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UPCOMING EVENTS
The Cumming Arts Center's new
exhibit, "Never Stop Learning'/ is
on display now through Dec 3.This
exciting exhibit includes SAA mem
bers new artwork as well as artwork by
77 talented art students from Lambert,
Denmark, Central, North and South
Forsyth High Schools and two Home/
Art Center Classes. Gallery viewing
and Gift Shop hours areThurs-Sat,
11am-3pm.The Arts Center is located
at 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd in downtown
Cumming and is open during the week
for ongoing classes and open studio.
Visit sawneeart.org for more informa
tion about all Cumming Art Center
activities including the 19th Annual
November 12 & 13 Christmas Festival
at LanierTech.
Treat theTroops Southern Style,
which provides comfort foods for our
deployed soldiers, will have a packing
event at 7 p.m., Nov.14. attheVFW
Post 9143,1045 Dahlonega Hwy.,
Cumming. Please bring homemade
cookies (six per twist-tie baggie and
labeled if they contain nuts), candy,
individual servings of packable food,
travel-size toiletries and letters or cards
of appreciation.Tax-deductible postage
donations are needed. If you know of
anyone who is currently deployed out
side the Continental United States,
email Linda their name, military mail
ing address and expected return
date. For more information, email Ikt-
jones@bellsouth.net, or go online at
www.treatthetroops.org.
Ongoing
Lord of Life Lutheran Church:
Please join us for worship on Sundays
at 10:30 a.m. You can also view the ser
vice live each Sunday through
Facebook Live (www.facebook.com/
lordoflifealpharetta.org). Lord of Life
Lutheran Church offers a Christ-
centered/fa m i ly-oriented m i n istry. The
church is at 5390 McGinnis Ferry Road,
Alpharetta. For more information, call
770-740-1279 or visit www.Lord-life.
org.
Episcopal Church of the Holy
Spirit will have Sunday service at 8:30
a.m. and 10:45 a.m., (coffee & conver
sation held after each service), and
adult education at 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday service at noon. Each eve
ning Compline is held via Facebook
live at 8 p.m. on www.facebook.com/
ECOHS.net. We also have Bible Study
onTuesday at 6 p.m. andThursday at
10:30 a.m.Thursday beginning on Oct.
11. Visit www.ecohs.net for all available
opportunities, including Vacation Bible
School coming up. Episcopal Church
of the Holy Spirit is at 724 Pilgrim Mill
Rd., Cumming.
A new "No Left
Turn" sign has
been installed
on West
Courthouse
Square at the
intersection
with West
Maple Street
in downtown
Cumming.
Kelly Whitmire
Forsyth County News
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Sign
and is happy that GDOT has
now approved the sign.
To reach Hwy. 20, drivers
need “to continue straight
through the traffic signal and
then turn left onto Bank
Avenue or farther down at
Cumming Industrial Park
Drive,” according to the
release.
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Kemp extends state gas
tax moratorium again
By T.A. DeFeo
The Center Square
Georgia Gov. Brian
Kemp has signed an
extension of the state’s
gas tax moratorium, say
ing such a move is need
ed because of a potential
diesel fuel shortage.
The extension runs
through Dec. 11.
Kemp also extended the
locomotive fuel tax mora
torium and a supply chain
state of emergency. The
governor, who is in the
middle of a reelection
campaign against
Democrat Stacey Abrams,
squarely placed the blame
for high gas prices on
President Joe Biden’s pol
icies.
“As another holiday
season and a looming die
sel shortage approaches,
Georgians are still facing
record high inflation,
growing costs at the gro
cery store just before
Thanksgiving, and high
prices at the pump as they
prepare to travel to see
family, all due to a com
plete failure of leadership
in Washington,” Kemp
said in a statement.
“While we can’t fix
everything politicians
have broken, our respon
sible approach to reopen
ing our economy while
prioritizing both lives and
livelihoods allows us to
deliver needed relief by
continuing to suspend our
state’s gas tax. Alongside
our partners in the legis
lature, we will continue
working to ease the bur
den felt by Georgia’s
families who deserve to
have safe, warm, and
prosperous holidays,” the
governor added.
Kemp, a Republican,
initially suspended the
state’s gas tax in March
when he signed House
Bill 304. He has since
signed several executive
orders to extend the mor
atorium.
