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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 21.2004
North Forsyth High student hit by car
By Nancy Smallwood
Staff Writer
A 16-year-old North Forsyth
High School student was
injured when he was hit by a car
on school grounds Friday.
The incident occurred just
before noon when the male stu
dent tried to cross a paved drive
behind some west end class
rooms. He was transported to
North Fulton Regional Hospital
with non-life threatening
METH from 1A
put it in your body, would kill
you. and here these people are
combining it all and shooting it
in their veins,” said Forsyth
County Fire Department Lt.
Brian Gary.
About S2OO worth of prod
ucts from a supermarket will
yield $2,000 in one weekend.
Gary said. He has 15 years of'
experience cleaning up meth
labs after law enforcement drug
busts. Acids and bases are
mixed, releasing toxic and
flammable vapors. Explosive
chemicals combined w ith a heat
source is a recipe for fire.
The federal Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) typically contracts with
private agencies to clean up a
meth lab after a fire or a bust.
Gary said. The local fire depart
ment's HAZMAT (hazardous
materials) team has three DEA
certified clandestine lab techni
cians. The government dis-
TREE from 1A
do not satisfy either advocates
or opponents of the ordinance.
Wallace said he believes the
revisions will achieve their
intended purpose to save
more trees w ithin the county
than what was previously
required.
The required tree density
for new development is calcu
lated using a formula based on
the size and type of trees and
the land area roughly 15
"basal units" per acre for com
mercial and 20 for residential.
Existing trees that are pre
served rather than removed
count more toward the density
requirement.
Wallace said one of the
most prominent changes is
that developers now "have to
show [the trees needed to meet
density requirements] are not
going to be in an area impact
ed by potential development.”
Previously, developers
could use all lot areas to
accommodate tree require
ments regardless of
whether a house would be
constructed within the area.
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planned each henejit and gave of their time working or
attending. We also thank the businesses anc( individuals Survivors include his wife 40 years, Lois Pritchard
wbo donated items for these events. of Dawsonville; children, Sherry and Gary
May god richly bless everyone who has helpedour Millholland, Una Pritchard, John and Michelle
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April is slowly improving and for this we thank God Jacob Millholland, Sarah Mae Millholland. Ron &
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THe Holbrook and Croy Families sisters-in-law, Donnie and Janet Pritchard, Randy
Hand Sue Pritchard, all of Greensboro, Michael and
Patty Pritchard of Conyers; sisters and brothers-in
law, Beverly Queen, Barbara Futrail, Brenda and
Ricky Beck, Connie Pritchard, all of Covington;
and other relatives also survive.
Memorial services were Saturday, March 13, at the
Zion Temple Church of God with the
Ito. Marvin Elite officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home was in charge
Jason, April, Mollie and Jake Holbrook of the arrangements.
injuries, according to Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jody
Chapman.
Four witnesses told sheriff’s
deputies the male student was
running toward a wooded area
behind the school when he bolt
ed across the drive and was hit
by a red Saturn.
The driver, a 17-year-old
female student, was on her way
to a student work program when
her vehicle struck the teen. The
student victim collided with the
patches specialists dressed in
highly protective garb to break
down these labs. However, chil
dren living in these make-shift
labs, like the 5-, 4- and 2-year
old brothers who died in
Spalding last week, are not pro
tected at all.
On March 11, a child
endangerment felony law
championed by Lt. Gov. Mark
Taylor passed the state House
Judiciary Committee. It has
already passed the state Senate.
The bill would make it a
felony to cause a child under
the age of 18 "cruel or exces
sive" pain by criminal negli
gence. It would also punish by
up to 15 years imprisonment
anyone who intentionally
allows a child to be present
where methamphetamine is
manufactured. Georgia is the
only state in the nation that
does not have a felony child
endangerment law.
Wallace said.
He said the ordinance revi
sions require developers to
submit a site plan with land
disturbance permits signifying
tree locations on property
where buildings are not
planned to be constructed.
"We do inspection
throughout the development."
Wallace said.
An additional provision
added by south Forsyth
Commissioner A.J. Pritchett
prior to the ordinance's pas
sage makes all property that
will be disturbed subject to
tree density requirements
regardless of whether the
property has trees on it before
it is disturbed.
That provision narrowly
passed. 3-2. with north
Forsyth Commissioner Marcie
Kreager and Chairman Jack
Conway casting the dissenting
votes.
Pritchett was able to obtain
the support of east Forsyth
Commissioner Eddie Taylor
for that motion to pass by
compromising to allow trees
windshield of the car and then
fell to the side of the road. “We
think he was running away from
the school and jumped up in
attempt to avoid getting hit by
the vehicle," said Chapman.
The student was transported
by ambulance to North Fulton
Regional Hospital in Roswell
and was treated and released.
Since witnesses indicated the
male student darted in front of
the driver no charges will be
filed, according to Chapman.
Many people may be
unaware that they’re living
near a meth lab. Here are
some things to look for:
•Unusual, strong odors (like
cat urine, ether, ammonia,
acetone or other chemicals).
•Residences with windows
blacked out.
•Renters who pay their
landlords in cash. (Most drug
dealers trade exclusively in
cash.)
•Lots of traffic people
coming and going at unusual
times. There may be little traffic
during the day, but at night the
activity increases dramatically.
•Excessive trash including
large amounts of items such
as: antifreeze containers,
lantern fuel cans, red chemi
cally stained coffee filters,
drain cleaner and duct tape.
