Development Authority to hear SoFo Park presentation Thursday
News September 7, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Development Authority will meet at Thursday Sept. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1. Consideration of the Minutes:
(a) Regular Meeting of August 18, 2022.
2. Secretary/Treasurer’s Report.
3. Updates:
(a) SoFo Park presentation.
(b) Assessment of SoFo Park by the Pendleton Group.
(c) Consideration of the Resolution of Inducement for SoFo Park.
(d) Consideration of Extension to the Pendleton Contract.
(e) County Update from Brandon Kenney, Assistant County Manager.
(f) Economic Development Update from Slade Gulledge, Vice President of Economic
Development, Forsyth County Chamber.
4. Executive Session (if needed).
5. Any other matters to be considered by the members
Gulledge to deliver economic update at Development Authority meeting
News August 15, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Slade Gulledge, vice president of economic development for the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, will deliver an update on the county’s economic development Thursday during the Development Authority meeting.
Slade Gulledge
The meeting will be held in the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Cumming starting at 930 am.
Assistant County Manager Brandon Kenney will discuss some of the recent developments in County government.
The agenda also includes the following items:
- Review and discuss Forsyth County Economic Development Ordinance.
- Review and discuss the Pendleton Contract.
- Winners’ Circle project update.
County to conduct McFarland Livable Community Initiative feasibility study
News February 9, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will contract with Kimley Horn Planning and Design Engineers to conduct the McFarland Livable Communities Initiative (LCI) feasibility study.
Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve $300,000 for the project. Funding will be provided by a matching grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The county match is 20 percent.
The study area initially was to be McFarland to Ga. 400 but Commissioner Todd Levent asked to expand the study to include the west side of McFarland to Hwy. 9.
While most LCIs focus on housing, Assistant County Manager Brandon Kenney said the McFarland LCI will focus on the various types of travel modes, including transit roadways, walking and biking trails and increased roadway connectivity. “This is for study only and does not commit the county to anything outside the 20 percent match,” Kenney said.
It will align with the Comprehensive Plan that is now in the public participation phase and the Transportation Master Plan approved by commissioners near the end of last year.
County Manager Kevin Tanner said the study will look specifically at the state’s plan to bring two additional managed lanes up Ga. 400 with an exit at Union Hill below McFarland. “They are also going to run BRT (bus rapid transit) station at Windward in Alpharetta and a station in Roswell. So we want to look at how we can possibly look at that connectivity to move our citizens to Roswell and the Alpharetta hub as we are looking at designating sourh Forsyth and north Fulton as technology corridors.”
Animal shelter to receive $8,000 gift for cat condos at BOC meeting
News October 24, 2021
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – One decision the Board of commissioners will have no difficulty making when they meet in a work session Tuesday at 2 p.m. will be a budget resolution that authorizes the acceptance of a generous $8,000 donation from Dr. John McGruder and The Friends of the Forsyth Animal Shelter.
The offer is to be used for the explicit purpose of renovating cat adoption condos at the shelter. The condos will be outfitted with durable cat furniture, shelving, and décor designed to be easily disinfected which will decrease disease transmission and promote a stress-free environment for the cats while improving the customer experience.
Commissioners will also hear a presentation by Assistant County Manager Brandon Kenney regarding new county website.
Other items to be considered by the Board include:
- Authorization for staff to apply for the State Fiscal Recovery Funds Broadband Program with a county match of $100,000;
- Approval of the list of items as surplus;
- Approval to award Bid 21-123-3330 for Sludge Removal Services for the Water and Sewer Department to Gainesville Waste & Recycling in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00;
- Approval of Change Order #3 with Reeves Young on the Antioch Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project with authorization of a contract extension for 120 calendar days for the Department of Water and Sewer with Reeves Young in the amount of $732,311.52;
- Approval to issue a Task Order to Townley Construction Company, Inc. for Emergency Sewer Repairs for the Re-Lining of five (5) gravity sewer lines downstream from the Champions Run Lift Station for the Department of Water and Sewer in the amount of $94,440.50;
- Approval of Amendment #6 to the Task Order with American Engineers, Inc. for the SR 369 Widening Project to provide additional construction administrative services for the Department of Engineering in the amount of $125,000;
- Approval of Amendment #6 to the Task Order with T.Y. Lin International regarding RFP 15-48-3150, Post Road widening from S.R. 9 to S.R. 20, for Bentley Road Intersection Improvements in the amount of $19,950;
- Approval of Amendment #7 to the Task Order with T.Y. Lin International regarding RFP 15-48-3150, Post Road widening from S.R. 9 to S.R. 20, for Additional Scope Items in the amount of $814,876;
- Authorization for staff to apply for the FY 2023 Federal Transit Administration Section 5311 Program to aid in the operation of Dial-A-Ride services. Based on the FY 2022 award amount, the estimated award amount for FY 2023 is $170,671 and the County Match is estimated to be $170,671;
- Approval of the Sheriff’s Office request to change the Designated Official pertaining to Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Award #R19-8-002;
- Authorization for the Sheriff’s Office to accept the award of the Office of Justice Programs FY2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, in the amount of $12,293.00 with no match required;
- Approval to support the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts by providing a funding contribution of $75,000 over the next four years. The Georgia Association of Conservation Districts will submit an ARPA Grant Application in 2022 and the funding contribution will only be paid if the ARPA Grant is awarded;
- The revocation of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for CP190035, Barney Johns. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I), if an application for a Land Disturbance Permit has not been submitted within 18 months of approval, the Board may consider revocation of the CUP;
- The revocation of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for CP190030, JBE Realty Holdings, LLC. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I), if an application for a Land Disturbance Permit has not been submitted within 18 months of approval, the Board may consider revocation of the CUP;
- The revocation of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for CP190012, Norshaw Properties, LLC. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I), if an application for a Land Disturbance Permit has not been submitted within 18 months of approval, the Board may consider revocation of the CUP;
- A Utility Easement Agreement between Forsyth County and the Forsyth County Water and Sewerage Authority regarding Matt Park;
- An Addendum to Escrow Holdback Agreement regarding the Trammel Road property acquired on July 30, 2021.
Support documents for BOC meetings now available online
Featured Stories, News October 20, 2021
Brandon Kenney
Forsyth County, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners added an element of transparency to their meetings Wednesday when they announced that agendas and supporting documents presented during Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meetings and work sessions are now available for viewing and downloading via the Meetings tab on the County’s website, forsythco.com.
“Supporting documents such as maps, proposals or presentations are often displayed during commission meetings in conjunction with agenda items,” said Forsyth County Assistant County Manager
Brandon Kenney.
“Now, anyone can easily access these supporting documents to follow along during the meeting or any time after a meeting.”
Meeting agendas and supporting documents are made available online the day of regular session meetings or work sessions.
“We are pleased to be adding another resource to have a transparent government,” said County Manager Kevin Tanner.
The Board of Commissioners meets in regular session twice a month, on the first and third Thursdays.
he meetings convene at 5 p.m. and are held in the Commissioners Meeting Room (Suite 220) on the second floor of the County Administration Building (110 East Main St.). The commission also holds a work session twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
The public is invited to attend Board of Commissioners meetings and work sessions in-person or online. Meetings are streamed live via TVForsyth (AT&T ch. 99, Comcast ch. 23 and online at forsythco.com).