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Residents pitch in to clean county From left, Patsy Hamby and City of Cumming Utilities employees Teresa Brackett and Melissa Hamby clean up local roadways during the Great FoCo Cleanup March 27. Volunteers removed trash from local roads during the second annual event put on by Keep Forsyth County Beautiful.

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Jefferson man killed after car leaves road FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies and firefighters responded to a fatal crash March 31 along Brown Bridge Road after a car hydroplaned and struck a tree. Robert J. Phillips, 68, of Jefferson, was killed in the crash, which occurred around 12:45 p.m. near Little Mill Road. Deputies said Phillips was driving a Ford Crown Victoria eastbound along Browns Bridge and attempted to pass slower traffic when the car hydroplaned, and Phillips lost control. The car veered off the roadway, rotated and slammed into a large tree. First responders rushed Phillips to a local hospital where he later died. Deputies are now investigating the crash but said there were no preliminary indications that alcohol or drugs were a factor.

Dealership customer arrested after chase FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Forsyth, Ga., man was arrested after leading authorities on a chase March 24. Authorities said Christopher Michael Manning, 41, had asked to test drive a new Toyota Tundra at the Beaver Toyota dealership on Buford Highway. Accord-

PUBLIC SAFETY ing to the Sheriff’s Office, the salesperson handed Manning the keys, and he took off without the dealer. Deputies began chasing Manning near West Bank Park, and he eventually crashed on Windermere Parkway. He was captured after a short foot chase. He was charged with theft by taking, two counts of criminal damage to property, obstruction, fleeing and attempting to elude and a parole violation. He remained held without bond.

Deputies stop Porsche clocked going 125 mph FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two sheriff’s deputies reported they spotted a Gainesville man driving a Porsche SUV at over 100 mph March 26 on Ga. 400 and Keith Bridge Road. One of the deputies spotted the vehicle as he was doing speed patrols on Ga. 400. The vehicle was zooming northbound on the state highway at 125 mph, according to deputies. The deputy attempted to stop the SUV, but it was going too fast. A second deputy spotted the Porsche going more than 100 mph near Freedom Parkway a short time later, and quickly lost sight of the vehicle. Deputies were finally able to stop the SUV on Pilgrim Mill Road at Tidwell Park. The driver, Matthew Kenneth Rogers, 35, of Gainesville, told deputies he did not see them try to pull him over on Ga. 400. He did see a squad car turn around but did not notice any blue lights because he was going so fast. Deputies charged Rogers with fleeing and attempting to elude, speeding and reckless driving.

Vietnam veterans’ group seeks scholarship entries FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With the April 15 deadline approaching, Cumming Chapter 1030 of the Vietnam Veterans of America is reminding Forsyth County high school seniors that under two weeks remain to get their application postmarked. The Chapter’s Scholarship Committee will be awarding five $2,000

scholarships this May, the highest dollar amount since the program began six years ago. Applications may be obtained from guidance counselors at public and private high schools in the county or by contacting Marty Farrell at martysyracuse@yahoo.com or by calling 770 500-7234.

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Latest education legislation awaits governor’s signature By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — The Georgia Assembly ended the first half of its two-year session on March 31 with more of a whimper than a wail as most of the headline-grabbing bills passed in the days before adjournment. Most of the highly debated legislation, including voting reform and expansion of special needs vouchers for public school students, was on Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk before the final day of the 40-day session. The final day was busy as lawmakers passed legislation dealing with homeschooled students’ eligibility to play on public school teams, the rights of “pandemic pods” for small groups of students, and adding vaping product information to the drug and alcohol courses. Approved measures are now before Gov. Kemp who has 40 days to sign or veto the legislation. The governor can also do nothing and allow the bill to go into law. Education advocates across the state came up short on their annual push to defeat expanding the program that provides private school vouchers for students with special education needs. Since its original passage in 2007, lawmakers have sought to expand the Special Needs Scholarship program to include an expanded list of what defines a “special need.” Of the three voucher bills introduced this session, Senate Bill 47 sponsored by Rep. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega), made it across the finish line and awaits the governor’s signature. The bill allows students with 504 plans access to vouchers, and not just Individualized Education Plans as defined under federal law. Education advocates lobbied that 504 plans are often temporary and can be mitigated by changing the learning environment for the student. Another piece of education legislation, the “Tim Tebow bill,” made it to the governor’s desk after years of consideration.

