Forsyth Herald - April 24, 2025 by Appen Media Group

County adopts schedule for business impact fees

By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After almost a year of back-andforth with business leaders, Forsyth County has adopted a set of commercial impact fees for transportation.

The fee schedule, passed unanimously by the County Commission April 17, represents major reductions from those first proposed last year. The county previously imposed no transportation impact fees on commercial developments.

Alex Warner, president and CEO of the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, told commissioners the business community could live with the new numbers.

“We have been 10 months down this rollercoaster, and I want to thank you for where we’ve gotten to today,” Warner said. “It is very pro-business and development.”

Cumming approves $19.3 million contract for wastewater equipment replacements

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The City of Cumming’s water reclamation facility will receive upgrades after the City Council approved a contract for new equipment at the April 15 meeting. See IMPACT, Page 13

By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The City of Cumming’s water reclamation facility will receive upgraded equipment amid increasing demand from a rapidly growing population.

At an April 15 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a $19.3 million contract with Reeves Young to replace equipment, including a centrifuge to extract water from sludge. The purchase will replace worn, 34-year-old equipment, Jon Heard, City Utilities director, said.

Cumming manages an advanced water reclama -

tion facility off Bethelview Road west of town to remove contaminants from wastewater, which is mainly comprised of household sewage.

The facility has remained in operation for 27 years.

Treated water is returned to Big Creek. Biosolids are dried using the centrifuge and taken to a landfill.

The facility treats wastewater from city and county residents.

Heard said the improvements are needed because of increasing demands from rapid growth.

Cumming has added about 4,000 residents since 2010. Forsyth County’s population has increased by more than 100,000 in that time.

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Pearl Cai, co-owner of water filtration company iSpring Water Systems, leaves the podium April 17 after praising Forsyth County commissioners for considering impact fees far below rates initially proposed.

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Forsyth County man dies in Lanier boating incident

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Forsyth County man was killed in a boating incident on Lake Lanier April 14.

The man was identified as 53-year-old Alfred Luthringer, said Mark McKinnon, communications manager for the Georgia

Canton driver charged with DUI, drug possession

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 37-year-old Canton man was arrested on intoxicated driving and drug charges March 6.

Deputies stopped a vehicle about 11 p.m. on Old Canton Road after noticing it weaving in its lane, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office report.

Deputies reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver, according to the report. The man was avoiding eye contact and chewing gum deliberately. His eyes were bloodshot and teary, the report states. When asked how much he had drank, the man shrugged and looked at a water bottle filled with a clear liquid deputies took to be white wine.

The man was arrested on a charge of driving while under the influence.

A search of the vehicle found two halffull Miller Lite cans, a bag containing 3 grams of cocaine and $5,500.

The man was arrested on charges of misdemeanor driving under the influence, possession of an open alcohol container and felony possession of cocaine.

— Jon Wilcox

Thief raids bank account through $15,000 check

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 59-year-old Cumming woman reported a check theft of $15,000 from her account March 7.

The woman said someone ordered checks Feb. 18, sending them to an address in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Feb. 27, she noticed the phone number attached to her account had been changed.

Her husband called the number, and a

Department of Natural Resources.

The incident was reported during the afternoon near Three Sisters Island, McKinnon said.

The department’s Law Enforcement Critical Incident Reconstruction Team is investigating. No criminal charges were filed as of April 21, but game wardens could decide to file charges at the conclusion of the investigation, McKinnon said.

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man answered, saying “who’s this?” before hanging up.

The woman changed the phone number, password and user ID for her account.

On March 3, she noticed a check for $15,000 had been cleared.

She then closed the account, and her bank reimbursed her for the check.

The incident was classified as a felony theft by taking and financial identity fraud.

— Jon Wilcox

Speeding motorcyclist eludes police pursuit

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A motorcyclist eluded police on Ga. 120 near North Point Parkway April 3.

Officers ordered a speeding red and black motorcycle to stop after it passed them about 6 p.m., according to an Alpharetta police report.

The motorcycle continued west, making a right turn onto North Point Parkway.

Police soon lost sight of the motorcycle.

Officers reviewed recordings from traffic cameras but failed to identify the motorcycle’s license plate. The bike was last seen on the recording eastbound on Webb Bridge Road past Alpharetta High School.

The driver was wearing a green sweatshirt and matte-black helmet.

