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Project approval draws querries about suitable developments By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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Park expansion celebrates history Forsyth County officials cut a ribbon at a celebration event for Eagle’s Beak Park Aug. 16. From left, District 5 Commissioner Laura Semanson, District 2 Commissioner Alfred John, Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Board Chairman Gary Cooper, District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills, and District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent. Read more, Page 7.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners gave final approval Aug. 18 for a 4,500 square-foot gas station off Keith Bridge Road near Dawsonville Highway. Plans call for the station to be built on 2.4 acres, with 14 pumps and several retail spaces. Ethan Underwood, who represents the project applicants, told commissioners the project will comply with standards in the Coal Mountain Overlay, even though the plans were submitted before the overlay was developed. He said the project will be an asset to the developing community. Underwood said the project owners have also agreed to construct a “Welcome to Chestatee Community” sign on the property to reinforce the community’s identity as the area continues to develop.
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