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End-of-year exams to continue online in Forsyth County By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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A gas station on 2.7 acres on Ga. 53 at Knight Road would allow Forsyth County to tap into increased trucking traffic ahead of a proposed regional shipping hub. Commissioners approved a zoning request for the business Jan. 23.
County seeks to accommodate traffic surge, economic growth By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Residents are wary of increased traffic along commercial corridors in north Forsyth County as commercial activity expands, but the growth could benefit the local economy. County planners will need to balance residents’ concerns while capitalizing on the economic benefits, said Alex Werner, vice president of economic development for the Chamber of Commerce. A shipping hub planned near Gainesville could further increase traffic along Ga. 53. Plans call for a gas station and convenience store
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on 2.7 acres on Ga. 53 at Knight Road, but nearby residents say they are concerned about the business’s impact on nearby roadways. The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a request to change the zoning from agricultural to commercial business district at a Jan. 23 meeting. According to the county’s comprehensive plan, commercial corridors are major roadways that “contribute heavily” to the county’s tax base through major commercial and industrial business activity. The plan identifies 12 commercial corridors in the northern part of the county.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, end-of-year exams are set to continue online with no signs of slowing. Forsyth County School Board members scheduled a week in May to allow students to take the exams, which were first approved for the 2021 school year to promote safety through social distancing. Since then, the district has discovered other benefits to the exams. Board members received an update at a Jan. 21 meeting from Josh Lowe, chief of staff for Forsyth County Schools, who said testing week would be May 5-9. The week coincides with the first slate of Advanced Placement tests. In 2023, the district estimated high school students from eight schools would take more than 19,000 exams. Many of the tests are to assess students in Advanced Placement courses.
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Forsyth County Schools Chief of Staff Josh Lowe discusses online testing at the Jan. 21 School Board meeting.
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