•Unusual amounts of clear
glass containers being brought
into the home.
Source: Koch Crime
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planted in mandated buffer
areas that are undisturbed to
count toward the tree density
requirements.
Taylor also suggested
forming a committee where all
sides, including developers
and environmentalists, are rep
resented to continue revising
the ordinance.
Brown said about six peo
ple have responded to the
department who are interested
in being part of that commit
tee.
“We re still sorting out
what that is exactly going to
involve." Brown said, adding
the department likely will
approach the board in 90 days
to discuss the issue.
"There are a lot of ideas
we could set as goals, but peo
ple are still going to have
opposing views,” he said.
“[The committee] wasn't a
part of an official motion. That
was a recommendation by one
commissioner.”
For now, there are no plans
to change the ordinance, he
said.
DISTRICT from 1A
the state. The two. who both
live in the eastern portion of
the county, are now in the
same House district. To keep
their post in the House, they
would have to oppose each
other in the July primary.
Murphy said he is weigh
ing his political options
while he awaits final word on
the maps.
A comment period on the
maps, which were drawn by a
special master appointed by
the court, ended Friday.
Stephens, who is involved
in setting the legislative agen
da in the Senate, expressed
doubt that lawmakers would
try to draft their own maps.
"You never say never, but
I'd find it highly doubtful.”
said Stephens.
Neither the House nor
Senate considered reappor
tionment bills on Friday. Oral
arguments on the court-drawn
maps will take place this
week.
Knox made it clear on
Friday that he will be a candi
date for re-election.
“I’ve got four years in the
House,” said Knox. "I've still
got a lot that 1 want to do."
Knox said that the change
in the Legislature would be the
most dramatic since recon
struction.
“I think North Georgia is
about to get back some of the
political clout it has been
denied for many years," he
said.
While Knox would not
name Murphy by name, he
said that he believes that the
Senate seat belongs to Forsyth
County.
"I can think of somebody
I'd like to see run for the seat,"
said Knox. "1 think somebody
from Forsyth County can win
that seat, particularly if they
have a record to run on. To
me, it's a Forsyth County
seat”
In Forsyth Countv's other
Over The Hill
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Ricky Tailant
Turns
50
Love,
Babbo, Donna
& 80-Man
State Senate district, only
6,938 residents from Forsyth
are in the 49th district which
contains a total of 145,329 res
idents. In addition to Forsyth
the district includes Dawson,
Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin,
Pickens, and a portion of
White County. The district
extends north from Forsyth in
the north central portion of the
state and continues to the bor
ders of Tennessee and North
Carolina.
The incumbent in the 49th,
Sen. Carol Jackson, a
Democrat from Cleveland,
Ga., has been handed an
uphill task with the addition
of Pickens, Fannin, and
Gilmer, which have voted
overwhelmingly for
Republicans.
“1 think she is the
Democrat with the most diffi
cult challenge,” said Bullock.
“What they took away from
her was that black precinct in
Gainesville and that has been
the difference in her recent
elections.”
Stephens, who as majority
leader is responsible for
recruiting Republican candi
dates for the Senate said that
he agreed with Bullock’s
assessment of Jackson’s
chances for re-election. He
said that among those eying
the race are state Rep. David
Ralston, (R-Blue Ridge), and
businessman Chip Pearson of
Dawson County.
Ralston is a former state
senator who ran an unsuc
cessful campaign for
Attorney General in 1998.
He was elected two years ago
to the House.
Pearson, along with his
brother. John, owns
Paramont Grading Company
in Forsyth County. He was a
major financial supporter of
Gov. Perdue in 2002.
We shared many years together as one, we made it
last till God called you home. Through good times
and bad we found away. To love each other until
your last day. You were a father to our three children
and they loved you so much. You guided and taught
them with your loving touch. Your birthday is soon
and the memories are stronger. It seems each day
without you gets longer and longer. We’ll look
toward Heaven on your birthday, and wish you peace
and rest in our own special way. You’re gone but not
forgotten, and this we hope you know.
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Deaths
Julia Musto
Mrs. Julia Musto, 83, of
Cumming died March 17,
2004. A native of Providence,
R.L, Mrs. Musto had lived in
Cumming for the past four
years. She was retired as a
house mother for St. Joseph’s
School of Nursing in
Providence and was a member
of Good Shepherd Catholic
Church in Cumming. She was
preceded in death by her par
ents, Antonio and Carmella
Gianetti Picanza; and husband,
Orlando Musto.
Survivors include her
daughter, Carol Brouillard of
Cumming; son, Walter Musto
of West Warwick, R.L; sisters,
Marie Dekevich of Coventry,
R.L, Carolyn Picanza of
Cumming; five grandchildren.
The remains will be carried
to North Providence, R.L, for a
private funeral and interment
services.
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home and Crematory in
Cumming is in charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
March 21, 2004
Sheila Brint
Memorial services for
Sheila Brint will be held at
7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 24, 2004 at Parkway
Presbyterian Church, 5830
Bethelview Road. For more
information, please call the
church at (770) 889-8694.
Forsyth County News
March 21. 2004
Correction
A photograph of state Rep.
Jack Murphy was incorrectly
identified on page 1A of the
March 19 edition of the
Forsyth County News.
It is the policy of the
Forsyth County News to cor
rect errors of fact. Corrections
appear on page 2A.