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Forsyth Visioning Workshop to Take Place on Nov. 12th

Calling all residents in Districts 2 and 4: The Foster Forsyth Visioning Workshops are coming to the Coal Mountain Park Community Building and Old Atlanta Park Recreation Center!

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What to watch

Meetings, hearings and school dates in the next 30 days.

Mon Nov 16
6:30 PMPlanning Commission Work SessionForsyth County Meetings · Board of Commissioners BuildingAdd to calendar ↗
Tue Nov 17
5:00 PM–6:00 PMBoard of Education MeetingForsyth County Schools Calendar · 1120 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, Georgia, United StatesAdd to calendar ↗
6:30 PMPlanning Commission Regular Meeting/Public HearingsForsyth County Meetings · Board of Commissioners BuildingAdd to calendar ↗
Wed Nov 18
6:00 PMComprehensive Plan Public Input MeetingForsyth County Meetings · Old Atlanta Recreation Center Community RoomAdd to calendar ↗
Thu Nov 19
5:00 PMBoard of Commissioners Regular Meeting / Public HearingsForsyth County Meetings · Board of Commissioners BuildingAdd to calendar ↗
Mon Nov 23
Tue Nov 24
2:00 PMBoard of Commissioners Work Session MeetingForsyth County Meetings · Board of Commissioners BuildingAdd to calendar ↗

Recent articles

What the Forsyth County commission will take up at its Nov. 10 work session

2026-11-07 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners agenda and packet (CivicClerk event 440)

On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM at 110 East Main Street, Suite 220 in Cumming, the board will consider a deadline for short-term rentals operating under a claim of nonconforming status, a $5,769,879.00 change order for the Antioch Water Treatment Plant's backup generator, and two land-use items in District 1.

Forsyth County pauses new grocery store permits on CBD-zoned land until Dec. 4

2026-11-10 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting Summary, agenda packet and meeting video, and the Unified Development Code

Commissioners voted 4-1 on Nov. 5 for a short moratorium while they consider requiring a conditional use permit for grocers in older strip centers. Parking, cart corrals and dumpsters drove the discussion.

Forsyth's peak week for deer on the roads is Nov. 10-16

2026-11-09 · Georgia DNR, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Georgia, U.S. Naval Observatory and Forsyth County

Georgia's rut map, built from deer-vehicle crash data, puts Forsyth County's peak deer movement this week. Dusk now falls around the evening commute. Parks around Buford Dam are closed through Nov. 12 for a deer hunt.

What the Forsyth County commission will take up on Nov. 5

2026-11-03 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners agenda and packet (CivicClerk event 461)

On Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM at 110 East Main Street, Suite 220 in Cumming, the board will hold a public hearing on extending its moratorium on sketch plats and land disturbance permits, will discuss a possible new moratorium and a clinic zoning change, and has several zoning cases on the agenda.

Latest across Forsyth

Forsyth Visioning Workshop to Take Place on Nov. 12th

2026-11-12 · Forsyth County Government · government

Calling all residents in Districts 2 and 4: The Foster Forsyth Visioning Workshops are coming to the Coal Mountain Park Community Building and Old Atlanta Park Recreation Center!

Board of Education Work Session

2026-11-10 · Forsyth County Schools Calendar · schools

District-wide event listed on the official Forsyth County Schools calendar.

PreviewWhat the Forsyth County commission will take up at its Nov. 10 work session

2026-11-10 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners agenda and packet (CivicClerk event 440) · government

On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM at 110 East Main Street, Suite 220 in Cumming, the board will consider a deadline for short-term rentals operating under a claim of nonconforming status, a $5,769,879.00 change order for the Antioch Water Treatment Plant's backup generator, and two land-use items in District 1.

Forsyth County pauses new grocery store permits on CBD-zoned land until Dec. 4

2026-11-10 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting Summary, agenda packet and meeting video, and the Unified Development Code · government

Commissioners voted 4-1 on Nov. 5 for a short moratorium while they consider requiring a conditional use permit for grocers in older strip centers. Parking, cart corrals and dumpsters drove the discussion.

Forsyth's peak week for deer on the roads is Nov. 10-16

2026-11-09 · Georgia DNR, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Georgia, U.S. Naval Observatory and Forsyth County · wildlife

Georgia's rut map, built from deer-vehicle crash data, puts Forsyth County's peak deer movement this week. Dusk now falls around the evening commute. Parks around Buford Dam are closed through Nov. 12 for a deer hunt.

PreviewWhat the Forsyth County commission will take up on Nov. 5

2026-11-05 · Forsyth County Board of Commissioners agenda and packet (CivicClerk event 461) · government

On Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM at 110 East Main Street, Suite 220 in Cumming, the board will hold a public hearing on extending its moratorium on sketch plats and land disturbance permits, will discuss a possible new moratorium and a clinic zoning change, and has several zoning cases on the agenda.