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Now renamed the “Dexter Mosely Act,” the bill allows homeschooled students to participate on public school extracurricular teams. The student must be enrolled in at least one class at their home school. The bill did not pass on its own. It was added as an amendment to Senate Bill 42, dealing with student discipline data, after failing as a standalone bill. The General Assembly also passed House Bill 81 which is the state’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget. It is the only piece of legislation that must be introduced and passed each session. The budget contains an austerity cut of approximately $380 million to the Quality Basic Education formula, the state’s primary mechanism for funding K-12 public schools. Although significant, the cut could have been worse. The original austerity cut proposed to balance the state budget in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic was $1 billion. Other education bills of note currently awaiting Gov. Kemp’s signature include: SB 59 - Increases funding for charter schools approved by local boards of education. Also creates mechanism for local charters to join the State Health Benefit Plan. SB 204 - Creates a pilot program to enable students who have dropped out of high school or are at risk of doing so to earn a diploma from a technical college. SB 246 - Prevents government or local school boards from regulating learning pods. HB 146 – Provides three weeks of paid parental leave to state employees, including school district employees, who have worked full-time for at least six months. HB 287 - Adds information on vaping and tobacco products for students in K-12, and human trafficking information in grades 6 through 12. HB 32 - Creates a tax credit for newly hired teachers in rural or low-performing schools. HB 606 - Adds the Georgia Independent Schools Association to the list of approved school accrediting agencies.

device. Jeffrey Allen Green, 35, of Royale Court, Cumming, was arrested March 16 on Royale Court for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug-related objects. Ashleigh Brooke Rollins, 28, of Dishroom Road, Cumming, was arrested March 16 on Pilgrim Mill Road for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects.

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Officials permit zoning amendment to accommodate builder’s mistake By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission ended a headache for one developer April 1, voting to approve a zoning amendment request spurred by a mistake in developing homes in a neighborhood under construction. The outcome was a relief for all involved, but perhaps more so for those who were waiting to move into their new homes. When the county approved the 85lot Hadley Estates subdivision at Old Atlanta Road and Daves Creek Drive, it stipulated specific siding for the homes. However, a subcontractor for developer Taylor Morrison installed larger planks than was permitted. In all, eight homes were constructed with the incorrect siding, leaving the homeowners, and potential buyers, in limbo. The siding would have to be removed and replaced with the correctly sized planks or the county would have to adjust the zoning requirements. Taylor Morrison said the oversight was due to the company switching its subcontractor and multiple site supervi-

sors overseeing the construction of the homes. But because the homes had already been fully or mostly built, bringing them into compliance with the zoning requirement could damage the integrity of the homes. “It was an unfortunate series of events Taylor Morrison wants to set right,” Taylor Morrison’s legal representative, Ethan Underwood, said. The issue has generated some heated discussions at the commission’s last two meetings, with arguments being lodged on who should take the blame. Taylor Morrison representatives said the company bears the brunt of the fault, but not issuing certificates of occupancy or approving the zoning amendments would most harm homebuyers. Underwood said two families had been staying at extended stay hotels waiting for the issue to be resolved. At its last meeting, the county allowed the occupancy certificates to permit the families to move into their purchased homes despite the non-compliant siding. At the April 1 meeting, the zoning amendment request was approved for three more homes with the incorrect siding that are currently under contract.

