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Federal Judge Sends Water Wars Back to Congress
According to the judge's ruling, the US Army Corps of Engineers acted without the proper authority when it issued water withdrawl permits for all governments other than the cities of Gainesville and Buford...
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McCarthy Completes Construction on Two Forsyth County Schools
The Southeast Division of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com) announces the completion of Haw Creek Elementary School and Lakeside Middle School in Cumming, Ga.  The schools, part of the Forsyth County School System, will begin serving the community at the start of the 2009-10 academic year...
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Temporary Closing of Holtzclaw Road Announced
Holtzclaw Road will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, July 13. The road is expected to re-open Monday, July 20. Residents will need to use Chattahoochee Road or SR 306 as an alternate route during the closure...
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$243 Million in Georgia Stimulus Transportation Projects to be Let in July
“Contractors across Georgia are going back to work,” Transportation Board Chairman Bill Kuhlke, Jr., noted.  “They are putting people back to work – at their own firms, at their subcontractors, and at their vendors and suppliers.  We’ve made a good beginning and are going to focus now on increasing the job creation pace throughout the year"...
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Forsyth County Returns to Non-Drought Schedule
Residents allowed to water on designated days...
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Forsyth County 2009 Water Quality Report
More than 1,300 tests are conducted annually by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Forsyth County to ensure you have safe drinking water. Click here to see the 2009 Water Quality Report...
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Tri State Water Wars Update
A water wars hearing in Jacksonville Monday May 11th focused on Georgia's entitlement to current and future water supply from Lake Lanier...
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Lake Lanier Association Annual Meeting
Pete Taylor, chief of staff at the Mobile Corps of Engineers will headline The Lake Lanier Association annual membership meeting on May 5 at the Lakeview Center in Dawsonville...
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Forsyth to Participate in Toilet Rebate Program
Board of Commissioners to Vote March 19th for final approval of a program that will give you access to a $50 or $100 rebate on a new, low flow toilet....
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Smart Growth Forsyth County Calls For a Building Moratorium Within The Forsyth County Portion of The Big Creek Watershed
Smart Growth Forsyth County, Inc.,  a volunteer community group advocating responsible growth in the 13th wealthiest county in the nation, has just completed its 3 month study on the status of impervious surface in the Big Creek Watershed...
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New Signal at SR9 and Spot Road in Forsyth County
The Georgia Department of Transportation announces a new traffic signal at State Route 9 and Spot Road in Forsyth County. The signal is in test mode and should be operational Thursday, March 5, weather permitting...
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Corps Releases Scoping Report for the ACF Water Control Manual Update
The US Army Corps of Engineers has released its Scoping Report for the Environmental Impact Statement of the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia...
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Commissioner Bell Plans a Town Hall Meeting on Bethel Park
District 4 Commissioner Patrick Bell plans a town hall meeting on March 3rd to set the record straight about his position on Bethel Park..
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Tri-State Water Wars Update
A Motion for Summary Judgment and supporting Memorandum of Law submitted by the Lake Lanier Association , the State of Georgia, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and a number of water supply providers are included in the documentation now being reviewed by the federal judge during Phase 1 of the Tri-States 'Water Wars' litigation over the allocation of water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) basin...
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Gena Evans to be Keynote Speaker at Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
At the invitation of 2009 Chamber Board of Directors Chair Jerry Bowman, Gena L. Evans, Ph.D., the first female Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, will be the keynote speaker at the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce’s 54th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner...
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