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Q1HowwouldyouassessthecurrentstateofaffairsinForsythCounty?

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1 Rezoningofcommercialtoresidential.Horribleidea.Iwouldntthinkschoolscanhandlethatconceptinthelongrun.

5/16/201411:56AM

2 Imovedherein87andoverthatcourseoftimeseenchangebutthepastyearit'suncontolled 5/16/201411:51AM

3 IthinksometimeswetakethingsforgrantedsowhenvisitorscomeandtellushowgreatForsythis-theavailabil i tyofalltheshoppingandrestaurants,communitycenters,greenspace,thenIamremindedhowluckyweare.MykidslovethattheyhavemadefriendswithstudentsinmanyoftheForsythschoolsthroughsports,churchandotheractivities,soeveryonefeelsconnected.

5/16/201411:49AM

4 Poormasterplanning,zoning,andalackofattentiontothebuiltenvironment. 5/16/201411:47AM

5 Stil l enjoythecommunityandpeople,howeverreallyconcernedaboutthegrowthandover-crowdedschools.

5/16/201411:44AM

6 Traffic isquicklybecomingahugenightmareandputting4housesonanacreisridiculous.TheoverdevelopmentonPostroadareaissickning.

5/16/201411:42AM

7 Traffic congestionrapidlyincreasing. 5/16/201411:35AM

8 weareloosingoursenseofasmalltowncommunity..newpeoplemovingin,andthequalityissuffering...observingthatalotofthenewpeopledonotseemtobeinterestedinbeingapartofacommunity.Comeandgofromwork,andc losetheirgaragedoors,nevertobeseen!

5/16/201411:31AM

9 Toomuchnewresidentialconstructioninjustabouteverynook&cranny.TheinfrastructureofthisCounty…especiallyinthesouthernpart…isnotequippedfortheinfluxofnewresidents.Schoolsareovercrowdedandwehavecrookedcommissionerswhoareonlyinterestedinl iningtheirownpocketswithunderthetabledealsandnotlookingoutforthefolkswhohavebeenhere10+years.

5/16/201411:26AM

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10 Thingsaregoingdownhil l.Thetraffic isridiculous. 5/16/201411:25AM

11 Becausetheproverbial[expletive]hasn'thitthefanYET,butit'sgoingtoanditappearsthatitcouldbequiteugly.

5/16/201411:23AM

12 Regardingthe"StateofAffairs",thereissimplytoo-muchconsiderationgiven"Business"forthelobbyingoftheCumming-ForsythCountyChamberofCommerceandTHEIRdesirestokeepForsythCounty"GROWING"--totheextentthatWe've"GROWN"frombeingthe"7thFastestGrowingCountyintheNation"tonowbeingthe3rd--whileOurQualityofLifecontinuestodegradefortheLevelofServiceprovidedforhavingtoo-manyCoagulatedArtierialRoadwaysandtoo-muchlow-densityResidentialDevelopment.Inhind-sight,hadthecreationofBi-PedPathwaysbeenproposedandexpediteduponexistingSanitarySewerEasements-whichareBOTHmuch-moreeconomicallyconstructedANDbetter-locatedthroughoutOurneighborhood-communitiesthan"EngineeredSidewalks"canPOSSIBLYbecomeforim-prudenceofpracticalityintermsofBOTHexpenseANDimplementationofthe"ADA"-"Priorities"couldhavebeensetsuchthatNEITHER"Recreation"OR"Transportation"Bond-Measureswouldl ikleybeneededforhavingthusrelievedsuch"Need"byTODAY...thusoppositiontoanyfurtherfundingofEducation(SchoolsBond)wouldbemitigated.

5/16/201411:18AM

13 toomuchrapiddevelopment.treestorndowneverywhere.toomanynewapartmentandsubdivisionnewdevelopmentsopeningonanyvacantland

5/16/201411:15AM

14 Traffic andoverbuildingisridiculous.Webuildmassiveshoppingcentersandsubdivisionswithnoroadstoaccessthem.

5/16/201411:13AM

15 I'veenjoyedwhereIl ivebutthetrendinthecountyisdownward 5/14/20145:40AM

16 Iamconcernedaboutthelevelofbuildinginthenextcoupleofyearsandhowthatwil laffecttraffic patterns.

5/10/201411:17PM

17 Traffic isterrible,butitisaniceplacetol iveasfarasmoderatecostofl iving,safety,sti l l nicegreenspace.

5/10/20148:15PM

18 Traffic isawfulandpoliticsareawful 5/10/20148:15PM

19 Explosivegrowthwithouttheappropriateinfrastructure. 5/10/20147:45PM

20 Ifeelthecharacterofourcountyhasgoneaway.Itisstripmall,aftertanningsalon,afternailsalonoverandoveragain.Notonlythatbutcheapqualityhousingisbeingbuilteverywhere.Thistypeofhousingdevelopmentisnotgoingtolastandsustainourcounty.

5/10/20147:44PM

21 traffic isbadandschoolsaregettingovercrowded 5/10/20147:30PM

22 Developmentisnotsmart,traffic isoutofcontrol. 5/10/20146:35PM

23 Alotofnewconstruction.Traffic 5/10/20146:34PM

24 overcrowdedschools 5/10/20146:28PM

25 Theovercrowdinginschoolsisoutofcontrol. 5/10/20146:21PM

26 Toomuchconstruction.Notenoughroads. 5/10/20146:16PM

27 Therearesomanynewneighborhoodsbeingdeveloped,yetourroadsandschoolsremainoverlyextended.

5/10/20146:15PM

28 Toomuchselfinterestbythetwomajorlandownersonthecountycommissionandoverdevelopmentofresidentialhousingwil lsoondiminishqualityofl i feasadirectresult.

5/10/20146:06PM

29 Alotofbuildingandconcerrnreschoolrezoning. 5/10/20145:57PM

30 Whennewneighborhoodsareplannedweareshowntheplansandaskedforourinput.Thecommissionerspromisetheplansarefinalandwil lbefollowed.Thentheneighborhodisstartedandtheplanhasbeenchangedtosmallerlots,allthetreesaregoneallthehouseshavethesamefloorplan.Thereisl i ttlegreenspace.Thesedevelopmentsarenotbuilttothestandardsofthehomesinthiscounty.

5/10/20145:52PM

31 Schoolsareovercrowded.Student/Teacherratioiswaytoohigh!Thereiscontinuedneighborhoodconstructionandtraffic isalreadybad.

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32 Schoolsaregreat,l ivingherehasbeengreatformeandmyfamily.Accesstoparksandextracurricularactivitiesisfantastic .Thereasonit'sonlyok,traffic ,explodinggrowth,highdensitydevelopmentandthelackoflocalGovernment'sabil i tytorepresentthemajorityofthecounty.Toomanyvotesare3-2forthingsimpactingDistric t3whencurrentdistric t3commissionervotesagainst.

5/10/20145:42PM

33 Lackingcurbappeal.Buildingoutwithoutregardtoinfrastructure.Wearebeginningtolookl ikeHwy41inMarietta.

5/10/20145:40PM

34 Ilovel ivinghere-justconcernedwithrapiddevelopment,keepingourschoolsatthetopandtraffic

5/10/20145:38PM

35 Itseemsasthoughthe"goodoldboy"networkisdirectlyatoddswith"newcomers"tothecounty.Theywantbusinessasusualandthatdoesnotmovethecountyforward.

5/10/20145:36PM

36 Schoolsaregreat.Peoplearenice.Agoodmixofdiversecultures. 5/10/20145:24PM

37 growingintoasolidcommunitywithnewretailandresidentialgrowth 5/10/20145:19PM

38 smalltowngovernmenthasnotkeptpacewithgrowth 5/10/20144:36PM

39 Traffic isbecominganissueduetocramminginofn'hoods 5/10/20144:28PM

40 IthinkforthemostpartthingsaregoodinForsythCounty.Iamhappywiththeschools(forthemostpart).Ithinktraffic isgettingworseandthecontinuedgrowthisal i ttleconcerning.

5/10/20144:27PM

41 Goingtoofast;crowdedschools(HS)androads. 5/10/20144:13PM

42 ThereisNOmasterplan!WeneedsomesortofcommitteethathelpsdevelopForsythCountyasamasterplannedcommunity.Windemere/PolowereformedyearsagoandweneedLESS1and2streetneighborhoods.Weneedsidewalks,weneedZONINGandplansforroadshere.WealsoneedanewMAYORthathaspositivegrowthinmindOUTSIDECummingc ityl imits.

5/10/20143:49PM

43 It'smyopinion. 5/10/20143:12PM

44 Ican'tthinkofanythingwearelackingandmyfamilyisincrediblyhappyhere. 5/10/20143:10PM

45 Traffic isterribleandschoolsneedmoresupport. 5/10/20142:52PM

46 Toomuchtraffic .Toomanyhomesonetopofoneanother.Overcrowdedschools 5/10/20142:37PM

47 Forsythisgrowingwaytoofast.Weneedcontrolledgrowthwithcarefulplanning.Ourtoprankingschoolsystemisgoingtotankifwearenotcareful.WearebecomingthenextGwinnettCountyandthatisnotwhereIwanttoraisemychildren.

5/10/20142:35PM

48 Schoolsareovercrowdedandmoreandmoresub-divisionsarebeingbuiltandnewonesareapprovedwithoutschoolconcerns.

5/10/20142:15PM

49 Highertaxes,excessivetraffic ,crimeeverywhere,andourcrownjewelisadowntownwithnoamenitiesandasoontobehighrisejailandcourthouse

5/10/201412:17PM

50 Crowedschools&toomuchc learcuttingfornewneighborhoods. 5/10/201411:32AM

51 Wehavegoodschoolsandanicearea,buttheunbridledgrowthisalarming.Ifeell ikeweareatatippingpoint.Thingscaneithergoreallywellornot.Unfortunatelyunlesssomechangesaremadewewil ltiptothenegativeside.

5/10/201411:04AM

52 Ilovel ivinghere,butIambeginningtofeell ikethingsaregettingourofcontrol.Ourschoolsandroadscan'thandlethecurrentpopulation,yetourleaderscontinuetoallowformorenewconstruction.

5/10/201410:53AM

53 Traffic ispathetic ! 5/10/201410:33AM

54 ourexperienceisgreat,andeveryonewantstocomehere. 5/10/201410:14AM

55 Toomanynewhigh-densityhousingdevelopmentsarebeingbuilt. 5/10/201410:04AM

56 Tomuchbuildingwithouttheproperinfrastructure.Traffic isbecomingunmanageable. 5/10/20149:45AM

57 ThiscountyhasgreTpotential,i fthepeopleinchargewoulddowhatisbestforthecountiesgrowthandnottheirownpockets

5/10/20149:44AM

58 Wearegrowingtoofast. 5/10/20149:34AM

59 Toomuchhigh-densitygrowth 5/10/20149:28AM


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60 toomanynewhomesbeingbuiltonsmalllots 5/10/20149:26AM

61 Betterc ivic planningandimprovedstandardsareneeded 5/10/20149:22AM

62 Traffic isgettingworse,andtheschoolsaregettingmorecrowded.Iamconcernedforthefuture. 5/10/20149:20AM

63 WeliveontheForsythFultoncountyl ineandthetwocountiesdonowworktogetherverywelltoalleviatetraffic issues.Thereisconstructiongoingupwithoutroadwideningmakingitlesssafeforbicyclist,walkers,runners,etc.

5/10/20149:15AM

64 Schoolsarecrowded,notenoughparkingplaceforschoolevents. 5/10/20149:01AM

65 Thezoningapprovalsseemtohavenoforethought.Someroadsarewidenedwhileothersareneededmore.Svhoolsareovercapacitywithin1yrofconstruction.Conflic tsofinterestseemtobeeverywherewithregardtolandownershipandcommissionersvotingforapprovals.

5/10/20148:46AM

66 Wecannotsustainthemassivegrowthwithourcurrentinfrastructure.Thereisnoplannordesiretocontrolthegroethinthefuture.

5/10/20148:09AM

67 Overthepast2years,thevolumeoftraffic hasexploded.Whenwemovedhere,weboughtaforeclosureinabeautifulruralcounty.Theruralpartseemstobefadingawaydaily.Again,traffichasbecometerrible.Oncewe'rehomeintheevening,wecan'tevenleaveourhouseagainunti l6:30orlaterbecauseit'sgottensobad.Travelingduringthewitchinghour(5pmto6pm)isawful.A3miledriveusedtotake10minutesandnowtakes30.

5/10/20147:52AM

68 Thehousingandretailbusinesssectoraregrowingtoorapidly.Highwaysarecrowedandspeedlimitsaretoohigh.

5/10/20147:35AM

69 FCsti l l aniceplacetol ivebutconcernaboutrecentstateofaffairs.Runawaygrowth,andwhatseemstobeimproperplanningforthefuture.

5/10/20147:26AM

70 Backroomlanddealsandtraffic needtostop. 5/10/20146:51AM

71 Toomuchbuildingofnewhomes 5/10/20146:41AM

72 Thebuildingcrazinesshasresumed.Lessonnotlearnedapparently. 5/10/20146:32AM

73 Lackofsupportforsportsactivities 5/10/20144:58AM

74 Concernsaboutrapidgrowth 5/9/201411:52PM

75 Toomanytreesbeingdestroyedforhighdensitydevelopment.Schoolsaregettingovercrowdedandthetraffic isgettingbad.

5/9/201411:48PM

76 Traffic isanightmare 5/9/201410:37PM

77 Alloftheabove.Itissti l l awonderfulplacetol ive,butthereareseriousissuesandconcerns. 5/9/201410:14PM

78 Tráffic isreallybad 5/9/201410:12PM

79 Uncontrolledgrowth---Goodoldboysystem----corruption 5/9/20149:56PM

80 Verycorruptjudic ialandlawenforcement 5/9/20149:36PM

81 Beautifularea,mostlygreatpeople,buttraffic sucksandsomeofourcommissionersaresell ingusout.

5/9/20149:36PM

82 Traffic isbad,parksarereallycrowded,espatsouthernendofcounty.FowlerParkiscrazybusy-notenjoyable.

5/9/20149:24PM

83 Thewil lofthepeoplehasbeensacrificedforthegoodofthefewthatcontrolpoliticsinFC. 5/9/20148:59PM

84 Overcrowdinginschoolsandtheoverdevelopmentinthesouthernendifcountyaregraveconcerns!

5/9/20148:59PM

85 Traffic ishorrible.Toomanysubdivisionsbeingapproved.Schoolsaregoingtosuffer.Irresponsiblegrowth.

5/9/20148:55PM

86 Thingsarecurrentlyok,butwiththeproposedgrowthandlackofplanning(roads/traffic ,schoolovercrowding)Ifeeltheyaregoingtogetworse.Plusourgovernmentleadersarenotrepresentingthec itizensastheyshould.It'smoreaboutthem,notus.

5/9/20148:49PM

87 Traffic ,overcrowdinganduncontrollablegrowth.Completedestructionofgreenopenspacesandtreesduetodevelopment.

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88 Thereisasuddenincreaseinbuildingwithoutfirstcreatingtheproperinfrastructure. 5/9/20148:15PM

89 OvercrowdedroadsOvercrowdedschoolsInadequateinfrastructure 5/9/20148:09PM

90 Traffic isgettingworseasmorepeoplemoveintothecounty. 5/9/20148:09PM

91 WeareturningintoGwinnettcounty.Massiveschoolovercrowding;traffic isoutofcontrol.Meanwhiletheprisonerswil lhaveabeautifulnewjailtohighlightourdowntownarea.

5/9/20148:08PM

92 Toomuchsubdivisionbldgonhwy9.Wherewil lweputallthecars?Roadsaretoocrowdedalready.

5/9/20148:05PM

93 Growthisoutofcontrolandtheinfrastructurehasnotkeptup. 5/9/20148:01PM

94 Nothingisperfectandnoteverythingisbad.But,comparedtoothercountiesinthemetroarea,weareaheadofthegameplan.Ithinkthissurveyservesthefewwhowanttheirownpowerinaformofac ity.Itmakesthemlittledemi-gods.Itwouldbenobetterthanwhatwehave,justonemorelevelofgovernment.

5/9/20145:33PM

95 Rampantdevelopment,over-stressedinfrasctructure 5/9/20144:01PM

96 Traffic ishorribleandnewdevelopmentisoutpacingthelackofinfrastructureimprovements. 5/9/20143:02PM

97 WhileI'mpleasedwithmostthingsinthecounty,Iwouldl iketoseethecountymoreactiveinroadimprovementthroughoutSouthForsyth,particularlywithOldAlpharettaRoad.

5/9/20142:41PM

98 Toomuchgrowth,toofastcausingtraffic andschoolovercrowding 5/9/20142:08PM

99 Overdevelopmentwhichisimpactingourschoolsandroads. 5/9/201410:01AM

100 Toomanyhighdensityhomebeingconstructed.The141HWYlandscapingisbelowaverage 5/9/20148:31AM

101 Overdevelopment 5/9/20147:41AM

102 Crimeisdown/manageable.Fireandemergencyresponseisexcellent.Waterisaffordable.Taxesarereasonableforservicesrendered.Betterthanmanyotherlocationswe'vel ivedin.

5/9/20146:54AM

103 Growthistremendousandcurrentgovernmentdoesnotseemtohavelong-rangeplanstoaddressit.

5/8/201410:30PM

104 Toomuchhighdensityhousing.....unattractivesubdivisionsof"row"houses... 5/8/20149:08PM

105 StateandCountyroadsarenotcommuterfriendly.Whenroadsareimprovedittakesyearstogetthejobcompleted.Threecountycommissionersdonotseekorhonortheinputoftaxpayers.

5/8/20148:52PM

106 tremendousamountofgrowthbothcommercialandresidentialwithoutadequateroads,andresources.

5/8/20147:22PM

107 Ibelievethecommissionershaveonlyincreasedrevenuetothecountyinmindasevidencedbytheirleaningtowardhighdensitydevelopmentandreversingrulingsinthepast.

5/8/20147:22PM

108 ThisiswhatIbelieve.AsIwatchothercommunitiesformc itiesIthinktheyareawasteduetotheduplicateserviceswithinthecounty.PerhapsFultonandDekalbcountiesaretheonlycountiesinmetroAtlantawhereitmakessense.

5/8/20147:05PM

109 traffic isawfuI!!!!!ourcountyseatneedstoberevitalized....sti l lsseemstobea"goodol'boy"network!

5/8/20146:45PM

110 It'sagreatcommunitybutthenewbuildingisoutofcontrol.Thevalueofmyhomehasnotreboundedyetwecontinuetobuildlowerpricedhomesatarampantratewhilemyhomevaluehassti l l notreturnedtowhatIpaidforit7yearsago.Ourschoolsareovercrowded,ourroadsarecongestedyetwekeepbuildingmoreandmorehomes.

5/8/20146:42PM

111 Toomanynewneighborhoodsbeingbuilt.Traffic gettingtough.Schoolsovercrowding.Thisisnotwhywemovedhere.Welikedtherural"country"feel.

5/8/20146:22PM

112 awesomeplacetol iveconcernedwithschoolovercrowdingconcernedwithtraffic 5/8/20145:26PM

113 BecauseIthinkthingsareok,l i ttlecrime,goodschools,taxesarelowandgoodfac il i ties 5/8/20145:25PM

114 That'showifeel 5/8/20143:35PM

115 Newtotheareasosti l l uncoveringthingsthatarechallenging,suchastraffic andconstruction. 5/8/20143:28PM


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116 SouthForsythisoverdevelopedandunderplanned.Toomanycars(gridlock).Lotsofangrydrivers.Commissionersdon'tseemtol isten.Wedonotwanthighdensityrezoning.RES1orRES2.KeepwithcurrentlotsizeinLaurelSpringssubdivision.CommissionerschangedRES3andRES4lotsizeinordertoconfusepeopleandslipinevenmorehousesforhighdensityrezoning.

5/8/20143:25PM

117 Goodschools,,goodparks/programs,goodbusinessesaremovingin,buttherearesti l l alotofvacantbuildings.Withpopulationcomesbadtraffic ,crowdedc lassroomsandmorecrime.I'mconcernedaboutallowingtoomuchgrowth.Inaddition,thelayoffsofmultiplelawenforcementstaff.

5/8/20143:15PM

118 Weneedlessdensityinnewgrowthandimprovementsoninfrastructure.Otherthanthat,thingswouldbegreat.

5/8/20142:49PM

119 Toomuchgrowthtoofastwithouttheinfrastructuretosupportit.Thetraffic hasincreasedandtheschoolsarecrowdedandtheycontinuetobuildhousesasfastastheycanputthemup.

5/8/20142:44PM

120 Idonotsensetheyisaplanforgrowth.Thingsappeartobeendoneinahaphazardfashion.Roadsarescheduledtobewidenedthathavel ittletraffic ,whileheavilytraveltwolaneroadsstaycongested.Largetracksoflandarebeingdevelopedwil ll i ttleattentionbeingpaidtopossibletraffic problems.

5/8/20142:39PM

121 Ihavenokidsintheschoolsystembutresalevaluewil lbeaffectedbyovercrowdinginourschoolsandinadequateroads.

5/8/20141:22PM

122 Developmentsaregoingupataquickrate. 5/8/20141:10PM

123 Thingsareok.Thereisalotofnewconstructiongoingoninmyimmediatearea. 5/8/201412:34PM

124 Growthisgreat-ifyouhaveaplanfortraffic andtheflowthatcomeswithit.Gettingmoredangerouswiththebuildupofbusinesswithoutroadwaystosupport.toomanyopenbusinesslocati ionswhilesti l l pushingforcommercialrealestate.

5/8/201412:25PM

125 overgrownweeds,trash,notlandscapedroads,toomuchbuilding....WALMART 5/8/201411:43AM

126 traffic ,buildingwhiletherearealreadyvacanthousingandbuildings 5/8/201411:34AM

127 Iamconcernedabouttheamountofplanneddevelopmentinmyarea.TherearetwodevelopmentsonmyroadAaronSosbeeandanotheroneintheplanningstages.OnestreeteastofmeIbelieveanotherdevelopmenthasbeenapproved.BothroadexitontoGA20whichatthistimeisatwolaneroad.Iamconcernedduetofutureincreasesintraffic onGA20andothernearbyroads.InadditionIamworriedaboutthecontinuedqualityandgrowthintheschoolsystem.ForsythCountyhasalwaysbeenagreatcountytoinvestinandpurchaseahomebecausethevaluesofhomestendtoappreaciate(exceptgreatrecession)becauseofhighlyratedschoolsystems.WiththecontinuedrapidgrowthIamconcernedthecountywil lnotbeabletokeepup.

5/8/201410:37AM

128 Traffic andspeedingareoutofcontrol;nopolicepresentwhen/duringschooltimes,makingitdifficulttodrivewiththosegoing70mphon141,southof400tojohnscreek...

5/8/201410:26AM

129 It'saniceplaceatthemoment,butIamconcernedabouttheexplosioninhighdensitytohousingandtheimpactitwil l haveoninfrastructure.

5/8/201410:22AM

130 Developmentseemshaphazardatbest. 5/8/201410:04AM

131 Traffic issobadandtheykeepbuildingnewhomes!Schoolsarealreadyoverloadedandc lassroomsizeisgettingbiggerandoutifhand!Howcantheyexpectoneteachertotakeonc lassesof25+students!!

