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TODAY o December 29, 2000
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Q & A
WHERE YOU LIVE: YOUR VOICE, YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS
Saeed Ahmed - Staff
Friday, December 29, 2000
Q: I haven't heard anything about First Night Atlanta this year. Has it been canceled, and if so, why?
--- Vickie Scheer, Atlanta
A: The family-oriented, alcohol-free New Year's Eve event that includes music, theater, parades and fireworks will not be taking place this year in Atlanta.
After eight years of producing the event, Midtown Alliance --- a coalition of businesses, individuals and organizations focused on preserving and boosting the Midtown area --- decided early this year to transfer the event license to another organization.
"A nonprofit group called First Night Atlanta Inc., was formed, but by the time they got organized they didn't have sufficient resources to pull everything together," said Zeren Earls, president of First Night International, the umbrella organization that oversees the more than 200 First Night celebrations around the world.
The Atlanta event will be back in 2001, but will move from Midtown to downtown, Earls said.
Q: During the baseball season, Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested and charged with DUI. I understand that he had a court date several months ago, but what happened?
--- Anne Marie Hutcheson, Atlanta
A: A motions hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10, with a jury trial set to follow Feb. 2 in Cobb County, said Kim Allen, State Court clerk.
Furcal, who was 19 at the time, was charged with DUI and underage consumption of alcohol near Mableton on June 10 after registering a blood alcohol level of 0.11 percent, above the legal limit in Georgia of 0.08 percent.
He was driving on Floyd Road near Austell Road in Cobb County when he ran into a raised median, police said.
Q: Who do I contact to request my telephone number be removed from telemarketing phone lists?
--- Eunice Reger, Marietta
A: Georgia residents can get on the the "no-call" list, established by the General Assembly, by phoning 1-877-426-6225. The cost of the service is \$5 for two years.
Getting yourself on the list will stop calls coming from telemarketers in Georgia, but not those originating out of state. However, certain callers won't be removed, such as charities or religious organizations.
Or you can write: Telephone Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9014, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735. Again, this will stop certain calls from national telemarketers, but not all.
Q: When will they make the bridge over the Chattahoochee River on Atlanta Road-Marietta Boulevard, connecting Fulton and Cobb counties, a four-lane span? That would make it consistent with road widths on both sides of the river and ease the bottleneck at rush hour.
--- Janis Stevenson, Mableton
A: Until federal funds are secured, the bridge will remain as is, said Mike Malcom, district pre-construction engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation. The Atlanta Regional Commission's regional transportation plan intends to widen the bridge, but nothing firm has been set, said DOT's Konswello Aikens-Monroe.
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