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PAGE 2A I FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, April 2, 2004 Deaths W.G. Branham Mr. W.G. “Boley" Bran ham, 77, of Suwanee died Tuesday, March 30. 2004. He was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Betty Branham of Suwanee; children, Mary and Travis Densmore of Cumming. Bucky and Louise Branham of Missouri, Fred and Peggy Branham of Suwanee; grand children. Michael and Kelly Densmore of Cumming, Angie Densmore of South Carolina, Donald Branham. Jeremy Branham, both of Suwanee; great-grandchildren. Cole Densmore, Blake Densmore, both of Cumming; sister. Margarette Breeden of Vir ginia; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services will be Friday. April 2. at 2 p.m. at the Shady Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Allen Swafford and Jerry Orr officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 2. 2004 Ralph Richards Mr. Ralph Richards, 68. of Cumming died Wednesday, March 31,2004. Survivors include wife, Garnelee Burgess Richards of Cumming; daughters and sons in-law. Bonita Sams of Cumming, Carolyn Richards- Reidenbach of Canton. Bonnie and David Welchel of Ballground. Sandra and Jackie of McKinzie of Cumming; son and daughter-in-law. George and Peggy Richards of Cumming; grandchildren. Wayne and Paul Welchel. Amanda Richards, Pam Henderson-Brown, Jason and Kevin Sams, Melissa and Stephanie McKinzie. Derrick Reidenback; great-grandchil dren. Cody Brown. Kayla. Madison and Julian Poss. Jakob Sams; brother. Hugh Richards of Ellijay; sister, Catherine Chastain of Ellijay; mother-in-law, Lola Burgess of Cumming; one brother-in-law. five sisters-in-law and numer ous nieces and nephews. Funeral services are Saturday. April 3. at 11 a.m. at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Glen Arnold and Coy Richards officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Memorial Park. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 2. 2004 Juiel C. Sheddan Mrs. Juiel C. Sheddan. 94. of Cumming died March 30. 2004. A native of Atlanta. Mrs. Sheddan was retired as a secre tary from Peachtree Pres byterian Church after 42 years and was a member of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred R. Shuman. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, W. Mack and Melissa Sheddan of Cumming; sister, Evelyn Shuman of Alpharetta; four grandchildren; and a great granddaughter. Funeral services will be Saturday. April 3. at 2 p.m. at the McDonald and Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Steve Huntley officiating. McDonald and Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 2, 2004 FREES from 1A “Now we have to add trees where we didn’t have to before,” said Sewell. “We are not totally against trees and try to retain them when pos sible but we have to also install parking lots, ball fields and playgrounds.” If the tree unit calculation is followed and a developer needs to remove all the trees on a 100-acre site then SBOO,OOO would need to be paid into the county's tree fund. The school system cur rently owns four parcels of land that are basically pasture land. The sites were specifi cally selected for their topog raphy, according to Sewell. The newly adopted tree ordi nance will apply to those sites when the school system is ready to build, he said. Shiloh Point Elementary School on Majors Road will be the first school affected by the tree ordinance. Sewell said the system did not include funding for trees when building costs were estimated. The system is hop ing to get funding from the state but state-level budget cuts could put an additional SCHOOL from 1A house to teach a maximum of 65 to 70 students. She said since beginning the school in the summer of 2002, it has grown from serv ing nine students to 39 and 30 families. "My goal is working for the families," she said. “We would like to have our own building. We are looking for something more solid." She said a Montessori school focuses on a hands-on approach in early childhood education using a variety of resources to reinforce con cepts in children's minds. Cathie Brognoli, an involved parent and real estate agent who helped Montessori find the parcel for the school, said purchasing the parcel is contingent on whether it is rezoned. Brognoli's said her two daughters have each attended Cafferatta’s classes and bene fited greatly from them. "The students all end up reading very early.” she said. The three who spoke against the school challenged the size of the facility and said it will increase traffic on an already busy roadway. In addition, they also said they were concerned the rezoning request could result in a com mercial business on the prop erty. Corbeil questioned if the maximum number of students could be reduced from 70 to 40. However, he also said he Forsvth CountvNews «/ Your “Hometown Paper " Since 1908 J ISPS 205-540 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Cumming. Georgia 30040 Phone:77o-887-3126 Fax:77o-889-6017 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com e Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON General Manager NORMAN BAGGS Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising Director MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES MtMBU Published Sunday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News Company, Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Ga. Second Class Postage paid at Cumming. Ga and additional offices. 