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Inside Forsqth t l~ountL| t Illi “ r< rf.B - BRINGING GOVERNMENT CLOSER.TOJTiE PEOPLE ’■"’ " —1 ’ " r% " y ll i \ ‘ k fe—' ." - •■• £&£& «ea| 7 |2M| Disc golf is one of the popular new outdoor activities being offered at the Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department. If you would like to learn more about this exciting new sport, be sure to attend one of the clinics that will be held at Central Park in Cumming on May 9 or May 16. Professional caregiver/companion workshop is being offered to the public April 28 and 29 Legacy Link, Inc. (Area Agency on Aging) and the Forsyth County Senior Center are offering a two-day training workshop for those who are inter ested in becoming professional caregiver/compan ions. The workshop will be held at the Senior Center (595 Dahlonega Rd. in Cumming) on Wednesday and Thursday. April 28 and 29. The fee for the workshop is 525 per person. The program will be given over a day and a half. Lunch will be included the first day. At the end of the second day session, profes sionals in the health care field will be available for participants to meet regarding job opportunities. Registration is limited. For details and to regis ter. call Shelley Johnson or Jackie Collins at the Forsyth County Senior Center 770-781-2178. Donations to “Senior Connections” go outside Forsyth County to metro Atlanta A metro Atlanta based organizations “Senior Connec tions" has blanketed Forsyth County with a flyer requesting donations to support a meals on wheels program that serves sen iors in DeKalb and other metro Atlanta counties. Steven Brazen, Executive Director for Senior Connections said his organization had recent ly contracted with a fund raising Give us your thoughts “Inside Forsyth a minute to let us know. County” is a weekly look You may contact the at your county government Office of Public provided by the Forsyth Information: County Office of Public ByjnaiL Information and the S1 S u'i le ZloSming. Forsyth County News. The GA 30040 goal of this page is to help inform and educate rest- <7TOW3OBS dents about what s going on with county govern- By fax ment. (770)781-2199 If you’ve got an opinion By email about our page, please take brjohnson @ forsythco.com A weekly feature page of the Forsyth County News with material provided by ?he Forsyth County public information office. company that did the mass mailing from a list that was developed from other charitable organizations. Senior Center Director Shelley Johnson wants area res idents to know that if they donate to Senior Connections, the money will be distributed outside Forsyth County. “Forsyth county residents who are at nutritional risk are The following topics will be covered: • Health Ethics • Understanding Personality Differences • Managing Medications • Caregiver Skills • Personal Skills • Personal Hygiene • Working With Alzheimer's Patients • ABCs Os Nutrition • Physical Movement served by our local Meals on Wheels Program," Johnson said Friday. “The Senior Connection quotes 532 as the amount required to provide six meals to a metro Atlanta resident. The Forsyth County Senior Center can serve 12 meals for that same $32." Johnson says there are cur rently 37 seniors on the Forsyth On the calendar •April 19 Board of Commissioners Public Hearings, spm County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220, Cumming. • April 27 Planning Commission Meeting, 6:3opm, County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St.. Suite 220, Cumming. • May 3 Water and Sewer Committee Meeting, noon, County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Cumming Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, spm County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220, Cumming. • May 4 Regional Transportation Plan/Transportation Improvement Plan Public Meeting, spm, Sawnee Cultural Arts Center, Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. • May 10 Water & Sewer Committee Meeting, noon. County Administration Building, HOE. Main St. Cumming. Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, spm County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220, Cumming. Disc Golf clinics FREE OF CHARGE Hosted By The Forsyth County Parks And Recreation In Conjunction With The North Georgia Disc Golf Co-op Clinics will be held two different Sundays May 9 and May 16 1- 3 p.m. Registration: May 24 - June 4 (No registration on the weekends) Player Meeting: June 10 (7 p.m. at the Recreation Center) Cost: $25 (disc golf bags and discs will be available at dis count prices) Ages: 9-12, 13-15, and 16-above, 40-50 (master), 50-60 (grand master), and 60-above (senior grand master) ****League starts June 14 ****lf you have any questions contact the Central Park Recreation Center at (678) 455-8540 or Jason Dowling at (770) 889-8630 County waiting list to receive meals. Anyone interested in mak ing a contribution to frail, elder ly, at risk seniors in Forsyth County should send their dona tions: Forsyth County Senior Center, 595 Dahlonega Road. Cumming. Ga. 30040, or call the Senior Center at 770-781- 2178, and ask for Shelley Johnson or Jackie Collins. FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS -ThurU«y, April 15, 2004 Ask County Government QUESTION: How can I get my road maintained by the Countv? live on a County maintained road there are several steps that must be taken in order to get it in the County's mainte nance program. The first step is check with your neighbors to see if they also want the County to take over mainte nance of the road. Also if they are willing to give up 60ft. of right of way where their prop erty lines connects to the road. Roads must meet county requirements, 15 houses per mile; property owners must bring roads up to county stan dards. Roads must be a county named road. Residents must go through the Engineering Department to name a road properly. If everyone is in agree ment, then contact your right of way coordinator. They are located in the Engineering Department at the Administration Building locat ed at HOE. Main Street. Suite 120. They will then contact the County Engineer. QUESTION: What are the requirements for dona tion of right of way? ANSWER: Every property owner has to donate his/her right of way. The right of way coordinator will send out deeds and a tax transfer form County approved for terrorism response gear Forsyth County has been approved to receive two sepa rate grants from the Office of Domestic Preparedness for the purchase of terrorism response equipment totaling over $230,000. One grant is for $ 185,469 and the other for $44,561. Gov. Sonny Perdue notified County Administrator Stevie Mills on Thursday April 8, of the county’s accept ance. In a letter dated Mar. 5, Gov. Perdue wrote, “Thank you for your commitment to protect Georgia citizens and assets.” "I appreciate your efforts to ensure that Georgia remains a safe place for us to live and raise our families. By working together, we can continue to be prepared.” that must be signed and nota rized. Every property owner along the right of way must dedicate 20 to 30 feet of prop erty to create a total right of way of 40 to 60 feet. The County standard is 60 feet, but the right of way can be reduced to as little as 40 feet if conditions warrant. Every road is a unique case. Reductions to right of way are evaluated on a by case basis and the reduction must be approved by your Commissioner or the County Engineer. Once all the right of way has been acquired the road is placed on a list for paving. The list is ranked by two factors. The priority of needs (how bad are the road conditions?) The cost to bring the road up to standard & pave it. The roads on the list for paving are rated and ranked every September. QUESTION: How do I get my road paved? ANSWER: These steps are similar to how to get a road under County Maintenance. Contact the Engineering Department to see if the road is County Maintained. Make sure all the necessary right of way has been acquired. Wait patiently until the road climbs its way up to the priority list. PAGE 5A