The incident was classified as a fleeing or attempting to elude.

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— Jon Wilcox

Roswell aids Sandy Springs to help wrangle speeder

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police deployed a tire-deflation device on an Audi S4 at East Crossville and Mansell roads April 4 after Sandy Springs Police notified them of a felony pursuit.

Officers said dispatch notified them that Sandy Springs Police were pursuing a vehicle into the city for traffic offenses, including felony fleeing and eluding around 2:25 a.m.

Roswell officers said no one from the department was involved in the pursuit, but the vehicle was observed ignoring traffic control devices, failing to maintain lanes and speeding, all while placing the public in danger.

Roswell officers positioned themselves at East Crossville and Mansell roads, anticipating the pursuit would head their way and laying down a tire-deflation device.

When the vehicle sped through the intersection, the vehicle’s front right tire hit the “stop sticks” and continued south on Ga. 9.

Eventually, the suspect ditched the vehicle at the Norcross Street intersection. Officers said a search of the area with K9 units from Alpharetta and Woodstock were unsuccessful.

The suspect is believed to be a 35-yearold Atlanta man, the registered owner of the vehicle, who has allegedly fled from Sandy Springs Police on other occasions.

Because the windows are tinted, officers said they were unable to identify the driver.

Sandy Springs Police towed the vehicle and took over the case.

— Hayden Sumlin

Crowd hears senior care advice from team of experts in the field

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Discharge planning starts on day one of your loved one’s hospital stay.

That is one resounding takeaway from the April 8 gathering of Adult Children of Aging Parents North Atlanta, a nonprofit offering free in-person programs on the second Tuesday of the month at Dunwoody United Methodist Church.

The support group’s monthly sessions feature a wide variety of experts in the care of older adults, often those whose close relatives fully or partially look after them during the day.

The crowd of around 30 at the April session featured caregivers, industry professionals and others interested in how they can best care for their loved ones.

One woman’s mother is refusing her suggestions

that she increase her care level, while another couple is looking to understand the process more after one of their parents’ recent hospital stays.

ACAP North Atlanta, founded in 2023 as a chapter of a North Carolina-based educational organization, invited Northside Hospital Care Coordinator Rhonda Perling to share her insider knowledge and expert strategies to help families navigate post-hospital care for their loved ones.

Before Perling educated the room and dived into nuances, the opening panel of ACAP North Atlanta’s leadership team got the conversation started.

Dr. Melissa Black, a geriatrician with her own practice, Empower Family Medicine of Decatur, said her decade with the Emory School of Medicine and in her own practice has taught her a lot about hospitals and medical insurance.

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HAYDEN SUMLIN/APPEN MEDIA Attendees of Adult Children of Aging Parents’s April 8 session at Dunwoody United Methodist Church listen as Northside Hospital Care Coordinator Rhonda Perling, top center, goes through her checklist on a smooth discharge. The nonprofit support group meets at the church the second Tuesday of each month.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino celebrates World Cup in Atlanta

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ATLANTA — FIFA President Gianni Infantino joined Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to celebrate the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 14, ahead of its summer kickoff.

of four teams will compete in a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the round of 16. A direct single knockout stage will take place for the remaining games.

“We will finally know, after almost 100 years, which club team is the best in the world,” Infantino said.

The first of its kind, the tournament will feature 32 clubs from across the globe, taking place between June 14 and July 14.

“We can say Atlanta unites the world this year and unites the world as well next year,” Infantino said.

Atlanta will be one of 12 venues across the United States, with the final match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Six matches will be played in the MercedesBenz Stadium between June16 and July 5.

Dickens said Atlanta is one of the few cities to have this opportunity.

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“You're going to have the best countries from around the world who are passionate about the game of soccer, come to this great state, come to this great city, to enjoy their game unlike any other opportunity they've ever had, and in 2025 the best clubs will get the opportunity to do so,” AMB Sports and Entertainment President Tim Zulawski said.

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Officials plot strategies to improve Atlanta housing options

By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — Atlanta city officials and housing advocates met at the first-ever State of Atlanta Housing on April 15.

Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Housing CEO Terri Lee say they’re optimistic about the future of affordable housing in the city.

As one of the largest housing authorities in the nation, the agency provides affordable housing resources for low-income residents in the city.

