Fowler Water Reclamation Facility Archives

7th District Congresswoman visits Forsyth County

Featured Stories June 14, 2021 , by Bill Johnson

Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — On Monday, June 14, Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) visited Forsyth County’s Fowler Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) and Big Creek Greenway as part of a tour of infrastructure facilities in her district highlighting initiatives and legislation she supports for improved infrastructure.

Photos from the visit, along with general B-Roll video and a brief interview with Congresswoman Bourdeaux regarding her visit to the WRF, can be found by clicking here for download and use in your coverage as needed.

During the visit, Congresswoman Bourdeaux was provided a guided tour of the WRF to get a look at the process for cleaning and returning water back into the environment. The Fowler WRF recently underwent an expansion to increase capacity from 2.5 MGD to 5 MGD (million gallons per day). The expansion was made to accommodate growth in the area, as well as provide redundancy within the system. The Fowler facility also had additional improvements, including upgrades to existing systems and equipment.

Following her visit to the WRF, Congresswoman Bourdeaux was taken on a tour of a portion of the County’s Big Creek Greenway. On the tour, she was able to visit a closed portion of the greenway in need of boardwalk repair as part of her support for legislation that would improve infrastructure.

BOC to consider increase in scope of work to be performed at waste water treatment facility

News March 22, 2021 , by Bill Johnson

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 an amount not to exceed $336,936. The other will be for Precision Planning to Inc. to design and provide construction documents for a new warehouse at the facility in an amount not to exceed $80,585.

Other agenda items to be considered include:

Approval to declare items as surplus with authorization for the Department of Procurement to dispose of accordingly;
Approval to move forward with a solicitation to have an update to the Forsyth County Comprehensive Plan for the Department of Planning and Community Development;
Approval to award Bid 21-11-1620 for the purchase and installation of new furniture for the Forsyth County Tax Assessors’ Office to Turnerbone LLC in the amount of $96,014.25;
Approval to award Bid 21-14-3180 for as-needed tires for Fire Fleet Maintenance and the Department of Fleet Maintenance jointly to Lanier Tire & Wheel and Southern Tire Mart for an estimated amount of $150,000.
Approval to award Bid 21-21-3120 to procure three (3) new Kubota Diesel Tractors for the Department of Roads and Bridges to Mason Tractor Company, Inc. in the amount of $111,149.19;
Approval to award Bid 21-22-3120 for the purchase of one (1) Broom Sweeper for the Department of Roads and Bridges to Tractor & Equipment Company in the amount of $68,500;
Approval to award RFP 20-148-3150 for the design/engineering of improvements at Trammel @ S.R. 20 for the Department of Engineering to American Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $47,500;
Approval to award RFP 20-186-3150 for Engineering Services – Roadway Design for the Department of Engineering to American Engineers, Inc., CHA Consulting, Inc., T.Y. Lin International, Development Planning, & Engineering, Inc., and Lowe Engineers, amount will be based on need and project;
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgia Department of Transportation for the relocation of a 12-inch ductile iron water main due to the construction of a single lane roundabout at the intersection of SR 9; and AC Smith Road;
Approval of the Amendment to the Lease Agreement for Environmental Health at Suites 401 – 403 located at 514 West Maple. The Amendment changes the commencement date from January 1, 2021 to April 1, 2021. Lease Rate is $16 per square foot, $4,400 per month and $39,600 for 2021. This lease was budgeted for $52,800 in the 2021 Budget;
Approval of funding for the Sheriff’s Office Firearms Training Range in the amount of $350,000 with approval of a Budget Resolution;
Acceptance of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) Sub-Grant, R19-8-002, federal funding in the amount of $149,618 and match in the amount of $49,873 (total program $199,491), for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) grant period April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 with approval of the Sub-grant Award, MOU for Service Provider – The Connection, and a Budget Resolution;
Approval for the Chair to execute Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank Draw Request in the amount of $719,624.90 for the SR 369 Interchange with approval of a Resolution authorizing the Forsyth County Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director to make draw requests pursuant to the 2018 Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank Award regarding the SR 369 Interchange;
Approval for the Chair to execute the GTIB Draw Request in the amount of $1,500,000 for the Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension with approval of a Resolution authorizing the Forsyth County Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director to make draw requests pursuant to the 2018 Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank Award regarding the Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension;
Presentation of the Sawnee Mountain Preserve Phase 4 Site Master Plan, which encompasses the areas of Spot Road at the Visitors Center and the Barker Overlook property. The Plan was originally presented to the Board on November 24, 2020 by Pond & Company;
Presentation by Tony Muse, Hayes, James & Associates, and consideration of approval of the Site Master Plan for Bennett Park;
Proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code related to manufactured/mobile homes within Chapter 16 – Planner II, Department of Planning and Community Development;
Proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code regarding pools and accessory structures;
Proposed modifications to the Forsyth County Tree Protection and Replacement Ordinance (Ordinance 98);
Proposed modifications to the Forsyth County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance (Ordinance 73);
A Mutual-Aid Agreement with Northside Hospital-Forsyth;
Approval to offer GDOT 0.256 acres of Fee Simple ROW, 0.024 acres of Permanent Easement, 0.010 acres of Permanent Easement, and one Temporary Driveway Easement plus Improvements of County owned Parcel 131 (PIN 099-055, a.k.a. 1605 Canton Hwy.) as requested for a total of $69,700 with authorization for the Chair to execute all documents require
Possible direction regarding the Development Authority;
Possible direction regarding a County-Initiated Sketch Plat on 13.307 acres currently zoned M1 – Parcels 017-199 and 017-200;
Conditional Use Permits for Short Term Rentals;
Possible direction regarding a County-Initiated request to rezone 1.477 acres from CBD to A1 – Parcel 327-021;
Approval of a Resolution authorizing the Director of the Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency to execute Independent Contractor Agreements for the Purchase of Services;
A resolution authorizing the surveying of Namon Wallace Road for purposes of acquisition of right of way.
Following the work session, the Board will convene into an Executive Session, after which the work session will reconvene to consider a Resolution to condemn certain property rights needed for the Old Atlanta Road Widening Project, Phase 4, Parcel 18: 4,885.40 square feet of permanent easement for construction and maintenance of slopes and drainage; 905.16 square feet of temporary construction easement (owners: Narayana Durga Prasad Bogadapati; Anuradha Allam; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC; United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC).

