by state Rep. Carolyn Hugley. D-Columbus, defines bullying behavior as “any pattern of written or verbal expres sion or any physical act or gesture that is intended to ridicule, humiliate, intimidate or cause measurable phys ical or emotional distress upon one or more students in the 5ch001..." See BULLIES, Page 2A