Please find the below statement from District 1 Commissioner Kerry Hill and Forsyth County Manager David McKee regarding State Rep. David Clark’s resolution in the Georgia House of Representatives to rename Sawnee Mountain to Trump Mountain.

“I stand in agreement with many of our residents that I have spoken with that feel strongly that the name, Sawnee Mountain, represents our community and needs to remain in place. The Sawnee name is synonymous with not only the mountain range in Forsyth County, but the surrounding community as a whole. It represents a single local leader from the Cherokee Nation, but also the mountain’s first inhabitants before settlers developed what we know today as the City of Cumming and Forsyth County. Sawnee is intertwined in the fabric of our community, and we have zero intention of changing that through a rename of the County’s most iconic natural feature. It is my hope that Rep. Clark will reconsider the resolution.” – District 1 Commissioner Kerry Hill

“Following State Rep. Clark’s resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain, Forsyth County remains committed to the historical importance of the Sawnee name in our community and as the official name for one of our community’s most impactful natural resources. Forsyth County leadership was not included in any discussions regarding this resolution from Rep. Clark and would have opposed the motion had it been presented. We stand firm in preserving the legacy of the Cherokee tribe with the Sawnee name for the mountain range.” - Forsyth County Manager David McKee