5/8/201410:01AM

132 Toomuchgtrafficetoomuchcongestion..Bigc ityoutlookwithl i ttletownplanning. 5/8/20149:45AM

133 Wellfunctioninglowcostcountygovernment 5/8/20149:40AM

134 Toomuchtraffic ,undevelopedinffaatructureandgoodileboyspolitics 5/8/20149:36AM

135 Therearetoomanyhomesbeingbuilt,toomuchlandbeingc learedforthesehomes,toomuchgrowth.Itwasbetter10yearsagowhentherewasmuchlessdevelopment.WehavetoomanygasstationsandtoomanyWal-Marts.Traffic isterrible,especiallyHwy.141.Withtheincreasedhousingbeingconstructed,traffic wil lonlyworsen!Schoolswil lbeovercrowded.

5/8/20149:11AM

136 Toomuchdevelopmentespeciallyhighdensity.Misspendingoftaxmoneyforspecialintereststhathasresultedingridlockedroadsandovercrowdedschools.Beautyofcountyisrapidlydisappearing.

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137 Thereappearstobenodiscernibleplanforgrowthinthecounty.Countygovernmentstatedsomeyearsagothattheydiddevelopaplan,butIseenoevidencethatitisbeingused.Thecountyelectedgovernmentisnotresponsivetoitsc itizens.Electedoffic ialsconcernthemselveswithpoliticalissues&polic iesthatdonotimprovethehabitabil i tyofthecounty,educationofourchildren,oropportunitiesforourc itizens.

5/8/20148:50AM

138 Ourroadsareingoodcondition.Taxislow.Wedon'thavesmallkidsanddon'tfeelthethesameconcernaspeoplewhodo.Butthereisroomforimprovement.

5/8/20148:46AM

139 Forsythisapolicestate.Itisrunbycorruptpolitic iansandevenjudges. 5/8/20148:42AM

140 VeryhappyinForsyth. 5/8/20148:33AM

141 IncomparisiontoothercountiesIthinkwearedoingprettygood.Whiletherearesometraffic areasitisnotasbadassayBuckhead.Topnotchschools,lotsofparks,nicecommunitiesandgoodmixofresidentialandbusinesses.

5/8/20148:16AM

142 Ithinkthrqualityofl i feforresidentsisreallygood,butgoinginthewrongdirection.Idon'tgetthesensethatwehavealongtermplanfordevelopmentthattakesintoaccountalloftheconcernsfortheresidentssuchasadequateinfrastruction,avoidanceofovercrowding,impactsofnewdevelopmentsonexistingdevelpments.Itappearsthattheonlyconsiderationsarefordevelopers,andnothomeowners.

5/8/20148:16AM

143 Governmentseemseconomicallydrivenratherthanforthequalityofl i feofthec itizens. 5/8/20148:05AM

144 Toomuchdevelopmentwithoutanyforethoughtastoinfrastructure,i.e.roadsandschools.Itseemslikethepowersthatbewantdevelopmentfordevelopment'ssakewithouthavingtogiveanythoughttothedifficultquestions

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145 Don'tl iketheconstantredistric tingofschools. 5/8/20147:58AM

146 Thingsaregreatwherewelive----onthelakeoffofPilgrimMillRoad.ItisNOTgoodinthesouthernpartofthecountyduetohighdensityoutofcontrolgrowth.

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147 Goodrecoveryfromtherecession,butconcernsonfutureinfrastructureandbuilding 5/8/20147:51AM

148 Weenjoybeingretiredhere. 5/8/20147:51AM

149 Notenoughinfrastructuretosupportthepopluation.Inmyopinion,itistoolatetofixit. 5/8/20147:41AM

150 Traffic on141isbecomingextremelybusyfor"oursmalltown."Theschoolc lassroomsarelargeranditappearsthatmorechildrenarerequiringadditionalattention;whetherit'sbehaviororlearning.

5/8/20147:40AM

151 Thecommissionerscannotseemtofocusonwhattherealneedsarearoundtraffic .Theschoolsaregreat,theoverallplanningandzoningseemtoberationale,butthetraffic controlisverypoor.Theyshouldhireanoutsideandobjectivefirmtostudytheproblem.Castleberryexpansionisaperfectexampleofhowoutoftouchleadershipisovertraffic .Wow.Talkaboutpoor.

5/8/20147:39AM

152 Thereissuchadramatic differenceinthequalityoflandscapingandtheappearanceifcommercialbuildingsbetweenJohn'sCreekandSouthForsyth.

5/8/20147:35AM

153 Theobvious-toomuchgrowthwhereroadscannotsustaintraffic 5/8/20147:20AM

154 SchoolsandroadsinSouthForsytharereachingacrowdedstate.Toomanysubdivisionsarebeingbuiltconcurrentlywhichamplifiestheseproblems.

5/8/20147:14AM

155 Nothappywithhugeincreaseinresidentialdevelopmentc learcuttingtrees.Thereseemstobenopreservationoflandscapethatmakesthiscountybeautiful.Andlotsizesareincreasinglysmallertoincreasetheprofitmarginofthedeveloper!

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156 Toomuchdevelopmentinresidentialareas 5/8/20146:52AM

157 concernforovergrowthcrowdingschools 5/8/20146:44AM

158 Thecountydoesagoodjobdevelopinggreenspacesandparks.ButIthinkdevelopmentcouldusemorestrategicthinking.

5/8/20146:41AM

159 Fartoomuchtraffic andschoolsareoverloaded. 5/8/20146:38AM

160 Itseemsthateveryparceloflandisbeingdeveloped. 5/8/20146:21AM

161 thereissomepositivenewdevelopmentinourarea,butmostseemsredundant,andweareatthepointwherethereisnogreenspaceleft.Traffic becomingunbearable.

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162 Thecontinueburdenontheinfrastructure(roads,schools,realgreenspace)isaconcern.Massivedestructionoflandwithhighdensitydevelopmentisalsoconcerningespeciallyinthelastsixmonths.

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163 Myprimaryconcernistheacceleratedrateofpopulationgrowththeselast2yrs,creatingovercrowdinginourschools,traffic jams,anddoingawaywiththequaintcharacterthiscommunityusedtohave.

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164 Schoolstoocrowded.Puttingupcookiecutterhousesinnewsubdivisions.Thereisnoregulationforanynewbuilding.

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165 Increasedresidentialdevelopmenthasledtoovercrowdedschools.Greenspaceisalsorapidlydisappearing

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166 HighSchoolsarecrowded.Traffic northon400. 5/8/20145:11AM

167 Improvingeconomyhasabandonedneighborhooddevelopmentsbeingbuilt.Schoolsareconsistentlygood.Crimeislow.Propertyvaluescomingback.Healthcarereadilyavailable.

5/8/20144:43AM

168 Noformalplanforthecommunitygrowth-overridingpreviouszoningandsetbackregulationsfornewconstruction.Overcrowdedschools

5/8/20143:28AM

169 Theyappeargreatontheoutsidebutweareheadedforsomeproblems.Overcrowdedstreets,schoolsandtoomanycookiecutterneighborhoods.

5/7/201410:49PM

170 Toomuchhighdensitygrowth.Overcrowdedschools.Tool imitedresourcesavailable. 5/7/201410:11PM

171 Roadsandinfrastructure 5/7/20149:55PM

172 Therapidgrowthanddevelopmentofthisareaisgettingoutofcontrol.141isverycongestedandtheroadisgettingmoreandmoredifficulttodriveon.FromS.Clemmonstogetonto141isverydifficult.Ithinkourcommissionershavesoldusouttodeveopmnentandtheinfrastructurecannotkeepupwiththisproblem.

5/7/20149:49PM

173 Thefutureisinjeopardyduetoovergrowth. 5/7/20149:48PM

174 Thereismuchtol ikeabouttheCounty,butzoningchangestoallowmoreandmorehigherdensityhousingisunderminingmanyoftheCounty'spositivequalities.

5/7/20149:39PM

175 Retiredandfindl ifequitegoodhere.Onlyconcernisthatpolitic iansaretoocontrolledbydevelopersandbuilderswhohavethemintheircontroldueto$$contributions.Citizensneedtogetinvolved...attendcouncilmeetings,email/lettertocommissioners,etc.

5/7/20149:38PM

176 LovewhereIl ive..Goodpropertytaxes... 5/7/20149:38PM

177 Appeartobequiteafewnewhomesubdivisionsanddevelopmentsgoingin.Also,thegreatprogresswiththewideningofhwy20intoGwinnet,aswellas,thenewRaceTracpetrostationatthecornerofRonaldReaganandPeachtreePkwy.Also,nottomentionthenewWalmartonPeachtreePkwyaswell!FortsythCountyisrockin'!

5/7/20149:34PM

178 Thefastandoverwhelmingdevelopmentofalreadycongestedareas,,,,i fthelandhasbeenacquiredandthemoneyistherefortheroads,,,,,getitdone!!

5/7/20149:23PM

179 Growthisgood,butzoningislessthandesirable.Countyseemstocaremoreabouttaxrevenueandjobs,thanbalanceofzoningandqualityofenvironment.

5/7/20149:15PM

180 Boominggrowthwithservicestryingtoplaycatchup. 5/7/20149:09PM

181 Somuchdevelopment.Notagainstitjustfeelsl ikeanythingisbeingallowedanywhere. 5/7/20149:07PM

182 Seemslikethegrowthisdonewithoutarealplan. 5/7/20149:07PM

183 Therearewaytomanytrackstyleneighborhoods.Thereisnothoughtputintotheplanning.Itisdecreasingthevalueoftheareaandovercrowdingoursschoolsandroads.

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184 toomuchbuilding 5/7/20148:54PM

185 toomuchconstruction---losingtheappealofthenaturalbeauty 5/7/20148:45PM

186 Toomuchhighdensityhousing 5/7/20148:42PM


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187 toomuchbuildingofnewhomes!Schoolsnotreadyforadditionalload(alreadyovercrowdedinareasofmostextensivebuilding/approvals),waterforcountyisquestionableforfuture(courtcasecouldrestric tit),seweragenotready,roadsnotready,typehomespredominatingcurrentbuildingdon'tpayway,expectincreaseindomestic events,crime,etc.(welldocumentedtrend

5/7/20148:21PM

188 Weneedtothinkmoreaboutinfrastructureie.schools,roadimprovements,fire,police,parks,etcshapedupbeforewestuffmorehousesintothiscounty.

5/7/20148:14PM

189 Wehavel ivedalloverthecountry-Ithinkfromacountygovernancepointofview,thisisthebestplacewehavel ived

5/7/20147:56PM

190 1.IthinktheBoardofCommissionersneedtoassertal i ttlemoreinfluenceovertheactionsofthePlanningCommission2.Somenon-thinkingRepublicansinourlocallegislativedelegationhavemoreinfluencethantheirjudgmentwouldseemtosupport.HamiltonandMurphycometomind.OurownelectedBdofCommissionersneedstotellthemthattheydon'tseemtobeinstepwiththemodernForsythCounty.

5/7/20147:42PM

191 Oursouthernpartofthecountyisexperiencingoutofcontrolgrowththatisnotbeingcheckedorprotectedbytherulingboardofcommissioners.Weneedtoslowthegrowthtomoremanageablepace.

5/7/20147:34PM

192 Tomuchgrowth 5/7/20147:22PM

193 toomuchuncontrolledgrowth.traffic isterrible. 5/7/20147:11PM

194 WhenwefirstmovedintoForsythCounty,thezoningfornewdevelopmentwasconsistentwiththesurroundingareas.Wehavenowexperiencedarecentboominrezoningapplicationswithsmallerlotsizes.Ourinfrastructureisnotadequatelypreparedforthistypeofgrowth.

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195 Manyissueshavebeenbroughttol ightasoflatesuchashighdensitydevelopment,overcrowdedschoolsandcountyrepresentativesthatarebenefitingfromthec itizensfutureburdens.Ithinkweasc itizenssti l l havethetimeandopportunitytochangethecourseanddirectittowardssmartgrowthwhilemaintainingthesmallcountyfeel.

5/7/20146:46PM

196 Traffic isawful.Countycommissionersdonotl isten.CastleberryRoadshouldnotbewidened.Toomanyhighdensitydevelopmentsintheworkswil lonlymaketheissuesworse.

5/7/20146:37PM

197 Itisgettingtoocrowdedandtraffic isgettingterrible. 5/7/20146:32PM

198 waytoomuchgrowth. 5/7/20146:28PM

199 Commissionersareallowinggrowthtoofastandnottalkingtotheschoolboard.Needtolearnfromothers'mistakes,egGwinnett.

5/7/20145:28PM

200 Traffic andcontinueddevelopmentarebuttingheads. 5/7/20145:27PM

201 Toorapidgrowth-toomuchcuttingoftrees 5/7/20145:11PM

202 Becauseforthelast20years,theCommissionershaveenabledover-developmenttotheextentthatmostofthereasonsImovedherenolongerexist(minimaltraffic ,reasonableschoolpopulations,largehomesonlargelots,etc.)

5/7/20145:05PM

203 1.The"c ity"ofCummingistakingadvantageofotherresidentsinthecounty(waterfees,taxallocation,etc.)2.Althoughourcommissionerisexcellent(ToddLevent)threeothercommissionersvoteasablockandareNOTresponsivetoinputfromcitizensoutsideofthoseintheirvotingdistric t.Thismustbechangedtoamorerepresentativeformofgovernance.3.Transportation(highway)taxdollarsarenotbeingallocatedinawayreflectinggrowth(need)andassuchForsythCountyisbeingseverelyshortchanged.4.SPLOSTdollarexpendituresarebecomingsuspectwithpolitical(orpersonalgain)motivation.

5/7/20144:33PM

204 Iseeusatthetippingpoint.Ifthecountycontinuesonwithcurrentplansforhomebuildinganddoesn'thavetheadequateresourcestosupportallofthegrowthinourcommunity,thingswil lnotbe"ok".

5/7/20144:29PM

205 Traffic ,overcrowdinginschools. 5/7/20144:03PM

206 Seemslikegreedfortaxpayermoneyovertakestheoncecovetedpeaceandsenseofsmallcommunity.

5/7/20143:59PM

207 Veryc losetobecomingNOTok.Traffic isanissueandgettingworsequicklyandoverbuildinghomesinc loseproximitytoeachotherisridiculous.Toomanypeoplemovingandwecantsupportthegrowth.

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208 Asa7yearresidentandmyfirsttimeinGeorgia...IknewfrommyotherresidenceswhatIenjoyed(schoolsystem,roadaccess,reasonableamenitiesandtaxes)...wefoundallofthat(thingswereinitiallyGREAT)inForsythcounty.ThingsareonlyOKnowbecausewhatwemovedintohasactuallychangedinthosesevenyears.Traffic ishorrendous...there'saseveralmilebackupontheroadshoulderonMacFarlandintheeveningandwenowwaitfor10minutestogetapartialopeningintraffic justtogetoutoftheneighborhoodinthemorning.Schoolgrowthhascausedsignificantredistric tingandimbalances...thisisoneofthekeyreasonsfamilieschooseForsythoveranyadjacentcounty(maybenowIshouldsayitusedtobeaprimaryreason).Iunderstandwhatseveralcandidateshaveexplainedaboutwhenthelocalcounty,stateorevenfederalgovernmentisrepsonsibleforprojectsandfunding,butaren'tthesevariousfactionssupposedtoworkwitheachotherandnotsimplytellthesamesetofconstituantsit'sanotherfactionsresponsibil i ty...meaningeithernothinghappensorwhathappensdoesn'tevenmakesense.Don'tgetmewrong...allhopeisnotlost,butthegreatdirectionForsythhashad(forapparentlyquitesometime)seemstohavegottenstaleandisdisipatingrapidly.

5/7/20143:43PM

209 Planningseemspoorandtoofocusedonnewdeveopments. 5/7/20143:19PM

210 Traffic ,ofcourse.Improvementsoccurtootooslow.Toomuchconstructionofcookiecutterhomes.

5/7/20143:16PM

211 Notenoughgourmetgroceriesandupscaleshopping.Notenoughgoodrestaurants.High-incomepopulationbutmostrestaurantsarel ikeO'CharleysorSteakandShake.Needsomethingformommy&daddydatenightwithoutdrivingtoBuckhead.

5/7/20143:15PM

212 Toomuchgrowth,overcrowdingatschools,notenoughgreenspace. 5/7/20143:13PM

213 It'sagreatplacetol ive,butthelackofinfrastructureisjustahostofproblemswaitingtohappen.Traffic isalreadybadandisrapidlygettingworse.Thereisnomasstransitatallandnowweekendtraffic iscausingustoalterplans.

5/7/20143:07PM

214 Overbuilding,roadwaywideningfortheincreasedgrowthislacking,overcrowdedschoolsduetooverbuilding.

5/7/20143:03PM

215 Schoolconstructionandroadsaren'tkeepingupwithhomebuilding.ButIwouldn'twanttol iveanywhereelse.

5/7/20143:01PM

216 personalinterestsovertakethecommongood 5/7/20142:45PM

217 Honestly,Idonotfollowlocalissuesc loselyenough..ThinkwearegettingscreeedonCastleberryRoadexpansionandfearthatyhosebrhindthathavemoreCrapupbtheirsleeves.

5/7/20142:34PM

218 ThinkhousingdevelopmentsaretoodenseandForsythmayloosethesmallsprawlingfeel.Ialsothinktraffic isabigissueespeciallyinSouthForsyth.

5/7/20142:34PM

219 Traffic andgrowthareoutofhand. 5/7/20142:31PM

220 Toomuchdevelopment.Threecommissionersaregoodoleboycommissionersanddonotl istentothehomeowners.Theyaremoreconcernedaboutl iningtheirpocketbooksfromdevelopers.Theymisusecountymoneyandl ieordon'ttellthewholetruthonsplosts.

5/7/20142:28PM

221 Toomanyhighdensityneighborhoodscominginandnoroadimprovementstodealwiththeincreasingtraffic .We'vel ivedherefor11yearsandalwaysappreciatedseeingfieldswithhorses,goats,chickens,etcwhichseemstobegoingawayatarapidpace.WechooseForsythCotol iveinfortheschools,proximityto400,downtown,Dahlonega,etcaswellasthepeacefulgreenspace.HasafeelorshouldIsay,hadafeelofl ivinginasmallcountryhometown,nowwithgreenspacerapidlydisappearing.

5/7/20142:25PM

222 Toomanylowerpricedhomesandcrowded.Schoolstoocrowded.141looksawfulNeverputtreesinmiddleareal ikewindwardparkway

5/7/20142:22PM

223 Thecommunityischangingandloosingit'sfoundingvaluesandcharmoffarm/agriculturel ife 5/7/20142:15PM

224 Toomuchhighdensity-lowcostbuilding.Ourschoolsarebecomingcrowdedandourtraffic isterrible.IamconsideringmovingbacktoMiltoncountyeventhoughthepriceofthecountytaxesarehigher,Icangetanicerhouse.TheareaIl ivethereareveryfewhousesinthepricerangeweareinterestedin.

5/7/20142:09PM

225 Wehaveafewcommissionerswithassetsthatbenefitfromtheirownjurisdtion.Theyhavenotexerc isedthepeopleswil l.

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226 Waytoomuchoverdevelopment,notenoughfocusoninfrastructuretosupport.Runbydevelopersandlandownerslookingtoselltodevelopers.

5/7/20142:06PM

227 There'straffic andconstructionthatIfeelisveryunnecessaryrightnowwhenwedon'thaveenoughtocurrentlyserveresidents.

5/7/20142:01PM

228 MyhusbandandIfeell ikethewideningofCastleberryRoadtofourlanesisunnecessaryandpoliticallymotivated.

5/7/20141:58PM

229 Traffic isbadonhighway9andMcFarland/UnionHil l/Mull inax. 5/7/20141:45PM

230 WellrunCounty.Wewil lneedimprovementstoinfrastructuretocontinuegrowth 5/7/20141:13PM

231 Poorplanningfornewhousing 5/7/20141:01PM

232 Ittookme20minutestogetfromSummerwindtoCVSonOldAtlantaonaSaturdayandtherewerenoaccidentsorevents.Roadsaretoonarrowandtoomanynewsubdivisionsaregettingbuilt.Whenwemovedheremynow8thgraderhad21kidsinherc lass.Nowmy4thgraderhas30.

5/7/20141:00PM

233 Iamconcernedwiththepotetialgrowthandlackofthoughtbehindtheimpacttotheinfrastructure.

5/7/201412:53PM

234 Toomuchtraffic andovercrowdedschoolsareaproblem 5/7/201412:24PM

235 Ourcountyisgrowingandoffersaniceplacetol ivecompletewithcommunityactivitiesandsomeofthebestschoolsinthestate.

5/7/201411:22AM

236 Thecountyisingoodfinancialshapeandtheservicesinc ludingschoolsaremostlygood.Thereisplentyofroomforimprovementthough.

5/7/201411:12AM

237 Roadsaretoocongested,schoolsareovercrowded-hugegrowtheveryyearinschoolenrollmentandhousing,butservicesdonotkeepupwithdemand.

5/7/201411:04AM

238 Havenotbeenhappywithschoolslately.Happywiththegrowthofsmallbusinessesthough. 5/7/201410:57AM

239 Theschoolsmaybegoodbuttherearecracks-overcrowding,traffic .Therecentdevelopmentdoesnottakeintoaccounttheeffectithasonthecommunity.Iamnotfamiliarwiththe"donowfixlater"approach.

5/7/201410:46AM

240 Ibelieveattherateofgrowthandcurrentcrowdinginschools,ForsythCountyneedstotakeagoodlookatthefuture.Insteadofaddingmorehomes,weshouldfocusoursightsonprovidingacommunitywithplentyofactivitiesandshopsthatarewithinwalkingdistanceofhomes-focusonpushingthecarstothemainroadbuthavecentralized"downtown"areasthatareeasytowalktoandwalkaroundin.

5/7/201410:45AM

241 Schoolsareovercrowded.Theteachershavetoomanystudentstobeeffective.Inmiddleandhighschoolthenumbersaresohighthatbetweenc lassesmychildrenfeelthatthehallwaysarenotsafe.Whyarewebuildingmoreandmorehomesandnotmoreschoolstomeetthenumbers?????

5/7/201410:33AM

242 Poorplanningforthefuture.Corruptpolitic ians.Noconcernfortherapidgrowth.Allwehavetodoislookatwhathappenedtogwinnetttoseewhereweareheading.

5/7/201410:11AM

243 It'sabeautifulcountywithgreatschools.However,therateofgrowthisbeginningtotakeitstollintheformofschoolovercrowding.Thiswil lnodoubtresultinadropinschoolrankings.

5/7/201410:03AM

244 Lotstol ikehere,buttheroadsneedtokeepupwiththepopulation.ToomuchcongestioninSo.Forsythcounty.AlsoIreallydislikethatsomeonewithagunisfreetojustwalkaroundFowlerPark.

5/7/20149:59AM

245 Toomuchtraffic ,schoolsareovercrowded,newdevelopmentisinferior,notowntospeakof.Weneedtobuildsomethingl ikeSuwaneedid.Sorry,theCollectiondoesnotcutit.

5/7/20149:39AM

246 Overcrowdingofschoolsandtraffic . 5/7/20149:21AM

247 Upunti llastyear,Ithinkitwasprettygood.Thehousingexplosion,roadcongestionandfuturechallengesmakeforarockyroadahead.

5/7/20149:12AM

248 Iwouldn'tnecessarilysay"great".Wedohavelotsoftraffic andsomeover-crowdinginschools.Butthat'ssomewhatexpectedinanareagrowingthisquickly.Butthingsarebetterthanjust"ok".Whileslightlyover-crowded,thescholastic achievementsofthestudentscannotbeoverlooked.Wehavesomeofthebestpublic schoolsinthestate.

