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Proposed event facility returns to ‘square one’
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By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A proposed event facility planned on Keith Bridge Road is back on track as some residents say they will continue their campaign to oppose it. The proposed event space would occupy 11 acres and include a 6,000-square-foot building, an amenity pond and some 150 parking spaces. The developer narrowly met a May deadline to resubmit an application, restarting its review process, County Commissioner Mendy Moore said. If the project had failed to meet the deadline, it would have been withdrawn. The project must go before the County Planning Commission before it is considered for approval by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. “The staff will now review the entire plan again,” Moore said. “It starts back at square one.”
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REMNANTS OF SOUTHERN ARCHITECTURE/PROVIDED
The historic Sherrill House built circa 1904 has been undergoing extensive renovation by the Forsyth County Historical Society since 2012 with the support of the county and other community organizations. It is one of the most important historic structures remaining in North Forsyth County.
Forsyth’s historic Sherrill House
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or some people a special joy is renovating an ancient house that has deteriorated over the years. Patience, commitment, a willingness to work and a source of funds play important roles. We are fortunate that some wonderful examples exist in North Fulton County, either BOB MEYERS completed or in progress. ToColumnist day’s column will highlight the historic Eli and Cynthia Heard Sherrill House in Forsyth County and some related structures. The Sherrill House was built in 1904 and is
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one of the most important historic structures still surviving in northern Forsyth County. The house The Sherrill House was in the center of a small crossroads community called Hightower. The house is on the historic Old Federal Road in former Cherokee territory which, like many settlement communities, consisted of farms, taverns, inns and other buildings including a dairy. The structures are all gone with the exception of the Sherrill House and a tavern now in a park in Cumming.
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Forsyth County Voice members gather following a May 21 meeting.
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