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Forsyth County Schools challenges stimulus funding formula By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Officials with Forsyth County Schools are questioning a formula for federal stimulus funds they say is lopsided and unfairly penalizes the district based on the makeup of its student population. Georgia’s public schools have received nearly $6 billion in federal stimulus funds in the past year aimed at helping K-12 schools respond and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The school-based funding has been included in three separate stimulus bills approved by Congress over the past year. The first two rounds under thenPresident Donald Trump were referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act; the second under President Joe Biden were included in the recently-approved American Rescue Plan. Lawmakers mandated the education funds be allocated to school systems based on the percentage of students receiving Title 1 services tied to lower family income. Fewer than 14 percent of Forsyth County’s 51,500 students fall into that category, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The statewide average is nearly 57 percent. The formula puts Forsyth County Schools, with its low Title 1 population, at a distinct disadvantage for COVID relief funds. Officials have maintained the district is facing the same challenges as all districts in providing education under pandemic disruptions. In total, Forsyth County Schools

received $20.5 million in federal funds, equal to $397 per student. By contrast, Atlanta Public Schools with 1,000 fewer students, received the equivalent of $6,234 per student. In an email sent in January to the Georgia Department of Education prior to the second round of stimulus funding, a Forsyth County Schools official questioned the continued reliance on the Title 1 formula for future allocations. “If Title 1 is used again…Forsyth will be shorted again, and some school districts could receive more in CARES Acts fund than the austerity cuts,” wrote Larry Hammel, chief financial officer for the Forsyth County School System. The email was obtained under the Open Records Act. Most Georgia school systems began the school year in the red after $950 million in state education was cut through “austerity reductions.” A mid-year budget adjustment restored 60 percent of the cuts, but many school systems, including Forsyth County Schools, still struggled. “Forsyth had a $23 million deficit in the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, and receiving $1.7 million in the first round of CARES Act funds did not help,” Hammel wrote. The formula remained unchanged through all three rounds of stimulus funding for Georgia, which grew from $411 million in the first round to $3.8 billion in the latest round approved last month. A spokesman for the Georgia Department of Education said the decision on allocations is out of the hands of education officials, at both the state and

Top 10 recipients of Federal Stimulus Funds for K-12 Education in Georgia Total stimulus funds (3 rounds)*(in millions) DeKalb County $ 486.1 Gwinnett County $ 440.4 Atlanta (Public) $ 314.4 Clayton County $ 263.9 Fulton County $ 262.5 Cobb County $ 247.5 Richmond County $ 181.5 Bibb County $ 155.0 Chatham County $ 154.1 Muskogee $ 147.5

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2021 Enrollment** (change from 2020) 92,353 (-864) 177,402 (-2,817) 50,433 (-1,606) 51,844 (-2,305) 90,219 ( -3,371) 107,068 (-4,639) 29,158 (-1,240) 21,097 (-492) 35,709 (-1,511) 30,514 (-864)

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Forsyth County $ 20.5 51,548 (+587) $ 397 Georgia $ 5.9 billion 1,723,127 (-37,612) $ 3,424 *Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CARES1); CARES 2; and American Rescue Plan Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Allocation (ARP) ** Based on Georgia Department of Education full-time enrollment counts in March 2020 and March 2021

national level. “The funding method was determined in law, not by the U.S. Department of Education,” said Matt Cardoza, external affairs director for the department. Of the 193 school districts in Georgia, 10 systems received almost half of the nearly $6 billion in federal stimulus funds allocated to the state. Forsyth County Schools ranked 60th among the 193 districts in terms of total funds received, despite its size as the 6th largest in the state with 51,548 students. DeKalb County Schools, the state’s 3rd largest school district, received the most federal stimulus among the state’s school districts. It has received $486

million to date — $5,264 per student. The district recently returned to face-toface instruction after seven months of universal remote learning. Forsyth County Schools was the largest school district in the state to open last August with in-person instruction. Cardoza said the federal stimulus funds do not come with any incentives or mandates to open schools to face-toface learning. “We have allowed local districts to determine [their instruction model], but State Superintendent Richard Woods has stated clearly he believes face-toface is the best model for the majority of students,” Cardoza said.

