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VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CUMMING/PROVIDED
The Cumming chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America visits the Celebration Village Forsyth senior living home. The organization aims to provide veterans a chance to socialize and share their stories.
Vietnam veterans group pays visit to area seniors SHELBY ISRAEL/APPEN MEDIA
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners discusses imposing term limits at a meeting June 1. If approved, the measure would prohibit commissioners from running for more than three consecutive terms, or 12 years.
County Commission splits over term limits By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Backed into a corner for their political survival, two Forsyth County commissioners squared off with colleagues at a June 1 meeting in a heated debate over term limits. The Board of Commissioners discussed a proposal that would
limit service to a maximum of three consecutive terms for a total of 12 years. If the measure is enacted, commissioners Todd Levent, first elected in 2010, and Cindy Jones Mills, first elected in 2012, would be ineligible for another term. Neighboring counties such as Fulton and Gwinnett do not impose term limits on county commissioners.
While the item came up only for discussion and not for a vote, Commissioner Laura Semanson and Chairman Alfred John said term limits would allow other community members a chance to serve and prevent commissioners from becoming too entrenched in their positions.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Cumming chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America visited dozens of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans at the Celebration Village Forsyth senior living home in Suwanee. The chapter made routine visits to community senior homes to offer veterans of all wars a chance to socialize. During visits, members shared their personal stories of military service over coffee and pastries. Members of the group also presented veterans who live in the homes with a cap embroidered with the name of their branch of service. — Shelby Israel