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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, February 27, 2004
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Photo/David McGregor
Clerk of Courts Doug Sorrells stands in the cramped records room at the Forsyth
County courthouse.
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tion to the storage problem is
20.000 square feet in the pro
posed justice complex.
A bond issue for the 565
million project, which
includes a new jail and
1 20,000-square-foot court
house. is up for a public vote
on Tuesday. The old court
house. 52.000 square feet,
would still be utilized by the
courts. The new complex
would face the old courthouse
in downtown Cumming.
If the courthouse is voted
into being and construction is
begun immediately, it would
be two to three years before
the Bell-Forsyth County
Judicial Circuit could use the
complex. In the meantime,
more space must be rented in
the downtown area.
Judge Philip C. Smith was
added this year as the second
state court judge in Forsyth.
His makeshift courtroom is
located in the grand jury
meeting room on the second
floor of the courthouse.
Several other jury assembly
rooms throughout the court
house are being used as
office space.
"The number of judges
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including pet grooming and an
animal hospital.
"We don’t have a separate
entrance [to the pet hotel] for
Deaths
Robert E. Fulton
Dr. Robert E. Fulton,
Fulton County commissioner,
73, of Alpharetta died
Tuesday. Feb. 24. 2004.
Survivors include his wife.
Jacqueline H. Fulton of
Alpharetta; daughter. Lori F.
Cuttillo of California; sons,
David E. Fulton of Tewksbury ,
Mass.. Robert B. Fulton of
Centerville, Va.; sister. Louise
Fulton of Los Angeles. Calif.;
brother. Fitzhugh L. Fulton of
Lancaster. Calif.
Funeral services will be
Friday. Feb. 27. at 10 a.m. at
the Alpharetta First Methodist
Church with Dr. Harvey West
and Dr. Joe Bowen officiating.
Burial will follow in the Green
Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be
made to any charity.
The family will receive
friends Thursday, Feb. 26,
from 6-9 p.m. at the Louie E.
Jones Funeral Home in
Alpharetta.
Forsyth County News
February 26, 2004
Philip Gordon Inglett
Mr. Philip Gordon Inglett,
48, of Gainesville died
Saturday. Feb. 21. 2004. Mr.
Inglett was a membef of
Friendship Baptist Church in
Buford.
Survivors include his wife,
Joann Inglett of Gainesville;
son, Christopher David Inglett
of Buford; daughter. Tara
Leigh Kirby of Buford; three
granddaughters; brothers.
James R. Echols of Duluth;
Victor M. Echols, Larry S.
Inglett, both of north Georgia.
A private memorial service
will be held at a later date.
Ingram Funeral Home will
be in charge of the arrange
ments.
Forsyth County News
February 26, 2004
needed is in direct proportion
to the amount of space need
ed," said Chief Judge Jeffrey
Bagley of the Superior Court.
"There is likely going to be
the need for some new judicial
positions in the next five
years."
At least two more judges,
and two more courtrooms, will
be needed by 2011, Bagley
said. He would like to see
those new judges and their
staff housed in a genuine
courthouse, not a downtown
storefront quartered into pint
sized courtrooms.
If the bond issue for the
justice complex is not passed
Tuesday, the county commis
sion would likely include the
project in the 2008 special
purpose sales tax referendum.
At that rate. 2011 is the earli
est Bagley would see a new
courthouse.
Having courts distributed
along the square is a safety
issue that would come at a
cost to taxpayers. A metal
detector and sheriff's deputy
would be required at each
building where trials were
conducted.
"It’s hard enough for the
this particular location."
Campbell said. "It is integral
to the interior of the build
ing."
Clarence L. Mooney
Clarence L. “Snake”
Mooney. 75. of Cumming died
Monday. Feb. 23. 2004. Born
in Dawson County, he had
lived in Cumming for the past
12 years. Mr. Mooney was a
self-employed grading con
tractor and was of the Baptist
faith. He was preceded in
death by his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Mooney; sister. Mary
Roberts; and daughter. Connie
Grindle.
Survivors include his wife.
Sue Mooney of Cumming;
sons, Freddie Mooney of
Tennessee. Mike Mooney of
Augusta. Randy Mooney of
Sparta; sisters, Evelyn Green
of White, Carol Everett of
Doraville; brothers. Hubert
Ralston Jr. of Palmetto, Dean
Mooney of Canton; four
grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. at
the Bearden Funeral Home
Chapel with (he Rev. Hugh
Fields officiating. Interment
will follow in the New Hope
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bearden Funeral Home is
in charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
February 26, 2004
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Sheriff’s Office to be able to
give us staff for one machine,
much less having them scat
tered around the town square."
Bagley said.
The courthouse staff may
be safe from weapons in their
current housing, but the justice
system is in a precarious posi
tion.
