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Verizon proposes 180-ft. tower at wastewater facility By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com
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Cherry Street Brewing crew from left: Chris Williams, Mitch Smith, Nick Tanner with Mash, the brewdog; Sean Brooks and Jonny Bradley.
More room, more beer Cherry Street Brewing expands brewery, plans to add taproom By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com CUMMING, Ga. — At Cherry Street Co-Operative, the brew business is overflowing, spilling over to next door and opening a Tap Room for adults later this fall. “We’ve gotten to the point where we outgrew the restaurant,” said Nick Tanner, who runs the brewpub, located adjacent to Rick Tanner’s Restaurant at the Vickery Village
in Cumming. Rick Tanner’s Restaurant is a family-friendly and welcoming neighborhood spot, but Nick Tanner said he was running into problems when he wanted to throw beer parties and beer events. This was affecting the restaurant’s business. “It’s time for Cherry Street to have its own identity and people can go and enjoy the beers and not be in such a family setting,” Tanner said.
Two doors over, 5817 Bond Street, Nick Tanner is opening the Cherry Street Tap Room, a 21-and-older hangout. The opening will allow Cherry Street to grow its beer selection from 17 to 25 craft brews at all times. The Tap Room will also feature other local breweries and local wineries with a focus on hosting events, parties, beer dinners and beer release parties. “We can spread our arms a little bit,” Tanner said. “A lot of the times when we do these parties in the restaurant, people show up and it’s too
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Verizon Wireless has asked the county to lease space at a wastewater facility to build a cell tower. Lucas Barry Lucas, deputy director for the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department, received the request from Verizon Wireless to lease a 70-foot by 100-foot space for a 180-foot stand-alone cellphone tower with a 10-foot tall lightning rod at the Dicks Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, 5155 Laurel Springs Parkway in Suwanee. “We think it’s not going to impact our plant operations in any way,” said Lucas. The wireless company wants a five-year agreement with the county, which can be renewed up to four times annually, Lucas said. In the past, cell towers in the south portion of the county have been met with resident opposition. “It looks like a good use of the property and would bring some revenue into the water and sewer department,” Lucas said. David Kirk, an Atlanta lawyer representing Verizon Wireless, said the tower would
It looks like a good use of the property and would bring some revenue into the water and sewer department.” Barry Lucas Deputy director for the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department
alleviate overloading from three nearby cell towers. “It will not have a light at the top, which is typically a concern that citizens have,” Kirk said. Kirk said that about 40 percent of households in the state rely solely on wireless for their communication needs. “We think it could be a winwin solution for the county and for Verizon and most importantly for its customers,” Kirk said. If the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approves the lease, it would still have to go through the zoning process. On Sept. 9, the commissioners voted unanimously to postpone the issue to the Sept. 23 work session to further look at the property.