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Early voting opens for May 21 election in Forsyth County

$501,354 in communication and security system upgrades at the Sheriff’s Office, jail and courthouse. Both expenditures were sole source purchases, meaning only one vendor can supply the product and therefore is not subject to a competitive bidding process. Director of Public Facilities Dan Callahan justified the label by writing that the purchase is to improve an existing system and that, “replacement with a compatible system would be cost prohibitive.” Commissioners Cindy Jones Mills and Laura Semanson asked how much of the upgrades would take place at the Courthouse Annex, which currently houses the Sheriff’s Office.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Advance Voting for the May 21 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election is now open to Forsyth County registered voters on weekdays, two Saturdays and one Sunday over the next three weeks. The General Primary is open to Democratic and Republican parties to nominate candidates for the November General Election. The nonpartisan General Election includes candidates for State Court and Superior Court judges and Chief Magistrate. The Nonpartisan General Election ballot also includes statewide offices for Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. Georgia is an “open primary” state and voters do not register to vote by party. When a voter goes to vote in this election, they have three ballot types from which to choose: Democratic ballot type, Republican ballot type and nonpartisan ballot type. Voters are encouraged to review each ballot type by going online to www.forsythco.com/vote or www.mvp. sos.ga.gov. Sample ballots are also available for review at each polling place. Additional information pertaining to the May 21 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, including voting options, Election Day polling places and precincts, and sample ballots can be found in the Forsyth County Voter Information Guide available at www.forsythco.com/vote.

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MAPP, LLC is set to begin major upgrades to Bennett Park after an April 23 vote at the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting. Additions will include new athletic fields, a community building and road widening at the 45-year-old park.

County approves $22.6 million for Bennett Park renovations By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners allocated over $23 million across several projects and appointments at its April 23 work session. The bulk of the funding came in the unanimous approval of a $22.6 million construction contract with Louisianabased MAPP, LLC for the redevelopment of Bennett Park. The project involves demolishing most of the existing park infrastructure, with the exception of one turf athletic field. Then the plans call for additions to include a new community building, athletic courts and fields, a maintenance facility and road widening in front of the 45-year-old park.

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MAPP’s proposal for the work was the lowest among four bids the county received. Capital Projects Director John Jefferson said at the meeting the project would take around two years to complete and referred commissioners to the agenda packet for more time specifics. According to the approved contract, MAPP has 530 days – about a year and a-half – to complete the work once the project begins. The park, located on Burruss Mill Road, just east of Ga. 400, will close for the duration of the process. In the interim, athletic programming normally at Bennett will take place at Lanierland Park on Jot Em Down Road. The county also approved

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