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PAGE 2A , FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, April 23,2004 COMMISSION from 1A “It’s well and good to jump on this bandwagon as you’ve jumped on this before,” Conway said. "It’s not the space, it’s the design that’s the problem,” the chairman said, referring to attached houses and design plans to prevent fires from spreading between such homes. “If you design it properly, you’re not going to have the fire jumping from one house to the other.” said Conway. "You shouldn't have vinyl sid ing for houses that are close together.” "We’ve got to come up with standards,” Conway said. "If we’re going to have houses close together, we need the standards that will make those houses safe when there’s a problem.” Pritchett said until those standards are put in place, the county government needs to ensure buildings are separated for safety purposes. Fire Chief Danny Bowman has planned to meet with fire prevention experts to deter mine what safety conditions should be placed on rezoning requests. The exact date of that meeting was undeter mined at press time; however, it should occur within the next Deaths Helen Frances Clark Mrs Helen Frances Clark. 59. of Cumming died Tuesdav. April 20, 2004. Survivors include children, Teresa Ann Morgan, Bert Randell Clark. Melissa Clark, all of Cumming; grandchil dren, Robert Morgan. Frances Morgan. Brooke Clark; moth er. Ruby Fowler of Pine Mountain; sisters. Betty Jean Frady of Cumming. Wanda McDougle. Phyllis Tarver. Annie Jo Williams. Bonnie Fowler, all of Pine Mountain; brothers, Terry Fowler of Jackson. Jerry Fowler of Pine Mountain; nieces, nephews, and other relatives also sur vive Funeral services are Friday. April 23. at 12 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Hardy officiating. Interment will follow at Community Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home on Friday from 10 a. m. until time for the service. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. 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Pritchett said the board should follow the rules that are already in the county’s zoning code. “The knee-jerk reaction is to follow the rules that are set up in the (Unified Develop-ment Code]. "Don't grant the variance on the space between these homes.” Conway disagreed. "What does the UDC have to do with the safety of the material in a building?” Conway said. “1 don't think that our safety is in our UDC.” The board discussed options of requiring housing standards that would require certain siding materials relat ing to the distance between buildings as well as a possible moratorium on building per mits until those standards are approved. Commissioners directed county attorney Walker Bramblett to investigate the legality of such an action. The subdivision rezoning request was approved 4-1 with Pritchett casting the dissent ing vote. The developer Charles Matas “Buck” Martin Mr Charles Matas "Buck” Martin. 72. died Saturday. April 17, 2004. Mr. Martin retired from Lockheed after 30 years of service. He was a master barber and worked with his dad, Buell, at his barber shop for many years. He was preceded in death by his par ents, Buell and Edith Cain Martin; sister. Laura Edna Martin; brothers. George Washington "Gid" Martin, Earl W. Martin. Survivors include wife of 30 years, Zeliah Samples Martin of Cumming; daugh ters and sons-in-law. Phyllis Jane and Terry Bissette, Cindy Martin. Stephanie Lynn and Todd McCord, all of Cumming; grandchildren, Chloe. Lindsey and Riley McCord, all of Cumming, Christopher Bissette; former wife and mother of his three daughters. Dons Smith; sisters and brothers-in-law. Mary Alice Thomas, Diane and Johnny Gravitt, all of Cumming; brothers and sis ters-in-law. Robert and Shirley Martin. Donald and Vivian Martin. Mary Ruth Martin, all of Cumming; father and moth er-in-law. Luther and Thelma Samples of Cumming; broth er-in-law and sister-in-law. Adrian and Roberta Samples of Alpharetta; a number of other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Tuesday. April 20, at 2 p.m. at Coal Mountain Baptist Church with the Revs. Danny Bennett, Gary Coffey, Pete Martin, and Phil Christopher officiating. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 23. 