FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to file an objection to the City’s proposed annexation of 21.259 acres along Antioch Road for use as a construction operation. The annexation would require a change of zoning from Residential 1 to Heavy Business.

The proposed use anticipates redevelopment of existing structures on the site, construction of an office, a shop to the rear and storage yard for heavy equipment. County Attorney Ken Jarrard is expected to deliver the county’s objection to city officials today.

Commissioner Molly Cooper noted that Antioch Road is mostly residential and added, “this is the wrong product for the wrong place. That heavy equipment is going to tear that road up like nobody’s business and we all know it.”

The Board also approved a consent order in connection with the McGinnis Ferry Road Interchange project that requires the county to pay $214,700 above the $17,000 already paid into the court registry.

In other business, commissioners:

• Awarded RFP 20-146-1620 for Electronic Message Boards, Directories, Kiosk Design, and Installation for the Department of Public Facilities to Frontier Vision Technologies, dba Evogence in the amount of $40,302;
• Awarded Bid 20-155-2920 to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items as needed for Forsyth County departments and offices to My Medical, Norfleet Distributors, Avenue Medical Equipment, Inc., Office Depot, and LT Printing & Promotions;
• Approved a new three-year agreement with Microsoft Enterprise in the amount of $576,409.19 annually;
• Approved a sole-source purchase for four Model 4 Wireless Earthlift Control lifts through Steril-Koni for the Department of Fleet Maintenance in the amount of $49,382.62;
• An agreement with the City of Cumming for sewer for 84,000 gallons per day (gpd) with authorization for the Department of Water and Sewer to purchase the sewer capacity from the City of Cumming at a rate of $30 per gallon;
• An approval of updated modifications to the existing County Vehicle Replacement Policy;
• Approval of EMS Affiliation Agreements with Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJC) and Central Emergency Medical Services that will allow new recruits to obtain the required clinical hours and skills checks required by the state of Georgia;
• Request for authorization to apply for the FY2020 grant to replace old gear, washer-extractors, and dryers whose useful life have expired in the amount of $67,795, which includes Federal Funding Assistance in the amount of $61,632, with a required match of $6,163;
• Approved a Budget Resolution in the amount of $22,500 to allocate insurance proceeds towards the replacement of one Sheriff’s Office Total Loss Vehicle;
• Approved Board generated rezoning for ZA3919, The Estate of Paul Harley Reed, Jr. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I);
• Approved amendments to the Unified Development Code related to Public Participation Meeting Requirements;
• Approved a Conservation Easement between Toll Southeast LP Company, Inc., Lakehaven HOA, Inc., and Forsyth County for the Lake Haven subdivision;
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