5/7/20148:44AM

249 Ihopetoseebetter"medians"aroundmyneighboorhood... 5/7/20148:44AM


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250 SchoolsarecurrentlygoodbutI'mworriedaboutsevereovercrowding. 5/7/20148:24AM

251 Ihavel ivedinvariouscountiesinthemetroareaandenjoyl ivinginForsyth.Theycouldpossiblyworkonthetraffic issueabitmorewiththestatebecausethatistheonlydownfall.

5/7/20148:21AM

252 Greatpublic parks.Lackingrestaurants.Toomuchgrowth. 5/7/20148:13AM

253 OverdevelopementorhighdensityhomesOver-populatedschoolsToomanyopencommercialstrips

5/7/20148:10AM

254 Weneedtogetahandleonthegrowthandinfrastructure. 5/7/20148:01AM

255 Toomuchtraffic inthesouth 5/7/20147:58AM

256 Whileweareenjoyingtheprosperityofthecountywithnewstoresandrestaurants,theareaisquicklybecomingovercrowdedespeciallytheschools.

5/7/20147:49AM

257 Toomuchtraffic ,newsubdivisions,overcrowdedschools,focusonmaterialthingsovercharacterandleadership

5/7/20147:43AM

258 TOOMUCHGROWTH,OVERCROWDINGATLAMBERT,WAYTOOMUCHTRAFFIC 5/7/20147:33AM

259 ThereappearstobeanimbalanceinrepresentationincertainareasinForsythCounty.Someofthedecisionsbeingmadebycountycommissionerstopushgrowtharenotbeingmadewithconsiderationstol imitedinfrastructuretosupporttheseincreasegrowthinitiatives.

5/7/20147:29AM

260 Poorplanninganddecisionmakingbyelectedoffic ials. 5/7/20147:23AM

261 Theroadsareovercrowdedandthebuildingontheeastsideof400isridiculous.Theschoolsareovercrowded.

5/7/20147:20AM

262 Toomuchdevelopment.Schoolsareovercapacity.ApparentlackofconcernbyCountyoffic ialsforourqualityofl i fe.

5/7/20147:14AM

263 alltheareasofbasicconcernasdescribedbefore 5/7/20147:13AM

264 Lovetheschoolsbuttheoverbuildingandneglectingtheroadshasgottostop. 5/7/20147:11AM

265 Infrastructurenotinsynchwithhighdensitygrowth. 5/7/20147:09AM

266 BestCountyinGA 5/7/20147:02AM

267 Traffic 5/7/20146:46AM

268 Thetraffic isgettingworsethaneverandthebuildingispickingupagain.Idon'tthinkwearepreparedforaninfluxofresidents.

5/6/20149:13PM

269 TheabsurdgrowthandapprovalofRes3,4andhigherisveryconcerning. 5/6/20149:11PM

270 Toomuchdevelopmenttooquickly.Infrastructureisnotkeepingupwithsupplyofnewhomes. 5/6/20149:08PM

271 Lowtaxesandgoodschools.Familyorientedcommunitieswhoaresimilarinvalueshelpthis. 5/6/20148:16PM

272 Greatschoolsbutoutofcontrolgrowththreatensinfrastructure 5/6/20146:26PM

273 Schoolsarewaytooovercrowdedandtherearewaytomanynewdevelopmentsgoingup-let'skeepForsythgreenandsmaller!

5/6/20146:04PM

274 Thetraffic duetotheoutofcontrolconstruction(highdensitydevelopmentsandgodawfulgovernmentbuildingruiningthisoncebeautifulcounty.

5/6/20144:35PM

275 Thereappearstobeagoodnumberofpeoplewhounderstandthedangersofunlimitedgrowth,andtheneedtomakeinformeddecisions

5/6/20144:19PM

276 Verydisappointedinthelackofplanning.Theschoolsareextremelyovercrowded,thetraffic isbad,andthecommonareasarenotasethic.Ourmediansarefullofweedsinsteadoflanscape.

5/6/20143:40PM

277 LambertHShasbeengreat,butallofourschoolsarereportedlygettingtrailerc lassrooms,yethighdensityhousingnearourschoolsisapproved,withoutinfrastructurefirst...worried.Likethepark&reccenterinourarea-mykidsreallyuseit.Ihaveseenthehugeprogressonthec ityhall&jailconstruction,sothat'sprogress.

5/6/20143:18PM

278 TheGoodOle'BoysofForsytharenottakingintoconsiderationtheresultsofrunawaygrowth.Theinfrastructureofthecountyneedstobeaddressedbeforeweadd10'sof1,000'sofmoreresidentstothecounty.Thecurrentroadsareapathetic exampleofhowthislocalgovernmentworks.

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279 Greatschoolsbutmainconcernisoverbuilding. 5/6/20142:37PM

280 Thingsareokay,howevertheyarenotgreat.Thereasontheyarenotgreatisbecauseoftheoverpopulatedschools,theincreasedtraffic ontheroads,andthehighdensityhousing

5/6/20142:27PM

281 Toomanyhighdensitycommunityproposalsupforre-zoninginSouthForsyth.WemovedherefromFultonCtyinthehopeofescapingthisbutthereseemstobequiteabitofc learcuttingofourbeautifulgreenspace,pleasestoporslowdown.

5/6/201412:39PM

282 Ilovel ivinginForsyth!It'sagreatcombinationofl ivinginadevelopedsuburbanarea,whereyoudonothavetodrivefarforstores,schoolsetc.butalsobeingawayfromthebigc ityfeel.Welikebeingnearundevelopedland,parks,&trees.Wemovedherebecauseitwouldbeawonderfulplacetoraiseafamily.11yearslater,itsti l l isandtheschoolsareevenbetterthanwehopedfor.However,thissuddensuper-fastgrowth(tonsofnewneighborhoods,toomanystripmallswithemptystorefronts,bigboxstores...)hasusworried.Idonotwanttraffic tobeawful,schoolstobeovercrowdedandeveryinchofgreenspaceturnedintoahousingdevelopmentofcookiecutterhomes.

5/6/201412:06PM

283 Infrastructurenotkeepingupwithgrowth.Schools,traffic ,roadsaremymainconcerns. 5/6/201411:57AM

284 Thebestthingthiscountyhasgoingforitislowtaxes. 5/6/201411:22AM

285 Worriedaboutschoolsize&traffic 5/6/201411:16AM

286 Thingscouldbebetter.BetweenCityandCounty. 5/6/201411:05AM

287 Thetraffic isgettingverycongested. 5/6/20149:03AM

288 Beautifulplacetol ivebutinmajorjeopardyofbeingruined.Theoverdevelopmentisrampantandobvious.Inmanyplacesyouseequarteracrelotsofthel ikesyouwouldexpecttowithinametropolitanc ityl imitsnotinasuburbofAtlanta.Itisobviousnooneisworkingtogethertoprovideacompressivelanddevelopmentplanthatisproactive,withstric tguidelinestodevelopconsistentlywithlongtermbeatificationinmind.

5/6/20148:28AM

289 Ihaveconcernsaboutthegrowthofourcounty.Idon'tfeelthecountyismanaginggrowthwell,especiallyconsideringalltherecenthighdensityhousingdevelopments.

5/6/20148:06AM

290 Greatarea.Traffic ,overdevelopmentofresidentialcommunities,schoolcrowdingconcerns. 5/6/20147:45AM

291 Overcrowdedschools,noplannedzoning 5/6/20147:02AM

292 Police,Fire,Parks,Librariesarewonderful.Peoplearepleasant.Developmentandrezoningforhighdensityhousingisstartingtorunrampant

5/6/20146:58AM

293 Nicearea,butconcernedaboutallthenewdevelopment! 5/6/20146:30AM

294 Schoolaretocapacity.More&moretraffic .Newconstructioneverywhere. 5/6/20146:17AM

295 Sheriffisafraud.Growthneedsbettercontrol.Planningis2stepsbehindandnotlookingforward. 5/5/201410:37PM

296 UnhappywiththeseeminglyuncontrolledgrowthinconsistentwiththereasonsIchosetobuildahomehere16yearsago.Overcrowdedschools.

5/5/201410:23PM

297 Toomanynewneighborhoods/schoolsovercrowded 5/5/20149:49PM

298 Whydoweneedtobuildmoresubdivisionswhenwehaven'tfinishedorfi l ledtheoneswehave. 5/5/20149:41PM

299 overcrowdingofschoolsandroadsduetosmalllotsizesandl imitedmanagementofgrowth.startingtoseesignsoflesssomeinterc ityc ityissuesl ikepanhandling.

5/5/20149:30PM

300 Anoticeableshiftindemographicshashadamajorimpactinthecommunitiesandschools. 5/5/20149:09PM

301 BOCkeepsapprovingnewhighresdevelopmentimpactingroads,schools,quailtyofl i fe! 5/5/20148:49PM

302 Greatcommunitywithnocomplaints... 5/5/20148:21PM

303 Forsythisgrowingrapidlyandneedstoprepareschools,roads,emergencypersonnelforthisgrowthsimultaneously.Instead,Forsythisthinkingaboutpreparingforit.

5/5/20148:20PM

304 theyarebetterthanaverage,butcouldeasilygothewrongway. 5/5/20148:13PM

305 Ourdowntownisnotagreatplacetowalkaround.Itwil l soonbejustagiantcourthouseandajail. 5/5/20148:11PM

306 Thecountyisgrowingtoofastandtheinfrastructureisn'tfi tforthegrowth 5/5/20148:11PM


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307 Theconstructionthatisaroundexit13off400andindowntownCummingseemstobetakingforeverandcausesalotoftraffic .Newdevelopmentsarebeingbuiltandovercrowdingnewschoolsthatwerebuilttohandleanincreaseinenrollment,butnotthatmuch.

5/5/20147:58PM

308 Toomanyhomesbeingbuilt.Notenoughschools.Thecurrentroadscan'tenoughhandlewhatwehave.

5/5/20147:17PM

309 Traffic seemstobegettingworse. 5/5/20147:01PM

310 Toomuchhighdensitydevelopment-especiallyintheareazonedtoSouthForsyth,whichisreallyovercrowded.Plus,developersarec learcuttingtrees!

5/5/20146:38PM

311 Theovercrowdingintheschoolshasmeveryconcerned.Thetraffic isterribleandIfeeltheleadershipislacking

5/5/20145:19PM

312 Schoolsaregreatbuttheroadsandpossiblecondo/apthousingbeingbuiltisnot. 5/5/20145:18PM

313 Ilovel ivinghere,butthetraffic hasreallybecomeanuisancesincealloftheroadconstruction.Hopefullytheendresultwil l beworthitsincetherearesomanynewneighborhoodsgoingin!

5/5/20145:14PM

314 Traffic isgettingworse,schoolsareovercrowdedanddevelopmentisoutofcontrol.MysonattendsKellymil lelementaryandinit'sthirdyear(2014-15),wewil lbethelargestelementaryschoolinthecounty.Anda700homeneighborhoodisslatedforourschooldistric t.Whenwil li tstop?

5/5/20145:09PM

315 Thecountyisgrowingfasterthanthecommunitycanaccommodate(I.e.Roads) 5/5/20144:56PM

316 Traffic isasignificantissue 5/5/20144:47PM

317 Lotsofdevelopmentgoingonwfewresources.Wasn'tl ikethistwo/threetearsago.:( 5/5/20144:35PM

318 Forsythhaslostitsneighborly,smalltownfeel. 5/5/20144:29PM

319 Forsythisgreatplacetol ivebutheadingthewrongdirectionwithlargedevelopmentswithoutroad/traffic improvements.

5/5/20144:21PM

320 I'mnotsurewhataspectofForsythyouareaddressingwiththisquestion. 5/5/20144:20PM

321 Idon'tthinkthecounty'soverallinfrastructureispreparedforthegrowththat'soccurring.Thenewhousesbeingbuiltaremostlyonthelowerendintermsofvalueofthesurroundingestablishedneighborhood.

5/5/20144:02PM

322 allowingtoomanynewhousestobebuiltthatareonsmalllots.traffic ishorrible,overcrowded. 5/5/20143:51PM

323 Overcrowdedroadsandc lassrooms 5/5/20143:33PM

324 Waytoomuchdevelopmentandnotanyoneaddressingtheimpactsofdevelopments.Schoolsandroadsareovercrowded.Infrastructureisstressed.Waterisl imited,butyetthecountykeepsapprovingallthesedevelopmentswithnostrongplanforaddressingthec itizensconcernsorwantsforthefuture.

5/5/20143:25PM

325 Traffic isanightmareandschoolsarebecomingovercrowded.Ican'timagineayearfromnow. 5/5/20143:21PM

326 Traffic ishorrendous,schoolsareovercrowded,andthere'snobalanceinthebuildingwhichjeopardizesourtaxbaselongtermaswellasthemake-upofourcommunity.

5/5/20143:20PM

327 Corruption 5/5/20142:58PM

328 BecausewehavetoomanyspecialinterestsservingontheBoardofCommissioners,allthreeofwhomareinbedwithalocalmayorandalocalzoningattorney.

5/5/20142:53PM

329 Traffic isoutofcontrol,therezoningandoverchargedhomedevelopmentincrampednewneighborhoodsisnegativelychangingtheareaintothetypeofareaweallmovedawayfrom.

5/5/20142:10PM

330 GovernmentisnotrespondingtotheMAJORITYofthepeoplel ivinginthecounty. 5/5/20141:34PM

331 High-densityhousingandroadwayinfrastructurearemakingtravelextremelystressful,andifsomethingisn'tdone,alotofthegoodthingswil lgetoverlooked.

5/5/20141:31PM

332 Developmentisoutofcontrol,roadsareincrediblycongestedandschoolsarewayovercrowdedandalltheabovewil lcontinuetogetworsesincethereisnooverallplantoaddresstheinsanegrowthinregardstotheschoolsandtraffic .

5/5/20141:16PM

333 costofl iving.adequiteservices 5/5/20141:07PM

334 Toomuchresidentialandnotenoughnonretailbusinesses 5/5/201412:57PM


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335 Withalltheconstructionthatl ingerson(rarelydoyouseepeopleactuallyworkingontheroads!);infightingamongelectedoffic ialsonFacebook(areweinhighschool?);planstomakeCastleberrysuchawideroad-isthatreallythebestspentmoney;andascarythought-something"l ike"theperimetertearingrightthroughourcounty!!!

5/5/201412:26PM

336 Wehaverunoutofroom.Ittakesme15minstodropmychildoffathergymnasticsc lassanditis1mileaway.IhatethatwehaveasuperWalmartgoinginjustacrossthestreetfromthealreadysuperTarget.Ialsohateallthehomesbeingbuilt.22acresandtheywil lbebuilding47homes(really)BrookwoodisalreadybackedupbecauseofCaneyrd.-

5/5/201411:56AM

337 I'mworriedaboutallthenewconstructionontheovercrowdedschoolsandroads. 5/5/201411:52AM

338 toomuchuncheckedgrowthandnotnearlyenoughinfrastructuretosupportit.BOCseemsonlyinterestedintherightsofthosewantingtodeveloptheproperty-notthehomeownersthatmakeitagreatplacetol ive

5/5/201411:39AM

339 Becauseourcrowningachievementisajailandacourthouse.Foratownthatwouldratherinvestinbil lboardsthantowngreensorfixinghwy20bottlenecksdowntown,thisisamassivefail.

5/5/201411:21AM

340 Overcrowdedschoolsandtraffic 5/5/201411:19AM

341 Traffic 5/5/201410:52AM

342 Thingscouldalwaysbebetter.It'snotaperfectcountybutwouldn'twanttol iveanywhereelse. 5/5/201410:47AM

343 Somehits,somemisses.It'shardtocontinuegivingupmore&morelandtocommercial&residentialconstruction.

5/5/201410:44AM

344 Uncheckedgrowth.Subdivisiondevelopmentwithoutconsiderationofexistingsubdivisins/housing.Buildingwithoutdevelopinginfrastructureinc ludingroads,schools,andfac il i ties(electrical,sewer,anddrainage).

5/5/201410:35AM

345 Growthanddevelopmentisoutofcontrolinthesouthpartofthecounty. 5/5/201410:31AM

346 Contractorshavetoomuchinfluence."Balancing"landforunrestric teddevelopmentishorribleenvironmentalpolicyandcanonlyleadtoageneralloweringofqualityofl i fehere.

5/5/201410:25AM

347 Traffic ,increasinghighdensitydevelopmentwil lonlymakeitworse.Schoolsareovercrowdedandkeepgettingredistric ted.

5/5/201410:15AM

348 Outofcontrolcommissioners 5/5/201410:06AM

349 Toomanynewsubdivisionswithc learcutlotsandnoroadbuffers. 5/5/20149:57AM

350 Toomuchgrowthtooquickly. 5/5/20149:49AM

351 Toomuchdevelopmentwithoutbuildinginfrastructureoratleastaplanformoreinfrastructurewellunderway.Schools,roads,watermanagementareinc ludedmydefinitionofinfrastructure

5/5/20149:46AM

352 Stopthegrowth,improvetraffic andmakeFOCOagreencounty.Weneedregulationsfordevelopers!Quitrapingtheland,leavetreesandnaturalbarriers.

5/5/20149:37AM

353 Toomuchuncontrolledgrowth,controlledbythe"Goodoldboy"network. 5/5/20149:33AM

354 Toomuchbuildingwithnotenoughinfrastructuretosupportit.Poorplanning. 5/5/20149:32AM

355 Outofcontrolspendingandtoomuchdevelopment.Newschoolsalreadyovercapacity. 5/5/20149:30AM

356 Overcrowdedschools,roadsnotequippedfortheamountofpeople.Toomuchresidentialgrowth. 5/5/20149:30AM

357 TheCountyisgrowing,businessesinmyareaaredoingwellandhousingpriceshavereboundedrelativetomuchoftherestofthestate.

5/5/20149:17AM

358 Alotofgrowthwithisgood,butnotinfrastructuretosupportit. 5/5/20148:59AM

359 Traffic andoverbuilding!! 5/5/20148:58AM

360 Toomuchgrowthtooquick!Therapidgrowthwithoutthenecessaryinfrastructureisbeginningtoruinourcommunity.

5/5/20148:46AM

361 Greatplacebutovercrowdedschools. 5/5/20148:40AM

362 RapidDevelopmentiserratic andForsythhasaidentitycrisis. 5/5/20148:39AM


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363 WAYTOOMUCHcrowdingwithnewneighborhoods&cramminghousesinthatistakingawayfromthepreviouslydevelopedbeautifulneighborhoods.

5/5/20148:39AM

364 Traffic andnotenoughinfrastructureforallthenewdevelopment 5/5/20148:31AM

365 Lowpropertytaxes,excellentschools,wellmanagedcountygovernment,excellentparkandrecreationfac il i ties

5/5/20148:18AM

366 Iamconcernedaboutthenewdevelopmentwithoutagoodinfrastructureinplace.Thepricesofthehouseneedtostartinthelow$300.000andup.Theschoolsarecrowdedandtrailersareatthehighschool.

5/5/20148:16AM

367 Toomuchtraffic 5/5/20148:15AM

368 Waytoomuchgrowthandtraffic 5/5/20148:04AM

369 TherearemanywonderfulthingsaboutForsythCounty--theparks,peopleamongthem.IamVERYconcernedaboutun-checkeddevelopment&growth.Thelossofallthetrees,increasedtraffic thatisalreadyevident,andover-crowdedschoolswil lsoonturnmyopinionto"It'snotgoodaroundhere"

5/5/20148:03AM

370 TheBOCisoutofcontrolwiththeconstantapprovingofhighdensityhousing.Thereisnoplaninplaceforsmartgrowth.

5/5/20148:02AM

371 Theyarebuildingwaytomanylowerendcommunities. 5/5/20147:59AM

372 theoverdevelopmentisharmingourremaininggreenspaces,challengingthel imitsofourinfrastructureandcausingovercrowdingatourschools...

5/5/20147:49AM

373 Overcrowdinginschools.OverbuildinginSouthForsytharea.h 5/5/20147:46AM

374 Toomuchconstructioninanalreadyoverpopulatedarea. 5/5/20147:45AM

375 Mybiggestissueisallofthecomplainingseeninsocialmedia.NoonethoughspeaksaboutbringingjobstoForsythcountyl iketechnologyHighendjobs.Istherefocusoreffortonthat?

5/5/20147:37AM

376 Traffic 5/5/20147:31AM

377 Traffic anduncontrolledbuilding! 5/5/20147:31AM

378 Mydaughterseducationqualityisdiminishingbecauseoftheamountofstudentsthatarecurrentlyenrolled.MyyoungestdaughterismovingtoLambertnextyearasafreshman.Notgood

5/5/20147:30AM

379 Politics 5/5/20147:29AM

380 Toomuchnewprogresswithregardstonewhomecommunitiesabouttostart.Itistoofast 5/5/20147:26AM

381 Growthandsprawlareoutifcontrol.Smallfactionofpeoplecontrolthedevelopment. 5/5/20147:24AM

382 Ittakesme20minutestogettwomilesdownthestreetandallIseeandhearismorehousesgoingup.

5/5/20147:23AM

383 Toomanysubdivisionsgoingin!!!Thecommissionersarearecorrupt! 5/5/20147:19AM

384 MyfamilyandIl ivel ivinginCumming. 5/5/20147:16AM

385 HousingisboomingNewbusinessesarecomingsoon 5/5/20147:15AM

386 Overdevelopmentinmyarea.Overcrowdedroadsandschoolsareanissuewhichwil lonlygetworsewithpendingdevelopmenthere.Parkshavenoroomforbaseball&footballteams.Usedtobeyoucouldtravelontheroadsinthemiddleofthedaybutnotanymoreitisevencrowdedthen.

5/5/20147:08AM

387 Stil l buildingin,bringingingreatstoresandrestaurants.Excitingtimetobehere. 5/5/20147:08AM

388 Traffic isgettingworsebytheday! 5/5/20147:07AM

389 Toomuchgrowthwithtoomanyhighdensityneighborhoodsbeingbuilt. 5/5/20147:06AM

390 Ilovethiscountyandalli thastooffer.ButI'mafraidweareheadedfordisasterofovercrowdedschools,subdivisionswithhousespiledontopofeachotherandastripmallanywherethereisemptyland.

5/5/20147:05AM

391 Overcrowdedstrets,schools,shoppingandcrime. 5/5/20147:03AM

392 Overbuildingwithcheaphousingwithnothoughtwithroadinfrastructure. 5/5/20146:59AM


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393 Lackofculturalevents,music,identityexceptforbeingnorthofATL 5/5/20146:59AM

394 Concernsaboutoutofcontrolgrowthleadingtotraffic problemsandovercrowdedschools. 5/5/20146:58AM

395 Presentlyallisgreatwithschool,taxes,parks,buttraffic stinks.OvercrowdingWILLbecomeaproblem.Overcrowdingonthestreetsandschools.

5/5/20146:57AM

396 Toomuchuncontrolledgrowth.Commissionersdonotl istentoconstituents;fightamongstthemselves;areinpoliticstobenefittheirownpocket$$;unethicalpartnershipofBOCandcertainlawfirms.Mayorwhohasbeeninofficeforanextraordinarylengthoftimeandthinkshimselfabovethelaw.

5/5/20146:52AM

397 Okbutthegrowthandtraffic Igettingworse 5/5/20146:52AM

398 I'mveryconcernedaboutfuturegrowth,aswearebeginningtofeelstrainedinourinfrastructurewithnoreliefinsight.

5/5/20146:51AM

399 Toomuchnewhomeconstruction. 5/5/20146:51AM

400 Veryconcernedabouttheoverdevelopmentofourcounty.Theredoesn'tseemtobeanythoughtputintotheimpactonourschools,ourroads,orthegeneralqualityofl i fe.