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Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Fowler Water Reclamation Facility

Commissioners approve resolution to expand South Forsyth County CID

News, Police & Government June 24, 2020 , by Bill Johnson

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners gave unanimous approval to a resolution consenting to the expansion of the South Forsyth County Community Improvement District during the Monday (June 23) work session.

A community improvement district is an association of property owners in a defined area that levies taxes on itself in order to fund improvements within the district boundaries.

Speaking for the CID, Nicole Hall said the expansion includes 47 homeowners and 51 parcels of land with a goal of increasing CID revenue to $1 million over the course of two to three years.

The Board also approved two change orders. The first was with Archer Western, LLC on the Fowler Water Reclamation Facility Expansion for the Department of Water and Sewer with a Budget Resolution that moves funds ($1.4 million) from future Capital Expansion Project of Facility to Current Project.

The second was a change order with Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc. for the construction of Fire Station 11, Fire Department and Department of Public Facilities in the amount of $99,476.

Other items approved by the Board include:

A list of items as surplus and authorize the Department of Procurement to dispose of accordingly – Director, Department of Procurement;
Ratification of a QPublic Online Appeals Professional Services Agreement with Schneider Geospatial for the Tax Assessors’ Office in the amount of $4,470;
A Sole Source Purchase of two valves for the Department of Water and Sewer for the 369 Widening Project in the amount of $96,000;
The First Amendment to the Air Quality Monitoring Agreement between Forsyth County and the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources;
A Structure Nuisance Code Violation at 3594 Old Atlanta Road, Tax Parcel 159- 006;
A Structure Nuisance Code Violation located at 5140 Virginia Avenue, Tax Parcels 269-175 and 269-176;
A Structure Nuisance Code Violation located at 6025 Crystal Cove Trail, Tax Parcel 301-011;
A Structure Nuisance Code Violation located at 8116 Knight Road, Tax Parcel 314-216 – District 4;
A Structure Nuisance Code Violation located at 9135 Brookshire Road, Tax Parcel 325-225 T001;
Georgia Power’s Lighting Proposal and Services Agreements to remove and replace existing outdoor lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures at multiple locations with authorization for the County Manager to sign said Services Agreements;
Renewal of the ACCG-IRMA Insurance Coverage Agreement in the amount of $805,001.00
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) regarding relocation of a waterline and a sanitary sewer force main along SR 20 from SR 371 to E of CS 579/North Corners Parkway due to a road widening project;
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) regarding relocation of a waterline along SR 9 from Windward Parkway to the Forsyth County line;
Appointment of Winifred Weng as the District 5 Representative to the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board to fulfill the unexpired term of Marcie Kreager. The term will begin immediately and expire on June 30, 2021 at which time a reappointment or new appointment will be made to a full, 5-year term.
Reappointment of Paula Malmfeldt as the District 3 Representative to the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board. The 5-year term begins on July 1, 2020 and continues through June 30, 2025.
Funding of the proposed Brannon Road Sidewalk Project that will extend from the South Forsyth High School entrance located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard, north to Brannon Road, and then east on Brannon Road to the Temple;
A resolution proclaiming its support of Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement – Board of Commissioners.

The Board agreed to bring back a discussion regarding proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code regarding Conservation Subdivisions to a future work session.

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