PRESS RELEASE Forsyth County, Ga. – David McKee will join Forsyth County government on April 12, 2021, as the assistant county manager. In this role, McKee will oversee operations of the County’s Engineering, Recycling & Solid Waste, Fleet Services, Public Transportation and Public Facilities departments. He will also serve as the executive manager for all […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners expected to award Chamblee Gap Rd. project to Blount Construction
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The reclamation and widening of Chamblee Gap Road will be among the agenda items when the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday (Apr. 6) at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. County staff has recommended that Blount Construction Company be awarded the bid […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners grants variance for Taylor Morrison Hadley Estates homes
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – In a three-hour Board of Commissioners meeting with 15-public hearings on the agenda, the Board of Commissioners spent 46 minutes Thursday discussing what to do about a one-inch discrepancy in the spacing of lap siding on eight homes in Hadley Estates. Zoning condition 15a requires a maximum lap exposure of six […]
Read More »Jefferson man killed in single-vehicle accident
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Jefferson County man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday (Mar. 31) at approximately 12:45 p.m. near Browns Bridge Road and Little Mill Road. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and the Forsyth County Fire Department were dispatched to the scene where the driver of a 2007 Crown Victoria, 68-year-old Robert J. […]
Read More »Large slate of public hearings on BOC agenda
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners regular meeting Thursday (April 1) at 5 p.m. will be dominated by public hearings with only two Old Business items — a county initiated request to rezone 59.64 acres from RES3 to RES2 and the request for a conditional use permit to operate a dog kennel at […]
Read More »Forsyth County pitches in after E4 tornado spreads destruction in Newnan, Heard, Coweta counties
NEWNAN COUNTY, Ga. – Late Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday an E4 tornado that experts say was more than one mile wide and packed winds of 170 mph ripped through Newnan, Coweta and Heard counties, spreading devastation as it went. When catastrophic weather events like that occur, it takes hundreds, […]
Read More »Update from the Gold Dome: Week Eleven
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) We have just completed our penultimate week of the 2021 legislative session. All committees have wrapped up their work and have passed out all legislation that will have the opportunity to become law this year. Our days this week were lengthy and included a considerable amount of time […]
Read More »Rep. Gilligan discusses new elections law, HB 290 during final “Saturdays with Sheri” of 2021
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Dist. 24 State Rep. Sheri Gilligan spent a fair portion of her “Saturdays with Sheri” public information meeting discussing the newly enacted SB 202 “Election Integrity Act” and HB 290, the healthcare bill that regulates visitation to patients in hospitals and long term healthcare facilities. The new voting law signed by […]
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine appointments available
PRESS RELEASE COVID-19 vaccines will be administered through District 2 Public Health Forsyth County, Georgia – In partnership with District 2 Public Health, Forsyth County will be offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible residents, by appointment only, March 31 and April 1, at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College (3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd.). Eligible […]
Read More »Sheriff’s Office firearms training center is about to become a reality
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners work session brought welcome news to Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman who has struggled for two years to acquire funding for a badly-needed sheriff’s office firearm training facility. Commissioners voted unanimously to spend $350,000 from the county’s reserve funds to help complete the project. The firearm training […]
Read More »Forsyth County Parks & Recreation Summer Activity Guide is now available
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County Parks & Recreation’s 2021 Summer Activity Guide is now available online. The guide includes information on a wide variety of camps, activities and programs offered. Registration for listings in the summer activity guide will begin at 8:30 a.m. on April 1. Register online at parks.forysthco.com or in […]
Read More »BOC to consider increase in scope of work to be performed at waste water treatment facility
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider two task orders relating to the Fowler Wastewater Reclamation Facility when it meets in a 2 p.m. work session Tuesday (Mar. 23) in the County Administration Building. One task order will increase the scope of work ESG Engineering, Inc. will perform at the facility in […]
Read More »Planning Commission will hear WP South Acquisitions plan for Master Planned District on Settingdown Circle Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – WP South Acquisitions plan to build 310 apartments and 39,100 square feet of office/space on Settingdown Circle is back on the Planning Commission agenda when it meets Tuesday (Mar. 23) in the County Administration Building at 6:30 p.m. The developer is requesting that 51.7 acres at 4715 and 4735 Settingdown Circle, […]
Read More »Sen. Steve Gooch: Update from the Gold Dome
ATLANTA — Four more legislative days have come and gone and our time under the Gold Dome is beginning to dwindle. This week was a productive one, with committees convening to consider long lists of House Bills and senators presenting their legislation in House committees to carry their bills over the finish line. With Sine […]
Read More »County Manager appointed to serve on State Road and Tollway Authority Board
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County Manager Kevin Tanner has been named to the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Board of Directors. Tanner’s appointment was made by the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. “We are excited to have Mr. Tanner join the SRTA Board of Directors,” said SRTA Executive […]
Read More »Stabbing suspect is identified
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a stabbing incident in the Collections at Forsyth last week. Traffic congestion inside the Collections at Forsyth spurred a road rage incident. It started as a verbal altercation then escalated when the suspect 19-year-old Christopher Hamill of Alpharetta, stabbed the victim multiple times. The […]
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