5/5/20146:49AM

401 Toomuchgrowthinhousingwithoutequalgrowthininfrastructure 5/5/20146:48AM

402 Whenwemovedhere8yearsago,Ifeltthesenseofcommunityandsti l l someofthesmalltownspirit.Evenwiththerecession,Forsythhasnotceasedtogrowandwiththisgrowth,Idon'tfeelassafeandIfeelthequalityifeducationhassuffereddramatically.

5/5/20146:47AM

403 Onthesurfacethingslookfinebutaskafewquestionsandyourealizethingsaren'tasgreatastheyappear.

5/5/20146:45AM

404 Therearetonsofreasonstobebull ishaboutForsythCountysuchasphenomenalschools,wonderfulneighborhoods,stronglawenforcementandfireprotection,beautifulcountrylandscape,etc...ButIseethetideturningalltooquicklyandIfearwearemovingrapidlytothelandoflowendstripmalls,apartments/townhomes,overcrowdingonroadsandschools,andasignificantreductioninourqualityofl i fe.

5/5/20146:45AM

405 Traffic ,lackoftraffic controldevicesinneededareas,schoolovercrowding,excessivegrowth 5/5/20146:45AM

406 Waytomuchdevelopingwithoutconsiderationsfortheinfrastructure 5/5/20146:40AM

407 Overgrowingourschoolsandroadways. 5/5/20146:38AM

408 Zoningchangesandbuildingisoutofcontrol. 5/5/20146:38AM

409 Theyareokbutattherateofapparentdevelopmenttheywontbesoon. 5/5/20146:34AM

410 Traffic isanightmareduringpeakhours.Il ivealongMathisAirportRoad,thespeedlimitis45,however,driversaveragespeedappearstobearound60.Thismakesitdangerousforpeople,especiallychildrentowalkonthisroad.IamalsoveryconcernedwiththeamountofcommunitiesbeingbuiltinSouthForsythwhicharenotonly"highdensity",butallseemto,beinthe$300krange.SouthForsythtaxbaseisbeingfinishedbythetypeofcommunitiesthatarebeingbuiltcurrently.Weneedtoattracthigherend,custombuilders.Thehomesbeingbuiltcurrently,regardlessofthebuilderalllookthesame,beingsoldinthesamepricepointandwateringdownthemarket.

5/5/20146:11AM

411 Comparedtoothercommunities,Irelyoncountyserviceswhichareadequate. 5/4/201410:05PM

412 Schoolsaregettingtobetocrowded 5/4/20149:51PM

413 Concernedaboutthehighdensityhomesbeingbuilt 5/4/20149:28PM

414 EconomyisgreatPoliticsarecrookedPeoplearenice,butuninvolved,anddonotunderstandlocalgovernment

5/4/20149:24PM

415 Toomanyapartmentsandresidentialzoninggoingupandschoolsareabouttobemorethanseverelyovercrowded

5/4/20149:17PM

416 Whileschoolsaregreat,theyareovercrowded.Roadsneedwideningnow. 5/4/20148:37PM

417 Toomuchgrowthinthesouthernendofthecounty. 5/4/20148:26PM

418 Iamconcernedaboutuncontrolledgrowth. 5/4/20148:18PM


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419 Poorinfrastructureandplanningforthegrowth.Schoolsovercrowdingaswell.SouthernForsythisbecomingavic timofitsownsuccess

5/4/20148:02PM

420 Uncontrolledgrowth 5/4/20147:17PM

421 ForsythcountyisbetterthanmanyotherareasinGeorgia,butmanyareasneedattention. 5/4/20146:04PM

422 Overcrowdedschools,increasedtraffic congestion,housingdevelopmentgoingupl ikeahouseofcards,greenspacediminishing....ForsythCountystartingtolookl ikeGwinnettCounty:)

5/4/20146:00PM

423 Idon'tthinktheinfrastructureiskeepingupwithgrowth. 5/4/20146:00PM

424 MyneighborsandIaredisappointedwithallthenewhigherdensityconstructiongoingonrightnow.Ourcountyisbecomingmuchlesscharming.

5/4/20145:43PM

425 Thegrowthisuncontrolled.Schoolsandroadsareovercrowdedduetothelackofmanagementofthegrowthhere.

5/4/20145:02PM

426 I'mworriedthatgrowthinsomeareasmightbetoofast. 5/4/20144:32PM

427 Traffic isextremelycongested!Can'tevenleavemysubdivisiontotakemychildtoschool.Ifyouaregoingtokeepbuilding,perhapsyoushouldwidentheroads.Also,ifyoukeepbuildinghouses,perhapsyoucouldpreventovercrowdingofschoolsandbuildsomemoreschools.

5/4/20142:47PM

428 PlanningCommissionandBoardofCommissionersdonotseemtobeservingintheinterestofthosewhoelectedthem.Conflic tsofinterest,nepotismandcronyismappeartoberampantandthetaxpayerispayingthepriceinanynumberofways.

5/4/20142:28PM

429 Traffic isissue.400needstobewidenedthroughForsyth.Hwy9needswideningaswellas20andwestsideof400on141(inprocess)

5/4/20142:22PM

430 Concernedaboutincreasinggrowthinthecountyandit'sstrainonschoolsandinfrastructure. 5/4/20142:00PM

431 toocongested,roadwaysandmediansareunkeptanddirty 5/4/20141:55PM

432 Toomuchtraffic ,overcrowdedschools,newsubdivisions,nitenoughbikepaths-needbikelanesonroadsl ikeGwinnettCounty,etc

5/4/20141:40PM

433 Goodschools,butexpansionofnewhomesisoutofcontrol. 5/4/20141:31PM

434 Idon'tknowofany"perfectplace"tol ive----doyou? 5/4/20141:21PM

435 Needcontrolledgrowthwithtruesenseofcommunity.Signordinancesareaproblem-blinkingsigns,etc

5/4/20141:10PM

436 Toomuchgrowthwithnoplansfornewschools. 5/4/201412:37PM

437 Infrastructurehasnotkeptupwithgrowth.Schoolsareovercrowded.Traffic isgettingworse.Commissionersarebeholdentodevelopers.

5/4/201412:27PM

438 Buildingisnotmasterplannedandroadsandservicesareovercrowded. 5/4/201410:26AM

439 Iamconcernedabouttheschoolsbeingovercrowded,yetthereareplanstobuildsmallerhousesthatcanchangethewholedemographicsofourschools.

5/4/20149:59AM

440 Itravelthecountryandseebetterandseeworse.HereinGeorgiawecouldhaveissuesl ikeAPSorothercountiesorwecouldremaintherolemodel.Thekeyisthereisalwaysroomforimprovementandifwedon'texecuteonitthenwefail.

5/4/20147:58AM

441 Out-of-controlgrowthwithno"joint"strategicplanforschools,water,roads,improvementstothecurrentinfrastructure,rammingroadwideningsonanareathatneitherneedsthewideningorwantsthewideningwhenotherareasdesperatlyneedssuch.InadditionthemajorityontheBOChavetooc loseoftiestothedevelopmentandrealestateindustrieswhileanothervotesbusinessagreementswhileIGAswhilehehaspersonal/businessagreementswiththesameCityofCumming.

5/4/20147:38AM

442 TheunsustainablegrowthofresidentialdevelopmentpermittedbytheCounty"Planning"offic ialshascreatedunsafe,unhealthytraffic conditionsandSchoolovercrowding,resultinginreducedqualityofl i fe.

5/4/20147:30AM

443 ThegrowthisoutofcontrolinsoutheastForsyth.amorecontrolledgrowthplanispreferred. 5/3/20149:52PM

444 IthinkwehaveagreatCounty!Myonlycomplaintwouldbethetraffic ,dangerousintersectionsandasopposedtohighdensityhousingwouldlovetoseelargerlotsandbiggerhomes.Alsowouldliketoseesomeoftheoldbuildingsabitmoremodernized.

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445 TheschoolsareovercrowdedanddevelopersaretryingtopushthroughHIGHDENSITYHOUSING.Ifeelthesedevvelopersneedtoputmoney(largesums)inaccountsforthedevelopmentofnewschoolsandroads!HowaboutourFire&Policeprotection!

5/3/20145:15PM

446 Theschoolsaregood.FCisagreatplacetol iveforseniorsandyoungfamilies.FCisratedahealthyplacetol ivebecauseofitsrecreationalandhealthfac il i ties.

5/3/201411:54AM

447 Influxoftraffic andres4building 5/3/201410:14AM

448 ForsythCountyhaseverythinggoingforit...Agrowingtaxbasesupportedbyoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesinthecountry.Butwhenyoulookaround,allyouseeishaphazard,unplannedgrowth,andendlessroadprojectsthatsnarlandfrustratetraffic formonthsonendwithsnail-pacedprogress.Half-emptyretailstripsonlyoffernewchoicesinBBQandpizzajoints.Thereisnowonderwhyweall(yes,weall)drivedowntoJohnsCreek,Alpharetta,andMiltonforrestaurants,entertainment,andleisure(theCollectionwasagoodstart,butitgetslameafterawhile).Ontopofthat,theCummingc itycenterisareflectionofthebackwards-thinkingadministrationthathassetthepolicyinCummingandinfluencedthementalityofthesurroundingcountysince1971.It'stimefornewleadershipandforwardthinkingcommunityplanning,orthetaxbasewil lbegintoerode.

5/3/20148:13AM

449 OvercrowdinginschoolsandalotofnewRes4neighborhoodsbeingbuilt! 5/3/20147:35AM

450 cautiousandjudic iousdevelopmentisrequiredforSouthForsythsoastonotovercrowdroadsandschools.

5/3/20146:27AM

451 Tomuchgrowthwithoutproperplanning.Seemslikeeverytimeyouturnaround,there'smoremultihousesubdivisionsgoinginonsmallerlots.Theschools,roadsandinfrastructurecannotkeepup.It'sbeingoverdeveloped.

5/3/201412:25AM

452 Liketobehopeful.Businessesseemtohavegrown.Housingisturningaround.Concernfordevelopmentbeyondschoolcapacity,roadcapacity,etc.Notpleasedwithexpansionofhouseofworshipinaresidentialarea.

5/2/20149:27PM

453 Traffic andlackofsidewalks.Lowtourism.WiththelakeweshouldbrandForsythasatouristdestination.

5/2/20148:12PM

454 Poorzoning,poorplanning.Poorconstructionpermits.Badtraffic .Overcrowding. 5/2/20146:56PM

455 Appearstobeuncontrolleddevelopmentwithlessrestric tionsondensityofdevelopment. 5/2/20146:22PM

456 Whenonepoliticalpartyhascompletecontrol,thingsarenevergood. 5/2/20146:02PM

457 Toomuchcrazygrowthandnotenoughinfrastructure. 5/2/20144:31PM

458 Toomuchgrowthwhichisovercrowdinggourschoolsandincreasingtraffic .Thetypeofdevelopmentisnotuptothestandardswewouldl iketosee.Wealsoneedamorerobustparksandrecplan.Morefocusshouldbeplacedonbikeandwalkingaccessinfuturedevelopments.

5/2/20143:38PM

459 Overhighdensitydevelopmentwithoutplanstodealwithinfrastructure.BOCislettingdevelopersscalptractsoflandandcramhousestogether.Maximumprofitfordeveloper&taxpayerleftholdingthebag.

5/2/20142:54PM

460 Toomuchdevelopment 5/2/20142:37PM

461 Traffic hasbecomeunbearableandthereappearstobenothoughtbyourlocal"leaders"onhowtoimproveroads,inparticularstateroads(Hwy.9,371,etc...).Tocompoundthat,theBOCcontinuestore-zonepropertyafterproperty.Incan'tendwell.Weneedamoratorium.

5/2/20142:21PM

462 Lotsofapprovedhomeswithouttheproperinfrastructuretosupportit.BythisImean,adequatespaceinschools,definitewatersupply(incaseofdrought),properroads.They'rebuildingsubdivisionsonsmall2-laneroads,whichwil lcrampuptraffic evenmore.Rushhouristerrible,andevenduringnon-rushhoursIseemorecars,IMO.Schoolsystemandcountyneedtoworktogethertoensurequalityremains--itreallydoesn'tseemthatwaynow.

5/2/20142:18PM

463 Getinyourcarandrunanderrandandyouwil lfigureitout. 5/2/20142:13PM

464 Traffic andlackofroadinprovements.Hwy20improvementshavebeentalkedaboutforover20yrsandsti l l nothing.

5/2/20142:02PM

465 LandisbeingoverdevelopedonplacesIhopedwouldstaybeautiful 5/2/20141:27PM

466 Mostthingsaregreatbutsomeneedimproving. 5/2/201412:59PM


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467 Concernedabouttherapidgrowthwithouttheinfrastructurebeinginplaceorevenbeingplanned. 5/2/201412:42PM

468 Toomanyrezoningapprovals 5/2/201412:19PM

469 Concernedabouthousingdensity&aboutschools(WestHS-waytheyteachSpanish&theirengineeringprogram)

5/2/201412:01PM

470 Traffic isawfulandresidentsoptingtonotincreasethesalestaxforroadfundingapartlytoblame.Ittakesforevertogetanywhereandwe'restuckwithmanyofusinthemiddleofMiltonandCummingandfartool ittlebesidesc lustersofhomesinthevic inity.

5/2/201411:30AM

471 Iseewaytoomuchbuilding. 5/2/201411:17AM

472 Forthemostpartthingsareok.Forsythisagreatplacetol iveandwork.Theschoolsareexcellentandtherecreationopportunitiesaregreat.MorehightechjobsareneedednorthoftheMcFarland/McGinnisFerryarea,butintimetheywil lcome.Traffic istheonlynegativerightnow,butbelieveplansareinplacetofixit.

5/2/201411:15AM

473 Govthastolookathebigpic ture.Whereareallthesekidsgoingtoschool?Overcrowdingandtraffic isamainconcern

5/2/201411:04AM

474 Waytoomuchhighdensitygrowthwhichwil ltotallychangethereasonmostpeoplemovedtothiscounty,theschoolandthesmalltownfeelcommunity.

5/2/201411:00AM

475 Somany$250-300ksubdivionsgoinginontreestrippedmicroscopiclotsaredecreasingpropertyvalues.SouthForsythisincredibleandI'vel ivedherefor20years,butthenewsubdivisionsdon'tshowcarefulpreparation.Looksl ikethedevelopersarejustallowedtobuildasmuchaspossibleonpostagestamplotsanditdestroysthebeautyandsoulofthearea.Alsotheschoolsareovercrowded.TherewaslandadjacenttoRiverwatchmiddleandSettlesBridgeelemthatcouldbeusedtoenlargeRiverwatchbutadeveloperboughtitandisbuildinghomesonpostagestamplotsonit.Riverwatchisat110%capacityandevenwithrezoningfor2014isonlydecreasedtocapacity.Andwithallthesehomesgoinginthatwil lsurelychange.ThosefiguresaredirectlyfromthemouthofCathyCarpenter,theprinc ipalofRiverwatchMiddle.

5/2/201410:56AM

476 Schoolsovercrowded.....tomuchbuildingofhomes 5/2/201410:42AM

477 Evergrowingtraffic ,overcrowdedschoolsandredistric tinggaloretobecomingwithallthenewhomesandc learcuttingoftreesjustforbuilderstoputsomecheaptree!

5/2/201410:04AM

478 IthinkForsythhassomebigdecisionstomakeregardinggrowthandthefutureofthecounty.Traffic andtoomuchnewdevelopmentcanreallymakethingsworse.

5/2/201410:02AM

479 Notenoughsidewalks.Gunlawthatjustpassed.Tomuchtraffic .Downtowncummingneedsafacelift.Happyfamilyaneyesore

5/2/20149:47AM

480 traffic improvementsneedtobemade-rushhouron400isawful;especiallynorthofWindwardPkwy;

5/2/20149:42AM

481 Forsythisagreatplacetol ivebutthebuildingisoutofcontrol.TheCityofCummingmakesalotofdecisionstobenefitthemselvesbutdoesn'tworkforthemajorityofthecounty

5/2/20149:04AM

482 Traffic isbad;schoolsareovercrowdedandthezoningrequestsandapprovalsforhighdensityandlowerqualityofhomesisoutofcontrol.Weneedabuildingmoratoriumasap.AndNOclearc learcuttingoflandforsubdivisions.

5/2/20148:31AM

483 Therampanthighdensitydevelopmentisdecreasingthequalityofl i feandplac ingwaytoomuchstrainontheschoolsystem(mostofallonMidwayElementarySchool).Traffic insouthwestForsythhasgonefromnon-existentayearandahalfagotoacompleteandutternightmare.

5/2/20148:25AM

484 Congestion.Peopleoblivioustotheneedsorconcernsofothersaroundthem-completelyself-centered.

5/2/20147:50AM

485 Concernedaboutgrowthofhighdensityhousingonalreadycrowdedschools 5/2/20147:35AM

486 Ifeelwe'reatacrossroadsandifwedon'treignindevelopmentourcountywil lbel ikeGwinnett.Thequalityofl i feweallsoenjoywil lbenonexistent.

5/2/20147:19AM

487 Schoolsaregreatandtherearewonderfulamenities.Theonlythingisthattraffic /roadsdoesnotseemtobekeepingupwithgrowth.Also,itwouldbeniceifthecommuterbuseshadmoretimesandplacestomeetinthejohnscreekarea.Also,itwouldbeniceiftheparksandrecsofferedalldaysummercampsforworkingparents.

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488 ForsythCountyisgettingverytrashy.Thereistrasheverywhereyoulook(plastic bags,paper,beerbottles).IwasinNYCrecently,andInoticedhowmuchc leaneriswasthanmostoftheroadwaysinForsyth.Traffic isalsohorriblehere.Idon'tknowwhodesignedtheroads,buttheywerec learlyc lueless.Theroadsalsoneedtoberepaired.It'sstartingtolookl ikeathirdworldcountryinsomeareas(i.e.369)Theschoolsneedtobeupdated,especiallyNorthForsythHigh.

5/2/20145:38AM

489 I'mnotsayingit'sperfect,but,itFARsurpassestheothercounties. 5/2/20145:36AM

490 Inthesouthpartofthecountytheykeepbuildingwithoutoutconcernforroads,sidewalksandschoolpopulation.Commissionerskeepapprovinghighdensityhousing.

5/2/20144:55AM

491 Itseemslikethereisn'tenoughthoughtputintohowtomakethecountyabetterplaceinthefuture.Thecountywasafriendly,niceplacetol iveandvisitforseveralreasonsandcouldhaveattractedmorevisitorsifabetterplanhadbeenthoughtthrough.Historyhasbeendestroyedwithoutathought,moneyisspentto"improve"intersectionswithouttheimprovementactuallyhappeningbecausetherewasnotaproblempriortothework.FromwhatI'vereadthereappearstobetomanyelectedoffic ialsthatareinvolvedinlandsalesanddevelopments.

5/2/20142:48AM

492 Greatfamilycultureandtraditionalvalues.Weneedtoworkonoverdevelopment. 5/2/201412:04AM

493 Theplanningcommissionandtwoorthreecommissionersfavordevelopers'desirestogetthemostbangfortheirbuckbyproposingcommunitieswithmaximumdensitywhichtheycanonlyobtainbygettingthecommissionerstovoteforzoningvariations.Whydowehavezoningrestric tionsifthesedevelopersandtheircohortsinourcountygovernmentcontinuetoover-ridethemtol inetheirownpockets!Theseindividuals/groups&so-calledpublic servantsserveonlytheirowngreed.Theyaredestroyingourbeautifulenvironmentintheprocessandtheyjustdon'tcare.

5/1/201410:02PM

494 Alotofunrestanddiscord.Growthwithoutaplan.Who'sondeck.Hatefulpersonalattacks. 5/1/201410:01PM

495 Housingmarketismovingagain.Schoolsareexcellent. 5/1/20149:41PM

496 Growthisoutofcontrolandunchecked.Thgood'oleboynetworkistheonlywaythingsgetdone.SandersRdissti l l c losed1yearaftertheLakeAliceDambreak.

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497 Thiscountyisstuckinthe19thcenturywhenitcomestolawenforcement,thecriminaljusticesystem,andthepoliticalstructure.Justtrybeingblack,Hispanic,orapersonwithadisabil i tyinthiscountyandseehowyoufare.Themayorofthecountyseathasbeeninofficemorethan40yearsandrefusestouseemail.AndnowtheyarebuildingamonumenttocrimeandpunishmentonthesquareindowntownCumming.Nothingsays"WelcometoForsythCounty"l ikeahugenewcourthouseandanaccompanyingjail.

5/1/20149:17PM

498 1.Greatthatyourdoingconstruction(newcourthouse&jail)inthemiddleoftown,whatareyoudoingabouttheincreaseintraffic thruthisarea?

5/1/20149:08PM

499 .overdevelopmentinhigh-densityhousingarehurtingourinfrastructureandqualityofl i fe. 5/1/20149:08PM

500 Waitingtoseeimpactofincreaseddensityzoning. 5/1/20149:03PM

501 Tomuchovercrowdingofschools,tomuchgrowthofnewhousing. 5/1/20149:00PM

502 'Causetheyare. 5/1/20149:00PM

503 Greatschoolsanddevelopments.Traffic issomewhatofaconcernhowever. 5/1/20148:40PM

504 Whilethereisheavygrowthplanned,theschoolsarecurrentlygreat,financesarepositive 5/1/20148:27PM

505 traffic 5/1/20148:22PM

506 Somewhatconcernedwiththetypeofgrowth.Notinfavorofsomuchdensezoning 5/1/20148:12PM

507 Highdensityandcrowdedroadsandschools. 5/1/20148:10PM

508 Fornow.Itisthequietbeforethestorm.Beforeweknowit,wearegoingtohaveHUGEproblemswithovercrowdedschools,overcrowdedstreets,anddecliningpropertyvalues.

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509 Thereappearsalackofconcernovercontroll inggrowtheffectively.Withsomanyvariancesbeingfi ledforhigherdensityhousing,thestrainonourresources(schools,roadcapacity,water,safewalkways)isbecomingpainful.WeareconcernedabouttheRES4-6developmentsgoinginnexttoneighborhoodsthatareRES-1.ItisNOTinanywayconsistentwiththesurroundingcommunity.PerhapstheMOSTdisturbingactivityweseeisthetaxevasionweareseeingasmultigenerationalhomesaretitledinthegrandparents'namedespiteschoolagel ivinginthehome.Itseemstousthatthereneedstobeareconcil iationduringschoolregistrationbetweenresidenceaddressandtaxstatus.It'snotfairthatparentsaren'tpayingtaxesintothesystemtheirchildrenaretakingadvantageof.

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510 Toomuchdevelopmentisovercrowdingroadsandschools 5/1/20147:14PM

511 Newconstructionisoutofcontrol.Itwasn'tanissueduringthedownturnintheeconomybutneedstobeaddressedimmediately!!!Schoolswil lsuffer,aswellasqualityifl i feandrealestatevalues.

5/1/20147:06PM

512 Don'tl ikeallofthenewconstructionthatwil lmakesourroadsandschoolsovercrowded. 5/1/20147:00PM

513 Developmentsseemtobepoppingupeverywhereandmakingtraffic worse.Overcrowdingseemstobeaproblem.Idreaddrivingaroundtheareaanymore

5/1/20145:37PM

514 Insouthendofthecountywearegettingtoocrowdedtoofast.Infact,oncemykidsgraduatefromhighschool(inthreeyears)weplantomove.Wehavel ivedhereonly8shortyearsandinthattimethegrowthhasgottenoutofcontrol.Someoneneedstoslowitdownbeforeeveryoneleaves...justtogetaway.:(

5/1/20145:06PM

515 SEEMSWEAREBACKINA"RUNAWAY"GROWTHSITUATION,TAKINGUPWHEREWELEFTOFFWHENTHEBUBBLEBURST!!!!TRAFFICISAMESSATRUSHHOURWITHNOENDINSIGHT

5/1/20145:03PM

516 Isti l l enjoyl ivingherebutIseeadangeroustrendofoverbuildingleadingtotraffic ,andmostimportantly,schoolovercrowdingproblemsleadingtoadropinpropertyvalues.