“We are working very hard to make sure that people transitioning out of homelessness have safe, dignified homes to build their lives in,” Lee said.

In 2024, approximately 2,867 individuals were experiencing homelessness in the city, a 7 percent increase from the previous year.

As part of a 2022 strategic plan, the authority is working to create or preserve 10,000 affordable units by 2027. This month, the authority has reached 67 percent of its commitment. In efforts with Dickens, the authority hopes to reach 20,000 units by 2030.

“This has never been just about hitting targets,” Dickens said. “It has always been about people, families in Atlanta just trying

to gain their foot trying to find their place in the promise of the American dream.”

Right now, the Atlanta Housing Authority provides help to some 27,000 low-income households – 45,000 individuals.

The mayor also addressed the potential impacts that cuts to federal funding could have on the projects.

“The economy shifts, market moves, prices go up, tariffs affect the cost of goods, but our focus cannot change,” Dickens said.

Housing Authority CEO Lee called for more support from the private sector.

Approximately 98 percent of the Housing Authority’s funding comes from federal sources.

“By the end of this year, we would have committed more than $270 million from our precious federal funding,” Lee said.

Lee said that a few months ago, the agency received a memo about potential funding cutbacks. The memo was later rescinded.

“It exposed a vulnerability, but it also showed us an opportunity,” Lee said. “Now more than ever, we need strategic, committed, local and national partnerships ready

to lock arms with us and invest in Atlanta's future.”

The CEO said the Housing Authority needs the private sector to invest in historically left-behind communities to help develop additional affordable housing units.

“Every person in this room has a role, a responsibility and unique power to shape the future of affordable housing,” Lee said.

During the address, Lee also highlighted the work they had done in the past year and what they are doing now to assist low-income residents.

“In 2024, we closed 12 real estate transactions more than the previous three years combined,” Lee said. “Our investments last year supported the delivery of more than 3,200 affordable housing units.”

Atlanta Housing is moving forward with 21 projects either in the construction or lease-up phases. In the next quarter, the authority expects to close financing for six projects, which will lead to more than 600 units of affordable housing with a $180 million investment from Atlanta Housing.

The projects include renovating the Atlanta Civic Center property into a mixeduse neighborhood, as well as new developments in Mechanicsville, Vine City and the city’s Westside.

The Civic Center will feature rental housing, senior housing, a hotel, office

space and retail space, which hopes to breathe new life to Downtown, Midtown and the Old Fourth Ward. Parts of the project are expected to be finished by summer 2026.

As of mid-April, the Housing Authority has begun activating over 248 acres of formerly vacant public housing sites. The sites include the full-scale redevelopment of Bowen Homes in the Carey Park neighborhood. The full redevelopment will bring 2,000 homes across a mixed-income, mixed-use community.

Atlanta Housing is in the second phase of Englewood South in southeast Atlanta. The development will feature 200 units in a multi-family development. Alongside 22,000 square feet of retail space, the site will feature 100 Atlanta Housing-assisted units.

In fiscal year 2026, the authority plans to emphasize expanding resident services through financial education and coaching, providing aging-in-place for seniors and expanding youth programs with educational institutions for the more than 17,000 children in Atlanta Housing communities.

Officials stressed that the fight for affordable housing in Atlanta remains a group project.

“We want your home to help to prepare you for the future,” Dickens said.

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Gallery provides safe space for women

By SARAH COYNE Sarah@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — Judie Raiford’s jewelry is more than just wearable art, it’s a symbol.

Her art is a symbol for love, survivors and even for sad memories like death.

For more than 55 years as a master metalsmith, Raiford has created unique pieces through her business, Judie Raiford Inc. at 1159 Canton St. in Roswell. She began her career after she got tired of school.

“I finished 10th grade, got a little more under my belt, and decided it was time to start living,” Raiford said.

After leaving high school, Raiford decided to see what the world had to offer, but quickly realized she needed to find a career.

“The ’60s were ending, and I realized that sex, drugs and rock and roll was not a career choice,” Raiford said.

In 1970, she began her metalsmith journey, apprenticing under jeweler Ben Douglas.

She created her business at 19 and never looked back.

Since 1996, Raiford has created functional art in her studio on Canton Street. Originally based in a 9,000-square-foot, three-level timber frame barn she and friends built in 1995, her gallery now resides in the historic Fowler House. The building stands only a few yards away from the original barn.