Georgia collects 29.1
cents a gallon on gasoline
and 32.6 cents a gallon on
diesel fuel, and the state
typically collects about
$170 million per month
from the gas tax.
Earlier this week, AAA
said gas prices in Georgia
continue to decline.
However, the average
price of diesel remains
about $1.40 more per gal
lon than it was a year ago.
“Georgians may not
experience price reduc
tions at the grocery store
due to inflation but can
definitely appreciate sav
ings at the pump,”
Montrae Waiters, AAA-
The Auto Club Group
spokeswoman, said in a
news release. “As long as
demand remains low and
there is no uptick in crude
oil prices, drivers may
continue to see savings at
the pump.”
Sabrina Kerns Forsyth County News
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, state Sen. Steve Gooch, Cumming Mayor Troy
Brumbalow and others joined UNG President Bonita Jacobs in welcoming
the community to the groundbreaking ceremony and celebrating what will
be a 27,300-square-foot expansion of an academic building on campus.
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UNG
support enrollment for
more than 2,000 students to
this campus, and we all
know it’s very much need
ed,” she continued.
The $12.5 million expan
sion will add to the current
36,000-square-foot build
ing, making room for
chemistry, physics, foreign
language and computer
labs along with extra space
for classrooms, offices,
tutoring, supplemental
instruction and academic
advising.
“This work will pave the
way for additional degree
programs for students who
choose to begin their high
er education experience
here in Cumming,” said Dr.
Ken Crow, executive direc
tor of the Cumming cam
pus. “In addition, several
bachelor programs, which
are strategic to the Forsyth
County region, will now be
able to be offered in their
entirety on this campus.”
Those programs include
elementary and special
education, international
affairs, computer science
and an accelerated nursing
degree — all programs that
will work toward filling the
needs of local industries
suffering from labor short
ages following the pan
demic.
Renderings and plans for
the project were on display
at the site during the cere
mony.
“I believe this benefits
both the city and UNG in
many ways,” Brumbalow
said. “Together, we’re able
to provide many valuable
services and experiences to
the residents of Cumming
and Forsyth County.”
Duncan agreed, explain
ing that the addition to the
Cumming campus shows
an important, intentional
step made by the university
to help grow local industry
and business and better the
community as a whole.
“We are doing some
thing special here,” Duncan
said. “We are creating so
many new opportunities, so
many new jobs.”
Following the ceremony,
guests were invited to a
complimentary piece of
birthday cake to celebrate
the Cumming campus’
10-year anniversary and
UNG’s 150th anniversary.
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Rezoning
ings totaling 60,000
square feet with 330
parking spaces.
Variances: Increase
the percentage of total
residential units for
apartments from 20%
to 69.6%.
Location: District
5; 2960 Keith Bridge
Road in Cumming.
Other informa
tion: County planning
staff is non-supportive
due to the variance
requested and the large
amount of "RES6 with a
limited amount of CBD
rather than a mixed-use
development that
meets the purpose and
intent of the [MPD] zon
ing category."
Jot Em Down Road
neighborhood
Request: To rezone
approximately 60 acres
from agricultural dis
trict (A1) to single fami
ly residential district
(RES3) for 96 residential
lots with a density of 1.6
units per acre.
Variance: None were
requested.
Location: District 4;
This property is located
southwest of Jot Em
Down Road close to the
intersection with Cross
Roads Road.
Other information:
County planning staff is
supportive.
Industrial on
Atlanta Highway
Request: To rezone
approximately 38 acres
from agricultural (A1),
single family residential
(R1) and commercial
business districts (CBD)
to restricted industrial
district (M1) for ware
house buildings total
ing 260,000 square feet
with 261 parking spaces
with a conditional use
permit for an open stor
age yard with 35 park
ing spaces.
Variance: Reduce the
undisturbed stream
buffer and impervious
setback to zero feet.
Location: District 3;
5570 Atlanta Highway
in Alpharetta.
Other information:
County planning staff is
non-supportive due to
variances requested.
Industrial on
Settingdown Road
Request:To rezone
approximately 37 acres
from agricultural dis
trict (A1) to restricted
industrial district (M1)
for warehouses in
buildings totaling
383,175 square feet
with 384 parking spac
es.
Variance: None were
requested.
Location: District 4;
4730 Settingdown
Road.
Other information:
County staff is support
ive.
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