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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2016
City of Cumming
City of Cumming…Heart of Forsyth County Many amenities that make life in this community great lie within the City of Cumming, the heart of Forsyth County. Lanier 400 Ribbon Cutting
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New Recreation Facility A new 27,000-square-foot, multi-purpose recreation building at Cumming City Park, 410 Pilgrim Mill Road, was opened for classes in late February. The new facility features two large dance studios, a spacious art room, and an exercise studio with elevated platform. There’s also plenty of storage and office space for staff. In the coming weeks, crews will be finishing the remaining work on the building, which includes exterior landscaping and interior of the second half of the building. This section features a 4,900-square-foot gathering space that can be used in its entirety or divided into smaller sections. City leaders hope to have a dedication ceremony for the new Recreation Building by the end of April. Old Building Gets New Purpose With the opening of the new Recreation Building at City Park, the Cumming City Council recently approved a lease with Creative Enterprises, LLC for the old Parks & Recreation office. The Lawrenceville-based nonprofit works with adults with mental and physical disabilities to provide them with opportunities to work, learn new skills, and socialize with one another. Creative Enterprises will be leasing the old Recreation & Parks facility, located across Pilgrim Mill Road from City Park, for $1 a year to provide a satellite program for disabled adults in Cumming and Forsyth County.
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From the fall fun of the Cumming Country Fair & Festival… To summer afternoons splashing at the Cumming Aquatic Center… To evenings of top-notch music and theatre at the Cumming Playhouse…
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Lanier 400 Parkway Extension City leaders dedicated Lanier 400 Parkway with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 1. The new roadway extends the old Lanier 400 Parkway, which previously only covered a few hundred feet from Bald Ridge Marina Road to the entrance of the Forsyth County Juvenile Court. Thanks to the extension project, the road now continues all the way through to Pilgrim Mill Road. The road, which lies on the west side of Ga. Hwy. 400, is easily accessible from Exits 15 and 16. Leaders believe it will be a great location for new businesses, as well as the Board of Education’s new Alliance Academy. The City sold the Board of Education some 23 acres of property on Lanier 400 Parkway for this project, which is slated to open in 2018.
Learn more about the City of Cumming, the heart of Forsyth County, at www.cityofcumming.net Congratulations to the Cumming Fairgrounds, Cumming Playhouse, and Cumming Recreation and Parks Department for earning various “Best of Forsyth” recognitions by Forsyth County News readers! If you haven’t checked out all that the City of Cumming has to offer, you should soon!
BEST OF FORSYTH
City of Cumming H. Ford Gravitt Mayor
Lewis Ledbetter Councilman
Quincy Holton Councilman
Charles Welch Councilman
Christopher Light Councilman
Linda Ledbetter Councilwoman