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X FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, March 25. 2004
LIBRARY from 1A
"Isn't that something?” said
Cagle.
"Clearly all of us would be
very supportive of the libraries."
said Cagle. "There were two
libraries recommended in the sup
plemental budget. One was in Sen.
Stephens' district in Fannin, but it
did not stay through the confer
ence committee."
The supplemental budget,
which was passed on Monday,
is a revised spending plan for
the remainder of the cunent fis
cal year ending on June 30.
"What library?" said an aston
ished Jon McDaniel, director of the
Forsyth County Public Library, who
had been told that his request for
nearly $l.B million was ranked
fourth out of 14 library projects
being requested in the state budget.
There must be some other projects
included in that."
Within state government,
funds for libraries are adminis
tered through a division of the
University System Board of
Regents. Libraries are funded
on a 60/40 basis, with the state
funding 60 percent of a pro
ject's cost. McDaniel's only
project in the current request
was for an expansion of the
headquarters library on
Dahlonega Highway.
A proposed third library,
known as the Hampton Park
library, would be constructed
from sales tax funds and impact
fees, along with state money.
The Hampton project had not
been included in the current
state requests.
"That's great." said McDaniel,
w hen told of Stephens' action.
When asked about the chances
Deaths
Nellie V. Parker
Mrs. Nellie V. Parker "Big
Mama." 88. of Demorest died
Monday. March 22. 2004. Mrs.
Parker, a native of Forsyth
County, attended The Living
Faith Sanctuary Church. She
was preceded in death by her
husband. Hoke Parker; sons.
Ruben and Jacky Patrick;
daughter. Betty Pendley.
Survivors include her chil
dren. Mildred Woodall of
Florida. Homer and Mary
Patrick of Dawsonville. Olivia
and Larry Christopherson of
Gainesville. Dons and Clarence
Manning of Demorest. Morris
and Jean Patnck of Cornelia; 33
grandchildren; several great
grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren; stepchildren.
Virginia and Mary ; brother and
sister-in-law, Emerson and
Wansley Payne of Dawsonville;
sisters. Lucy Pendley of
Alpharetta. Emily Summers of
Tacoma. Wash.; nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services will be
Thursday. March 25. at 2 p.m.
at the Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with the Revs. Ray
Hewatt and Michael Patrick
officiating. Interment will fol
low in the Haw Creek Baptist
Church.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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for passage for the $5 million
library allocation, Cagle deferred
to Stephens.
"I’m certain that Senator
Stephens will be able to hold
those funds," said Cagle.
When asked if he thought
the money would be retained by
the State House. Cagle repeated
his answer.
Cagle had sought $1 mil
lion for improvements at
Mary Alice Park on Lake
Lanier in the supplemental
budget, but the funds were
cut when Gov. Sonny Perdue
announced that he would veto
any bond funds in the revised
spending plan.
Cagle again deferred to
Stephens when asked about
prospects for reinstatement of
the park funds in the 2004-05
budget bill, which lawmakers
will consider this week.
Cagle and Stephens were
contenders for the post of
majority leader last year, which
Stephens won.
“I think it is wonderful that
he has taken a pro-active stance
in Forsyth. Forsyth has a lot of
needs." said Cagle.
State Rep. Murphy. R-
Cumming. was equally sur
prised when told of Stephens'
actions.
Murphy had not been told of
the funds until contacted al his
home for comment.
"If we get those funds to
slay, it will be a great benefit
to Forsyth County." said
Murphy, w ho declined to com
ment on the political implica
tions of this last minute move
by the senator.
Dr. Edward H. Shannon
Sr.
Dr. Edward H. Shannon Sr.
88. of Gainesville died Monday.
March 22. 2(X)4.
Funeral services will be
Thursday. March 25. at 2 p.m.
at the First Baptist Church.
Green Street, with the Rev.
Bruce Fields officiating. Burial
w ill follow in the Alta Vista
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations be made to
Anglers Sunday school class in
care of First Baptist Church.
751 Green St.. Gainesville. GA
30501.
Little-Davenport Funeral
Home in Gainesville is in
charge of the arrangements.
Forsvth Counts News
March 25. 2004
Forsvth
County
News
Obituaries
ROCHE from 1A
Liaison and received the
Award of Achievement. Roche
said she believes local school
systems need to have input
into education legislation.
Roche has been elected as
vice chair and chair of the
school board during her term.
She has served on the
National School Board
Association Education
Technology Advisory Group
and the Georgia School Board
Association Governmental
Operations Committee.
Prior to her election to the
school board. Roche helped
establish a Parent Teacher
Student Organization at North
Forsyth Middle School. She
has served as a parent volun
teer at Cumming and
Chattahoochee Elementary
School, Otwell and North
Middle Schools and North
Forsyth High School. In addi
tion. Roche assisted the
Forsyth Citizens for Better
Education in 1999 for the pas
sage of the school bond refer
endum.
Roche said the public
should be aware of the grow th
in the county and the need for
additional schools.
"The county will continue
SAFETY from 1A
county would pay would
exceed current costs.
