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Contest winners to have artwork displayed on various County storm drains   Keep Forsyth County Beautiful and the Forsyth County Department of Water & Sewer have announced three high school students as the winners of the 2021 Storm Drain Art Contest. The contest winners are:   Zoe March ... Read more...

Forsyth County residents can now view a digital map displaying current wait times for all Nov. 2 Special Election and City of Cumming Municipal General Election Advance Voting locations. The map, updated by the Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections Department and Geographic Information Services, ... Read more...

Forsyth County Communications and External Affairs announced that Taylor Hall will serve in the newly created position of Community Communications Coordinator. In this role, Hall will manage the County’s community outreach activities and be a dedicated resource within the County government for residents and ... Read more...

Forsyth County’s Customer Self- Service Portal (CSS) will be upgraded and unavailable beginning Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. until Oct. 11 at 8 a.m. Services that will be temporarily unavailable include: Applying for permits, plans or licenses Requesting inspections Searching public records, existing permits, plans, inspections, requests or ... Read more...

Greenway between Bethelview Road and Kelly Mill Road now open Following scheduled repairs that began in May 2021, the Big Creek Greenway between Bethelview Road (marker 8.3) and Kelly Mill Road (marker 11) is now open for public use.  Repairs included the replacement of nearly 1,000 linear feet ... Read more...

Advance Voting for the Nov. 2 Special Election and City of Cumming Municipal General Election will be offered to Forsyth County registered voters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and select Saturdays for three weeks, Oct. 12 through Oct. 29, at the ... Read more...

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills speaks with Risk Specialist Kathy Echols about her role with Forsyth County Risk Management. All episodes of The County Spotlight can be viewed online by clicking here and can be seen on Forsyth County's ... Read more...

The Department of Water & Sewer’s printing and mailing service that issues billing statements to customers has recently experienced significant staffing issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in mailed billing statements being delivered later than anticipated to customers. The delayed bills ... Read more...

What can you expect from the upcoming 2021 Transportation Summit? County Manager Kevin Tanner gives us a preview for the event. Learn more about the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit at https://www.focotransportationsummit.com/ Read more...

Outdoor burning allowed starting Oct. 1 The Forsyth County Fire Department has updated regulations for outdoor burning in accordance with changes to the State outdoor burn notification system (Senate Bill 119- O.C.G.A. 12-6-90). Outdoor burning is allowed in Forsyth County between the months of October and April. The law ... Read more...