CDC official updates chamber on vaccination efforts By TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — With more than 90 million Americans vaccinated, Georgia is expanding efforts to provide access to those seeking inoculations. Speaking to business leaders March 30, Dr. Amanda Cohn, chief medical officer for the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, urged employers to adopt policies to help with the rollout. She encouraged businesses to establish policies in the workplace in order to take paid leave to seek a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking at the Greater North Fulton County Chamber of Commerce Wellstar Chamber Luncheon Series, Cohn said an estimated 3.7 million doses of vaccinations have been administered in Georgia. That’s about 83 percent of the doses delivered, and

there has been a significant increase in vaccinations the past couple of weeks, she said. “Georgia is definitely not at the top, in terms of the jurisdictions that have administered [to] the most population,” Cohn said. Still, she added, state and county health departments have made great strides in accommodating demand. Three vaccines that have received Emergency Use Authorizations under the FDA —Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. Pfizer/BioNTech is a two-dose vaccination with 21 days between doses. Moderna is also a two-dose vaccination, but with 28 days in between doses. Johnson & Johnson/Janssen is one dose. Cohn used the opportunity to address one concern she’s heard about the vaccines affecting fertility among

women. She said those rumors are false, because the vaccines do not penetrate the nucleus of the cells. “Very, very little of this vaccine can get into your bloodstream,” Cohn said. “[The CDC] has done studies to show that the vaccine is eliminated within 48 hours from your body.” Cohn said all vaccines have been proven effective at preventing sickness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. But it is “unknown how long protection from vaccines might last.” The CDC has developed a smart phone-based monitoring program, called V-safe, for those who have already been vaccinated. The program uses texts and web surveys to check in with those who get vaccinated. Those who utilize V-safe can report side effects, if any, as well as additional health problems or concerns after the COVID-19 vaccination. The

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Changes to election laws highlight legislative agenda By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly adjourned March 31 at midnight, ending a legislative session that attracted controversy and applause. With 40 legislative days complete, legislators now direct attention to redistricting efforts this summer. Statewide The state attracted national attention following passage of SB 202, titled the “Election Integrity Act of 2021,” which introduces sweeping changes to absentee ballot requirements and other election law. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp March 25, changes Georgia’s absentee voting rules, adding new identification requirements and moving back the request deadline. A record 1.3 million absentee ballots were cast in the 2020 Georgia General Election, overwhelming some local elections officials. Previous provisions of the bill to require an excuse to vote by mail, and to restrict weekend voting hours were deleted amid an outpouring of complaints from Democrats, voting rights groups and county elections officials. The law faces current legal challenges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, based in Atlanta. HB 479, legislation repealing a Civil War era citizen’s arrest statute, cleared the General Assembly with strong bipartisan support. The House voted 173-0 and the Senate voted 52-1 in favor. Repealing the law was a legislative priority for Gov. Kemp, following the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Feb. 2020. The bill now heads to the Governor’s desk. Late evening of the final day, legislators passed a $27.3 billion appropriations bill with bipartisan support, which secured state funding starting July 1, 2021. A wide breadth of bills related to taxation, public safety, education, public health, and small businesses await signature from the governor. Taxation SB 6 - Tax Credit Return on Investment Act of 2021 calls for the House Committee on Ways and Means and

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Dance school fills need in Roswell By ZOE SEILER newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — At age 3, Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz knew she wanted to take ballet. So, her mother, not knowing what ballet was, searched for classes for her toddler. For a couple of years, Yilmaz danced in the basement of her teacher’s house near Lenox Square. As time passed, Roswell created its own recreation department, and Yilmaz was in one of the first dance classes offered. “All of the kids in Roswell signed up for everything that was suddenly offered,” Yilmaz said. “I mean this was all new to us. We’d never seen any of this. So, I started with what was the very first recreation department.” At age 21, the sixth-generation North Fulton resident opened Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance in 1979 with fellow dancer Mary Lynn Taylor. The pair aimed to fill a need in the community to offer classes to children in the city when there weren’t many options at the time. “I really, sincerely thought this would be just something maybe once a week, go in, teach classes, continue with my professional career and, yeah, it changed,” Yilmaz said. “It changed overnight.” The studio started out in a small, fixer-upper house on Canton Street. On the first day of class registration, they expected a few dozen kids. To their surprise, 350 children showed up to take dance classes. “It was the right time and the right place for Roswell,” Yilmaz said. “Families were moving in. It was the time that

