Two delayed rezonings: one postponed, one withdrawn
ZA4108 postponed
The board postponed ZA4108, Vijay Garlapati, to the October 20, 2026 Work Session. (Summary, item 5; Video, 01:44.) The motion to postpone carried three-nothing. (Video, 01:55.)
ZA4105 withdrawn
The board withdrew ZA4105, AoA Properties Holding, Inc. and AoA Parish Real Estate Trust. (Summary, item 6.) During the agenda-adoption discussion, Laura Semanson said a land disturbance permit had been pulled for the project; the captions identify this as what was said in the discussion, not a county-confirmed finding. (Video, 02:02.) The withdrawal motion carried three-nothing. (Video, 02:14.) Under the Summary’s item description, the Board-generated rezoning could be considered when a land-disturbance permit had not been submitted within 18 months of zoning approval. (Summary, item 6.)
Other agenda outcomes
Sawnee Mountain trail work approved
The board approved a $191,659.00 task order with Steele & Associates, Inc. for the Sawnee Mountain Preserve Trail Rehabilitation Project under the Trails Repair as-needed Agreement. (Summary, item 4.)
Road funding authorized
The board authorized Forsyth County to accept a $3,580,227.19 State of Georgia Fiscal Year 2026 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant, with a required match of $1,534,382.08, and a $3,887,714.73 Local Road Assistance grant, with the associated budget resolution. The item was authorized as presented on a time-sensitive basis. (Summary, item 7.)
The board approved the award of Bid 27-10-2410 to American Flow Services, LLC for Fire Hydrant Field Testing for the Fire Department, with the associated services agreement. (Summary, item 1.)
The board approved a budget resolution for replacement of total loss Unit No. 399. (Summary, item 2.) It authorized the Sheriff’s Office to apply for a $25,000.00 FY26 Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant, with no match required, to purchase Automated External Defibrillators for patrol units; the item was authorized as presented on a time-sensitive basis. (Summary, item 3.)
The board approved the award of Bid 27-08-3150 to Peek Pavement Marking, LLC for striping and pavement marker installation for the Department of Engineering, with the associated General Services Agreement. (Summary, item 8.)
The board authorized Forsyth County Extension Services, in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Department, to apply for a $5,000.00 Chattahoochee Oconee Forests Interpretative Grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation, with no match required, to reconstruct a Piedmont prairie at Eagles Beak Park. (Summary, item 9.)
The board approved awards of Bid 27-05-3330 for concrete repairs as needed for the Department of Water and Sewer: to Curbco, Inc. under item 10 and to Glenn Contractors, LLC under item 11, each with the associated General Services Agreement. (Summary, items 10–11.)
The board approved a sole-source purchase from Orbis Intelligent Systems Inc. of 50 SmartCap acoustic leak-detection devices for $38,755.00, with data subscriptions costing $100.00 annually per device for Fiscal Years 2027 through 2030. (Summary, item 12.)
The board approved the award of Bid 27-12-1514 to Janus Title Works, Inc. for as-needed title-search services for the Department of Capital Projects, with the associated Professional Services Agreement. (Summary, item 13.)
Big Creek Greenway agreement approved
The board approved an encroachment agreement with Atlanta Gas Light Company for construction of a portion of the Big Creek Greenway renovation project that crosses an existing pipeline. (Summary, item 14.)
The board approved Task Order No. 01, not to exceed $179,424.00, with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for transportation program-management and construction engineering and inspection services for the Post Road South Widening Project. (Summary, item 15.) It also approved Task Order No. 02, not to exceed $355,004.00, with Spicer Group Inc. for services for SPLOST IX Bundle 5, Old Atlanta Road Safety Improvement. (Summary, item 16.)
Coal Mountain Connector property resolutions approved
The board approved resolutions to condemn property interests for the Crossing at Coal Mountain Connector Sidewalks Project: $7,200.00 in estimated just and adequate compensation for Tax Parcel No. 216-046 and $3,700.00 for Tax Parcel No. 216-047. Both were approved as presented on a time-sensitive basis. (Summary, items 17–18.)
What this Report does not claim
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Sources
County Meeting Summary: Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Work Session Summary, October 6, 2026 ↗, fetched October 7, 2026 at 00:15:07 UTC.
Meeting video: Board of Commissioners | Work Session | October 6, 2026 ↗, automatic captions, fetched October 6, 2026 at 21:33:18 UTC.
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