Brooker said, under the
new system, the state would
pay the salaries for the attor
ney. an investigator and one
support staff member.
"It would be up to the
county to supplement that
staff with additional person
nel, office space, computers
all of these amenities that
go with operating an office."
Brooker said
She said the cost could
increase as much as SS(X),(XX)
if the county implements the
state's system while, under the
county's system, the judge
orders defendants to repay
county costs for their.attor
neys.
Based on the system now,
the-judges order the defen
dants to repay the county back
for the attorney fees." Brooker
said. "Over a period of five to
10 years, depending on the
probationary period, the coun
ty recoups that money."
In addition. Brooker said
the state's proposed system is
similar to the county's.
"They're patterning the
state program from Cherokee
Counts. Forsvth County and
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to grow and there will need to
be communication between
the parents, teachers and
administrators in the cases of
planning and redistricting to
address overcrowded
schools."
Roche is currently serving
on the Georgia Governmental
Operations Committee and as
congressional district repre
sentative of the Federal
Relations Network for the
National School Board
Association (NSBA) she
plans to work with national
legislators on educational
issues. She was instrumental
in the process of Forsyth
County being selected as the
National Technology Site
Visit location for the NSBA.
Over 80 educators will make
the trip to Georgia to see
technology at work in
Forsyth County Schools.
Roche and her husband,
Chris, have three children,
Christopher, 23, Andrea. 21,
and Terry. 19.
Roche said the school sys
tem needs the commitment
and involvement of parents,
teachers, students and admin
istrators to become a success
ful and effective system.
Cobb County," she said.
Not every county is afford
ed the same luxury to be
excluded from the state's pro
gram; to opt out of the state's
system, a county must meet
certain criteria, said Bagley.
"If you are a one-county
circuit, and if you have had a
pretrial services program with
a director ... for at least three
years prior to July 1, 2003
then you can request to opt
out." Bagley said. .
The General Assembly
passed the Indigent Defense
Act in 2003 requiring every
judicial circuit to have a pub
lic defender's office by Jan. 1.
2005. Bagley said the law was
passed to ensure adequate rep
resentation for defendants
after problems arose in other
counties where attorneys were
not prepared to handle
assigned client cases.
He said he has not experi
enced any problems with the
local system which uses a
panel of local attorneys who
can be appointed to represent
defendants upon request.
However, the request to opt
out is not automatic; the state
must approve it.
If the state approves the
LAND from 1A
that the family is free to
“move on.” On the one-year
anniversary of his iftath, fami
ly and friends plan to spend
the day remembering Land’s
life.
“So many people know
him as a police officer, but
he's also a husband and
father,”
Paula said.
“Some
times peo
ple forget
that there is
a hu-man
side to this
he-ro.”
Land
served six
years with
the Forsyth
Sometimes people
forget that there
is a human side to
this hero.
County
Sheriff’s Office. He was pro
moted to sergeant two days
before he died.
The community has been
reminded throughout the year of
Land’s death by stickers on sher
iff 's office vehicles. Until recent
ly. Land, smiling and perched on
his motorcycle, greeted visitors
to the Forsyth County Sheriff 's
Office Web page.
In September 2003, the
request, Bagley said the coun
ty can choose to join at a later
date. He referred to the system
as a “one-way street" where,
once in, a local government
cannot choose to get out of the
system at a later date.
Commissioners approved
the resolution during the regu
larly scheduled moeting later
Monday evening.
In other business during
the regular monthly meeting,
the board:
•Awarded Georgia Publi
c an $18,964 contract to
provide the county's Web
service at an annual savings of
$3,796 compared to the cur
rent senice.
• Accepted a request from
the Parks and’ Recreation
Department for sales tax funds
to build a pavilion at Coal
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sheriff’s office and local motor
cyclists sponsored The Sgt.
David P. Land Memorial Ride
for the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth
Homes. The organization pro
vides residential care for abused
children. Motor-cycles rode
from South Forsyth High
School to Helen on behalf of
children
and in
memory of
Land.
The
2004 Ride
for Fallen
Officers in
Georgia on
April 24
will honor
10 officers
including
Land who
died in 2003. The motorcade
is sponsored by the Blue
Knights, a non-profit fraternity
of men and women who are or
were law enforcement officers.
In May, Land’s name will
be inscribed on the National
Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Five deputies from Forsyth
County and Land’s family will
attend the ceremony.
Mountain Park.
• Agreed to reimburse the
Board of Education $44,692
to upgrade a sewer line in
South Forsyth.
• Agreed to increase tap
ons along the Bagley Creek
sewer line extension from sls
to sl9 per gallon.
• Agreed to contribute
S73O.(XX) for a sewer line cost
share agreement with Ashton
Atlanta Residential LLC.
• Approved the addition of
the Etowah Basin to the coun
ty's sewer master plan.
• Recognized the develop
ment companies Pulte Homes,
Carson Developments and
Capital Design for contribut
ing $46,700 to the Parks and
Recreation Department to
build a pavilion at the South
Forsyth Soccer Complex.