5/1/20143:50PM

517 Roadsdon'thandlethetraffic !Hwy20isaprimeexample! 5/1/20143:25PM

518 Wasgreat.NoOKduetorapidgowth.Schoolsgettingcrowded. 5/1/20142:52PM

519 Toomanyofthecommunityleadersareofamindsetfromdecadespastandarenolongeroperatinginthebestinterestofthecurrentresidents.

5/1/20142:42PM

520 traffic isunbearable...infrastructureisbecomingoverwhelmed.. 5/1/20141:54PM

521 Theschoolsarefullandtheroadsarebackedup.Theyareoverdevelopingthesoutheastofthecountyandnotencouragingbuildinginotherareas.Iftheystopprovidingpermitsinthatareathebuilderswil lbuildintheunderdevelopedareas.Thiswil lequallydistributethetaxbasethroughoutthecounty,nothaveallthepeoplel iveinonearea.Iunderstandthatinordertogetstatefundingyouhavetoovercrowdthetheschoolsandsuchbutmaybewewon'tneedthemoneyifi tisbuiltinthecorrectmanner.

5/1/20141:28PM

522 IfeelasifalotofbuildinghasstartedbackrecentlythatseemstobesendingusdowntheroadofCobborGwinnettcounty.Toomuchdevelopment=overcrowdedschools

5/1/201412:24PM

523 infrastructurehasnotkeptpacewithrapidgrowth 5/1/201412:12PM

524 Newschool,newroads,additionalparksandopenspaces.....gooduseoftax. 5/1/201411:58AM

525 Taxesaresti l l low,schoolsaregreat! 5/1/201411:37AM

526 Traffic isterribleandgettingworse 5/1/201411:35AM

527 Welovetheparksandtheschools,buttheongoingdevelopmentofhousesisoutofcontrol...trafficishorriblejustgettingtoandfrompractices,stores,etc...wehavel ivedinthiscountyforalmost20yearsbutwil lprobablymoveoutofitwithinthenextfewyearsbecauseofovercrowding.

5/1/201411:20AM

528 Overcrowdingoftheroads,schoolsandthequalityofthebuildingthatisgoingon..toomanyhomesbeingputontoosmalloflots.Traffic ishideousonOldAtlantaroadanditwil l begettingmuchworsewiththenewhomesbeingbuilt.

5/1/201411:07AM

529 Thereisalotofdevelopmentthathaspoppeduprecentlyandiseemsthatnotenoughofourresidentsareconcernedaboutit.OurschoolsaregreatnowbutKellyMil lwasjustopenedlastyearandalreadytheyhavetrailersoutside.WestForsythopenedabout7yearsagoandtheyhavebeenusingtrailersforatleast2yearsifnotmore.

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530 Notsuretheroadsystemsarekeepingupwithgrowth.SuwaneejustnorthofMcguinnesFerryand141isextremelycongestedonweekdaymornings.McGuinnessFerryhasbecomeahighvolumeeast/westrouteforDuluthandLvil lecommuters.

5/1/201410:52AM

531 traffic isgettingworse,uncontrolledgrowththatoutpacestheinfrastructure 5/1/201410:48AM

532 IspentmanyyearsinDekalbCountypriortoit'sover-development.Itwasagreatplacetol iveinthe70'sand80'sbutfellintothetypicaltrap.

5/1/201410:47AM

533 Veryconcernedaboutgrowth,housing,andtheabil i tyforschoolsandinfrastructuretokeepup. 5/1/201410:45AM


535 dont'l ikeallthebuilding 5/1/201410:42AM

536 toomuchunrestric tedgrowth 5/1/201410:39AM

537 Housingexpansionisoutofcontrolandcommissionershaveotherintereststhatswaytheirjudgementfromdoingwhatisrightforthecounty

5/1/201410:17AM

538 Sofar,thedecisionsthathavebeenmadearecenteredonsmartgrowthforthecounty.Infrastructureseemstobeexpandedasneeded,thoughIfearwe'l l getbehind.

5/1/201410:13AM

539 Theschoolsareovercrowdedandthereistoomuchdevelopmenttooquicklywithouttheinfrastructuretosupportit.

5/1/201410:09AM

540 ToomuchgrowthandNOONEISLISTENING.SchoolsareOVERCROWDED.RoadsareFULL.Peoplesell ingandLEAVING!Whatmadethisplacegreatwil lslowlydeteriorateinafewshortyearsandthewonderfulForsythCountywil lbecomeGwinnettCounty.Hopeour"decisionmakers"aregettingwhattheywantedfromeachandevery"yes"vote.BecauseINEVERhearabout"NO"votes!!!!Betmycommentswon'tbeused.

5/1/201410:08AM

541 Ihaveconcernsaboutoverbuilding. 5/1/201410:05AM

542 Theunabatedgrowthhasonlyacceleratedandourcounty,particularlyS.Forsythareshowingthesignsofstress.Ahighschool(Lambert)atmaxcapacity,newsubdivisionsroll ingoutalongroadsthatc learlycannotholdthevolume,2BIGBOXstoreswithin200yardsofeachother(Target/Walmart).ItalladdsuptothemakingsofanotherGwinnetCounty.

5/1/201410:04AM

543 Therehasnotbeenanyrealplanningregardingthegrowth.Thereistoomuchtraffic andtoomanykidsinac lassroom

5/1/20149:57AM

544 toomanyworriesaboutover-development!(andhighertaxes!) 5/1/20149:54AM

545 Thesouthpartofthecountyisverydifferentfromthenorthpartbutthedecisionsareoftenmadebypeoplethatl iveinthenorthpart.Thedecisionsaffectingthepeoplethatl iveinthesouthernpartofthecountyshouldbemadebyrepresentativesfromthatarea.

5/1/20149:46AM

546 LARGEAMOUNTOFGROWTHMAKINGFORLOTSOFJOBSANDMOREREVENUETOCOUNTY.

5/1/20149:41AM

547 Seeingsomemajorchangesinthelastyear.5or6newhousingdevelopmentsaroundus.Schoolsarebecomingmorecrowdedandtraffic isgettingworse.ForsythCountyisgrowingtoofast.Iworrywecan'tsupportallthisgrowthandourtaxeswil lincreasedramatically.Whathasmadethisareadesirableisgoingtochangebecauseofoverdevelopmentoftheland.MyhusbandandIareconsideringmoving.Wehavel ivedintheareafor10years.Welovetheschoolshere,butdon'twantovercrowdedc lassrooms.Foreverynewhousingdevelopment,wejustsigh.Iwishwecouldseemoreparksinsteadofnewhouses.

5/1/20149:38AM

548 Overcrowdingandthenumbersoffolksmovinginallforonepurposeisnotgood.Thesearemainlyfolkslookingforhighdensityhomes.Notthekindwhowil ltakeprideintheirhomesomuch.

5/1/20149:38AM

549 Waytoomanynewdevelopmentswithhousespackedc losetogether.Schoolsareovercrowdedandtraffic hasbecomeridiculousthelastfewyears.

5/1/20149:27AM

550 Toomuchhighdensityhousingunderconstruction 5/1/20149:26AM

551 Traffic congestionisincreasing,schoolsaregettingmoreandmorecrowded,andwe'rereactingafterthecrisishasreacheddramatic levels.Itwouldbebettertopre-emptthecrisis,ratherthangetinoneandthenstartreacting.

5/1/20149:25AM

552 Couldbebetter,couldbeworse.I'dgiveusaBorB-ingeneral. 5/1/20149:24AM


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553 Theyareokfornow,butifplansareputinplaceforpropergrowththenitwil l notbeokinthefuture.

5/1/20149:24AM

554 SeeingsomechangesthatarenotpositiveforForsythCountyasfarasbuildingandasthetics.IoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutmovingtotheMiltonareawheretheareaseemstobebettercontrolledandmaintained.

5/1/20149:17AM

555 IlovewhereIl ive,butamincreasinglyconcernedabouttheexplosionofgrowthandovercrowdingofschools.

5/1/20149:16AM

556 Schoolsareovercrowded;roadsarecongested;lackofparkandrecspaceneartheP'TreeParkwaycorridor

5/1/20149:15AM

557 Schoolboardisnotpreparedforstudentgrowth,infrastructureforgrowth(roads,etc.)ispoor. 5/1/20149:11AM

558 Toomanynewhomesgoingup-buildingtoofast 5/1/20149:10AM

559 MyfamilyandIrecentlyrelocatedtoGA,andweloveourneighborhood.Weareveryconcernedabouttheoverdevelopement-therearesomanynewcommunitiesbeingbuilt,andalackofarealtowncenterfeel.

5/1/20149:09AM

560 Thingscanalwaysbebetter,oruseimprovement. 5/1/20148:54AM

561 toomuchgrowth,toosoon.Therapidexpansionseemstohavethecountydividedbetweenour"leaders"andtheresidents.Ourcurrentleadersareenjoyingtheirpoweratourexpense.

5/1/20148:52AM

562 Taxes,schools,roadmaintenance.Offsetbyoverbuilding. 5/1/20148:36AM

563 ThehighdensityneighborhoodsaremakingForsythappearverycookiecutter-thegreenspaceisdisappearingbeforemyeyes.

5/1/20148:17AM

564 Thereisincreasingconcernfrommyselfandmyneighborsaboutupcomingzoningchanges,increasedtraffic andotherproposedlegislation.

5/1/20148:17AM

565 Congestionworse.Nowworriedaboutschoolsandovercrowdingandhighdensityhousing. 5/1/20148:16AM

566 ThereistomuchnewhousingbeingbuiltaroundRt.141. 5/1/20148:03AM

567 Ilovel ivinghere,butamconcernedourcrowdedroadsarewayaheadofourplans.Asacounty,weneedtorealizethattheouterloopisamust...unlesswefeell ikethejobsonexit12wil lanchorourcounty,orwebelievewewil lhavearushofnewcorporationsfloodingForsyth...theouterloopissomethingweneedtobitethebulletanddo...itisunfortunatethatitmaygothroughourbackyard,butwithoutwearefightingalosingbattle

5/1/20147:59AM

568 Isti l l thinkForsythCountyisagreatplacetol ive.Yes,weareexpandingtoofastforourcurrentinfrastructurebuttheexpansionisduetothebenefitsofl ivinghere.Greatschools,wonderfulparks/sportsprogramsforkids,goodtaxes...

5/1/20147:42AM

569 Toomuchhighdensitybuilding.Giantneighborhoodswithhundredsofhomespackedtogether. 5/1/20147:40AM

570 Currenttraffic inourareaisaseriousproblem,especiallywithalloftheschoolsinatightarea.OldeAtlantaRoadneedstobefour-lanedallthewaytoSharronRoadwhichalsoneedstobefour-laned.Recentzoningdecisionsareworkingagainstusincausingmorecongestedroads,schools,andcausingproblemswithpropertyvalues.

5/1/20147:39AM

571 Traffic andovercrowdedschools 5/1/20147:26AM

572 Weneedsmartgrowth,notrunawayc learcutting. 5/1/20147:22AM

573 Therapidgrowth!inunderayear1/2,withnoresolutionyetforroads,schools, 5/1/20147:13AM

574 Traffic ,tooanynewsubmissionsbeingbuildwithoutregardtotheimpactontraffic andschools. 5/1/20147:12AM

575 Toomuchtraffic !Toomuchdevelopment&noinfrastructuretosupportit. 5/1/20147:11AM

576 Iamconcernedabouttheseemingexplosivegrowthinhousingwithvariantstocurrentzoninglaws.I'dprefertoseethegrowthsloweddownandpreserveasmallercommunity

5/1/20147:11AM

577 IssueswiththechangeinzoningtoR3 5/1/20147:11AM

578 Toomuchbuildingandnotthinkingofeducationfirst.Schoolsareovercrowdednowandwil lsoonbeworse.Traffic androaddevelopmentdoesnotmeetalltheneedsofallc itizensbeingaffected.

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579 Traffic continuestogetworseandworseandthehighdensityhousingsubdivisionsnowgoingineverywhereareawfulandoneofthereasonsweleftGwinnett7yearsago.SeethesamethingnowgoingoninForsythCounty.

5/1/20146:53AM

580 Toomuchhighdensitybeingapproved.Makesmeworryaboutwhatmycommunitywil llookl ikedowntheroad.Schoolsareovercrowded.I'mallfornewneighborhoodsbuttheyshouldbehalfacreminimumand$400+Thoseofusthathavebeenherefor15yrshavenonewneighborhoodsavailableforustoupgradetoinourschooldistric tbclotsaretoosmallandallnewhighdensityneighborhoodshaveaninfluxoffamiliesfromIndia.

5/1/20146:51AM

581 Iftheyarenotcareful,theywil ldestroytheprosperityofourcounty. 5/1/20146:46AM

582 Weareplayingcatchupforpastzoningsandthatcreatesstrainonschoolsandroads.Thisisn'tthefirsttimethishashappenedinourcommunity.In2009FCSopened5schoolsbecausealltheotherswereextremelyovercrowdedandin2011PeachtreePkwywentfromacompleteparkinglotfortheprevious5yearstoanopenthoroughfarewiththeadditionof2lanesandmanyintersectionimprovements.TheBOEknewthezoningswereinplacebutchosetositidletoconservemoney,evenwritingoffmanyofthezoningsfromtherebooks.Thisisoneofthechallengesofanextremelyconservativecounty.

5/1/20146:38AM

583 Overdeveloment. 5/1/20146:36AM

584 Greatplacetol ive.Butquicklybecomingovercrowded 5/1/20146:09AM

585 Weareextremelyworriedaboutthecurrentgrowth.Weareworriedthattraffic wil lcontinuetoincrease,schoolswil lbecomeovercrowded,andthewholelookandfeelofourcommunitywil lchange(lessgreenspace,morehighdensityhousing)...andthebiggestconcernisthatourelectedoffic ialsarenotrepresentingtheneedsofourcommunityandwefeelhelplessaswewatchitchange.

5/1/20146:07AM

586 RapiddevelopmentisRUININGFOCO. 5/1/20145:59AM

587 VeryconcernedaboutirresponsiblenewconstructiongrowthputtingunnecessaryburdensonSouthForsythCountyschoolsandpull ingrealestatevaluesdown.MuchoftheblamehastobeplacedontheCountyCommissioners

4/30/201410:18PM

588 Traffic isgettingworse,alongwithmorecrowdingintheschools. 4/30/201410:16PM

589 ThingsareokbutIdon'tseehowthecountycansustainthecurrentstatewithallthenewconstructionswithoutanyplansforimprovingatleastthebareminimumthatgoeswithsuchgrowth,e.g.betterinfrastructure,additionalschools,additionalsewagesystem.

4/30/201410:14PM

590 road,infrastructures,c ityofCummingunappealing(jailintown!!!) 4/30/201410:10PM

591 Growthisoutofcontrolandinfrastructurewil lnotbeabletomeetthedemand. 4/30/20149:51PM

592 Wewerethri l ledtomoveheretwoyearsago,toagorgeouscounty,butallofthegreenspaceisbeingreplacedbynewhousingdevelopmentsandthetraffic ishorrible.

4/30/20149:14PM

593 Growthinnotbeingmanaged.Sprawlintheformofelectronicbil lboardsandsignsarepoppingupeverywhere.Lotsizesaregettingtoosmall.Roadsarenotbeingmaintained.

4/30/20149:00PM

594 ThereseemtobethreecommissionersblockvotingagainstLeventandBoffwhoareattemptingtofollowthedesiresoftheircommissioners.TheMashburnfamilytrustwhichbenefitsAmosisac learconfl ic tofinterest..notsurewhyhe'ssti l l inlocalgovt.Thereisabsolutelynolong-termdesignormasterplanforhowthecountywil lbedeveloped.Thereseemstobenoconcernforinfrastructureorschoolswhenapprovinganythingandeverythingthatdevelopersrequesttobezoned.Inaddition,thereisnotransparencyinthesezoningapps.Imovedhere4yearsagoandthiscountyandc ityisajoke.

4/30/20148:46PM

595 Ifeell ikethegrowthofthecountyisnotwellplanned,ourschoolsystemisovercrowdedandthiswil leventuallybringdownthequalityofourschools.Thequalityofeducationreceivedinforsythcountyhastraditionallybeenhigh,whichalsohasapositiveimpactonhomevalues.Ifeell iketheburdentheextremelyrapidgrowthhasplacedontheschoolsandtheroadshasbroughtdownthequalityofl i feforeveryonelivinginthesouthForsytharea.

4/30/20148:44PM

596 Developmenthasgoneterriblywrong….wewil lsoonbeGwinnettorDekalb.Theverypeoplewhoappealedtousforvoteshavesoldusout…literally!

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597 OfthecountyservicesIamawareof,Ihaveexperiencegoodserviceandenjoyedthefac il i ties,poolandseveralparks.Idorealizetraffic isachallengefromsomeareasofthecountyandbelievethetraffic issuesaregoingtogetworse.Iamveryhappywiththeschools.

4/30/20148:16PM

598 Toomanyhousesbeingbuilt. 4/30/20148:01PM

599 Ilovetheschoolsystem,however,wemovedherenotonlyfortheeducationpossibil i tiesforourchildrenbuttol iveinanon-builtupareawherecommercialbuildingswerel imitedtoaselectarearatherthantheexpansionalongHighway20aswearenowbeginningtosee.Myfearisthatinthefuture,Hwy20fromExit14totheriverwil lbel inedwithcommercialunits-unattractiveones.

4/30/20147:59PM

600 Concernedaboutthehigherdensitypropertiesbeingallowedinwithoutconsiderationoftheinfrastructure,schools,etc...

4/30/20147:56PM

601 toomuchuncontrolledgrowth 4/30/20147:37PM

602 Toomuchresidentialbuilding.Inthesouthendeverypieceofavailablelandhasbeenc learcutandnaturedestroyedjustsomorepeoplecanmovehere,overcrowdourschools,increaseourtraffic problemsandmakemanyofussimplywanttopackupandleave

4/30/20147:29PM

603 Wearenottakingcareofanimalsinthecountythewayweshould.Weneedtobestateoftheartandaleader,notbelowpar.

4/30/20147:27PM

604 Roadsarecongested,schoolsarecongestedandthequalityofl i feinForsythCountyisdecreasing.Theovercrowdinginourschoolsiscreatingmorestudentsinthec lassroomwithmoreworkforourteachers.Theyearlycurriculumandsoftwarechangesdon'thelpthiseither.Schoolsafetyisbecominganissuewithsomanykidsoncampusandtraffic issues.

4/30/20147:18PM

605 Becausethetraffic isgettingworse(hwy9andpostroadsarehorribleandIknowthosearestateroadsbutweneedtoputpressureonthestatetofixthem).Ourschoolsareovercrowdedandtheearliestfixistwoyearsawayformidwayelementaryreliefandthenwhataboutthemiddleandhighschoolsinthatarea,weneedtostartbuildingnow.

4/30/20147:12PM

606 Unrestraineddevelopmentisdecreasingourqualityofl i feviaovercrowdedschoolsandroads.ThreeoutoffivemembersoftheBOC(Tam,Amos,Mil ls)seemintentonruiningthecountybyapprovingeverydevelopmentthatcomesbeforethemforapproval,regardlessofwhetherthePlanningCommissionhasrecommendedaNovote.ManyparcelszonedAgriculturalarebeingapprovedforRES4andRES3developments.Consequently,parcelsthatwereoncefieldsandwoodlandsarerapidlybeingconvertedtohighdensityhousingdevelopments.Inafewmoreyears,thesouthernpartofthecountywil lbeunrecognizable,andnotaplacewhereIwouldwanttocontinuetol ive.

4/30/20147:05PM

607 IdonotwantanymorehighRESsubdivisionsgoingupinourcounty.Wealreadyhavewaytoomuchtraffic anditishardenoughtodriveanywherewithoutrunningintol inesofcars.WemovedhereforthefeelofbeingoutinthecountryandthiscountyissoonturningintoasmallAtlantawithallthetraffic wehave.

4/30/20147:03PM

608 Weareagreatprogressivecountywithanoutstandingschoolsystem. 4/30/20147:02PM

609 Traffic isanightmare,toomuchbuildingofnewhomesinsuchashortperiodoftime.DangerousIntersectionsthatneedtraffic l ights,overcrowdedschools,otherthanthatit'sgreat!

4/30/20146:57PM

610 Wehaveseenthequalityofl i fewrveenjoyedbeinterruptedbymoretraffic ,continuedovercrowdingofschools.

4/30/20146:42PM

611 CountyismovingfasterthantheroadsandSchoolscankeepup.Seemslikeeveryemptypieceoflandhasazoningsignonit.Weneedtochil l awhile.

4/30/20146:11PM

612 Toomuchdevelopmentwithouttheproperinfrastructuretohandleitall.DowntownCummingnewdevelopmentisgoingtolookgreatandcallattentiontoourcountyseat.Weneedtorevitalizeexistingareasdowntownandsurroundingshoppingcenters.AgreatneedformorepublictransportationaroundForsyth&rapidtransportationgoingSouth.

4/30/20145:11PM

613 Ihavel ivedinForsythCountyfor10years.Whereweareexcitedtol ivinginthisvibrant,diversearea,weareconcernedthattheexplosioningrowthhasnegativelyimpactedtheoverallqualityofl i fe.

4/30/20145:09PM

614 Traffic congestion,unbridledhighdensitybuildingofsinglefamilyhomes,overcrowdedschools,overcrowdedparks,waterandsewerissues,anewjail?Really?

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615 Stil l hasanupandcomingfeel,plentyofretail/restaurant,greataccessibil i tytohighwaysandentertainment

4/30/20144:34PM

616 Housinggrowthisoutpacingourschool'sabil i tytohandleitaswellasaffectinginfrastructure.Peoplemovetoforsythinlargepartbecauseofourgreatschools.Wewil lhaveaseriousproblemintermsofhousingvaluesifourschoolscan'tcontinuetoperformwithexcellence.Therearetonsofareasthatarenewconstructionaroundthesamepricepoint.Resaleforeveryonewil lbeaffectedbyit.

4/30/20144:24PM

617 Movinginthewrongdirection...toomanyhighdensitysubdivisions,overcrowdedschoolsandroads.Iwouldl iketoseehigherendsubdivisions(thereisademandforhigherqualityhomesandlargerlots)andmoreupscalerestaurants,andshopping.Toomanystripmallswithdryc leaners,dollarstores,nailsalons,wouldl iketoseeWholeFoods,TraderJoe's,Starbucks...

