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Forsyth County business owner to lead construction trade group FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The construction trade organization Associated General Contractors of Georgia named Forsyth County resident Brian Newsome as its 2023-2024 president June 26. Newsome currently serves as CEO of Albion General Contractors, a management, design and general contracting firm based in Sandy Springs that serves higher education, health care, religious, commercial and city industries. He and his wife Kim purchased the business in 2003. They live in Forsyth County with their four children. “I’m honored to represent my industry peers with my service leading the [Associated General Contractors] Georgia board during the next year,” Newsome said. Newsome also serves on the Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission Advisory Board, the Associated General Contractors of Georgia Board of Directors and the Kennesaw State University Advisory Board. — Shelby Israel
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Danielle Handy, Government Relations and Development manager for Halcyon developer RocaPoint, seeks approval of additional apartments and a grocery store at a Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting July 6. Commissioners approved the request in a 3-1 vote.
Forsyth County commissioners approve Halcyon density growth By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners approved a request to increase the density of Halcyon July 6 following persistent efforts to draw a luxury grocery store to the site. Officials approved a series of changes to the county unified development code allowing ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF GEORGIA/PROVIDED
The Associated General Contractors of Georgia welcomes Forsyth County resident Brian Newsome, left, as its 20232024 president. Newsome also serves as CEO of Albion General Contractors, based in Sandy Springs.
for the added density. County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the language was tailored narrowly to only apply to Halcyon. The code modifications will allow an additional 265 apartments at the mixed-use site, which opened in 2019. The measure prohibits the units from being occupied until the grocery store is occupied. To construct the new apart-
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ments, Halcyon developer RocaPoint must also host at least two public events per week, open a commercial off-leash dog park and provide a minimum of 10 apartments at half cost for county first responders. If the grocery store lease is executed and the apartments are built, the density of Halcyon
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