In 2018, Raiford renovated the 195-year-old building into a Roswell staple. The building serves not only as a studio, but also as a gallery space for other artists. Guests can visit the shop to buy their next favorite art piece or watch Raiford create her next masterpiece alongside her dogs, Nelly Grace and Louise.

Raiford Gallery features work from more than 200 artists across North America, in all different art forms.

While renovating the building, for Raiford said creating an environment was important.

“I wanted a place where art could be

respected, and women could be safe,” Raiford said.

An advocate for women who are survivors of domestic violence, Raiford quickly realized that her space was going to be a safe place for women after one of her employees became a survivor of the abuse.

“We’ve been pretty successful in that,” Raiford said.

Raiford and her all-female staff take measures to ensure a safe place at all times.

Her favorite part of the job is not the final product, but the process. In her studio, you can find all sorts of gemstones, pearls and her favorite materials to work with, silver and gold.

“I love to reinvent the wheel,” Raiford said.

Alongside her two assistants, the team creates new family heirlooms and new staple wardrobe pieces.

Due to the high price of gold, she has noticed more customers requesting her to melt down the gold they already own.

“You may not want to wear what your parents or your favorite aunt wore, but I can make it into something that you’ll wear, and you get to wear the metal that they wore,” Raiford said.

Each February, Raiford and her assistants head to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show to collect materials for their pieces. Sellers and artists from across the world gather at the show.

Assistant Berlin Randall has been with Raiford for almost two decades. Her favorite part about working in the studio is the freedom to be herself.

“When I come here, I get to interact with other women, which is just the best part about it,” Randall said.

Randall also displays her own work in the gallery.

Throughout her career journey, Raiford said the most important thing she has learned is how important it is to do what she loves and not take shortcuts.

“I had to learn how to make things that people wanted to buy and were wearable,” Raiford said.

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Judie Raiford sits in her studio inside her gallery at 1159 Canton St., Roswell, Ga.

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were re-growing their scalp hair. With finasteride, male pattern baldness was often partially reversed or stopped in its tracks.

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We always worry about the negative side-effects that a medicine might have. At the end of a pharmaceutical company’s commercials, an auctioneer very quickly states the twenty terrible things that might happen if you take the advertised medicine. Side effects range from your ear falling off when you sneeze to the belief that you are Elvis. Side-effects make almost any medicine sound scary. But occasionally, a positive side effect emerges. Sometimes, we discover something wonderful about a medicine that is wholly unexpected.

Examples of positive side-effects are not hard to find. The medicine finasteride was first being used to help decrease the size of the prostate in men who were having difficulty urinating. An unexpected positive side-effect was discovered when it was noticed that many of the men

One of the most recent medications discovered to have a possible positive side effect is lidocaine, which has been around since 1943. Lidocaine is an injectable anesthetic. We use lidocaine for skin biopsies, excisions, Mohs surgeries and countless other procedures every day in the dermatology office. Amazingly, lidocaine may be more than an anesthetic. It may also have anticancer effects.

A team of surgeons in India operating on breast cancer divided patients into two groups. One group had standard breast cancer surgery. The other group received a lidocaine injection around the tumor 7-10 minutes prior to surgery. During the 5 years after surgery, the group that received the lidocaine injection

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had an 8.5% rate of the cancer recurring (popping up again) at a distant site versus an 11.6% rate of distant recurrence in the surgeryonly (no lidocaine) group. The study has some limitations including not being a double-blind trial and being a single-center study, but it is intriguing enough to warrant further investigation. The authors reported that injecting lidocaine around breast cancer before removing it increased survival in their study.

What made the surgeons perform this study in the first place? Why lidocaine? Over the last few years, researchers have discovered that electrical gradients maintained across the membranes of cancer cells are important to their ability to metastasize or spread. Our cells have pumps in them called “ion channels.” They allow certain ions to pass across the cell membrane. The resulting ion concentration gradient creates an electrical charge across a cell. This gradient affects the way other proteins in the cell function. Importantly, some of the proteins affected by the charge across a cell membrane are important for healthy

cells’ growth and development as well as for cancers’ ability to grow and spread.

Lidocaine works by blocking sodium channels in cell membranes. Disrupting the electric charge across a cancer cell membrane was suspected to have the potential to weaken the cancer itself. Pre-clinical studies supported this hypothesis, and the breast cancer surgeons took the next step of performing a trial with breast cancer patients and peritumoral lidocaine injections.