The waiting area in the dis
trict attorney's office is too
small and does not separate
various trial participants.
"The defendants, witness
es. victims and jurors run into
each other in the hall and the
bathroom." District Attorney
Penny Penn said. "And that’s
one of the concerns of the
D.A.'s office."
Half of the district attor
ney's staff is located across the
street from the courthouse.
Penn said the courthouse does
not even have a conference
room.
As more people move into
Forsyth County, more cases
are filed, more judges are
required and more prosecutors
are needed.
"There's no where for us to
grow in the courthouse," Penn
said.
He said the pet hotel will
resemble similar facilities
used by the public and
includes a lobby area.
“Compared to many high
end hotels," Campbell said. “It
looks very much like a high
end hotel lobby.”
“It is a well maintained
and very well put together
facility," Campbell said,
adding the ventilation system
is designed to prevent the
pets from smelling each other
and neighboring commu
nities from smelling the facil
ity.
"On a noise level, we insu
late this place very heavily."
Campbell said. “It's not only
for the tenants or perhaps any
homeowner’s association we
don't want to worry with we
don’t want to disturb the cus
tomers in the building who are
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Fire department stressing
smoke alarm importance
By Todd True I ov«
Staff Writer
The Forsyth County Fire
Department is giving county
residents free smoke alarms in
an attempt to curb fire-related
deaths.
Already this year, fires in
the neighboring counties of
Hall and Cherokee have
resulted in the deaths of six
children.
“The Fire Department cur
rently has over 500 smoke
Selectors free of charge to dis
tribute to the public,” Fire
Chief Danny Bowman said.
Anyone wanting one of the
smoke detectors can call fire
headquarters at (770) 205-
4533, he said.
Bowman said many fire
related deaths occur as the
result of inhaling carbon
monoxide.
“Invariably whenever there
is a fire death after a family
has gone to bed. the invisible
carbon monoxide reaches the
victim prior to heavy smoke
and flame," Bowman said.
"Carbon monoxide is colorless
and odorless."
One way home owners can
prevent fires is by checking
their ventilation system.
Bow man said.
"Home owners need to be
continuously aware of the
venting system of their hot
water heater as well as their
home heating system,"
Bowman said "They need to
stay aware that the venting
Hue at the top of the hot water
heater and the furnace has not
been bumped or moved in any
manner."
He encouraged families to
practice fire drills to ensure
everyone in the household
knows the procedures to
escape from the flames and
smoke.
"In advance of any emer
gency in the home, always
drill with the children where
try ing to buy merchandise."
While no residents spoke
in opposition to the project,
members of the commission
questioned if the exterior of
the building would be used to
take animals for walks.
Campbell said all of the busi
ness' services would be con
tained within the building.
The commission unani
mously recommended the
Board of Commissioners
approve the rezoning request.
PETsMART operates more
than 643 stores in the United
States and Canada.
Renovation at the facility in
Johns Creek is planned to
begin in June.
In addition to
PETsMART, Shoe Gallery
plans to utilize a portion of
the old Kmart facility in
Johns Creek.
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demonstration at fire station 13.
you will meet as a family in
the yard away from the struc
ture,” Bowman said. “Once
the family has been evacuated
and everyone is safely outside,
never under any circumstances
go back inside to retrieve per
sonal property."
"The Fire Department’s
goal is to arrive on the scene
w ithin five minutes of the time
being dispatched by the 91 I
center." Bow man said.
Smoke detectors are one
way of alerting home owners
of possible fire threats.
Bow man said another safe
ty measure home owners can
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"In Forsyth County we are
beginning to take a look at
greenspace and this greenway
is an integral part of our plans
for the future," Laughinghouse,
said, adding the trail would
cross McFarland Road, follow
along Big Creek and cross Ga.
400.
"The trail is scheduled to
stop here around the Polo Golf
and Country Club."
Laughinghouse said. “One of
the things that we would like
to look at is taking that trail on
up through Big Creek, up
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take is to place carbon monox
ide detectors in the home.
Fire Prevention Lt. Bob
Westbrook said the Fire
Department plans to target the
Hispanic community in March
and encourage fire safety meas
ures w ithin that community.
“Hopefully, we’ll get a cou
ple hundred fire detectors out in
March." Westbrook said.
In addition, he said fire
fighters dispatched on routine
calls will check smoke
alarms within those buildings
replacing batteries and
attaching smoke alarms as
needed.
through the city of Cumming,
and eventually .tying it in with
our Sawnee Mountain pre
serve."
The county has been
acquiring land on Sawnee
Mountain for several years and
plans to utilize much of it as a
natural park.
"One of the big tasks is
going to be working with
developers, builders and
property owners along the
Big Creek basin to do what
we can to get donations of
greenspace," Laughinghouse
said.