2004 agreed to using bricks on the exterior of three sides of the homes. Additionally, the board restricted another developer seeking a density of six units per acre from gaining a build ing permit for 120 days to allow the fire chief to develop safety standards. “That really puts the onus on the county,” Pritchett said. In other business during Monday’s public hearings, the board approved: • Amending conditions to allow a new site plan show ing a new entrance and removing the term mini ware houses on commercially zoned property located on the west side , of Crossroads Road near the intersection with Bennett Road. • Amending conditions placed on property zoned for a conservation subdivision located on the south side of Twin Lakes Road near the intersection with Gravitt Road to delete the term conservation, allow the possibility of septic tanks, increase the set back from 25 to 50 feet and plac ing amenities on the interior of the project. • Amending conditions placed on residentially zoned property located on the west side of Heardsville Road near the intersection with Watson Road to decrease minimum house sizes from 2,500 square feet to between 1,700-2,000 square feet. • Amending conditions placed on residentially zoned property located on the south side of Kelly Mill Road near the intersection with Bethelview Road to allow more lots placed in the mid dle of the project, decreasing the total number of lots from 37 to 36. • Amending conditions placed on residentially zoned property located on the north side of Wallace Tatum Road 850 feet east of the intersec tion with Forest Wood Lane to allow four streetlights. SEARCH from 1A time of Endres' disappearance. An Atlanta newspaper reported that a secret compartJ ment in Endres' purse, which the intruder reportedly rum maged through, contained hun dreds of dollars. Hamrick said this claim is false. Starting at Endres' salon, deputies have canvassed the rural areas of Cherokee. Dawson and Forsyth counties over the past nine days. They fanned out in an increasing radius from the salon on the assumption that Endres' abductor would get rid of evi dence of the crime as soon as possible. Hamrick said. Six officers including one K Forsyth CountvNew s J lour Hometown Paper" Since 1908 J L'SPS 205-540 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Cumming. Georgia 30040 Phone: 770-887-3126 Fax: 770-889-6017 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com e Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON General Manager NORMAN BAGGS Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising Director MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES MEMBER Published Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News Company. 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For Thursday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Tuesday. For Friday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Wednesday. Legal advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday's paper. HYDRANUNJPECTjQN PROCEDURES r| Companlaa Parform Hydrant Inapactlona 9HBE Spring & Fall liiMd In Sarvlca / OOS Hydrant Is Operational And Hydrant Is Operational And . 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Each fire station crew will flush hydrants twice annually, allow ing water to flow full force until it runs clear. A short section of fire hose will be con nected to a hydrant in areas where flushing may cause property damage. Firefighters will mark an out-of-service (OOS) hydrant, one that is dry or has insufficient water pressure, with colored discs. The large disc will mark an inoperational hydrant serv iced by Forsyth County water department. The small disc will mark a dysfunctional hydrant serviced by City of Cumming water. If firefighters discover an obstruction to the hydrant, such as a mailbox, tree, fence or yard decoration, the homeowner will be given 30 days to remove the obstruction. K-9 unit are rechecking isolat ed areas in Forsyth and Cherokee counties for any sign of Endres, sheriff's office spokeswoman Karleen Chalker said Wednesday. The ground searches have stopped on a daily basis, but they have not stopped if there is something that needs to be searched, Hamrick said. The search did not include Lake Lanier in east Forsyth County, across the county from Endres' hair and tanning salon in northwest Forsyth. "Without information there's just no way you can search every inch of the coun ty," Hamrick said. MURAL from 1A frog enjoy the shade of the native plant life. Children can walk beside a swinging bride near a vol cano into the cafeteria. An airbrush paint tool helped speed the process of painting the courtyard’s 12- to 14-foot walls, according to Winters. She mainly uses acrylic paint to portray the subjects she paints. Winters said. “Art has always been a part of my life,” said Winters. Our acrylic liner is custom formed to fit over your existing tub, shower, or walls with no need for demolition. The high gloss easy cleaning surface adds warmth, beauty & comfort in just one day. 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EOE / * “1 used to get in trouble at school for drawing during math time.” Mashburn Assistant Principal Kathie Braswell said the new paintings should help inspire students to learn more about their surround ings and will be enjoyed by many people. “We use the courtyard for lots of things, an outdoor classroom [and] parents eat lunch here with the students,” said Braswell.