I don’t know if breast cancer surgeons in the United States consider these results valid, are awaiting confirmatory studies or are already injecting lidocaine. However, in dermatology, these results are exciting because, for now, we do not need to change anything that we are already doing. Every day that I perform Mohs surgery, we inject the area around a tumor with lidocaine prior to surgically removing the cancer. If lidocaine is more than an anesthetic, then our patients are likely already benefiting from any anti-cancer properties that lidocaine has.

Mohs surgery is the gold standard for treating most skin cancers and has a cure rate that is usually at or above 99%. Perhaps lidocaine is one of the secrets to this success.

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Earlier this month, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that next year's payments to Medicare Advantage plans will not increase to the expected 2%, but rather will increase 5.1 percent.

This unexpected increase equates to an estimated 25 billion dollars in additional payments!

One reason for this increase, sources say, is because of new data showing medical cost being higher than first reported.

As this announcement was celebrated amongst the Medicare Advantage insurance community, they are still adjusting to a continued 3-year roll out of the new CMS reform policy. CMS is continuing its new standards placed on the Medicare Advantage plans that aims to stop insurance companies from “gaming” the system with a process referred to as upcoding.

These new standards will provide more accurate payments to insurance companies. The funding increase will help ease the insurance companies into these new policy standards.

Will the funding increase to Medicare Advantage plans help the Medicare beneficiary? I believe so.

It’s too early to tell how this influx of additional funding will play out in the Medicare Advantage Plan designs for plan year 2026, but now that this is public knowledge, the MA companies will be under a microscope for next year’s plans.

What should you look out for if you are already on a Medicare Advantage plan or looking to make a change to Medicare Advantage?

In the fall of this year (October 15th-December 7th), next year’s plans will be released. Look for a possibility of these benefits getting stronger: Dental, Vision, lower medical copays, and increases in Over-The-Counter Program benefits.

Another prediction is that we might see Medicare Advantage insurance companies create a plan design not yet seen in Georgia. It’s too early to say, but if you are interested in knowing more about Medicare Advantage plans, or need help with your Medicare Supplement plan, contact me at SeniorSourceMedicare.com/contactseniorsource or call (770) 315-8145.

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Farewell to my brother, adios to Bakersfield

“And you know the sun's settin' fast And just like they say nothing good ever lasts Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye but hold on to your lover 'Cause your heart's bound to die Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town”

— “Our Town” by Iris DeMent

Finally, after three months, I was able to say a proper goodbye to my little brother Matt. Of course, despite being 64 at the time of his sudden death, “little brother” might seem a bit off, but he’ll always be my “Boo.”

I was there on the first drive home from the hospital, and I was so very fortunate to be there recently when some 650-700 folks convened in the Kern County Fairgrounds Livestock Sale Barn to say goodbye and reminisce about all the good Matt did and how he was an absolute aficionado at touching lives and making all those people feel important.

For me, the service and the trip to Bakersfield provided closure in more ways than I could have imagined. I was touched that so many would take time on a weekday morning to demonstrate how much Matt had meant to them. There were enough tears to fill a fivegallon jug. The profound sadness from family and friends

might have hung in the air like a cloud. And Matt, with his million-dollar smile and effusive personality, wouldn’t have had those bad feelings rule the day. There were too many smiles and laughs from those who missed him.

Especially me.

I wrote and delivered a humdinger of a eulogy, one that included lots of much-needed laughs thanks to stories of fireplace cherry bombs, a record number of traffic tickets (two in 15-minutes; five in one day), visits with our 100-year-old grandma and many other tales that the audience enjoyed.

I took the audience on what everyone said was an enjoyable trip.

I was amazed at how many people I hadn’t seen in 50 years wanted to talk about all the fun that was synonymous with the shenanigans that ruled the day at our house while growing up.

I struggled at remembering some names and faces. Brad Hogue, our high school quarterback spoke with me twice and I had no idea who he was until he told someone else his name.

In true Matt fashion, he brought people together. We got to spend time with my Uncle Jim and Aunt Anne. College friend David Taylor was there, and he desperately wants to bring his grandson to a UGA game (an early plea from your columnist for Bama or Ole Miss tickets). Unbeknownst to me, David’s family and my cousin Doug Tudor, along with wife Sharon, were friends from when their kids played ball.

