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Forsyth County commissioners maintain same property tax rate By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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Hundreds of families go through a self-guided tour of New Hope Elementary School following a ribbon-cutting July 23.
New Hope offers ‘new beginning’ By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — New Hope Elementary School represents a fresh start in more ways than one for Forsyth County. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, New Hope Elementary School Principal Laura Webb said she is excited to lead
the school from the ground up. She was previously the principal at Big Creek. “This experience has been nothing short of incredible, and I know this will continue to be one of the most satisfying phases of my career,” Webb said. “Thank you for the faith that you have placed in me as New Hope’s first principal.” The ribbon-cutting was the community’s first chance to walk through the halls
before the first day of school on Aug. 4. At a cost of $28 million, New Hope sits on a 42-acre site off Castleberry Road. It is the 23rd elementary school in Forsyth County Schools and the last of four schools built under the nearly $300 million bond approved by Forsyth County voters in 2018. It features learning
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to keep the county’s millage rate on property unchanged from 2021. Even so, residents may see their taxes increase because of rising property value assessments. Commissioners approved a millage rate of 7.896 on July 21 at the last of three public hearings, with District 1 Commissioner Molly Cooper attending virtually and District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills absent. Before the vote, Chief Financial Officer Marcus Turk told commissioners that the county plans to collect nearly $186.1 million from
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