Please see the July 2021 District 4 Zoning Newsletter which includes other community updates.  Please feel free to call 678-513-5884 or email me at cjmills@forsythco.com with any comments or questions. 

Happy 4th of July to the UNITED States of America!

One thing that bothers me the most about being in politics is, well, the “politics”.  I am a doer. I like to be effective, not waste money or time and to get things done.  That is why it drives me insane to watch people mire up in the minutia on Facebook, without ever truly addressing the facts. The media will key in on the components that get people the most aroused, the most afraid, and you can pretty much forget ever letting facts get in the way of the narrative.  I’ve seen it happen on every level of government and across party lines. The saddest part of it all to me is how toxic politics is now and it’s like a contagion that can infect everything it comes into contact with.  Americans have lost their ability to unite. We have lost the shared ideology that was our common ground that we could come back to when our country was more moderate and cared more about working together than another conspiracy theory.  We have lost our ability to find love for one another despite our differences.  Even in our own county, we are beginning to see allegations based on national headlines that have created great fears within people. While it is wonderful to see people advocating for their beliefs and being engaged, it is sad to see it digressing into conspiracy theories on many other fronts. 

Last week, the Forsyth County Chamber had an amazing event launching One Forsyth, a group that was created two years ago but almost stopped due to COVID. I am proud to have been a part of it for the past year.  I invited many people that I have worked with on zonings or in the community to also participate. Because One Forsyth includes words in their description like diversity, race, and culture, a few people have worried it might be tied to things the media are saying they should fear.  All I know is the group is attempting to bring all people of our county together. It says that we might not all agree on all the issues or all the policies, but we can all work together and listen to one another while sitting together at the same table.   I encourage each of you to watch the event here.   

For far too long, folks have been critical about Forsyth County’s past, but today we are doing great things uniting and moving forward, together. The way I see it, if we are listening to each other and working together, we have fewer reasons for people to be protesting and rioting against each other. We can learn from each other, from the mistakes other communities have made, and hopefully together we will build a stronger community here.  I believe our country should be doing the same.