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Redistricting spurs McBath to seek seat in 7th District By DAVE WILLIAMS Capitol Beat News Service
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Emerald Springs subdivision resident Rich Willits speaks to Forsyth County commissioners Nov. 23 about a proposed residential development the City of Cumming is considering on property near his home just outside the city limits. Willits said he and his neighbors were not aware the property had been annexed into the city.
County moves to alert residents of annexations Officials say Cumming has acted irresponsibly By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In a possible display of holiday giving, the Forsyth County Commission is taking steps to help the City of Cumming alert residents about annexations. Cumming officials were put on the spot Nov. 16 when a group of county
residents showed up before the City Council to complain about a proposed rezoning for an adjacent property they didn’t know had been annexed into the city. Southern General Development Corporation had sought a rezoning to allow some 176 residential units on the 78-acre parcel on Pilgrim Mill Road which had been annexed into the city in 2019. The matter was deferred until Dec. 7, but council members, including Mayor Troy Brumbalow, said the city should do more to inform citizens about newly
annexed property and any changes in zoning planned for the land. County Commissioners on Nov. 23 said they’d be happy to help. The county has taken a hard stand against what it has termed a land grab by the city over recent years. Since 2019, Cumming has extended its city limits by almost 500 acres through more than a dozen separate annexations, according to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
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Cumming City Council defers vote on development
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ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath wasted little time Nov. 22 announcing a change of plans after Republicans in the Georgia House gave final passage to a new congressional map that would likely flip her 6th Congressional District to the GOP. Within an hour of the virtually party line vote in the General Assembly, McBath, D-Marietta announced she will run in the newly redrawn and much more Democrat-friendly 7th District next year. The move poMCBATH tentially sets up a primary showdown with fellow Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux of Suwanee, who won that Gwinnett County-based seat last year. “It is no mystery why Republicans and the NRA (National Rifle Associa-
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