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Forsyth County’s tap water has again met all federal and state quality standards in 2011. Read More
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Several “no parking” signs have covered a private Union Hill Road property next to the Forsyth County Big Creek Greenway for months. Read More
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The candidates for District 4 Forsyth County commissioner took center stage during a debate Tuesday night. Read More
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Three Forsyth County commissioners took more than two hours Wednesday morning to agree on a counterproposal to send the city of Cumming in the ongoing water contract negotiations. Read More
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At the recommendation of the local ethics board, a Forsyth County commissioner plans to recuse himself from all votes pertaining to water contracts with the city of Cumming. Read More
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Forsyth County’s unified development code underwent some changes during a Thursday commission meeting. Read More
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The Forsyth County Board of Elections will again advertise the call for a special election this summer. It will be the second time the board has announced the measure for the 1-cent regional transportation sales and use tax on July 31. During a meeting Tuesday, attorney Paul Frickey said the advertisement needed to be reworked because the first one didn’t include the list of all the projects the sales tax would support. Frickey told the ... Read More
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It’s said all politics are local, but the inner workings of Forsyth County elections was passed on to residents of the Republic of Georgia on Tuesday. As part of the Library of Congress Open World Program, a delegation of Georgians hosted by the Georgia to Georgia Foundation traveled from the nation to the state for 10 days. Group facilitator Tinatin Museridze said the goal of the program is to “bring professionals from former Soviet Union ... Read More
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A Thursday night town hall meeting on the Big Creek watershed posed several questions to the Forsyth County community on development, property rights and environmental regulations. For the meeting, the county planning department invited speakers to present the issue of the impervious surface coverage limitations placed on the watershed, said Jerry Oberholtzer, long-range planner. “Georgia state law currently places restrictions on the amount of impervious surface coverage allowable in a small supply watershed such as ... Read More
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A visiting judge reviewed complaints filed against the Forsyth County Board of Ethics during a hearing Friday. Senior Judge Robert Struble heard from the board’s counsel and chairman as well as resident Terence Sweeney, who lodged the complaints against the panel's five members and one alternate Dec. 16. Sweeney contends the members violated the rules of the ethics board ordinance by holding meetings at unauthorized days, times and places in 2011. In early January, the ... Read More
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A federal grant benefitting the local nonprofit Supporting Adoption and Foster Families Together will expand the program — once it secures the space to grow. The Office on Violence Against Women awarded The Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in Atlanta. The council selected SAFFT, as well as Forsyth County Family Haven and Gainesville-based No One Alone, as the beneficiaries of the award. The $400,000 paid over ... Read More
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The search could soon begin for an architectural firm to handle the designs for a new county courthouse and expanded detention center. During a meeting Wednesday, the nine-member committee charged with helping guide the projects along agreed to ask the Forsyth County commission to seek proposals from firms. Donna Kukarola, director of the county’s procurement department, made the request to start the process, which could take up to six weeks. “That way, the program manager ... Read More
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Forsyth County’s planning board has postponed Eastgate Church’s rezoning request for two months in hopes that a sign ordinance change will address the issue. During a meeting Tuesday night, the board voted 4-0, with one post vacant, for the delay to June 26. The Brookwood Road church has requested a rezoning from agricultural to commercial, which would allow for a back-lit sign under the local sign ordinance. Neighbors are in favor of the sign, but ... Read More
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Alert tones for the Forsyth County Fire Department have been locking up the radio system during nighttime emergencies, but a fix is on the way. Pat Giordano, director of the local 911 center, reported the issue and possible solutions to the E-911 Advisory Board during a Monday meeting. The current radio system is patched with an older system, used by the volunteer firefighters, Giordano said. During a fire, she said, the radio is locked up ... Read More
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A week after the Cumming City Council rejected their three nonbinding offers for water contracts, Forsyth County commissioners agreed Tuesday to send a single proposal. The commission voted 4-0 to send the binding offer to the city and to hold a May 3 public hearing on the potential agreement, with Commissioner Pete Amos recused. Amos has temporarily stepped aside on the matter and asked the local board of ethics to issue an opinion on whether ... Read More
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A Forsyth County town hall meeting Thursday will open up discussion of the Big Creek watershed impervious surface limitations. Read More
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A Forsyth resident asked a county commissioner to step down from voting on intergovernmental agreements with the city of Cumming during a meeting Thursday. Read More
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The pastor of a Brookwood Road church discussed his obstacles in getting a new sign with Forsyth County’s planning board Tuesday night. Read More
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Candidates for Forsyth County commission spoke on issues of finances, taxes, ethics and more in their campaign season’s first debate. Read More
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The race for Forsyth County coroner has started with two candidates vying for what likely will be an open post. Read More
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A fifth person has announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat on the Forsyth County commission. Read More
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A member of Forsyth County’s planning board has resigned his post due to personal commitments. Read More
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The Forsyth County Tea Party expects a large crowd Monday to hear what county commission hopefuls have to say. Read More
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The members of the Forsyth County Civil Service Board reviewed Thursday how changes to the state open meetings and open records laws could affect them. Read More
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In the hopes of settling a lawsuit, Forsyth County commissioners are opting to initiate the rezoning process for a large tract of land next to a planned eco-industrial park. Read More
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The details of a possible water contract proposal from Forsyth County to the city of Cumming likely will emerge later this week. Read More
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Forsyth County commissioners have delayed a decision on extending water contracts with the city of Cumming in the hopes of reaching an agreement before their impending expiration. Read More
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A Forsyth County resident has said he will take legal action if one of the county commissioners votes on the county’s water contracts with the city of Cumming. Read More
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His name won’t be found anywhere in the bill, but Forsyth County’s attorney played a role in crafting legislation bringing government transparency in line with the 21st century. Read More
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History shows that water contracts have been a complex and contentious issue for Cumming and Forsyth County over the decades. Read More
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A visiting judge agreed Friday that Forsyth County ethics board members cannot rule on complaints against themselves. Read More
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Monday is the deadline to apply for a homestead exemption to receive the benefit for the current tax year in Forsyth County. Read More
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A new contract with Coca-Cola could open up revenue potential for Forsyth County’s parks system. Read More
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Forsyth commissioners have agreed to sell the county’s option to purchase a small piece of land for $25,000. Read More
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After hearing from several local residents, as well as a few from elsewhere, on both sides of the issue, Forsyth County’s planning board has recommended that beekeeping be allowed in all residential zoning districts. Read More
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In response to Forsyth County commission requests, the parks and recreation board on Wednesday reviewed a plan for financing the department over the next five years. Read More
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Forsyth County’s planning board discussed changes this week to the unified development code that could alter the regulation of local beekeeping and the definition of a church. Read More
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The public will get an extra opportunity to learn about and comment on Forsyth County’s water contract situation with the city of Cumming. Read More
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Forsyth County commissioners made changes to the ethical guidelines for approving business contracts during a meeting Thursday. Read More
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Forsyth County’s Zoning Board of Appeals welcomed its newest member this week. Read More
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