4/30/20144:17PM

618 Toomuchgrowthtoofast.Schoolscannothandletheincreasingpopulation.Norcantheroadways.

4/30/20144:10PM

619 Planningandmeetingdemandsof"l ivablecommunities" 4/30/20144:07PM

620 Traffic conditionsarebadaroundHwy141andBrookwoodRoad,ByTargetandthenewWalmartandmoresidewalksareneeded

4/30/20144:01PM

621 Ithinkthatsomemoneyisbeingwastedonprojectsthatdon'tneedtobedone.(Castleberryroadwidening)

4/30/20143:58PM

622 Trendingtowarddenserhousingdevelopments...notwhatIthinkwil lkeepeducationandprosperityhigh.

4/30/20143:58PM

623 Somethingsaregood.Somethingsaren't.I'maveragingthemout. 4/30/20143:46PM

624 toomanyhomesarebeingbuiltonsmalllots.Thesenewhomeswil lcauseoverpopulationintheschools

4/30/20143:09PM

625 AlthoughhelocationisgreatrightnowIbegintoseesignsoftheovercrowdingthatdrovemeoutofGwinnettcounty

4/30/20142:14PM

626 Forsythistryingtobuildgoodschoolsforourchildren.Thisisac ircularsubject.Costofnewschoolsbringsneedformoretaxrevenue;addingmorehomesonsmallerlotsbringsmoretaxrevenueandalsochildrenandmoretraffic .Whenwecameherein1996,theshoppingoptionswerefewandfarbetween;eventhegrocerystores.Yet,Idobelievethecommercializationhasbroughtmanyproblemsaswell.Thetraffic isreallybecominganissue.Theroadsarenotkeepingupwiththebuilding.Developersappeartohavetheupperhandinthezoningregulations.Theyusuallydon'tl ivehere,buttakethemoneyandrun.Ibelievethereshouldbemoreinfrastructurepaidforbythedeveloper.

4/30/20141:24PM

627 SchoolsarethereasoneveryonemovestoSouthForsyth.Theschoolsarealreadyovercrowded,nonewschoolsarebeingbuiltbutnewhomesarebeingbuiltatanalarmingratewhichwil lfurtherburdentheschools.

4/30/201412:33PM

628 Uncontrolledzoning,c learcuttingofnaturalresources,stormwaterissuesasaresultofthebeforementioned,overcrowdedschools,overbuilding,BOCnotworkingtogetherwithoneanothernortheBOE.

4/30/201412:30PM

629 Toomuchgrowth....tooquickly. 4/30/201411:04AM

630 Agreatplacetol ivebutdonotthinkitwil l lastlong.Itseemsweletdevelopersbuildanythingandanywherewithouttheaccountabil i tyforinfrastructure.Developersshouldbuildtheinfrastructurefirstbeforetheyareallowedtobuildanythingelse.Thisispossibleandtakestheburdenoffofthetaxpayersandputsitonthosemakingaprofitoffourtaxes.Neighboringjurisdictionsdothisandtheydon'tseemtohavetheproblemwithgrowthwedo.

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631 Overthepast13years,Ihavewatchedmysurroundingsdrasticallychange,bothincharacterandinaesthetics.Growthhasbeenimproperlymanaged.Therehasbeenlittletonothoughtgiventotheramificationsofturninglargetractsoflandintohigherandhigherdensitydevelopment.Infrastructureimprovementssuchasroads,schools,sewers,etc.havenotkeptpaceanddevelopershavenotbeenheldaccountableforputtingitinplacetosupporttheirprojects.Landowners(oftenmanyofthesamesmallgroupoffamilies)whohaveheldthesepropertieswithyearsoffavorabletaxbenefitssimplyapplyforandreceivehighdensitydevelopmentpermits(orselltodevelopersbasedonsame),turningamassiveprofitsandleavingthetaxpayersholdingthebagandl ivinginthemessthatresults.Congestionisalsoanincreasingissue,particularlywiththesesamehighgrowthareasbeingleftoutoftheimprovementswhile"roadtonowhere"arefundedinmorespeculativeareaswhich,often,arefoundtocontainlargetractsownedbypeople(orthefamiliesofpeople)whoarec loselyinvolvedinverydecisionmakingprocessesthatbuildthoseroads.Atitsbestthisspeakstopoorplanning,atitsworstitsmacksofcorruptionInshort,thequalityofl i fehereinForsythhasbeenandcontinuestobediminishedatanalarmingrate.Theupside-downwelfarestatethatForsythhasbecomemuststop.Wecannotcontinuehavingthehomeowners,families,andsmallbusinesses--peoplewhohaveandcontinuetomakeal ifehere--acceptalowerqualityofl i feandhighercostssothattheprivi legedfew(andlarge,non-localcorporatedevelopers/builders),aidedbyourownelectedoffic ials,cancontinuepil lagingourcountyforprofit.

4/30/20147:41AM

632 Thegrowthhasbecomeexponential. 4/30/20147:41AM

633 Schoolstooovercrowded,theykeepbuildingmorehouses,roadsarecongested. 4/30/20146:40AM

634 Toomuchgrowth,wearegoingtobeatastandsti l l withschoolsandtraffic . 4/29/201410:10PM

635 Qualityofl ivingisgoingdownhil l.Toomuchhigherdensity(R3orhigher)housingisgoinginandreplacingtheprettyopenruralhomesites.Roadscannothandletheincreaseindensityandtrafficisterrible.Schoolsareovercrowdedwithtrailersbeingaddedeventothenewestschools.Needtoreturntolargelots,lowdensityconstruction.Focusneedstobeonretainingthequalityofl ivingofcurrentcountyresidentsnotonseeinghomemanyhomescanbesqueezedintoremainingspace.

4/29/201410:06PM

636 IloveForsythCounty,thisishome,butbasedonallI'vebeenlearninglatelyI'vestartedwonderingwheretomovenextorhowtoaffordtopayforprivateschoolformychildren.I'mdisheartenedbytheunethicalbehaviorbyourCommissionersandjadedtolearnthe"oldboysnetwork"isaliveandwellattheexpenseourtaxpayers.Therapidgrowthofhigh-densitylowpricepointneighborhoodsandthefactthatmanyofthesezoningsweremadebackin2005-2008tellsmethingshavebeenawrymuchlongerthanIrealized!PTAfriendstellmemanynewresidentsaren'tasinvestedintheschools(i.e.PTApartic ipationandvolunteering)asexistingresidents,andtheyforeseethisbeingagrowingproblemasnewresidentscontinuetogrowexponentially.Traffic issignificantlyworsethanayearago,c learcuttingseemstobethe"newnorm"fordevelopmentaseverywhereIlooklandisbeingrazedbydeveloperswithnoconcernformaintainingthebeautyandnaturalcharacterofourCounty,andfinally,Iknowtherearefinancialandwaterissueswhicharen'tbeingpublishedoraddressed.Ithoughtthedishonesty,unethicalbehavior,andscapegoatingwerecharacteristic ofWashington,butit'srighthereinourownbackyard.Electedoffic ialsservingthemselvesandtheircroniesinsteadofthetaxpayingc itizens.Wherehaveallthegoodleadersgone?

4/29/20149:40PM

637 Wehavesomeparks,butthetraffic issti l l terribleinplaces. 4/29/20149:34PM

638 Restaurantselectionsareterrible. 4/29/20149:23PM

639 Ireallyenjoyl ivinginForsythCountybutIhavehadsomeconcerns.IfeelasthoughthereisnooversightregardingwhatIwouldcallCityPlanning.Openlandseemstobeeatenupincrediblyfastwithnewsubdivisions.DidwereallyneedanotherWalMart,thisnewoneonPeachtreeParkway???Highway20iscongestedenough,whywasamassiveHondaDealershipgiventheokaytobuild?Il ikesayingthatIl iveinCummingbutwhereisCumming?Thereisnodowntown,theredoesn'tseemtobemuchinthewayofhistoric preservation.TherearenotmanyofwhatIwouldcallnicerestaurants,certainlynotintheareaoftheCummingAdministrativeBuildings.Imean,whowouldwanttovisitwiththeirfamily,spendaSaturdayorSundayafternoon.Thereisnodowntownpark,thereisnoparking.Thereisnothingtodo(Tam'sBackstageandthelocaltheatertherenotwithstanding-buteventhisvenueisnotveryprettyoraccessibletothosewhodon'tknowit'sthere.Arethereanychoicesforcoffeeanddessertafterashow?).Iamconcernedaboutovercrowdinginschools-myyoungestwil lfinishatSouthForsythHighinMay.SouthiswayovercrowdednowandIsuspectitwil l getworsebeforeitgetsbetter.Iamsuretherearemoreissuesbutthesearesomeofmyconcerns.

4/29/20147:15PM

640 Traffic ,toomanynewhomesites,crowdedschools 4/29/20145:36PM


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641 goodschools,poorteachers--notall.Looksl ikeadump(themosttraveledroad141-istheworst)GreatwaytodisplaytheForsythcounty.Growingtoofastwithouttheinfrastructuretosustainit.

4/29/20145:35PM

642 itisgettingoverdeveloped.IhaveasonatLambertandRiverwatchandtheovercrowdingissevere.Notonlyahazardinthehallways,buttoomanychildreninthec lassroomsand,now,overcrowdingofactivitiesaswell.

4/29/20145:20PM

643 Weneedless"goodoleboys"andmorebusinesspeoplerunningthecounty. 4/29/20144:18PM

644 Awesomeplacewithsignificantpotentialforupside,butconcernedthatgrowthisnotbeingmanagedproperly.TheprizeinForsythisit'shistory,naturalbeauty,andaffluence.Withgrowthanddevelopmentcontinuiingatitscurrentpaceitwil l beanotherGwinnettCountyis10years.

4/29/20144:07PM

645 Schoolscrowded,nozoningrespected. 4/29/20143:56PM

646 Peoplemovinghereindroves.It'sbestplacetol iveinGA!anyonethinkingotherwiseIwonderwhytheymovedhere.

4/29/20143:48PM

647 Traffic isincreasingoneveryroadeastof400. 4/29/20143:35PM

648 growingfastandinfrastructureisnotstayingupwithgrowth.Someareasarerealeyesoresforacountyofourstature(middleoftheroadonPeachtreeParkwayandGA400arejustacoupleofexamples).

4/29/20142:51PM

649 Becauseespeciallythesouthernpartofthecountyisn'twell-representedbutourresidentsaremorelikethestep-childrenofForsythCounty.Therearesomanydifferentaddresses-doyoul iveinSuwaneeorDuluth(whichareinGwinnett)orAlpharetta(whichisassociatedwithFultonCounty-thereisnosenseofidentityorcommunity.It'sprettyblahandnon-descript,tosaytheleast.

4/29/20142:50PM

650 Becomingovercrowded 4/29/20141:52PM

651 Theresidentialzoningisoutofcontrol.Itisnegativelyimpactingourenvironment,ourschools,traffic ,everything...

4/29/20141:47PM

652 crazy,outofcontrolgrowth,lettinganydeveloperbuildanythinghere,focusingonlyonthemoneyandnotlongtermlookofcounty

4/29/20141:33PM

653 Toomanyhomesbeingbuiltandveryl i ttleworkbeingdoneoninfrastructureandschools 4/29/20141:09PM

654 toomuchconstruction-ruiningthenaturalbeautyofthearea,emptystripmalls,overcrowdedschools&roads

4/29/20141:09PM

655 Forsyth,overall,isdoinggreat,butSouthForsythisstrugglingwithgrowth. 4/29/201412:49PM

656 Stil l agreatplacetoraiseafamily.Therearegoodqualitypeoplehere,buttheCountyisnotpreparedforthegrowthweareexperiencing.

4/29/201412:31PM

657 Infrastructureplanninglagsactualgrowth. 4/29/201412:21PM

658 ForsythCountyisforgingaheadwithmajordevelopment,andneedstobebettermanaged. 4/29/201412:20PM

659 Uncontrolledgrowthwithoutaunifiedarchitecturaloverlay(ieJohnsCreek). 4/29/201411:27AM

660 Ithinkwehaveveryl i ttlecontrolovergrowth.Wearegrowingtoofasttokeepupwiththeneededinfrastructuretoaccomodatethismanypeople.Schools,roads,etc.

4/29/201411:19AM

661 ItisturningintoDunwoody!AndIdon'tmeanthatasacompliment.Soonwewil lbejustasovercrowdedastheotherover-builtburbs.Wemoveduphereforal i ttleelbowroomandgood-NOTCROWDED-schools.

4/29/201411:16AM

662 Waitingtoseehowallthenewsubdivisions,businessesopening,etcisgoingtoaffecttraffic andsafetyinthearea

4/29/201410:37AM

663 Overdevelopmentconcerns 4/29/201410:30AM

664 ToomuchdevelopmenttoofastinsouthForsythco 4/29/201410:26AM

665 Zoningproblemsandovercrowdedschools.Thisisnotwhatweantic ipatedwhenwemovedhere! 4/29/201410:13AM

666 TEST 4/29/201410:11AM


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667 Rightnow,thingsareOK.Traffic isterribleandtheschoolsareovercrowded.Theissueisthatthetrendsareverydisturbing.Icannotunderstandwhycertaindecisionsarebeingmade.Takingastepbackandlookingatthebigpic ture,thedecisionsthataffectthe'stateofaffairs'arejustmadness....

4/29/201410:00AM

668 Taxesarelow,roadsarebeingimproved.Newschools.Greatperformingschools. 4/29/20149:55AM

669 Surroundingcountiestakebettercareoftheroadsandcommonareas.Excessivegrowthwithl i ttlefocusininfrastructure.

4/29/20149:54AM

670 ForsythCountyisagreatplacetol ive,however,therateofnewcommunitiesandgrowthseemstobetoogreatfortheschoolandroadinfrastructurecurrentlyinplace.Growthisfine,butnotwhenitwil l makeforovercrowding,terribletraffic ,anddecreasinghomevalues.

4/29/20149:45AM

671 taxesareinl inewithneeds,schoolsystemisgreat,onlyproblemareaisroadcongestionwhichiseverywhere,whencommunitiesaregrowing

4/29/20149:33AM

672 Overcrowdingandoverdevelopingisgettingworse. 4/29/20149:26AM

673 Growthisrampant,withnoregardfortheimpactonexistingroadsandschools. 4/29/20149:24AM

674 Growthisoutofcontrol.Schoolsarealreadyovercapacityyetthebuildingcontinues. 4/29/20149:22AM

675 BOCissell ingoutourfuture. 4/29/20149:19AM

676 Overcrowdedschools.Awfulplannedcommunities 4/29/20149:15AM

677 Infrastructiondoesnotsupportresidentialgrowthrate.Overcrowdedschoolsandroads. 4/29/20149:09AM

678 Overdevelopment,highdensitydevelopment,schoolovercrowding,andlackoflocalrepresentationinzoningissues.Weareheadedinthewrongdirectionandwil lbecomethenextGwinnettCountyifthingsdonotchange.

4/29/20149:08AM

679 Retiredandfullyenjoyingl ifeinFC...onlycomplaintistraffic .Don'tfeelanyneedtocreateanewlayerofgovernmentovermeaswouldbewithSS.

4/29/20149:06AM

680 Uncontrolledgrowth,politics/politic iansarerunningtheshowforTheirowninterest 4/29/20148:59AM

681 Iwouldhaveansweredgreattothisquestion,butasIdrivearoundsouthernForsythCountyIseecountlessacresoflandbeingc learedfordevelopment.Thisisoccurringwhiletheschooldistric tcancurrentlynotadequatelyaccommodatethenumberofstudentsattendingschools.Continuesrezoning,alternativeschoolfac il i tated(e.g.,trailers),andconstructionofnewschoolswil lfurtherdilutethehighdegreeofeducationthatresidentsofForsythhavecometoexpectfromourschooldistric t.

4/29/20148:59AM

682 IngeneralI'mhappywithForsyth.However,Idofeelthatthelowerdensityhousingthatisbeingapprovedisnotgood.OnethingIreallyl ikedwhenImovedherein1995wasthatthehomeswouldnotbuilt"ontop"ofeachother-thereisplentyofspacebetweenhouses.

4/29/20148:57AM

683 Schoolaregood,taxesarelow,butI'mseeingachangeinmorehouses,traffic gettingworse-Idon'tl ikewhatthefutureseemstohold.

4/29/20148:52AM

684 Iamhappytol iveinForsythCounty-itisagreatplacetoraiseafamily. 4/29/20148:52AM

685 BrianTam,PeteAmos,CindyMills. 4/29/20148:52AM

686 toomuchrecklessapprovaloflandrezoningcoupledwithtoomanybuildersbuildingnewsubdivisions

4/29/20148:50AM

687 toomuchhighdensitydevelopmentwithoutanythoughttoschoolcapacityandtraffic . 4/29/20148:49AM

688 Ourcountyissafeandourschoolsaresomeofthebestinthestate. 4/29/20148:48AM

689 Thiswasal ittledifficulttoanswer.Idothinkthingsaregreatinsofarasourgreatschools,parksetc.buttherateatwhichdeveolpmentisgrowingiscertainlynotgreat.I'msoscaredatwhatOldAtlantaroad(amongothers)andourschoolswil lbecomewiththemassivegrowth.Nooneisstoppingit.Itwil l changeourbeautifulcommunity.

4/29/20148:47AM

690 Developmentisoutofcontrol,traffic isabysmal,schoolsarepacked. 4/29/20148:47AM

691 BestCountyinGA 4/29/20148:45AM

692 Affordablehousing,greatschools,plentyofpartswithgreatamenities. 4/29/20148:44AM


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693 Traffic isgettingworsebytheweek. 4/29/20148:43AM

694 usedtobegreat.overcrowdedschoolsandtoomuchtraffic havediminishedourjoyinl ivinghere.weneverwantedtol iveinnorthfultonorgwinnett.andyethereweare!

4/29/20148:42AM

695 WAYtoomuchbuildinggoingon.Schoolsareveryovercrowdedandtraffic isawful! 4/29/20148:42AM


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12.93% 132

12.83% 131

74.24% 758

Q2Infiveyears,ForsythCountywillbe:Answered:1,021 Skipped:3

Total 1,021


1 Builder'sattacktheareatheycanbuild,andpolitic iansdon'thavethegutstostopit.YoucanbuildinForsyth.

5/16/201411:56AM

2 Theredoesnotappeartobeanyplanningfortheimpactofthegrowth.Roadsaregridlocked 5/16/201411:51AM

3 Theyseemtobekeepingupwithimprovementsininfrastructureandaddressingneedsofthearea. 5/16/201411:49AM

4 Thedensityofdevelopmentisgoingtomakethequalityofl i feforusinSouthForsythworse.ThereareonlytwolocationstocrosstheHooch.AtSR20(whichis20yearsbehindinimprovements)andMcGinnisFerrywhichevenwithit'slatestimprovementspresentlyhasa"D"servicerating.Youmustslowdevelopmentandnotincreasethedensityofdevelopment.

5/16/201411:47AM

5 Thisdependsbasedonleadershipandoversightofthegrowth.Ifthatiscontrolled,itcouldbebetter,ifnotcouldbeworse.

5/16/201411:44AM

6 Itsalreadybad...andattherateyoukeepdevelopinghomesalljammedtogetheritcanonlygetworse.

5/16/201411:42AM

7 Overexpansion 5/16/201411:37AM

8 Slowinfrastructuredevelopmentwhilepopulationisrapidlygrowing. 5/16/201411:35AM

9 lowerendhomes,canalreadyobservethequalityofthepeoplemovingin..[redacted],notinterestedintheircommunity.crimeissueshavealreadyincreased.homesandcarsaregettingbrokenintowithmorefrequency.WhenIgoforwalksonthegreenway,thereareoftensomereallydisturbingpeoplewalkingaroundthatdonotseemtobeoutforexerc ise..wearingjeans,walkingaroundveryslowly.Willnotwalktherealone.It'samatteroftimebeforesomethinghappensthere!

5/16/201411:31AM

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10 Theamountofconstructionthathasbeenjuststartedandtheamountofre-zoningoflandtoaccommodateevenmoreresidentialprojectsandnewprojectsinthepipeline(572singlefamilyhomes&224townhousesinWesternFoCoonChambleeGapRoad…really?!!!)wil l drasticallyimpactthealreadyprecarioussituation.It'sdisgustingwhathasoccurredoverthepast5-6years.

5/16/201411:26AM

11 Traffic ,crowdedschools,lessgreenspace. 5/16/201411:25AM

12 Toomuchresidentialgrowthdespitethefactthatschoolsystemcannothandletheincreaseandissetuptoalwaysbeincatch-upmode.

5/16/201411:23AM

13 Becauseso-manypeoplehaverecentlybecomeactivelyinvolvedinworkingtochangehowthingsinForsythCountyaregoingtobedoneforOurFUTURE.

5/16/201411:18AM

14 ifthingdontgetgrowthundercontrolwewil lendupl ikegwinnettcounty.wemovedfromgwinnetttoforsythtogetawayfromthedamagegoingonthere

5/16/201411:15AM

15 Traffic issobadnowthatleavingthehouseisachore.Muchlesscommutingtowork. 5/16/201411:13AM

16 costsarebeginningtoescalate,c learcuttingappearstobeoutofcontrolandcountyoffic ialsappeartobemoreswayedbyathreatofalawsuitthanbewhat'srightfortheaveragec itizen.RewritingtheUDCtofavordevelopersiswrong.

5/14/20145:40AM

17 IlovethatForsythCountyismostlycountryside.Idon'twantthattochange.Andwhiletrafficpatternswil leventuallygetresolved,thatprocesstakestime,andIdon'tthinkchangestoroadswil lhappenwithinfiveyears.

5/10/201411:17PM

18 Toomuchtraffic .Toomanypeople. 5/10/201410:30PM

19 Infrastructurecannothandlethepopulation. 5/10/20148:15PM

20 Thereismorepopulationwithoutcontrol 5/10/20148:15PM

21 Schoolsareovercrowded.Toomanyhousesbeingbuilt. 5/10/20147:54PM

22 Leftunchecked,thegrowthwil lworsenthings. 5/10/20147:45PM

23 InfiveyearsForsythCountywil lbesimplyputugly.Lookathownothingismadetolooknicel ikeitisinAlpharettaandinMilton.Ourmediansareovergrownweeds,everybuildingisbuiltthewaythedeveloperwants.There'snoconsistency.Infiveyearsourcountywil lbeonebigroadblock.Allthisgrowthandnowhereforthecarstogo.Andtheschoolstheyarealreadyovercrowded.800studentsperc lassandgrowing!Mysonsitsfourtoaseatonthebusinhighschool.That'sfourgrownmenbasicallytoaseat.Thec lasseswil lbeevenbemorecrowdedastheschoolcontinuestogrowwiththeoverpopulation.

5/10/20147:44PM

24 tomanyhighdensityneighborhoodsarebeingbuilt 5/10/20147:30PM

25 Ifdevelopmentcontinuesatthecurrentpace,thiswil lnotbeagoodcommunitytol ivein, 5/10/20146:35PM

26 Overcrowdedstreetsandschools 5/10/20146:34PM

27 Evenworseovercrowdedschoolandtraffic gridlock 5/10/20146:28PM

28 Waytoomanypeoplewithnotnearlyenoughinfrastructure.Morestudentswil lbeintrailersthanclassrooms.

5/10/20146:21PM

29 Overpopulatedschools.Lowerhousingprices. 5/10/20146:16PM

30 Hopefully?!?! 5/10/20146:15PM

31 Seeanove 5/10/20146:06PM

32 Concernretraffic ,schoolovercrowding,schoolredistric ting.Canbethesameifgrowthiscontrolledandorganizedandinfrastructureisupdatedtosupportthegrowthofthecounty.

5/10/20145:57PM

33 Moretraffic ,morecrowdedschools,morepoorlyplanneddevelopmentsthathavehavepoorbuildingstandards.Andprobablythesamecommionersthatl istentodevelopersinsteadoftheirc itizens.