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Schools that must utilize septic sys tems instead of sewer also require a drain fill area in which trees cannot be placed, according to Sewell. “We have to take down trees in order to install drain fills so we are handcuffed to planting them there,” said Sewell. School escape routes also need at least a two-lane road width in cases of emer gency evacuations, according to Sewell. Cindy Mills, a large land group salesperson for Bryan Properties, said she believed many landowners will have problems with dif ferent components of the new tree ordinance. One of Mills’ clients cur rently has 95 acres for sale and 70 acres of the land is pasture. The pasture land that is disturbed during the devel opment would need to be planted under the new ordi nance. If the developer chose to use the tree bank method instead of planting the 70 acres it would be SB,OOO per acre for a total of $560,000 for the 70 acres, said Mills. does not strictly oppose hav ing the facility nearby. “We do believe [it] will be a benefit to the community," Corbeil said. Christopher Bruckner, a resident of Old Atlanta Club, said he believes other areas are better suited for the school than the proposed par cel. Several parents spoke in support of the facility as did the pastor of Chattahoochee Christian Church, Jack Snellgrove. Snellgrove praised Cafferatta, saying she has good character and calling her a "warm and caring per son.” “She has abided very tightly to the restrictions that we had." said Snellgrove. He said the facility would be "a lot better than what [is] on the property at the present" A trailer currently sits on the site. Brognoli said while they are disappointed the item was postponed, they are pleased it wasn't denied.and remain optimistic terms can be reached to address the con cerns of those who do not completely support the facili ty as proposed. Cafferatta said the same. “My mind is open, my heart is open ... to continue to talk to these people." said Cafferatta. The item is scheduled before planners April 27. Mills, who is on the Forsyth County Parks and Recreation board of directors, requested county commis sioners specifically define where the tree funds would be spent. The key to the cost appli cation of the ordinance is that it only applies to land being disturbed, said Forsyth County Arborist Greg Wallace. "Typically out of 70 acres only 7 to 10 of the acres are going to be disturbed for roads inside the develop ment," said Wallace. "The ordinance would apply to that acreage only." Many residential develop ers have yet to realize the effects the ordinance will have on their upcoming proj ects. Pam Sessions, president of Hedgewood Properties, said her staff is currently in the process of reviewing the final changes to the ordi nance. “We haven't run an analysis yet,” said Sessions. “But we have a heavy tree planting, rescue and tree save program so we may not be as impacted as others.” Fatal wreck victim ID’d From Staff reports Cindy Lou Demeter, 47, of Glen Glade Way in Cumming was the sole fatality of a head on collision Wednesday morn ing, a Forsyth County Sheriff's Office spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Demeter’s 1999 Toyota Corolla unexplainably veered across the center line on north bound Peachtree Parkway, Cpl. Chris Shelton said. She struck a southbound 1998 Toyota Camry head-on at 7:45 a m. Demeter was pronounced dead at the scene. After being extricated from her Camry, Cumming resi dent Thi Bich Dao Le. 18. was transported to North Fulton Regional Medical Center with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. Grand Opening April 3rd, 2004 garden Wright your Neighborhood Nursery Come "EXPERIENCE" gardening. Stroll through our English cottage out into the inspirational display gardens which can become a reality in YOUR garden. Unusual perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees, with over 40 varieties of Japanese maples. (770) 887-4070 1910 Melodie Lane Comer of Old Atlanta Rd. & Melodie Lane 1 block east of Daves Creek j pre i jty.' ■. w. ■h. I RODEO from 1A peted in Cumming. Though he usually partici pates in saddle bronc and bare back riding, this Saturday night he will only compete in the bareback riding event, due to a late entry, he said. The two-day event, begin ning Friday night, is scheduled to start at 8 both evenings. The rodeo will feature bare back riding, saddle bronc rid- 911 from 1A system will notify an emer gency contact. The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved $67,205 in October 2003 to fund the reverse 911 system. Any homebound person desiring to be on the “Guardian Project” list should mail their name, address and telephone number, along with the names of two emergency contacts and their telephone numbers to: Deputy Woody Woodward c/o Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office 202 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Cumming, GA 30040 ■HP | . Photo/David McGregor Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputy Jennifer See talks to a neighbor and family members after the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. team descended upon the Hamptons subdivision in north Forsyth on Tuesday afternoon when a 38-year-old man reportedly threat ened suicide. ing, calf roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bull riding. Tickets are sl2 for adults and $lO for children 5-12 years of age. Children 4 and under are admitted free. Taylor said he expects to have a good time this Saturday. “Hopefully, I’ll keep plac ing,” he said. The E-911 surcharge for each county telephone line paid for the new program. Staff writer Travis M. Chaffin contributed to this article.