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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014
Candidate announces bid for BOC
Seeking post
in District 3
By Crystal Lodford :
cledford@forsythnews.com
David Hole, a 22-yeat tesi
dent of south Forsyth, has
announced his candidacy for
the Forsyth County comimnis
sion. :
A political newcomer, Hole
will seek the District 3 post
cuirently held by Todd Levent,
who has not announced wheth
ef he will seek re-electioni this
Meeting is Monday about VA benefits
Organized by
Legion post
By Crystal Ledford
Cledford@forsythnews.com
Veterans and their families are
invited to attend a free informa
tional session about Veterans
Affairs benefits Monday night.
American Legion Post 307
has organized the meeting,
which is set for 7 p.m. at the
National Guard Regional
Readiness Center, 100 Aquatic
Circle, just off Pilgrim Mill
Road and Ga. 400 at Exit 16.
John Arant, a spokesman for
Settlement talks with aviators grounded
2015 following notice of
a potential lawsuit from
the Garmon family,
which owns adjacent
property.
‘Also during their work
session last week, the
commission:
's' Heard from
Commissioner Brian
Tam, who announced he
plans to return a discus
sion on traffic improve
ments for Castleberry
Road to the Jan. 28 agen
da after the matter was
previously tabled.
¢ Approved an agree
ment with the Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources to allow
enforcement of prohibited
hunting, fishing or taking
of artifacts on applicable
By Alyssa Laßenzie
alarenzie@forsythnews.com.
The Forsyth County
commission has post
poned until Jan. 28 dis
cussion of a proposed set
tlement #cmcnt with
the Garmon, family
regarding the Georgia
Model Aviators’ lease at
the Eagles Beak property.
The proposal indicates
the club would be
allowed to stay on the
property in northwestern
Forsyth through the end
of 2017, per the existing
lease, but precludes the
county from future lease
renewals.
The county originaily
sought an early lease ter
mination at the end of
Hwy. 9 resurfacing set for this summer
By Jennifer Sami
jsami@forsythnews.com
Nearly 6 miles of Hwy. 9 in Forsyth
County are scheduled to be resurfaced
later this year.
The project, which covers the stretch
between Hwys. 20 and 369, was one of
18 recently approved by the state
Department of Transportation.
Teri Pope, department spokeswoman,
said the $1.2 million project was award
ed to C.W. Matthews Contracting. The
company will begin work this summer,
with a Nov. 30 completion date.
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Hole said
that after more
than two
decades in
south Forsyth,
he felt it was
time to “give
back to the
community
whiat it has given [him] — a lot
of good things.”
“Our citizens are our comimu
nity’s greatest resource and for
too long our voices have been
ignored by big business, special
interests and those looking to
exploit their position and seek
higher office,” he said.
If elected, Hole said he
the post, said the meeting will
feature Cynthia Hayes, manager
of the North Georgia Veterans
Services office in Gainesville.
Hayes will present a range
of information on various ser
vices and benefits available to
veterans and their families,
including information about a
new veterans' clinic in
Oakwood.
“Meetings like this are very
important because we find that
many veterans and their wives
or widows are unaware of the
services available to them
through the VA,” Arant said.
For example, he said, those
who served in high-noise areas
such as artillery units or on
county properties.
* Authorized the sur
plus of 330 guns for the
Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Office, which will allow a
trade-in value of about
$97,000 through GT
Distributors.
That money, plus an
additional $40,170, will
be used to buy the same
number of new guns. The
third generations Glock
pistols, which reach the
end of life after about 10
years, will be replaced
with the same models
from the fourth genera
tion, according to a sher
iff's office memo.
* Put out to bid the pur
chase and installation of
playground equipment at
both Central and Sawnee
Pope described the project as much
needed, noting the corridor handles an
average daily traffic count of more than
7,500 vehicles. It was last resurfaced in
2004.
“Every year, DOT engineers ride
every lane mile of every state route and
interstate to rate the pavement condi
tion,” Pope said. “Based on those rat
ings, roads get resurfaced.
“This section ... carries a large
amount of tractor trailer traffic that
wears down the asphalt faster than just
passenger vehiculdr traffic.”
would focus on job creation,
traffic improvements and public
safety.
“[ am prepared to make tough
decisions to create sustainable
jobs, improve our roads, clean
up code violations, embrace
smart growth and promote fiscal
responsibility in our local gov
enment,” he said. “These are
issues that are important to
every resident of District 3.
Hole said he has gaified much
insight into the concerns of
District 3 residents after being
an active volunteer and coach at
Midway Park for more than 18
years.
“Both on and off the playing
field, 1 hear parents and taxpay
aircraft carries may suffer
increased hearing loss.
“They don’t realize, hey, if
you're hard of hearing you
may have a claim with the VA,
You’ve just got to go down and
get in the system,” he said.
“We've helped a lot of peo
ple get hearing benefits ... to
help pay for hearing aids.”
Arant said it's also important
to register with the VA even if
a veteran is currently in good
health.
“We always caution espe
cially if you are a Vietnam vet,
even if your health is good,
since Agent Orange was a big
thing in Vietnam, you should
get registered in the system,”
Mountain parks. Central’s
equipment will be
replaced, and Sawnee
will get an expansion.
» Delayed until Jan. 28
further discussion on a
possible transportation
bond, citing a Jan. 14
meeting with the state
Department of
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ers voice their concerns about
the direction of our community,”
he said. “It’s time we begin
solving the problems plaguing
families and businesses.”
A 1984 graduate of Milton
High School and 1988 graduate
of Auburn University, Hole said
he has spent his entire career in
the real estate field. He is a
licensed real estate agent who
also worked in development and
construction of properties.
“I've been in all aspects of
real estate from selling it to
developing it and building it,” he
said, noting that ke currently
owns several real estate busi
nesses with his father.
He and his wife of neatly 25
if you're going
What: American Legion presentation on veterans’ benefits
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: National Guard Regional Readiness Center, 100
Aquatic Circle
Cost: Free
Who: Any veteran and their families or widows
Contact: John Arant at (770) 887-5708
he added. “You never. know
when something will break out
in your health.
“We've lost a lot of friends
that were in Vietnam to leuke
mia and bone cancer and all
sorts of things like that.”
In addition to Hayes' pre
sentation, there will be an
extensive question-and-answer
provide useful informa
tion.
» Directed staff to pro
ceed with a salary survey.
They will first seek pro
posals from third-party
vendors to conduct the
study of Forsyth govern
ment jobs.
» Accepted a grant from
the state DOT for about
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On the Net
More information about
David Hole's campaign for
commission District 3 can be
found at his website, www.
VoteDavidHole.com.
years, Kem, have three children
— daughters Blakely and
Bentley and son D.J.
Blakely is a graduate of South
Forsyth High School and
Auburn, while Bentley, a West
Forsyth High graduate, is a
freshman at Auburn. D.J. is a
sophemore at West.
The family attends Browns
Bridge Community Church.
segment during the meeting. .
“Especially right now there
are a lot of questions about
Medicare,” Arant said. “If that’s
cut back or the drug prescription
program, we may have to rely
on the VA for some of these
medicines. So it’s important for
all our local vets and their fami
lies to be well-informed.”
$177,500 to fund a new
van and replace four
existing ones for the
county’s Dial A Ridé pro
gram. The county will
also contribute about
$19,700 toward the cost
of the vans. -
Note; All votes were 5-0
unless otherwise noted.