5/10/20145:52PM

34 Idonotseesolutionstothepreviouslymentionedissues. 5/10/20145:49PM

35 Concernedwithtraffic onoldAtlantaroadandMcGinnisferry 5/10/20145:44PM

36 Worseifdevelopmentdoesn'tfactorinartgrowth.Schoolsandroadscannothandlethegrowthwearecurrentlyexperiencing.

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37 Rapidgrowth,overcrowdingofschoolsandroads 5/10/20145:41PM

38 Toomuchbuilding.Noregardtotraffic ,curbappeal,sewer,water,signpollution. 5/10/20145:40PM

39 I'vealreadyl ivedhere5years-andloveit-andthingsseemtobeaboutthesameastheywere5yearsago.

5/10/20145:38PM

40 Toomuchnewdevelopment,toomuchtraffic ,notenoughinfrastructuretosupportuncheckedgrowth.

5/10/20145:36PM

41 Toomuchdevelopmentwithoutinfrastructuretosupport 5/10/20145:36PM

42 Ifearwewil lexperienceovercrowdingandlessdiverseneighborhoods.Idon'tl ikeoneculturedominatinganentirecommunity.Iwouldl iketoseeallculturesrepresented.

5/10/20145:24PM

43 Assumingaprogrowthandprobusinesspoliticallandscaperemainsinplace 5/10/20145:19PM

44 Moredevelopmentwithouttheneededinfrastructure.Traffic isawful. 5/10/20145:08PM

45 SchoolsovercrowdedHeavyTraffic 5/10/20144:54PM

46 Overcrowdingandpoorplanningforrobustgrowth.Poorexecutionaswell. 5/10/20144:28PM

47 Ihaveconcernsaboutthegrowthofthecountyandtheschoolsbecomingovercrowded.Itseemsasthoughthetraffic isgettingworseandyetmoreandmoreneighborhoodsarebeingdeveloped.Iamconcernedabouttheschoolsandhowtheyareplanningforthecontinuedgrowthwithoutsacrific ingtheperformance.

5/10/20144:27PM

48 Worsewiththecrowdingifsomethingdoesn'thappen 5/10/20144:13PM

49 Growthisoccurringandthereisnotenoughcentralplanningtoaccommodate. 5/10/20143:49PM

50 Seeminglyuncontrolleddevelopment,outpacinggrowthinschoolsandexpansion/improvementofinfrastructure.

5/10/20143:36PM

51 DeteriorationinthequalityofeducationandschoolsduetoOverpopulationandlargec lasses.Traffic .

5/10/20143:21PM

52 Ibelievethisduetopoorplanningandpoorrepresentationofthepeoplefromlocalgovernment. 5/10/20143:12PM

53 I'mseeinggrowtheverywhereandcanonlyseethingsgettingbetter. 5/10/20143:10PM

54 Thereisnopoliticalwil l todoanythingcommonsenseabouttraffic . 5/10/20142:52PM

55 Increasedpopulation;overcrowding 5/10/20142:46PM

56 Toomuchlandhasbeenapprovedforhighdensity.Wewil leventuallyhavetoomanyhomesandhomevalueswil ldecrease.

5/10/20142:37PM

57 Twowords:GwinnettCounty.Gwinnettwastheitspottol iveinthe80'sandearly90's,theyhadthebestschoolsystemandeveryonewantedtol ivethere.Nowithasbecomecrimeridden,theschoolsareterribleandtraffic isanightmare.Forsythwassuchaquaint,quietcommunityfi l ledwithtrulygoodpeople.Iamafraidformychildrenandtheirfuturehere,especiallyintheschools.

5/10/20142:35PM

58 Unlessthegrowthismoderatedortaxesraised,ourschoolswil lbenegativelyaffected 5/10/20142:15PM

59 Billboards,bailbondplacesandpawnshopsande-c igdistributorscontinuetospringupatanalarmingrate.Crimecontinuestoincreasedaily.

5/10/201412:17PM

60 Schoolsbecomingwayovercrowded 5/10/201411:39AM

61 There'snotenoughnewschoolsintheproposedplanstoaccommodatethisrapidgrowth. 5/10/201411:32AM

62 Iansweredthatwaybecausethat'sthecurrenttrajectory.Ifwemakesomepositivechangesitcouldeasilybebetter,butweneedsomenewleadershipandpeoplewhocareaboutmakingthegrowthsmart.

5/10/201411:04AM

63 Ifwedon'tstopourgrowthnowandaddressourcurrentproblems,conditionswil lcontinuetoworsen,andIfearIwil l nolongerbehappyl ivinghere.

5/10/201410:53AM

64 Traffic wil lbeworse,schoolswil lbeovercrowdedwithtrailers 5/10/201410:33AM

65 wewil lcontinuetotacklechallenges-idon'tseesignificantchangeseitherwayin5years 5/10/201410:14AM

66 Toomanynewhigh-densityhousingdevelopmentsarebeingbuilt. 5/10/201410:04AM


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67 Ifwedonotcatchupwithinfrastructure.Stateroadsaswellascountyroads(aswellasschools)can'tpossiblykeepupwiththegrowth.

5/10/20149:45AM

68 Itcanbeifweofferincentivesforbusinesstomoveintoandmakedowntownmorel ikeRoswell. 5/10/20149:44AM

69 overcrowdedschools&roads.infrastructurecan'thandlethegrowth 5/10/20149:44AM

70 Thegrowthwil lmovenorthwardbuttherewil lsti l l begrowthproblems. 5/10/20149:34AM

71 Noonewantstocontrolthegrowth 5/10/20149:28AM

72 becauseweneedtogettogetherandstopthegrowth 5/10/20149:26AM

73 Peoplearewakinguptohowpoorlythepriorandexistingadministrationshaveperformed 5/10/20149:22AM

74 Unlesstherampantdevelopmentissloweddownconsiderably,traffic wil lgetworse,andschoolswil lgetmorecrowded.

5/10/20149:20AM

75 Ifthecountycontinuestogrowasantic ipated,schoolsaregoingtobeovercrowded,roadswil lbemorecongested,andeventuallyForsythCountywil llosetherealreasonpeoplel iketomovehere.

5/10/20149:15AM

76 Narrowsinglelaneroadseverywhere,horribletraffic duringpeakhours.Toomanyhousingconstructionallovertheplace.

5/10/20149:01AM

77 Irresponsiblegrowthforthecommunitywhichdirectlyaffectsourqualityofl i fe. 5/10/20148:58AM

78 Ifthingsstayonthecurrentcourseitwil l hehorriblyoverdeveloped. 5/10/20148:46AM

79 Itwil l beworseifnoplanisimplementedtocontrolthegrowthwhiletheinfrastructurecatchesup. 5/10/20148:09AM

80 Itseemsthattheinfrastructureisnotkeepingupwiththegrowth. 5/10/20147:52AM

81 Roads&traffic 5/10/20147:51AM

82 Greenspaceisdisappearingataveryfastrateandtheredoesn'tseemtobeaplaninplacetoconserveit.

5/10/20147:35AM

83 Morec itizenawarenessandinvolvement.Voicesarebeingheard.Grassrootsorganizationsareatwork.

5/10/20147:26AM

84 Wedon'thaveenoughroadsandschoolsforallthehousingdevelopmentsaroundWindermere,OldAtlantaandhwy20

5/10/20147:12AM

85 Untiltheboardofcommissionersstartsworkingforthepeopleinsteadofthemselves. 5/10/20146:51AM

86 Traffic wil lbeoutrageous 5/10/20146:41AM

87 Overcrowdingandpressureonschoolsandserviceswil lbefeltbyallwithhighertaxes,longercommutesetc.

5/10/20146:32AM

88 Overcrowdedschoolsandroads 5/10/20144:20AM

89 Overcrowdedschools,traffic ,lotsofhighdensityhomeswithminimalgreenspace. 5/9/201411:48PM

90 Continueddevelopmentwithouttheinfrastructuretosupportit 5/9/201410:37PM

91 IfwevotersmakesomechangesinleadershipIamhopefultheywil lbebetter. 5/9/201410:14PM

92 Traffic andschoolwil lnotbeabletocoverthecurrentexpandingdevelopments 5/9/201410:12PM

93 Toomanypeople,toomuchgrowth-=housesstackedupononeanother. 5/9/20149:56PM

94 Toomuchhighdensityhousingwithoutregardtoqualityofl i feforexistingForsythresidents 5/9/20149:55PM

95 Fewhavethetenacitytomakethenecessarychanges 5/9/20149:36PM

96 Atcurrentgrowthrateitwil l betoocrowdedandoverstretchedinfrastructurewil lbeamajorconcern.

5/9/20149:36PM

97 TherearetoomanyplansformorehomeswithnoplantoputsupportinplacetokeepForsythenjoyableandtheirschoolsgreat(roads,newschools,moregreenspace/parks).OneofthethingsIloveaboutForsythisthatnoteveryinchistakenupbysomekindofbuilding.

5/9/20149:24PM

98 Toomuchtraffic /overcrowdedschools 5/9/20149:12PM


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99 WearewellonthewaytobecominganotherGwinnettorDeKalbcounty.Fiveyearsfromnowthehousingboomwillbeoverand.Continuethetrendofhighdensitydevelopmentandpropertyvalueswil lsuffergreatlyin20years.

5/9/20148:59PM

100 Ifeelthattheovercrowdinginschoolsandtheoverdevelopmentinthesouthernendofcountywil lgreatlyreducequalityofl i feanddesirabil i tyofForsyth.

5/9/20148:59PM

101 Overcrowdedschools,roadsanduncheckeddevelopmentmakemefeelcertainmychildwil lbeeducatedatleastpartofthetimeinatrailer,Iwil l havetositintraffic korethanIdoknow,andIwil lhavemanymorepeopletocompetefortheattentionoflocaldentists,doctors,etc.Imovedherebecauseitwaslotsofgreenfields,trees,goodschools...

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102 Again,traffic andschools 5/9/20148:55PM

103 Toomuchgrowth.Notwellplannedorthoughtout. 5/9/20148:49PM

104 Seriousconfl ic tifinterestbetweencommissionersanddevelopers(throughcampaigndonations).Washingtonbrandpoliticsandmoneyonasmallerscale.

5/9/20148:39PM

105 ThezoningontheSouthsideofthecountyneedstochange 5/9/20148:36PM

106 Worsebecauseoftraffic andallofthehomes/neighborhoodsbeingbuiltwithhomesrightnexttoeachother.

5/9/20148:35PM

107 Developmenthasstartedagain.Morecongestionandschoolcrowdingwil lfollow. 5/9/20148:26PM

108 Toomuchbuilding. 5/9/20148:24PM

109 Wearegrowingtoofast,andwedonothavetheinfrastructuretosupportit.Traffic isgettingworseeachyear.

5/9/20148:22PM

110 Overcrowded 5/9/20148:18PM

111 Iactuallydon'tknow.Ifplannedright,thingswil lbegreat.Withoutplanning,schoolswon'tbeasstrongandForsythwil lloseit'sdraw

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112 TRAFFICCONGESTION&MOSTLIKELYOVERCROWDEDSCHOOLS 5/9/20148:13PM

113 Toomanynewhomesbeingbuilt.Roadswil lbeovercrowded. 5/9/20148:11PM

114 Countyleadershipstructureisincapable 5/9/20148:09PM

115 Schoolswil lbeevenmorecrowdedandtraffic wil lbeinsaneasweletbuildersdevelopmoreandmoreneighborhoods.

5/9/20148:09PM

116 Thedevelopmentisoutofcontrolwnosmartgrowthplansinplace. 5/9/20148:08PM

117 Poorcountymanagement.Commissionersjustwantmoretaxespaidandwon'tregulatebldg. 5/9/20148:05PM

118 Overcrowdedschoolsandtraffic . 5/9/20148:01PM

119 Ifwewouldvoteinthepeoplewhowanttoservethecountyanditsc itizensinsteadofthevotersvotingpartyl inesthingswouldgetbetter.Ivoteforthepersonnottheparty.Itcangetbetterifwehavetherightinplacetodothejob.

5/9/20145:33PM

120 CountyCommissionandPlanningCommissionalignedwithdevelopmentintereststotheexclusoinofgoodgovernanceandadequatehomeownerrepresentation.

5/9/20144:01PM

121 Toomuchgrowthonalreadytaxedinfrastructure 5/9/20143:26PM

122 Rapidgrowthandhomeconstructionwithoutanyc learplantoimproveappropriateroadsandschoolswil lcauseissues.

5/9/20143:02PM

123 BecauseIbelievetheywil lseethegrowthinthecountyanddowhatisnecessarytokeepusonapathtohandlethegrowth,recognizingwearethefastestandmostpopularcountyinthestate.

5/9/20142:41PM

124 overcrowdedschools,terribletraffic ,toomuchdensitystressingservices 5/9/20142:08PM

125 Iftheinfrastructureoftheareaisn'taddressed,ourqualityofl i fewil ldeteriorate. 5/9/201410:01AM

126 Currentcountyboardofcommissionershaveashortsightedviewofthecommunity 5/9/20148:31AM

127 Rampant,unplannedgrowthwil lruinwhatwehavetoday. 5/9/20146:54AM

128 Over-crowdedschools,l i ttlegreenspace 5/8/201410:30PM


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129 Toocrowded.... 5/8/20149:08PM

130 Itwil l beunlessweelectsomenewrepresentativeswhotrulywanttoservethehomeownersinForsythCounty.

5/8/20148:52PM

131 Toomuchbuildingandtraffic 5/8/20147:36PM

132 becauseofunlimitedexpansion.Taxeswil lbeforcedonustopayforallofthis. 5/8/20147:22PM

133 We'regoingtobeovercrowdedwithouttheinfrastructureandschoolstosupporttherapiddevelopment.

5/8/20147:22PM

134 Needtostopbuildingsomanyhouses.There'senough.. 5/8/20147:01PM

135 notputting$$$backintothecountytobettertheinfrastructure. 5/8/20146:45PM

136 Idon'texpectanythingwil lchange. 5/8/20146:42PM

137 Toomuchcongestion.Roadscan'thandleit.Thelandscapeisdisappearing. 5/8/20146:22PM

138 Overcrowded.Schoolsnotperformingaswell. 5/8/20145:42PM

139 Noproperplanning,traffic jam,crowdedschools 5/8/20145:26PM

140 growthcontinues 5/8/20145:26PM

141 Developmentwil lgotodifferentareasofthecounty. 5/8/20145:25PM

142 Muchmoretraffic &commercialovergrowth 5/8/20144:43PM

143 Newbuildingofhomesandstores 5/8/20143:35PM

144 Toomuchconstructionwithl imitinginfrastructure. 5/8/20143:28PM

145 Commissionersareinyourfacedeterminedtopushtheiragendathroughwithoutablink. 5/8/20143:25PM

146 Toomuchgrowthequalsover-crowdingandcrime. 5/8/20143:15PM

147 Ifwecontinueonthepathofhighdensityandnotbeingsmartaboutgrowth,wewil llookjustl ikeGwinnettdoesandourqualityofl i fewil lsufferaswellasdriveuptaxes.

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149 Withoutagrowthplanwhoknowswhatwil lhappen.Thereappearstobeafeelingof"let'sjustgrowandseewhathappens"whichdoesnotmakemuchsensetome.

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150 Ifleftunchecked. 5/8/20141:31PM

151 ItappearstheBOCisapprovingdevelopmentforresidentialhomeseventhoughthescholsandroadscanthandlethevolume.

5/8/20141:22PM

152 Ifbuildingcontinuestogrowatsuchaquickpace. 5/8/20141:10PM

153 IansweredthiswaybecauseIbelievewewil lhavecaughtupwithoursuddengrowth.(Hopefully)Thingswil lbeworseifwedon'tfixtheschoolissuesandroads.

5/8/201412:34PM

154 Havenotseenaplanforresidentialandbusinessbuildup-but,itappearsthatbecauseofourgreatcounty,ourleadershipisgettinggreedytotakeupmostofhighwayforcommerical.WasitreallyneededtoputupaWalmartinourfinanciallysoundcounty?

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155 toomuchbuilding....WALMART 5/8/201411:43AM

156 sameasabove 5/8/201411:34AM

157 Seeanswerabove-continuedrapiddevopmentgrowthwithoutamatchinggrowthincountyfacil i tiesandroads.

5/8/201410:37AM

158 Iftheycannotmanagethegrowth,itwil l becomejustl ikeGwinettcountyorMiami-Dade(FL)county...

5/8/201410:26AM

159 seeabove 5/8/201410:22AM

160 Rampantdevelopmentrarelyisbetter. 5/8/201410:04AM

161 ForthesamereasonsImentionedabove-butwil ll ikelygetworseiftheycontinuetobuildl iketheyare.

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162 Sameasabove.Noleadership. 5/8/20149:45AM

163 Growthbringsbetterthingstoourarea 5/8/20149:40AM

164 Hardtogetridofthepolitics 5/8/20149:36AM

165 Toomuchresidentialconstructionwithlowerpropertyvalues. 5/8/20149:17AM

166 Seeabove.Traffic isgoingtogetworse.Schoolsaregoingtobeovercrowded. 5/8/20149:11AM

167 overcrowdinginschools,noplanningforincreasedtraffic onthe2laneroads,lackofdesignatedgreenspace

5/8/20148:58AM

168 Moreandmorehouses,cars,andstudents.Fewertrees.Dangerofrunningoutofdrinkingwater. 5/8/20148:52AM

169 Theinfrastructureisnotkeepingpacewithgrowth.Infact,infrastructure(roads,water,uti l i ties)areanafterthoughtandarenotaddressedunti lproblemsexceedthecapacityofthecurrentinfrastructure.Developersareallowedtobuildwithoutconsiderationforegress/ingressissues,howthebuilding(s)fitwithinthesurroundingstructures,ortheimpactonthelocalenvironment(trees,air,watertable).Infiveyears,ForsythCountywil llookl ikeGwinnettCounty.Ifullyexpecttoseeaseaofhot,asphaltcoveredparkinglotsandlog,congestedcommutes.

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170 Unlesswecanaffectchangeatmanylevels,itmaybeworsebecauseofincreasedanduncontrolleddevelopmenmt.

5/8/20148:42AM

171 Usuallygrowingcommunitymeansimprovedroads,growingeconomy. 5/8/20148:33AM

172 Therelookstobemoreinvolvementandahightenedconcernforwhatdevelopersaretryingbuildinthearea.Honestlywhatisbuiltinthenextcoupleyears,especiallyalongthemajorarteries(141)wil ldeterminethelookandfeelofthearea.

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173 See#1 5/8/20148:16AM

174 Roadandbuildingcongestionwithl i ttleregardtotheneedsofthepopulation. 5/8/20148:05AM

175 Infrastructureneedstobeputinplacefirst,notafterresidentialdevelopment 5/8/20148:02AM

176 Somethingswil lgetbetterandsomethingswil lgetworse-soallinall,aboutthesame 5/8/20147:58AM

177 Moreapartmentsandhighdensityneighborhoodswil lruinthiscounty. 5/8/20147:53AM

178 Unlessactionistakentheimprovetheinfrastructureandharnessgrowthwithbetterplanningtosupportgrowth.

5/8/20147:51AM

179 Controlledgrowthwil lbetheanswer 5/8/20147:51AM

180 Ourleadershiphasnovisionforthefuture,exceptthesamevisionthey'vehadsinceImovedherein1989.Moretightlycompressedsubdivision,moreuglystripmalls.

5/8/20147:41AM

181 Moreconstructionandlowerpricedhousingisgoingtotaxoureducationalsystemandtraffic isgoingtobehorrendous.

5/8/20147:40AM

182 Unlesssomepeopletrytounderstandtraffic better,itwil l bemuchworse. 5/8/20147:39AM

183 Noconcernforvisualaspectson141 5/8/20147:35AM

184 Toocrowded.Needingnewschools,etc 5/8/20147:28AM

185 Overcrowded 5/8/20147:20AM

186 NorthForsythwil lbethesame,SouthForsythwil lbecometoocrowded. 5/8/20147:14AM

187 Growthdoesn'tseemsmartlyplanned.Roadsarecongestedandschoolsareovercrowded. 5/8/20146:57AM

188 Willhavetoomuchtraffic asaresultofoverdevelopment 5/8/20146:52AM

189 UnlessthereismorethoughttoOVERALLcountydevelopmentnothingwil lchange. 5/8/20146:41AM

190 Thegrowthisoutofcontrolandtheamountofnewandpricepointneighborhoodscominginareincreasingregularly.Thesearehomeswheretheincreaseinnumberofpeopleperhouseholdareaddingsignificantlytotheroadsandschools.

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191 Growthappearstonotbeplanned 5/8/20146:36AM

192 Detonocontrolofgrowth 5/8/20146:21AM


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193 tomuchcongestionandnotenoughplanning 5/8/20146:16AM

194 Schools,teachers,completingthe141expansionto400. 5/8/20146:07AM

195 Thereseemstobeverypoorplanningforthegrowth 5/8/20145:53AM

196 Toocrowdedbecauseofuncontrolledbuilding.Hersnolandscapingaround.Notmuchcaregoesintomediansetc.

5/8/20145:44AM

197 Seeabove 5/8/20145:27AM

198 Ihavel ivedherefor18years.Ihaveseencyclesofovergrowththeninfrastructurechange. 5/8/20145:11AM

199 Transporationimprovementson400andwideningofkeycountyroads. 5/8/20144:43AM

200 Sameasabove...withoutamasterplanthatpreservesareasforgreenspace,mixeduse,retailandcommercialthegrowthwil lcontinueinanunmanageableandundesirablemanner.

5/8/20143:28AM

201 Ifthingsdonotchange,(slowdownthegrowth),theywil lbeworse.Schoolswil lhavetrailers,roadswillbeevenmorecongestedandtherewil lbelesstreesleadingtoenvironmentalissuessuchanddrainwaterproblems,etc.

5/7/201410:49PM

202 Rateofcurrentgrowthcoupledwithfutureprojectionsandcurrentallowabledensitysetprecedentforcountyissuestoworsen.

5/7/201410:11PM

203 Ibelievetheinfrastructureandwon'tkeepupwiththerapidgrowthinthecounty. 5/7/20149:56PM

204 Growth 5/7/20149:55PM

205 Samereasonabove. 5/7/20149:49PM

206 Ifweareunabletoslowdownresidentialdevelopmenttokeepupwithinfrastructurethentheresidentsofthecountywil lsuffer.

5/7/20149:48PM

207 Unconstrainedgrowth. 5/7/20149:39PM

208 Again,withallofthenewdevelopmentsgoingon,what'snottolove? 5/7/20149:34PM

209 Withpriorbudgeteddevelopmentofschoolsandroads,Forsythfairedthroughatougheconomicperiod.Nowitisgrowingleapsandboundsandattentionneedstofocusedonpreviouslydevelopedandhighertaxedareasthatarenowbeingslammedwithnewresidentialcommunitiesthatneedtobeinl inewiththeareacommunitydevelopments,,,

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210 Bigboxstoresshouldbeonroutesl ikeRonaldReaganandcommercializedareas,notinneighborhoodsorborderofneighborhoods.FCisheadedtobecomeanotherCobbCounty.ThecountyistakingadvantageorcapitalizingonthesocialeconomicsofSouthForsyth.

5/7/20149:15PM

211 Congestiononroads&inschools. 5/7/20149:09PM

212 Highdensityhousingrarelyimprovesschools,communities,crimerates,etc. 5/7/20149:07PM

213 Don'tseeanyreasonitwil l bebetterorworse. 5/7/20149:07PM

214 Traffic ,congestion,over-crowdedschools 5/7/20149:02PM

215 crowded 5/7/20148:54PM

216 iftheconstruction,traffic jams,overcrowdedschoolsallcontinues,l i fewil lbeworsethantoday-aswil lourmarketvalues&overallhappiness

5/7/20148:45PM

217 Veryfewchangeshaveoccurredinthenineyearswewereoutofthestate. 5/7/20148:43PM

218 LookingatNorthfulton 5/7/20148:42PM

219 seeabove 5/7/20148:21PM

220 Hopefullythe"powersthatbe"wil lgetittogetherandworkoninfrastructurebeforetheystickmorepeopleintothiscounty.Wehavegreatschoolsandamenitiesbuttheyaregrosslyovercrowdedandweneedmoreofthem.Letsworkonthatfirstandmakethisthebestplaceintheworldtol ive.

