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PAGE 4A - FORSYTH COUNTY news - Sunday, April 18,2004 Public can comment on zoning regulation changes From staff reports The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider several changes to the county’s development code Monday night, including limiting to seven the number of residential rezoning appli cations the planning depart ment will review monthly and removing zoning classifica tions for planned unit devel opments (PUD) and condi tional use permits (CUP). The public will be given the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes before the board’s decision. The proposed change only limits residential rezoning applications not commer cial business propositions. When the department receives more than seven resi dential rezoning applications, it is proposed that the over flow would be rolled over to following months. Property owners generally ask for PUD and CUP appli cations to allow combined commercial and residential Ex-councilman dead at 73 P.I.E. fr on> ia By Harris Blackwood Community Editor Marcus Castleberry, a for mer Cumming city council man and business owner died Tuesday at the age of 73. Castleberry served on the council for two terms begin ning in 1960 during the may oral administration of Dr. Marcus Mashburn Sr. "He served when Cumming and Forsyth County was a very rural place." said Mayor Ford Gravitt, who joined the coun cil in 1964. The mayor said that Castleberry. Mashburn, and others laid the groundwork for the city's good standing today. NUN lAM - CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY N DISTRICT; Havin % Forsyth County for 10 years, I know what a wonder t’' f u l C()mm unity this is. With your - w 1 an d su PP ort ’ l atn committed [ Jk exceptional quality of life in a community we are all proud to call home. bwoikm|mT: B| * Co ' chairmari SPLOST 5 campaign ’ Leadersh| P Forsyth Ciass of 2004 ? A ’ Cummin 3‘ Fors yth County Chamber of Commerce "Small Business Member of the Year" award for 2003 • Forsyth County "Apple Award’ winner as a Partner in eduction • Local School Council Business Partner for Settles Bridge Elem. • Former Chairman Forsyth Restaurant Group • Partner in education participant with many of the county's schools • Recreation committee member and Youth choir sponsor at John's Creek United Methodist Church • Sponsor of many community events, including Relay for Life and Sawnee Cultural Arts Center "Outback 5K Corporate Challenge* • Board Member Cumming/Forsyth Chamber of Commerce • Managing Partner of Outback Steakhouse - Recipient of Regional Community Involvement Award 2002 & 2003 COMMUNITY PUnTORM: AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I Will: • Be professional • Be fiscally responsible • Be a team player • Be accessible and responsive LQ ENHANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, I WILL • Diligently work on the completion of SPLOST projects and to upgrade our infrastructure • Work to find solutions to transportation gridlock • Pursue alternative revenue sources to reduce our tax burden, including recruiting high quality, community committed businesses to generate jobs and balance our tax digest. Bring together community resources in a “Team For A Better Tomorrow,” which will include but not be limited to representation from the county commission, city government, board of education, home owners associations, legislative delegation and state transportation officials. This broad based coalition of diverse groups will generate ideas to help us more effectively manage our growth. Paid for by the Candidate, Brian Tam, 1715 Marketplace Blvd., Cummlno, Ga. " J 111 i B communities. Staff in the county planning department are creating a “mixed use” category to accommodate those requests. However, it will be several months before that new cate gory will be ready for the commissioners’ approval. Senior planner Audra Miller has said in previous meetings that developers may continue to plan for commer cial and residential mixed communities by submitting split zoning requests. To accommodate those splits zoning requests and property already designated for PUD developments, the proposed changes to the coun ty code also give the board the ability to grant lot size vari ances. Additional changes the board is considering to the Unified Development Code include defining “bedroom” to prevent loopholes that result in improperly sized septic tanks, and allowing commer cial horse stables on agricul- "He was a businessman and operated a service station and at the same time he worked full-time for Lockheed.” said Gravitt. "He did a lot of good things in the community and was always willing to help people." Castleberry retired from Lockheed’s Marietta facility after 37 years of service. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Funeral services for Castleberry were conducted Friday at the Cumming Baptist Church. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Castleberry is survived by his wife. Louise Gravitt Castleberry, three daughters and 11 grandchildren. turally zoned land. The board also is expected to hear comments on the county’s land use map. County staff members con sult the map to determine if the proposed use of property conforms to it before making recommendations on rezoning requests. Members of the communi ty and commissioners were unsatisfied with the results of recent updates to that map. Planning Department Assistant Director Tom Brown said county staff will present changes to the map requested by commissioners as well as an infrastructure overlay displaying upcoming road and sewer projects to determine if major or minor modifica tions need to be made to it. In other business at the 5 pm. meeting, the board also is expected to consider an ordi nance that would require door-to-door