things were changing.” The studio is now located on Houze Way in a new 24,000-square-foot facility that opened last August. “We have our own black box theater in there,” Yilmaz said. “We have Atlanta Dance Medicine as one of our tenants, so they see dancers for physical therapy and injuries. We have a full costume shop. I’m so excited about our costume shop, because we have a dry cleaning rack that we put our costumes on.” The studio has grown from having two teachers to now 27 faculty members and 13 other staff members over the last 42 years. Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance is a ballet-based studio that focuses on building a good ballet foundation and providing opportunities for students to also learn other styles of dance. The studio offers ballet, hip hop, acrobatics, tap, and musical theater classes. Students can also learn how to perform using aerial silks. In addition to the dance studio, the school has three performing companies. One is the Roswell Dance Theatre, which is the ballet company students 10 years old and above can audition for annually. The studio also offers a modern dance company and a pre-professional dance company. The pre-professional program consists of dancers that do ballet and modern dance who are on track to receive a college scholarship. Members of the Roswell Dance Theatre have received scholarships to some of the finest performing arts schools in the country, like The American School of Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Marymount Manhattan College. Students have also gone on to per-

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Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz opened Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance in 1979 to fill a need in her community at a time when local dance classes were limited. The performing company’s biggest winter production is the Nutcracker.

form for the New York Metropolitan Opera, Walt Disney Productions, Universal Studios, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Tyler Perry Studios. In 2020, the studio had to reinvent itself during the pandemic. The studio was closed until July, so teachers and dancers shifted to virtual classes, recorded recital dances, using Zoom for every class. Students began returning to the studio in July, about everyone was back by September. “So, what we did was we were extremely strict,” Yilmaz said. “We did not allow anyone in the studio before they had a temperature check, hand sanitizer and a mask. Then we had hired a cleaning crew to come in and clean the studio between each hour.”

The staff also created a carpool line for picking up and dropping off students. Only dancers and faculty members are allowed into the facility. “The COVID guidelines that we have done have made it successful,” Yilmaz said, adding that their safety measures have not changed since the summer. The studio has reported only two cases of COVID-19 among students since August and there are almost 1,000 dancers enrolled. Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance is at 601 Houze Way. Registration for 202122 dance classes is now open and summer classes are available.

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Helping Your Older Loved One Move Ahead Older adults often have a great amount of resiliency, as they’ve seen and lived through many trying experiences in life. The extended impact of the COVID pandemic, however, can be especially hard on them as the isolation of staying home and avoiding large gatherings can lead to a decline in both physical and mental health. As record numbers of the population over age 65 who are most at risk receive a COVID vaccination, you may find it possible to begin to reconnect with your older loved ones beyond a phone call or online zoom session. As we start to emerge from this pandemic, it’s important to take stock of things that may have changed or are different with them and their environment. The CDC notes that even under normal conditions the signs of depression, anxiety or worsening memory loss often go unnoticed in seniors. Here are a few things to watch for and some ideas to help transition as we begin to look forward to brighter days. Some cautionary flags to watch out for include a loss of interest in things they used to enjoy. Is their house or yard messy when it was previously well kept? A loss of weight may mean they’re not cooking or eating like they used to. New or increased sleeping difficulties along with forgetting to take or skipping medications are critical signs. Are they having more difficulty with personal care, showering less or wearing the same clothes repeatedly? Are their finances in shape, with bills paid or do they miss or overpay them? Has their energy level