Doug and Sharon are hoping to visit Atlanta this

summer and see the Braves tickets. As bad as the team is going, we’ll probably be able to get plenty of tickets on the cheap.

A stepbrother, cousins, in-laws, nephews and nieces took away the sting of being “Matt-less.” His absence, in so many ways, made things better.

Chris and Greg used the trip to have a marathon visit to Disneyland, going on 24 attractions in one day. Vicki got to visit longtime friend Karen Bertrand.

All in all, a most satisfying trip that but for one small glitch.

In a nutshell, Bakersfield made me homesick and longing to be at home. In North Georgia, where I am so very grateful at having left dusty, nasty Bakersfield some 40 years ago.

The town isn’t what it used to be. Neighborhoods that were once pristine have become mean streets that made me not wanting any part of. It was upsetting, while at the same time, bringing to mind being at a restaurant with lousy food and worse service. My vow, whenever that has happened: “I’ll not be back.”

Sadly, that’s me and Bakersfield. Merle is gone. Ditto Buck Owens. Now it’s my turn to say “adios” and drive home how much I love North Georgia and remain grateful to be here.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.

A simple set of rules one should live by

Dear Grandchildren,

I wanted to make a few notes for you about being wise, caring and a good friend. You are already very good children and already you treat others – most of the time – with respect and caring.

I have been reading books lately about how to be good. The book that I borrowed the rules listed below from is called “The Serviceberry,” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It’s a little book with lots of wisdom. I think one of its main messages is that we are all connected – people with other people, people with plants and animals, people with everything in the environment in which we all live.

You are so very important. What you do and say and how you treat others is a big deal.

So here are some of the lessons from that “Serviceberry” book.

No. 1: Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you can take care of them. That means pay attention to how your parents treat you and other people and things. Learn from your parents.

No. 2: Introduce yourself. Recently I heard that Annie Moon (4) introduced herself at a party to an adult.

“So, do you have any siblings?”

Adult: “Why yes I do.”

Annie Moon: “Do they live close by?”

That was so great Annie Moon. It made that woman feel important that you were interested in her and her family. By being curious, you will learn many things.

No. 3: Ask permission before taking, and abide by the answer. You know what

that means, right? You know about asking permission and not fussing if you don’t get it. That is just a way to be respectful of others Annie.

No. 4: Share. We know about sharing.

No. 5: Say “thank you” when someone gives you something. When someone helps you or is kind to you, you should try to help them and be kind to them back.

No. 6: Never take the first one. Never take the last. A lot of adults never learn this one, Annie. Be patient. Wait in line. Let parents or grandparents or very young children go ahead of you. This is being respectful of others.

No. 7: Only take what you need. This is another one that many adults never learn, sweetie. Do you know why?

You can show them this lesson by your example. Adults have so very much to learn from children.

No. 8: Never take more than half.

Leave some for others. Yet another one that many adult’s parents never taught them. If you take more than half, is there much left for others – for your friends and their friends?

No. 9: Harvest in a way that minimizes harm. And what you harvest, use respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Boy, that is a lot to understand. Do you think it might mean not to be selfish or greedy? And do you think that if everyone always tried to take the most they could take, that many people would have nothing while some people would have so much more than they need?

Remember, we all need each other. We also need the plants around us because they help us, too. We need the clean water and air that we drink and breath, but it is not clean and safe if we don’t respect it and take care of it at the same time.

MIKE TASOS Columnist

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2. Beige. Important court figure. Wedding party member.

How to Solve: Each line in the puzzle above has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 4, 5 and 5 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, which each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!

3. Eastern discipline Chess piece. Court verdict.

4. Quagmire. It can be entered in court. Chubby.

5. One who represents a client in court. Figure skater’s jump Gumbo pod.

6. Biting. Large-eyed promate. Court’s get out of jail money

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Earlier proposed fee schedules, based on recommendations by economic consulting firm TischlerBise, drew repeated backlash from local business leaders, who said at several meetings the rates would damage the local economy and hinder growth.

Last August, commissioners approved a hike in residential impact fees for transportation infrastructure, raising rates on new homes by as much as 847 percent.

During the April 17 meeting, numerous Forsyth County developers and business leaders thanked commissioners for hearing their concerns and lowering the fees.