salesmen to become certified by the coun ty government and carry prop er identification. Steakhouse. Dining table cen terpieces were balloon-deco rated pots made by the fourth grade class at Cumming Elementary under the direction of art teacher, Sue Miller. The Forsyth Central Jazz Band, led by Director John Mashburn, provided the entertainment during the guests’ arrival. Forsyth County Teacher of the Year Polly Tennies of Chestatee Elementary School spoke of what the word “part nership" means to both adults and the children she is teach ing. “The children certainly sparkle when asked to work together ... Many leave the partnership with things that I have not planned on them learning from each other MISSING from 1A Patrol Unit and K-9 Unit and the Forsyth County Fire Department combed the woods Thursday in a one-mile radius around the salon. The fire department floated the nearby Etowah River but found no traces of Endres, Huggins said. Settendown Creek and neigh boring streams also were searched, Paxton said. Georgia State Patrol and National Guard helicopters cir cled the area using infrared (heat-seeking) devices until 2 a.m. Friday. Volunteer residents arrived in droves to load up on informa tional fliers that were distributed door-to-door in neighborhoods and Cumming businesses, Huggins said. As of Friday afternoon, four Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were working to find Endres. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also joined the search. Endres’ name appears in the National Crime Information Center missing persons data base and the National Center for Missing Adults. Her photograph and information can be viewed at www.teamamberalert.net. At mid-morning on Friday, officers implemented a traffic which will carry them through a lifetime," said Tennies. Mark Hamilton, chairman of the chamber board of direc tors. also thanked the sponsors for their gifts of time and sup port. Representatives from Kroger supermarket and Northside Hospital Forsyth played an active role in the presentations of the awards. The event also included the third annual presentation of the Don Hendricks Partnership Award. Hendricks, a former school board member, lived a life of service to the community and believed in the school system and its mission of quality work and superior performance for all, according to Owens. Hendrick's widow. Barbara. Why use these keys... FF'. J Y XI Kral Online banking, convenient, easy to use and secure. www.citizbank.com MAIN OFFICE 651 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Cumming MIDWAY BRANCH 5140 Highway 9, Alpharetta | HK PHONE 770 886-9500 FAX 770 886-6596 TELEPHONE BANKING 678 513-9249 or 1800-872-4924 . _ CITIZENS <3 BANK OF FORSYTH COUNTY checkpoint in front of Tamber’s Trim-N-Tan to gather any infor mation about the events of Thursday morning from passersby. I\vo motorists said a late model blue Chevrolet sedan, possibly a Malibu, was seen at the business just before noon. Not for lack of trying, inves tigators had not located Endres as of Friday night at press time. “One of the things we’ve been hampered by is the limited amount of physical evidence,” Paxton said. “She just disap peared." Throughout the weekend, search efforts will focus on obscure county roads, aban doned homes and old farms in north Forsyth places where a body might be discarded, the sheriff said. At a Friday afternoon press conference, Paxton could not say whether the abduction was random or whether Endres was targeted. He did say that it was well known in the community that Endres was often at the shop alone, her black sport utili ty vehicle parked outside the salon. Also, the house closest to Tamber’s Trim-N-Tan is vacant. “Even though this is a very busy highway, in and of itself and daughter. Suzanne, pre sented the award to Brian Tam of Outback Steakhouse. Tam's partnership best exemplifies the mission of the P.I. E. pro gram, Owens said. The following awards were presented at the luncheon: • The Don Hendricks Partnership Award Outback Steakhouse • Gold School Partner of the Year Coca-Cola Co. • Silver School Partner of the Year Tyson Foods Corp. • Chamber Apple Award- Elementary School Level Choice Point Inc. • Chamber Apple Award- Middle School Level Hedgewood Properties • Chamber Apple Award- High School Level DeSana [the shop] is isolated,” Paxton said. Carol Harris, a north Forsyth resident and Tamber’s Trim-N- Tan customer, said she was shocked by the news of Endres’ possible abduction. “You never hear anything bad about Patrice,” Harris said. "She’s just adored and we’re very upset about it.” Harris and her two small children have frequented Endres’ salon for seven years, she said. “My children adore her because she’s very sweet, very kind, very attentive. She’s just one of those that you go to once and you always go back to because she has a very homey feel,” Harris said. Endres, her husband and son recently moved from Forsyth County to Woodstock, Harris said. Endres continued to drive her teenage son to South Forsyth High School so he would not have to change schools. “She’s the type of mother who makes a lot of sacrifices for her son.” Harris said. If you have any information on the disappearance of Patrice Tamber Endres, please call the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office immediately at (770) 781-2222. Educational Fund • School Program of the Year Vickery Creek Elementary School • Volunteers of the Year- Elementary School Grant & Briget Wells (Sawnee Elementary') • Volunteers of the Year- Middle School Pam Knox (Otwell) • Volunteers of the Year- High School Glenda Long (Forsyth Central) • Mentor of the Year- Elementary John Goode (Coal Mountain) • Mentor of the Year- Middle School Gene Heslin (Vickery Creek) • Mentor of the Year- Piedmont Learning Center Chuck Jonaitis