Please see the March 2021 District 4 Zoning Newsletter which includes other community updates. Please feel free to call (678-513-5884) or email me (cjmills@forsythco.com) with any comments or questions.
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Here we are, already in March! The year is flying past us and I can’t believe how busy I have been. There are so many things happening that trying to fit it all into one newsletter is challenging.
Our housing market is as strong as it was in 2014, or perhaps stronger. According to developers and realtors, there is less new inventory now than in the past 20 years in Forsyth County so people are realizing some of the highest prices ever on resales. The demand is certainly outpacing the supply. Many developers have been inquiring about bringing forth the old zonings that I have been warning about for a very long time. This strong growth could bring a challenge to our water and sewer capacity, while trying to keep up with the demand we are now facing.
When I was elected chairwoman, I did not realize we were on the brink of making history. I am also somewhat surprised to hear everyone call Forsyth county part of metro Atlanta, but that is the terminology being used. The media has embraced the fact that this is the first time there are four chairwomen elected from four metro-Atlanta counties. Gwinnett, Cobb, Henry, and Forsyth all have female chairs, and they are saying that has made history. Three are African American and that is a first as well. The four of us were first asked to do a fireside chat by the Council for Quality Growth. Next, we were awarded and recognized as a “Valiant Woman: Refusing to be Silenced!” by the City of Stockton. See the flyers here and here and take a moment and enjoy the video here https://vimeo.com/user24475531/review/516328527/a90877bfe0.
While the award was very nice to receive, preparing for the video was very touching to me. I had never studied about the women’s suffrage movement and the fight for our right to vote. I listened to a podcast about it and was overwhelmed by what women went through for well over 100 years so we could have the privilege to serve in office. Fifty years after the black man got the right to vote, women finally received their right to vote. What a struggle for our rights! The right to vote is something we should cling to and we should honor, and we should not let anyone ever take it away. Lastly, we four chairwomen will be featured on the cover of Georgia Engineering Magazine in the upcoming March or April edition. We have certainly come a long way, and have those women who fought
for our right to vote to thank, so we might be able to serve each of you
today.
Cindy Jones Mills | Chairman, Commission District 4
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
110 E. Main Street, Suite 210 | Cumming,
Georgia 30040
(678) 513-5884 | (770) 781-2199 fax
www.forsythco.com | Your Community. Your Future.
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