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Cherry Street donates proceeds from brewing course to charity By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — To commemorate his sister Laura’s retirement from United Parcel Service after 34 years, Neal Hieb paid for her and her best friend to have a hands-on experience at Cherry Street Brewing. Cherry Street founder Nick Tanner said Neal Hieb offered $2,000 for the brewing classes. Tanner chose to further the company’s mission by donating the funds to Mentor Me North Georgia, a nonprofit that connects children to adult volunteers who provide support, advice and guidance. Tanner said Cherry Street’s mission is community, sustainability and education, and the donation to Mentor Me satisfies the company’s goals. The Hiebs, Laura Turnbow and Cherry Street and Mentor Me staff gathered at the brewing company’s Halcyon location at noon Feb. 16 to commemorate the donation.
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At a work session Feb. 13, the Forsyth County School Board approves a resolution supporting Senate Bill 208, which would amend the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act. The bill would allow the school district to impose fees on new development in the county.
School board supports legislation allowing it to impose impact fees By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com
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Mentor Me North Georgia Executive Director Kerry Carithers holds up a $2,000 check at Cherry Street Brewpub at Halcyon Feb. 16. Cherry Street is donating the proceeds from a brewing experience to Mentor Me, a local nonprofit.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County School Board has endorsed legislation that would allow the district to impose impact fees on new development. At a work session Feb. 13, the County Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution supporting Senate Bill 208,
which would amend the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act. Sponsored by state Sens. Greg Dolezal, Shawn Still and Clint Dixon, the bill would allow highgrowth Georgia school districts to impose impact fees “within any area of such school system with a total increase in student enrollment of 20 percent or more during the immediately preceding 10-year period” through local resolutions.
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Impact fees are placed on new land developments to fund government services they may draw from, like roads, parks and public safety. In Georgia, impact fees are imposed by municipal or county governments, but states like California and Washington allow school systems to levy impact fees.
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