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County continues drafting mixed-use zoning regulations By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County officials furthered their discussions April 1 on crafting regulations for master planned districts, a mixed-use zoning category that has been under the microscope in recent months. As the popularity of mixed-use zoning increases, the talks could influence future developments within the county. Master planned districts are intended to combine elements, such as residential and commercial, that have “compatible” uses, while establishing transitions between high-traffic areas and homes. The districts promote walkability and creative design. There is also a stipulation that at least 20 percent of the total site must remain as open or undeveloped space. Recent talks on updating these regulations, and potentially creating additional mixed-use zoning categories, have been on the lips of members of the Planning Commission, Board of Commissioners and county staff consistently in recent months. County staff has presented several changes to the ordinance it hopes will help foster

better and more creative developments. But the issue will require hashing out details. One route presented by county staff would be to create another mixed-use zoning category that only allows for residential development. The “mixed residential” zoning could allow builders to create a blend of residential densities, or the types of homes permitted in the development, including single family homes, attached single family homes, townhomes or apartments. As presented, these developments could only be submitted to the Planning Commission for review after a Board of Commissioners member has signed off on a “pre-submittal” proposal. One sticking point, however, is that the Planning Commission has asked that the county’s comprehensive land use plan be updated to reflect where these developments could be permitted. County Manager Kevin Tanner said the Planning Commission is concerned that by creating the new zoning category, mixed-use residential could pop up in all areas of the county.

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It’s White Bass Time! Spring is here again – and so are the white bass!! The annual arrival of white bass in many of Georgia’s rivers is (like robins in the yard or new leaves on trees) definiproof that it’s really STEVE HUDSON tive spring. My dad always Get Outside Georgia, said that the white bass aa4bw@comcast.net show up about the time the dogwoods bloom. Early spring’s warming water and lengthening days cue these fish to move up from lakes to spawn in tributary streams, and that puts them within easy reach of anglers far and wide. When the white bass runs happen, the numbers of fish in a given river can go from zero to zillions almost overnight. Males (typically in the half- to 1-pound range) come first and are already here. The larger females, which can range up to 2 pounds or larger, are starting to show up too. Where can you find white bass? Look for them in major tributaries to large lakes. Rivers such as the Etowah, Oconee, Appalachee, and Chattahoochee come immediately to mind and offer many opportunities for exploring. Knowledgeable white bass enthusiasts consider the Coosa River below Mayo Lock

and Dam Park to be the best white bass run in the state. This is one of the rivers where I discovered how much fun this hard-fighting fish can be. You’ll need a boat to fish the Coosa, and you’ll need to understand the ins and outs of running a boat on a large river. In other words, watch out for drifting logs and other boaters. But the put-in is easy. There’s a great ramp at the park, and for a minimal ramp and parking fee you can launch there and fish your way downstream, then run back upriver to the ramp when you’re done. If you don’t have a boat, you can still fish for white bass at Mayo. Many anglers fish from the old lock, but it can be crowded with fisherfolk during the peak of the white bass run. More white bass adventure awaits on the Chestatee River. For instance, you can launch a canoe at the public river access on Ga. 60 (just west of Ga. 400) and ends a ways downriver at Lumpkin County Park. Conversely, if you’re in a powered boat, you can start at the Lumpkin County Park ramp and make your way upriver to near the Ga. 400 bridge, then work your way down, fishing as you go. Just be sure that you check a map (Google Earth is good) before you go to understand the

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Hudson: Continued from Page 12 lay of the land around Lumpkin County Park. Specifically, note that there’s a long, narrow piece of land that you may need to go around or (if you’re in a canoe or kayak) portage across to get to the takeout ramp. Another flow worth noting is Little River. One option is to launch a boat at Knox Bridge and run upriver. If you don’t have a powered boat, check out Olde Rope Mill Park on Little River just off 575. Anglers in the know will put in a kayak or canoe at the park and fish downstream toward or beyond the 575 bridge, returning to the park when they’re done. There are also

