Superintendent of the year Buster Evans among finalists for honor ►►PAGE 14
History lesson
Legionnaires
Courthouse to hold American artifacts donated by the Historical Society ►►PAGE 4
See this year's Post 307 Legion and Auxiliary members ►►PAGE 11
Ssssnake bites on the rise Area pets being bitten at alarming rates ►►PAGE 7
August 28, 2013 | forsythherald.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 13, No. 35
Forsyth mulls Cauley Creek sewer option Looking at reopening facility Fulton closed By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com
Samuel Cushman, a Vickery Creek Elementary student, enjoys skating at Fowler.
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Shredding at skate park CUMMING, Ga. – Fowler Park’s 23,000-square-foot skate park continues to draw enthusiasts. For Mark Cushman, who had skated when he was younger, it was a great opportunity to hang out with two sons, Samuel, 10, and Benjamin, 7. “The lights are really good,” Cushman said. “You can stay until dark.” The county’s skate park
was designed by renowned architect Wally Hollyday, of California, who in 2008 met with about 40 county skaters to help craft the final design for the park. In addition to skaters, other enthusiasts have joined in. Stunt scooters and BMX bikers now share the numerous ramps. —Aldo Nahed
More photos on page 24
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Conor McKeon, of Cumming, said it’s nice to have a place to BMX.
State law prohibits pumping sewerage from one basin to JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – another. The Etowah Forsyth County needs to Basin serves most of add sewerage capacity in Forsyth County, but southeast Forsyth, and the southeastern porone option the County tion is in the Johns Commission is looking Creek Basin. at is reopening Cauley The county owns AMOS Creek Reclamation and 300 acres known as Reuse Facility as an the Threatt property. alternative to building a facility As for the Cauley Creek opfrom scratch. tion, Amos said it was too early Cauley Creek Reclamation to say anything. Facility is a 5 million-gallons“We’re still in the process of per-day (mgd) facility that had comparing sewer plants to see served Fulton County in east which will suit us best,” Amos Johns Creek. Last fall, Fulton said. “We will discuss that in bought out its contract with the near future, but we haven’t Cauley Creek, saying Fulton’s made any decision on Cauley own Johns Creek EnvironmenCreek.” tal Campus would be cheaper As plans come into focus, and as effective in the long Amos said the county will have run. “full and open discussions” Forsyth needs to expand its with both Johns Creek and sewer capacity in the Shakerag Fulton County about Cauley area, because it has been Creek. tapped as a growth area. “But we’re not at that point Forsyth officials are yet,” he said. guarded about commenting on Forsyth Commissioner the idea since negotiations are Brian Tam, who represents ongoing and bids for building Shakerag, also said it is just a new 2.5 million-gallons-pertoo soon to talk about where day facility were opened only Forsyth is at. last week. The county has $27 “It’s a delicate situation. million budgeted for construcSomewhere, there is a numtion of the Shakerag facility. ber that makes sense for us to Forsyth County Chairdo this. It’s fair to say we are man Pete Amos confirmed the assessing our options includcounty has talked with Cauley ing Cauley Creek,” Tam said. CEO Ron Green, but it is still “Forsyth County is in a good very much preliminary. position. We can look at these “We are evaluating our opbids for which we have budtions. Right now, we are still geted up to $27 million. And comparing the bids we have we can look at Cauley Creek. received for the new plant to So all of them need to keep a serve the needs of that basin,” said Amos. See SEWER, Page 6 HERE NOW! CONTACT US TO ARRANGE A TEST DRIVE TODAY
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