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BOC will hold work session Tuesday

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. –Forsyth County Commissioner will discuss and consider approval of a sewer capacity rate for developments in the County’s service area that flow to the City of Cumming’s plant for treatment when the Board meets in a work session Tuesday (Aug. 23) at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming.

Staff has recommended setting the rate as the prevailing rate charged by the City to the County at time of purchase plus a ten-percent (10%) surcharge.

Additional items to be considered Tuesday, include:

  • Authorization for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to apply
    to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council FY 23 Juvenile Prevention and Intervention Grant Program in the amount of $50,000 with no match required.
  • Authorization for staff to proceed with advertisement and the Public Hearing process regarding a proposed abandonment of a portion of Sandy Court as requested by CRC 100, LLC, a Georgia Limited liability company, to facilitate commercial development on Sandy Court, south of the northern intersection of Sandy Court and Crossroads Road;
  • Approval of a Sludge Disposal Agreement with GFL Environmental at a rate of $74.95 per ton;
  • Approval of an Invoice, INV-011460, from Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in the amount of $120,817.98 for additional work related to the relocation of water/sewer infrastructure as part of the Bethelview Road Widening project (Castleberry Rd. to SR 20);
  • Approval to award Bid 22-68-3320 for the rehabilitation and lining of eight (8) manholes along Champions Run Sewer Outfall to Vortex Services, LLC in the amount of $105,748.50;
  • An amendment to Ordinance 133, to remove Node 5 from the ARPA Sewer Node Ordinance;
  • Approval of an Amendment with Atlas Technical Consultants in the amount of $69,571.04 for the SPLOST Program Management Purchase Order;
  • Approval of Change Order #12 with Vertical Earth (Contract
    Number 1202000030) in the amount of $60,237.25 for the SR 369/400 Interchange Project, which is currently under contract;
  • Approval of Supplemental Agreement #2 with Atlas
    Technical Consultants in the amount of $131,236 for out-of-scope design services for the McGinnis Ferry Widening Project (PEW08).;
  • Approval of Supplemental Agreement #4 with Atlas Technical Consultants in the amount of $338,588 for design revisions and design support during construction services for the McGinnis Ferry Interchange Project;
  • Approval of Supplemental Agreement #3 with Atlas Technical Consultants in the amount of $221,870 for design support during construction services for the McGinnis Ferry Widening Project;
  • Approval of Task Order 1 with Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC in the amount of $82,020 for project support for the SR 9 at Jewell Bennett Road Intersection Improvements during design for sixteen-months or until Notice to proceed;
  • Approval of Task Order 1 with Heath & Lineback Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $132,304 for project support and Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services for the Shiloh Road at Shiloh Road East Roundabout for eight-months or until project final completion upon Notice to Proceed;
  • Approval of Task Order 2 with Heath & Lineback Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $132,304 for project support and Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services for six-months or until project final completion;
  • Proposed modifications to the UDC based upon the recent changes to the Zoning Procedures Law.
Bill Johnson

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