Regulations: Continued from Page 11 Planning and Community Development Director Tom Brown said his department would not accept any applications for mixed residential developments until the plan is updated. Commission Chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills and Commissioner Laura Semanson said they liked the idea of a mixed residential zoning category, but both also shared concerns. Mills said having residential developments where parents and their children, presumably with different housing needs, could live in the same area would be a plus. However, she said part of the intent of the master planned district was to give developers flexibility, and that creativity could be cut by imposing more regulations. Semanson said she agreed with the Planning Commission that a residentialonly development would need to be separate from a standard master planned devel-

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spots to fish from the bank in this area. Wading may be possible, too, depending on where you are and on the level of Lake Allatoona (which rises steadily through the spring). But don’t try to wade downstream of the pedestrian bridge. Recent dredging has made that water too deep to wade, though it’s still great for those in boats. No matter where you decide to fish, remember that white bass are ambush predators. They tend to congregate below shoals, near creek mouths, near brush piles, close to sandbars, or near any other obstruction that breaks the flow. Look for such spots, and fish them thoroughly. If you hook one in a given spot then stay with that spot for a while. It’s not unusual to hook a half dozen or more fish before that particular school wises up and moves on. What gear will you need to fish for

white bass? For spin fishing, I use a medium action rod with 6- or 8-pound line. I tie on a white jig with a white curly-tail grub about 2 inches long (something that imitates small shad) and I’m set. Light colored in-line spinners or crankbaits will work, too, as will minnows. These can be good flyrod fish too. I usually pick up the 9 ft. 6 wt. rod and tie on a flashy, light-colored shad imitation such as a Rolex fly or the Red Nosed Yeti. A white Woolly Bugger will do the job too, and no matter the fly, remember that a little touch of red never hurts. Because white bass are so much fun to catch, and probably also because they’re pretty good eating too, don’t be surprised to find good white bass water crowded with other anglers. Unless you can fish during the middle of the week, you probably won’t find solitude during

opment. She added that the county would need to approach such rezoning requests as separate from MPDs, which “indicates symbiosis” between uses. Another new zoning category, a “mixed use center,” was also presented by county staff as an alternative to the current MPD regulations. These sites would be for nonresidential buildings, and their approval would require a pre-submittal meeting and agreement between the developer and the county commissioner who represents the area. Other possible rewrites are still under consideration. One update would require that at least one-quarter of the open space in master planned districts be an “active” community space with amenities, while another 25 percent of the open area be left undisturbed. The remaining area would allow “design flexibility” for developers. Another potential update is to allow more density, eight units per acre, for any areas of a site that is rezoned MPD that are being redeveloped because of deteriorating conditions. Brown said county staff will draft

proposed regulations for all MPD categories and present them to the Board of Commissioners at an upcoming meeting. Since last summer, the county has approved two significant master planned districts. Last June, county officials signed off on a plan to rezone 119-acres along Ga. 9 and Ga. 400 to a master planned district. The site calls for six office/industrial buildings totaling over 900,000-square feet with 88 age-restricted attached homes. That proposal sparked, at least in part, conversations to update the MPD zoning category. The Planning Commission recommended approval for the project but issued a letter to the Board of Commissioners warning the site plan did not meet the intent of an MPD because there was a lack of “compatible” uses and limited interconnectivity. Some county commissioners agreed, but the project was approved. More recently, a rezoning request for 19-acre site at 100 McFarland Road for office/retail buildings and 67 townhomes was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission.

the peak of the run. But that’s okay. There are plenty of fish, and everyone seems to be having a good time. In most areas, the white bass action will continue well into April before the fish return to the depths of the lakes and move out of reach for most fly fishers. But while it’s on, the white bass runs offer a great opportunity for unforgettable fishing. For the next few weeks, odds are I’ll be out there somewhere every chance I get. Say hello if you see me. And holler if you hook a big one. I’ll come running and take your picture!

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