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BRINGING GOVERNMENT CLOSERJ.O a THE PEOPLE
Popularity of on-line vehicle registration soars
On-line!”
registration has
only been £- -4
available to
Forsyth t •
County resi
dents for about Tk
five months,
but the more ML
people find out
about it, the Maiorano
more they
seem to like it.
In September, when on-line
registration began, the county
collected SI. 171 in registration
fees. One month later, that fig
ure soared to $15,286. By
Kreager leads Brownie Troop on tour of government
District 4 Commissioner
Marcie Kreager led Brownie
Girl Scout Troop 3846 on a tour
of Forsyth County Government
last week. Troop leader Sara
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The girls learned
alot about local
government.
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Ham son said the
girls were focus
ing on women in
careers as they
work to earn the
IYy-lf badge.
Kreager is
vice chairman of
the Forsyth
County Board of
Commissioners and the first
woman elected to serve on the
Board.
After a brief discussion of
how county government oper
ates, the first-term commissioner
led the group of mostly 9-year
oiU girls on a tour that included
stops at the Planning and
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Comprehensive land
plan wins approval
• Department of
Community Affairs
Commissioner Mike Beatty
notified Forsyth County offi
cwls on Friday that the
retent update of the county's
Comprehensive Land Use
Phin has been approved.
Beatty commended the
county for its hard work and
dedication to comprehensive
planning which assists com
munities in dealing more
effectively with issues affect
ing long-term growth and
development.
The benefits of your
efforts can be maximized by
using your updated
Comprehensive Plan as a ref
erence and management tool
as you make decisions con
cerning the continuing imple
mentation of your compre
hensive plan," Beauty said.
With communities such
as Forsyth participating in
the comprehensive planning
process, Georgia can look
On the calendar
•Mar 22
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, sp.m. County
Administration Building, lit) E. Main St., Suite 220,
Cumming.
•March 30
Regional Transportation Plan and Fiscal Year 2005-2010
Transportation Improvement Plan Meeting
Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30p.m. County
Administration Building, 110 E. Main Street Cumming.
•April 5
Board of Commissioners Called Mecting/Workshop, . sp.m.
County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St.. Suite 220,
Cumming.
•April 12
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, sp.m. County
Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220,
Gumming.
•April 26
\ Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, sp.m. County
Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220, Cumming.
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November, it climbed to
$30,518. Collections climbed to
a high of $43,216 in January,
then fell slightly in February, to
$39,802.
Matt Maiorano. accounting
manager in the Tax
Commissioner's Office, and the
person most responsible for
bringing on-line registration to
Forsyth County, said the pro
gram’s popularity is easy to
explain. "It's very, very conven
ient." he said. "People don't have
to get in their cars, fight the traf
fic then struggle to find a place
to park. On-line registration is
just a whole lot easier."
Development Department, I"
Water Department and Eng- |
ineering Department.
"Marcie was great." Harrison
said. "The girls learned a lot
about local
govern
ment."
Kreager.
who has |
teenaged |
daughters, I
said she
enjoyed vis- |
iting with the
girls and their scout leaders.
"It is always a pleasure to
meet with youth groups*such as
this one." she said. "These
young girls are our future. It was
fun and it was enlightening to
spend time with them and their
leaders. I hope they enjoyed it
half as much as I did."
forward to quality, responsi
ble. and coordinated growth
in the future."
He also pointed out that
the updated plan meets the
Minimum Planing Standards
and Procedures of the
Georgia Planning Act of
1989.
As a result. the
Department of Community
Affairs have extended
Forsyth County’s status as a
Qualified Local Government
through June 30. 2005.
Counties are required to
complete an annual update to
their Capital Improvement
Element and Short Term
Work Program, including
financial report, to remain in
compliance with the require
ments of the Development
Impact fee Act.
Forsyth County must have
its updates reviewed and
approved by DCA and adopt
ed by the County prior to
June 30. 2005.
But Maiorano admits that
even he is surprised by how
popular on-line registration has
become. "Before we initiated
the prognun. 1 went to Gwinnett
County to see how their's
worked." he said. "I wanted to
know where all the pitfalls were.
But there didn't seem to be any. I
knew it would catch on eventu
ally in Forsyth County, but I
thought it might be a little slow
er than it has been.
"Instead, we've had a very
good response from the citi
zens."
It's also inexpensive. Using a
credit card to make the transac-
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County purchases new fire engines
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Photos/Submitted
County Administrator Stevie Mills presents a check to Blair Schrock of Pierce Manufacturing for the purchase of seven
new fire engines and one hook and ladder for the Forsyth County Fire Department. Pictured from left are Mills. County
Commission Chairman Jack A. Conway. Schrock, Lt. Jason Shivers and Fire Chief Danny Bowman
Ask County Government:
How can I apply for work
at Forsyth County?
ANSWER: Log on to our
Web site at
www.forsythco.com or come
by the County
Administration Building at
I 10 E. Main Street, Suite
210 in Cummingto see our
listing of job opportunities.
Fill in an application form
(also available on the web
site).
Each position you apply
for must be on a separate
application. Read the qualifi
cations and apply for as
many positions as you would
like. Remember, look for the
tion adds about $4.70 and it
doesn't matter whether you reg
ister one vehicle or 50. Upon
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I knew it would catch
on eventually in
Forsyth County, but I
thought it might be
slower than it has
been.
completion of
the transaction,
your new reg
istration is
mailed within
five business
days.
There are
some limita
tions, of
course. If your
insurance company hasn't sub
mitted proof of insurance to the
database by the time of registra
tion. or if the address on your
specific closing date at the
bottom of each job posting.
We cannot accept your appli
cation after 5 p.m. on the
closing date.
Can I fax my resume
to you?
ANSWER: Yes. But
remember, we require that
all applications be fully
completed.
Your resume can not be
accepted in lieu of this appli
cation form.
Both application and
resume may be faxed to:
Human Resources at 770-
781-2113.
Renewal Notice is incorrect,
then you will have to renew in
person at the County
Administration
Building, 110 E.
Main St. or
Sharon Springs
Park, 1950
Sharon Road.
Also, if you have
changed address
es, you cannot
renew on-line.
1980-2001
gasoline powered vehicles
weighing less than 8.500 pounds
require an emission inspection.
Once inspected the results are
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electronically transmitted to our
database.
You will not need to enter
any information from your cer
tificate. If your information can
not be accessed, it will be neces
sary for you to renew in person
or by mail.
You will need either a VISA
or Master Card.
For more information about
on-line renewal, please contact
rsslaughter@forsythco.com or
call 770-781-2112.
Maiorano projects that over
SI(X),(XX) will be charged using
the on-line system by the end of
2004.
Photo/Submitted
Members of Brownie Girl
Scout Troop 3846 visited
with District 4
Commissioner Marcie
Kreager and Assistant
County Administrator Dane
Perry last week for a tour
of Forsyth County
Government. Pictured from
left (back row) are
Commissioner Kreager,
scout leaders Sara
Harrison and Sandy
Kennedy, and Perry. (Front
row from left) Natalie
Howard, Allison White,
Emma Harrison, Courtney
Flick, Allison Hare, and
Breanna Kennedy.