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County finalizes updates to code governing hotels By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Following more than two months of discussion, Forsyth County officials finalized code changes to define dual-branded hotels while scrapping previous proposals to limit amenities. At a formal meeting April 18, the County Commission voted 4-0 to amend the county’s Unified Development Code to define dual-branded hotels. Commission Chairman Alfred John was absent from the meeting. County staff drafted the changes to address the category of hotels, which it defines as establishments that house two separate hotels, one of which could be extended stay. The previously proposed code changes would have capped the size of in-room refrigerators at 3.5 cubic feet, and any hotel or motel that has cooking appliances in its rooms would have been considered extended stay. But, the revised code, adopted April 18, only defines dual-branded hotels and allows guests to stay in extended stay hotels for up to 90 continuous days. Previously, the UDC capped stays at 35 days.
Lambert High School students Ella Brown, Morgan Owens and Paige Pestorius address the Forsyth County Board of Education at a meeting April 16. More than 450 students benefit from Lambert’s Blessings in a Backpack chapter, which provides free meals and snacks.
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Forsyth students address hunger through volunteer group chapter By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Students at Lambert High School are teaming up to address food insecurity by feeding more than 450 children in Forsyth County each week. At a Forsyth County Board of Educa-
tion meeting April 16, Lambert sophomore Ella Brown and seniors Morgan Owens and Paige Pestorius highlighted the work of the school’s Blessings in a Backpack chapter. “The backbone of Blessings in a Backpack is nutrition,” Owens said. “With nutrition, you can increase attention span, reduce hospitalization, and
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you can also promote academic success.” Brown said the chapter packs seven nonperishable food items, two meals, three snacks and two breakfasts for 38 weeks throughout the school year. The efforts feed 455 students each week for a total of 17,290 bags each year.
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