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County hikes impact fees on residential properties Board delays vote on commercial building By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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A Marine Corps private first class hands a memorial placard to retired Army Lt. Col. Michael Mizell, president of the Johns Creek Veterans Association, during an Aug. 24 memorial ceremony at Newtown Park. The ceremony honored the 13 troops killed in the Afghanistan War’s final days.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission unanimously approved a hike in impact fees for new residential construction projects Aug. 15. Commissioners decided to defer a vote on increasing impact fees for commercial projects. The action more than triples the impact fees assessed for single-family and multi-family homes, and it raises mobile home park fees by 847 percent. The fees are designed to ensure new users of country infrastructure pay their “fair share,” County Attorney Ken Jarrard said. Fees would be assessed for any structures meant for additional residents, visitors, building occupants, customers or employees, Jarrard said.
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Service honors fallen troops in Kabul evacuation action By DAVIS WINKIE newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — More than a hundred people gathered at Newtown Park Aug. 24 to honor the 13 U.S. servicemembers who died during the Afghanistan War’s final days. The ceremony commemorated the tragic event three years ago when the troops died while supporting civilian evacuations at the Kabul airport. The Johns Creek Veterans Association and the Fr. Joseph T. O’Callahan Assembly of the Knights
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of Columbus organized this year’s annual memorial at the park’s Veterans Memorial Walk. The emotional climax was a roll call led by retired Army Lt. Col. Michael Mizell, who heads the veterans association. Mizell called the name twice of each fallen soldier, Marine and sailor, followed by silence while a designated audience member would answer and deliver a portrait for placement in front of the park’s Afghanistan memorial. Afterward, two buglers played “Taps.”
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Ethan Underwood, an attorney who represents developers and property owners, addresses the Forsyth County Commission Aug. 15 to oppose an increase in residential impact fees. Commissioners approved the measure but delayed a vote on increasing fees for commercial projects.
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