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Agency director for area planning pushes initiatives to connect people By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
according to the county. The station’s design is based on a standard county template, which has been improved over the years. Kevin Price Construction was the general contractor. Croft and Associates was the architect. The fire station was funded by the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VI and VIII programs.
ATLANTA — Great things are on the horizon for the Atlanta Metro area, Anna Roach, executive director & CEO of the Atlanta Regional Commission, said at the State of the Region address Nov. 1. Roach is optimistic about progress in a number of areas, from the green manufacturing industry to regional transportation projects. This year’s State of the Region, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, welcomed hundreds of officials from counties across north central Georgia. They enjoyed breakfast at the gala-style function while listening to presentations from representatives from the ARC and other organizations. The ARC is about connecting communities, Roach said. “When I travel across this region, I hear neighbors from all corners say that they are eager to break this cycle of the prosperity divide, and it's because that they know, like all of us in this room, knows, that when we finally accomplish that, the entire region is going to be better,” Roach said. “Our economy will grow, and we will be stronger as a region.”
— Jon Wilcox
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County officials gather Oct. 30 for a ceremony marking the opening of a new fire station on Trammel Road near Cumming.
Ceremony welcomes new county fire station FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County marked the opening of a new $7 million fire station Oct. 30. The fire station, 1725 Trammel Road near Cumming, replaces a previous facility on Ga. 20 that was built in 1998. The ceremony featured remarks from Chairman and District 2 Commissioner Alfred John, County Manager David McKee and Forsyth County Fire Chief Barry Head. “The original Station 15 was never
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meant to be a long-lasting station but a temporary relief to the demand of the time,” Head said. “The department having this new station serves the same mission as the original back in 1998 — saving those precious seconds in responding to the call and listening to the demands of the time.” The new station is 12,500 square feet and features four bays with fire, water rescue and medical response vehicles. It was built to accommodate future growth,
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