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The Road Ahead: Forsyth bears most of regions road needs, sales tax projects

Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt explains the need for road work in Forsyth County as rush hour traffic passes by. The intersection of Ga. 20 and Kelly Mill Road is one of the projects included under funding from a transportation sales tax up for vote July 31. - photo by Tom Reed

0620road-forsty-ford gravitt — Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt explains the need for road work in Forsyth County as rush hour traffic passes by. The intersection of Ga. 20 and Kelly Mill Road is one of the projects included under funding from a transportation sales tax up for vote July 31. - photo by Tom Reed

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Updated: Jun 20, 2012, 3:48 AM

Published: Jun 20, 2012, 3:58 AM

Forsyth County could be the poster child for road improvements in the Georgia Mountains region. Facing so many transportation needs in every part of the county, the challenge early on for government officials was trying to decide which of its many projects would wind up on the 13-county region’s projects list for the July 31 transportation sales tax vote. The list was pared to 21 projects, with some $293 million in funding coming from the 1 percent sales tax over 10 years, if approved.

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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier

Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

04032025 FALCON 2.jpg — Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 6:39 PM

Published: Apr 2, 2025, 6:40 PM

A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.

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