Resident shares safety concerns over rezoning

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — While some nearby residents have raised concerns over increased traffic, Forsyth County officials approved a rezoning Feb. 16 allowing new residential development on agriculture land near Daves Creek and Old Atlanta roads.

County commissioners approved the rezoning application 3-0, with commissioners Alfred John and Todd Levent absent.

The request to rezone 32 acres from agricultural land to a single-family residential district was submitted by SkyLand Homes in December 2022. The Forsyth County Planning

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On Feb. 16, Ruhe and Goodwin sat outside the Georgia Capitol for a quick break from one of their legislative initiatives. The pair are part of a lobby day, put on in partnership with organizations including the Southern Poverty Law Cen- ter and the Deep Institute in Savannah. Goodwin said the groups created a coalition called Fund Georgia’s Future, focused on “fair and full funding” for schools across the state.

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