“I wanted to thank you and commend you all for taking the time to listen to us,” said Justin Abernathy, principal of Abernathy Construction.

Impact fees are one-time payments for new developments to offset additional costs for county infrastructure.

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“I have a lot of experience working both in and outside of the hospital,” she said. “What people need to know as caregivers from the hospital’s perspective is that discharge planning starts on day one, and that is a universal saying.”

Black also said that hospitals want patients discharged as soon as possible, usually in less than three days, but it is not all doom and gloom because hospital visits are the most expensive form of care. Besides, people usually want to be home.

Rhonda Perling, the keynote speaker, is intimately familiar with the discharge process as supervisor of Northside Hospital’s Care Coordination Process.

“First thing I want you to do if anyone you love ends up in the hospital is get ahold of your case manager,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what you call them, discharge planners, care coordinators, case managers, we really don’t care as long as you call us.”

They are often the only healthcare workers “rounding,” or conducting

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Here’s a rundown of the county’s proposed and adopted commercial impact fees, based on a charge per 1,000 square feet. Initially proposed Approved (August 2024) (April 17, 2025)

Industrial/warehouse $2,266 $270

Congested roadways have long been a priority for commissioners, and impact fees represent one of several funding sources for transportation improvements. Commissioners have said the fees ensure businesses pay their fair share and reduce residents’ tax burden.

The approved fee rate is 20 percent higher than an average of fees from nearby counties and cities. County officials said that calculation allows them to remain competitive with other areas while providing sufficient funds for infrastructure.

For retail developments, the fees would mark an almost 80 percent decrease from rates considered

regular visits to patients’ bedsides to assess, communicate and respond to their needs.

Often, doctors and surgeons do not have the full intricate knowledge of healthcare policy nuances necessary to provide patients with a complete picture of their options, including tradeoffs and financial implications.

Perling provided an example of when a physician’s decision on a Friday afternoon ran into a speed bump when she notified him that the insurance office was closed, preventing her from verifying benefits, and her team was unlikely to find the patient a rehabilitation center over the weekend.

Perling said it’s probably not if someone will have to take care of one of their aging loved ones at some point in their life, but when. Luckily, she said there are several ways to make the process smoother.

Hospitals employ care coordinators, including registered nurses and social workers, to manage patients’ healthcare needs, facilitate communication between patients and providers and ensure appropriate care settings and posthospital needs are met.

“The one thing that we have to do

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in November. Offices saw a more than 85 percent reduction, and fees for industrial sites were reduced by almost 90 percent.

Commissioners have repeatedly discussed finding funding for transportation infrastructure as the county’s population and demand for services have increased.

In 2022, voters rejected a transportation sales tax that would have generated more than $250 million over five years.

Warner said previously that stagnant business growth could harm the county’s ability to collect property taxes from businesses, leading to serious funding problems.

Staying competitive with nearby counties and cities was a major concern cited by business owners and developers.

Pearl Cai, co owner of water filtration company iSpring Water Systems, praised the new rates, saying they would allow businesses to consider Forsyth County as a prime location.

“It will continue keeping Forsyth County competitive compared to the surrounding counties,” she said. “We are prepared to grow and expand in Forsyth County.”

immediately upon meeting you is gain trust,” Perling said, admitting not every industry professional is as dedicated as her team. “You’re scared, you’re in crisis and you don’t know what to do; Our job is to let you know what your options are, what your rights are … Medicare has rights.”

She also said it’s important that people know who has their medical power of attorney, in case they are unable to make healthcare decisions by themselves. Once a crisis has happened and you or your loved one is in the hospital, it’s hard to make rational decisions and meet legal requirements.

“I think it’s really important for every single one of y’all to talk to your next of kin,” Perling said, sharing some horror stories about some of her experiences. “Once you get it done, download it to your phone … do the same thing with your medication list.”

Seconding the Aging Children of Adult Children panel, she said discharge planning really does start on stay one of any hospital visit, regardless of the level of care.

The next support session is titled “Living with Dementia and an Update on

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Medical Treatments,” set for May 13 in Dunwoody United Methodist Church’s Asbury Room, accessible from the back parking lot.

The speakers are Dr. Melissa Black from Empower Family Medicine and Lynn Ross, a retired social worker who worked with the older adult population in home care and for the Center of Movement Challenges.

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