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and a half ago — technically will now be a
centralized delivery,” Moulder said “Which
means that everybody's locking mailboxes
will be in one spot per [on] average 30 or 40
or 50 houses.”
“A 200-home subdivision may have all of
their mailboxes in one place or three or four
places if it's a big subdivision.
According to Brown, the county is just
reacting to the federal decision.
“We could allow them to put a mailbox at
the end of a driveway, but the U.S. Postal
Service just isn’t going to deliver,” Brown
said.
He added that he does expect some issues to
crop up with developers, but that the matter
likely wouldn’t need to go before the county
commission.
*1 anticipate that at the rezoning stage [of
neighborhoods] we're going to get into some
dialog in the public hearing process and the
review process about where exactly are you
going to be locating these cluster box units,
what are they going to look like, are they
going to be in the common area, are they
going to be set back properly.” Brown said.
*1 think there is going to be some case-by
case examples where it gets discussed, but
nothing as far as implementation.”
Mouldgr acknowledged it likely will take
time for new residents to adjust, but said he
had heard some positive feedback, especially
since the boxes can be locked under the new
setup.
“I've actually heard some good things about
it from people.” he said. “That their mail is
more secure ... with mail theft and everything
on the news almost every week. So there are
some pluses to it.”
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to piece together a zoning that had
alot of variety.
“Speaking personally as a com
missioner since 1 got into office, |
have recognized that we have a
huge loophole within our [code]
in developments just like this.”
she said. “There’s no real catego
ry to fit a development of this
size that wants to do a variety of
products.”
According to Mills, the devel
opment would be a move away
from copycat houses and offer
more diversity.
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Investigation begins
into fatal plane crash
Mechanic pulled
1 from wreckage
By Jest Gill
FCN regional staff
GAINESVILLE — A Gainesville
diesel mechanic turned rescuer
Thursday as a single-engine plane
crashed and burned in front of his
workplace. killing one of two occu
pants and seriously injuring the other.
As of Friday night, the names of the
victims still hadn’t been released.
Flair Lee was working on a truck at
Red Oak Sanitation when he heard
overhead the plane's engine “sputter
ing like it was losing power.”
“When | saw him [fly] over the top
of the building, I just watched ... as
he clipped a [power] pole and
knocked the lights off the top of it
with his wing,” he said. "And the
plane just flipped upside down and
[went] straight into the ground.”
National Transportation Safety
Board officials are investigating the
crash on Palmour Drive near Lee
Gilmer Memorial Airport in
Gainesville.
Authorities first learned about the
1 think that we've heard a lot
from the community that says
that they would like to see prod
ucts of variety, where you don't
have just cookie cutter ... sized
homes.” she said. "I think this
development does offer that.
*lf this MPD didn’t have a
variance, you could have 111
acres of commercial develop
ment on a road that isn’t condu
cive to commercial develop
ment.”
The developer has previously
stated that the development will
not open until after the widening
of Chamblee Gap is finished,
which should be around 2017.
The commission also voted
4-0 to approve rezoning about
incident about 11:30 a.m. after hear
ing reports that a small plane had
struck some power lines and crashed
onto Palmour, which encircles much
of the airport.
" Upon arrival, emergency responders
found wreckage of a single-engine
Aero Commander |l4 occupied by
two people. Authorities said they
didn’t have the tail number for the
plane, which crashed just short of the
airport.
They found one person was dead
and the other had been pulled from
the craft by Lee, whose workplace is
near the crash site.
The person pulled from the plane
was flown to Grady Memorial
Hospital in Atlanta.
Lee said he first ran to the office
and told workers to call 911, then ran
to the plane with a co-worker. Lee
was able to pull one of the occupants
out and place him on grass nearby.
“By the time | got back [to the
plane], the flames were so high, |
couldn’t get the seat belt or anything
off the other guy.” he said.
Flames were shooting 15-20 feet in
the sky. he said.
“The guy | got out was responsive
and everything,” Lee said. *He could
talk, and all that he kept telling me
16.4 acres for 38 lots on Post
Road from Al to Res 3, and
about 8.2 acres on Buford
Highway from R 1 to commercial
business district for auto dealer
ship Q Automotive. The approval
required an addition that certain
businesses would not be on the
property.
Those that are prohibited
include: convenience stores: gas
stations; 24-hour businesses:
hotels: theaters; electronic game
playing centers: adult entertain
ment centers: adult novelty
stores: pawn shops: pool halls;
tattoo shops: and bars, lounges
or nightelubs, unless it is a res
taurant that serves alcohol.
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was, ‘lt burns, It hurts.”
Lee said he and his co-worker
“went through 15 fire extinguishers”
in the shop at Red Oak to try to put
out the flames.
He said he couldn't tell whether the
person he rescued was a passenger or
the pilot in the four-seat craft.
Authorities also said they couldn’t
distinguish the two. ;
As for his role in the rescue; Lee
shrugged off any hero status, saying,
“I just feel like I did what I had to do.”
Keith Smith, spokesman for the
Gainesville Fire Department, said the
plane left the airport on runway 29.
“As they started to [fly off], they
had engine trouble and tried to turn
around and come back,” he said.
Smith confirmed Lee’s account
about the plane clipping the power
pole and hitting the ground.
Flames from the wreckage charred
part of a fence that lines the airport
side of Palmour Drive.
Because of the crash, authorities
closed Palmour Drive between
Aviation Boulevard and ZF Industries
at 1261 Palmour Drive.
Georgia Power also responded to
the scene, as the crash caused a power
outage at the airport.
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Also during its meeting Thursday night, the Forsyth
County commission: :
* Heard an update on the proposed fiscalyear 2015
budget. A vote on the spending plan, which totals about
$103.4 million, is set for Nov. 6.
¢ Ended the practice of having an official quorum of
the commission at planning board public hearings by a
vote of 3-1, with Commissioner Jim Boss opposed.
¢ OK'd an ad valorem tax to fund general obligation
bonds on behalf of the school board. Voters approved a
$195 million bond referendum in May.
e Recognized Connie Brooker, the local indigent
defense administrator, for 25 years of service.
Note: All votes were 4-0, unless noted otherwise, due
to the absence of Commissioner Todd Levent.
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