5/7/20148:14PM

221 Hardtogetbetteranditwil l bemorecrowded 5/7/20147:56PM

222 Theyreallyareprettygoodrightnow,andthingschangeslowly. 5/7/20147:42PM

223 Toomanyhousesw/toomanypeopleandnotenoughschools,traffic ,etc. 5/7/20147:34PM


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224 Schoolswil lbeovercrowded 5/7/20147:22PM

225 worseifthegrowthcontinues 5/7/20147:11PM

226 Idon'tseeanyonelisteningtoresidentsandtryingtomakethecountybetter. 5/7/20146:37PM

227 TOOCROWDEDTOOMUCHTRAFFIC 5/7/20146:32PM

228 continueduncontrolledgrowth. 5/7/20146:28PM

229 Unsustainablegrowth 5/7/20145:49PM

230 Ifthingscontinuethewaythere,thingswil lbeworse.Needtohaveresponsiblegrowth,notjustwhoeveriswil l ingtotakemoneyormakeunethicaldecisionsjustforpersonalgain(countyqualityofl i feataloss).

5/7/20145:28PM

231 Weareheadedtowardmassiveroadjamsandlackofabil i tytogetaround. 5/7/20145:27PM

232 Itwil l beworseifwedonotreturntoelectingCommissionersat-large.Thecurrentvotingmodelenablesc ity-orientedpowergroupstomaintainac ity-orientedmajorityontheBoC.Thisresultsincontinuedbaddevelopmentapprovals.

5/7/20145:05PM

233 Infrastructureisnotbeingputinplacecommensuratewithgrowth.ThestateisNOTupgradingstateroadsinForsythCountymotivatingsomecommissioners,ratherthanrequiringthestatetohonortheircommitments,arenegativelyimpactinghomeownersbyturningourresidentialroadsintohighvolumehighways(roadsl ikeCastleberrywhichisparalleltostateroadHwy9).

5/7/20144:33PM

234 Ourroadsandschoolscannotsupporttheamountofgrowthbeingallowedinthecounty. 5/7/20144:29PM

235 Toomanyhomesbuiltwithoutthinkingthroughinfrastructureneeded. 5/7/20144:03PM

236 Fartoomanynewhomesgoinginwithoutplanningtoexpandinfrastructure.Schoolswil lbepackedinanalreadyovercrowdedsystem.Nomoniesorplanstobuildnewoneswhichwil lbeneeded.Traffic isalreadybad.

5/7/20143:59PM

237 Itsgettingworsealreadyandin5yearsitsgridlock. 5/7/20143:49PM

238 Expandingonthecommentstoquestion1...thesevenyeartrendI'veexperiencedhasatleastafouryeardecreaseinthemostrecentyearsandtheredoesn'tappeartobemuchreasontoexpectthingstosuddenlygetbetter.Ifthingsaren'tgettingbetter...thentheymustbegettingworse.

5/7/20143:43PM

239 Overcrowdingseemslikely.Schoolslessthan5yearsoldarealreadytalkingaboutputtingintrailerstohandlethegrowingpopulations.Mycommutetoandon400takes30%longerthanitdideven1yearago.

5/7/20143:19PM

240 Becausenothingisbeingdonetochangetheissues 5/7/20143:16PM

241 Hopefullymorestoresandrestaurants. 5/7/20143:15PM

242 Unlessthereisanicec itycenterForsythwil ljustbeabunchofsubdivisionswithoutaplacetogo.Everyonewil lbeincarsallthetime.

5/7/20143:13PM

243 Seeanswernumber1.ResidentialandcommercialgrowtharehighbutoutsideofashortsegmentofBethelviewRoadthereisnothinghappeningtoimprovetraffic flow.

5/7/20143:07PM

244 Toomanyhomes,noroadwayimprovementsandovercrowdedschools.MoneyneedstobespentinSouthForsythduetogrowth.

5/7/20143:03PM

245 BecauseIknowthenewschoolswil lbebuilt 5/7/20143:01PM

246 overcrowded;noorl i ttlelongtermplanningforroads,subdivisions 5/7/20142:45PM

247 Don'ttrustCountyCommissionerstosctonbehalfofhomeownersinsteadoftheirSpecialInterests. 5/7/20142:34PM

248 Itseemslikeourcommissionerswanttogrowasfastaspossibleandmakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Ithinkthereneedstobesomeresponsiblegrowth,lesscookiecutterneighborhoodswhichwillbringdownhomevaluesandcongestroads.

5/7/20142:34PM

249 Dependsongrowth/traffic beingmanaged. 5/7/20142:31PM

250 Significantgrowthwithtoomuchhighdensityl ivingaccomadations 5/7/20142:29PM


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251 Itwil l beoverdevelopedlikeGwinnett.Toomanyhomesandtoomanyhomescrowdedtogetheronsmalllots.Idon'tthinkanyofthecountyisevenbeingkeptforagriculture.Therearenoneorfewlocalgrowerstosupportusintheeventofadisaster.TheyhaverefusedtoslowgrowthinthewaythatCherokeeandDawsonCountieshavedone.MoneyisbeingmisuedtowidenCastleberry...aroadthatdoesnotneedtobea4lanehwy.Itwasnotmentionedonsplostthatitwouldbecomea4lanehighwaywitha20ftmedian!ToomuchconsiderationisgiventotheMayorandwhathewants.

5/7/20142:28PM

252 Becausecurrentelectedoffic ialsdonotcareaboutwhattheyaredoingtothisbeautifulcommunitywithbringinallofthesehighdensityneighborhoods.Roadimprovementstoaccommodateallthisnewgrowtharealsonotinplace.We'l lallbesittingonBethelvieworPostforhours-awesome.Dotheseelectedoffic ialsevenl iveinForsythCoandhavetositonthesealreadycongestedroads?ForsythCoisnotwhatiswas2,yrsagonor5yrsago,sodefinitely,inanother5yearsitwil l bemuchworse.STOPallthemasshighdensitybuildingandleavethebeautifullandscape.Canthesewersystemsevenhandlethegrowth?

5/7/20142:25PM

253 Traffic !Industry!Commercial! 5/7/20142:15PM

254 Seeabove. 5/7/20142:09PM

255 Wecan'tdriveaunitytogetthecommissionersout,thatarecrowdingourcountywhilel iningtheirpockets.

5/7/20142:07PM

256 Seeabove 5/7/20142:06PM

257 Therewil lbeitemsthatwil lcauseittogodownhil l,buttherewil lalsobeothersmovingout/inthatshouldallowittostayprettymuchthesame...

5/7/20142:01PM

258 Thepopulationwil lgrowtoomuchanditwil l notbetheuncrowdedplaceitwaswhenwemovedhere.

5/7/20141:58PM

259 I'veheardofplansfornewresidentialdevelopment,whichmeansouralreadyoverpopulatedschoolsandroadswil lbeworse.

5/7/20141:45PM

260 Growthupthe400corridor 5/7/20141:13PM

261 MyhusbandandIdoalotofrealestateinvesting.Igetthatthisisaprimearea,schoolsaregood,landisavailable.Notforlong----theschoolsaregoingtobeimpacted,thetraffic tryingtogettoahouseshowingwil ltakeforeverandtherealestatevalueswil lendupdroppingnowrising.

5/7/20141:00PM

262 Forsythisagreatplacetol iveandthisisnotgoingunnoticed.Itisnicetobewantedbypopularitywithoutagoodgrowthstrategywil lbethedownfall.

5/7/201412:53PM

263 Ifsomeonedoesnotslowdownthegrowthofhighdensityhomes 5/7/201412:24PM

264 Fullimpactofhigherdensityzoningwil lbefeltonschools,traffic ,andcommunityservices 5/7/201412:16PM

265 Aswecontinuetogrow,hopefullywewil lcontinuetoprovidecommunityservicesandgoodschoolstomeetourneeds.

5/7/201411:22AM

266 Ifeelthatthecountydoesnotdoaparticularlygoodjobwithgrowthandzoning,whichwil lhurtthedesirabil i tyofthecountymovingforward

5/7/201411:12AM

267 Populationgrowingtooquickly-traffic isalreadyanightmareatcertaintimesoftheday. 5/7/201411:04AM

268 Toomanyapartmentcomplexesbeingbuilt.Thiswil lhurtourschools&propertyvalues. 5/7/201410:57AM

269 Weneedtoplanforittobebetter.Expectingthecurrentinfrastructuretosupportgrowthwithoutmodificationisirresponsible.

5/7/201410:46AM

270 IfForsythCountycontinuestoallowhighdensitybuildingtoincreasetaxflow,theresidentsandschoolswil lsufferaswellaspropertyvalues.Demandwithlowsupply(homes)shouldhelpincreaseourvaluesandmaintainschools.AllowingfamilyfriendlygreenspacecanonlyhelpmakeForsythCountyevenmoreappealing.

5/7/201410:45AM

271 Overcrowdedandpoorroadsandschoolstoaccommodatethenumbers. 5/7/201410:33AM

272 Becauseyoucan'tturnanaircraftcarrieraroundinapool. 5/7/201410:11AM

273 Toomuchuncontrolledgrowthwil loverrunthecurrentinfrastructure,causeadeclineinourschools,andstartusonthepathtobeingthenextGwinnettCounty.

5/7/201410:03AM

274 growthisgoingtobeaproblembecausethereisnotadequateplanning 5/7/20149:49AM


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275 Becauseourelectedoffic ialswil lnotputamoratoriumonnewconstruction.Overcrowdedschoolsaregoingtoputaburdenontheteachers.Thegoodoneswil lleaveForsythandtheschoolswil lstarttotank.Youcannotbeeffectivewith34to40kidsinac lass.

5/7/20149:39AM

276 Traffic wil lbeworsebecausetoomuchdevelopmentisbeingapprovedwithoutadequateinfrastructure.Zoningchangesarecausingreducedpropertyvaluesandqualityofl i fe.

5/7/20149:37AM

277 toomuch300,000cheapdevelopmentturningitintoalowerareathanwhatweCANhave.Weshouldbalancethetypehomesgoinginotherwisewearepigeonholedintoacertaintypeareathatislessthandesired.Wehaveatremendousamountofdevelopmentatthe1sidebrick300,000.Letstrydoingsome$500,000at3sidesbrickandaboveortownhomesaboveshoppingliketheMiltonAvalonThereissomanysingleandnewlymarrieddoctorsworkingatNorthsideandEmorythatwouldbelookingforthistypehomeaswellasthefamilieswho'skidsaregraduatingandwewouldl iketodownsizetosomethingsupernicebutsmallerandlessupkeeplikeatownhomeofstylewithaverandaandacutesmallfrontyard.IfIdecidetodownsizeitseemsthatstayinginthisareaIcouldonlyfindthe1sidebrick$300,000withyardsthatneedupkeep,wearemissingthattypeofhomeforabigaudience.

5/7/20149:25AM

278 Seemsourelectedoffic ialsarenotdoingwhattheycantohelpmanagethegrowth.Ourinfrastructureisnotequippedtocontinueatthispace.

5/7/20149:21AM

279 uncontrolledgrowthwithouttheinfrastructuresupport 5/7/20149:13AM

280 LambertHighSchooladdedtrailersforthefirsttimethisyear.Thankfully,ouryoungestwil lbegraduatingfromtherethisspring.Withthetownhouses,newneighborhoodsandlackofplanningbyourcommissioners,Ithinktheschoolswil lbewayovercrowdedandthequalityofl i fereduced.

5/7/20149:12AM

281 Wehavepeopleinthecommunitythatcareaboutimprovingthethel ifestyle.The 5/7/20148:44AM

282 BecauseIhavehopethatthingswil limporve.Notthatitisbad,butitcanbebetterforsure. 5/7/20148:44AM

283 Overcrowding,everyonetryingtomoveintoForsyth 5/7/20148:28AM

284 Needabetterplantodealwithgrowth.DoestheBOCevertalktotheBOEandviceversa? 5/7/20148:24AM

285 IhopeForsythwil lcontinuetogrowandattractnewbusinessopportunities. 5/7/20148:21AM

286 Don'tseegrowthslowingforhousingorincreaseinconveniences.Noplansforsignificanttrafficcongestionalleviation.

5/7/20148:13AM


288 Morecommerceandsubdivisionsinthesouthwithnoinfrastructureplanning 5/7/20147:58AM

289 Unlesswegetourarmswrappedaroundthegrowthofthecountyandbetterprepareforthegrowingpopulation,thequalityofl i feweallenjoywil lerode.

5/7/20147:49AM

290 BECAUSEOFTHERAPIDGROWTHANDCOUNTYNOTBEINGABLETOPROVIDEROADSANDSCHOOLSTOKEEPUP

5/7/20147:33AM

291 OnlyifCountyCommissionersarel isteningtotheirconstituentsconcerninggrowthanddiminishedinfrastructureissues.

5/7/20147:29AM

292 Seetheaboveanswers. 5/7/20147:20AM

293 OurCountyLeadersdonothaveaplantomanagegrowthvs.qualityofl i fe.Theywil lultimatelydestroywhatmakesForsythagreatplacetol ive.

5/7/20147:14AM

294 Welovedingwinnettcountyandsawwhatirresponsiblebuildingdidtoouroncegreatneighborhoods.

5/7/20147:11AM

295 Overcrowdedschools 5/7/20147:09AM

296 Goodrepresentation. 5/7/20147:02AM

297 Growthdoesn'tseemtobeplannedoutverywell. 5/7/20146:59AM

298 Traffic andallowingnewbuildingofsubdivisionswithoutproperroadimprovements. 5/7/20146:46AM

299 Moreresidents.Moretraffic .Schoolswil lbecomeovercrowdedquickly. 5/6/20149:13PM

300 Seeabove 5/6/20149:11PM

301 Schoolswil lbeover-crowdedandtraffic wil lincreasewhichwil ldecreasequalityofl i fe 5/6/20149:08PM


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302 Wecontinuetogrow.Wehaveampleland&developmentisinevitable.Thiscanbeagoodthingifit'sdonestrategicallyandthoughtfully.Currently,ourschoolsandroadscannotsupportthelandgrabbing,c learcutting,corporatelyfinanced-spechousesbeingbuiltbyDRHorton,Lennar,Pulte,etc.

5/6/20148:16PM

303 Overcrowdingofschoolsandinfrastructureduetolackofcontrolleddevelopments. 5/6/20148:02PM

304 Growthisoutofcontrolandoutpacingtheinfrastructure 5/6/20146:26PM

305 Toohandhousingdevelopmentsgoingupandnotenough 5/6/20146:04PM

306 Veryworriedaboutovercrowdingofschoolsandroads.Seemslikeinfrastructurecantkeepupwiththeamountofpeoplemovinghere.

5/6/20144:57PM

307 Iftheconstructioncontinuestheschoolswil lbeevenmoreovercrowded.IfIwantedtol iveinGwinnett,Fulton,orCobbIwouldmovethere.

5/6/20144:35PM

308 Atthistime,thereistoomuchoutsidemoneyandinterestsinfluencingmanyofourcountyleaders. 5/6/20144:19PM

309 Theovercrowdingcontinues.Thereisnolongtermcohesiveplanforcontrolledgrowthinourcounty.

5/6/20143:40PM

310 I'mconcernedaboutthegrowth,crowdedschools,andtraffic . 5/6/20143:40PM

311 Iamconcernedaboutthehighdensityhousingthatwil lburdenourschools&roads.Iamconcernedaboutotherzoningissuesonthe141corridor&locally-ourcountywil lloseitsappealifwejustapproveapproveapprovewithoutcarefulconsideration.

5/6/20143:18PM

312 Ifwecontinuewithuncheckedgrowth. 5/6/20143:00PM

313 redistric ting,overbuilding,highdensityhousing 5/6/20142:50PM

314 Toomuchoverbuilding. 5/6/20142:37PM

315 Clearlytheproblemsaregoingtoescalate.Thedevelopmentisoutpacingtherevisionstotheinfrastructure.Developersarenotbeingheldresponsibleforextra'scostsassociatedwithimprovinginfrastructure.Thiswil lcreateahugeeconomicburdenforourarea.

5/6/20142:27PM

316 concernaboutover-building. 5/6/20142:19PM

317 TheinfrastructureisnotkeepingpacewiththehighdensitydevelopmentsproposedinsouthForsyth,ourroadsareoverwhelmedasitisandLambertHShasseveraltrailersoncampusnow.ThewideningofCasteberryroadisacompletejokecomparedtoOldAtlantaRd,newstudiesindicatewithallthenewbuildingwecanexpect2500dailycommutersonOldAtlantaRd.

5/6/201412:39PM

318 Attherateofcareless,unnecessarydevelopment,itcan'tpossiblebebetter.Evenifthehousingdevelopmentsstop,thelandhasalreadybeenc leared.Youcannotreplacenatureovernight.Itissad.

5/6/201412:06PM

319 Noplantofixissuesstatedin#1. 5/6/201411:57AM

320 OurdowntownareainCummingisnotappealingtohaveanyonewanttocomeanvisitourc ity.YeswehavetheCollectionon141,howeverourdowntownareawil lgreetpeoplewithabrandnewjailintheheartofthec itydowntownarea.Somanyothertown/c itieshavebeautifuldowntownareaswithBistros,Shops,parks,andwalkways...Wehaveanewcourthouseandjail.Whatashame.

5/6/201411:22AM

321 unlesschangesaremadenow 5/6/201411:16AM

322 Toomanyhighdensitydevelopmentswithoutsupportingroad/traffic improvements 5/6/201410:47AM

323 schoolswil lbeovercrowdedbecausebuildingwil lbeleftuncheckedandwewil lbecomeanotherGwinnettCounty

5/6/20149:17AM

324 Uncontrolledzoning-primeevidenceistheproposedLennarcommunityonlandownedbyPETEAMOS!!

5/6/20149:17AM

325 Moresmallbusiness,nicerrestaurants,theconstructiontowiden141,etc 5/6/20149:03AM

326 Gettingtoocrowded....housesontopofeachother....lowervaluepropertiesbeingbuilt.... 5/6/20148:54AM

327 IfwecontinuealongthesamepaththeonlybenefactorsofForsythCountywil lbethelandowners,developersandbuilders.Growthisgoodultimatelyonlyatthehelmofvisionaryleaders.

5/6/20148:28AM


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328 Thecountyisnotpreparedforthetypeofgrowththeyareallowingtohappeninthecounty.Schoolsarealreadycrowded,traffic isgettingworseandthedemandsonthelandandwaterwil lbecausemajorissuesforthecounty.

5/6/20148:06AM

329 Toomanypeopletoofast. 5/6/20147:02AM

330 Ifgrowthcontinuesatthisrate,itwil l bemorepopulouswithbettertechnology,biggerhighways,andmorecommercialdevelopment.Whilethatsoundsgoodonsomefronts,wemovedupheretogetoutofasituationl ikethat.Ifi tturnsintoaDunwoody-typec ity,wewon'tbeabletotakeitandwillbeforcedtomoveevenfurthernorth.

5/6/20146:58AM

331 Duetothehigh-densitydevelopmentsinvariousareas,traffic congestionwil lworsenbecausetheroadexpansiondoesnotfollowsuit.

5/6/20146:53AM

332 Overcrowdedschools,roads,andoverdevelopment! 5/6/20146:30AM

333 Cummingwil lbemorec ityl ikeandnotthecalmtownitwaswhenImovedhere.5moreyearsandIwil lsellmyhouse.

5/6/20146:17AM

334 Wayovercrowdedwithterribletraffic problems 5/6/20146:16AM


336 Greed,growth 5/5/201410:23PM

337 ZoningfornewHughdensityneighborhoodsisgrowingoutofcontrol/traffic worsening/schoolsovercrowded

5/5/20149:49PM

338 IfourinfrastructureisnotIProvedandwekeepgrowing 5/5/20149:41PM

339 Toomuchbuildingofnewhomesandtheschoolscan'tkeepup. 5/5/20149:20PM

340 Waytoomuchdevelopmentgoingonnowandintheworksandaheadorus. 5/5/20148:52PM

341 Overcrowded 5/5/20148:49PM

342 Withthenumberofsubdivisionsunderconstructiontraffic wil lonlygetworse.Roadinfrastructureisimperativemovingforward...

5/5/20148:21PM

343 Attherateofgrowth,lackofpreparationsforschools,roads,andemergencyworkerswewil lbeinadiresituation.WeareheadingtowardsovercrowdedGwinnettwithourheadsinthesand.Everythingisalreadyovercapacity.

5/5/20148:20PM

344 Approvalsforbuildingpermitswithouttheinfrastructureorschoolstosupportit. 5/5/20148:13PM

345 WiththemassivehousingprojectsslatedoffKellyMil l,traffic wil lbemuchworse,andagainnorealdowntownpedestrianfocus.

5/5/20148:11PM

346 Overdeveloped. 5/5/20148:08PM

347 overcrowdinginschoolsandcongestedstreets. 5/5/20147:58PM

348 Toomuchgrowthtoofast.Wemovedherefortheschools7yearsagoandnowwe'reconcernedthattheywil lnotbethebestschoolsanylonger.Alsoconcernedaboutthecrimeratethatwil lgoup.

5/5/20147:40PM

349 Weneedalltheabovefixedbeforeitwil l bebetter. 5/5/20147:17PM

350 Lowerdensity,nogreenspace,morediversepopulationwithoutthesamelevelofcommitmentfromthenewfamiliesthatmadeSFwhatitistoday

5/5/20147:04PM

351 Ibelievethecountywil lexperiencegrowingpainsfromgrowingtoofast. 5/5/20147:01PM

352 Nooneiskeepingthedevelopersincheck,ormaybetheyareandthecountyisjustinterestedinmakingmoneythroughdevelopment.Ijustseemoreandmorestripmallsgoinginandthereisalreadytoomanyemptystorefronts.

5/5/20146:38PM

353 uncontrolledgrowth 5/5/20146:04PM

354 Uncontrolledgrowth,overcrowdedschools,traffic 5/5/20146:02PM

355 Toomanypeopleincounty! 5/5/20145:23PM

356 asstatedabove,poorleadershipandnothoughtputintogrowth 5/5/20145:19PM


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357 Overcrowdedschools,roadsnotbeingexpanded,pollution. 5/5/20145:18PM

358 Toomuchconstruction!Takingawaythebeautyofgreenareas. 5/5/20145:14PM

359 Seeanswersto1. 5/5/20145:09PM

360 Neighborhoodsarebeingbuilttoholdnumerousfamiliesanditdoesn'tappearourleaderscaretolimitthisgrowthtoallowtimeforthecountytomakepreparationstohandlethisgrowth.

5/5/20144:56PM

361 Currentplanstoover-develop,withoutaddingtheneededinfrastructureupgrades. 5/5/20144:47PM

362 Schoolsarealreadyovercrowded.Teatscoredwil lgodown.Wewil llosegoodteachers.Lowerincomes=morecrime=lowerpropertyvalues,etc.etc.

5/5/20144:35PM

363 Sameasabove 5/5/20144:29PM

364 Iamveryconcernedaboutthetraffic .Thereseemstobealotofbuildinggoingonwithoutroadexpansion.Il iveoffPostRd.Inthewesternpartoftherecountyandtherearealotofnewhomesgoingupbutnotenoughroadexpansiontokeepup.

5/5/20144:23PM


366 Growthisoutofhand.Developersarec learingthelandbcitmakesiteasiertobuild,buttheydonotreplacethetrees.Clearcuttingthelandshouldbei l legal.

5/5/20144:20PM

367 Schoolswil lbeevenmoreovercrowded,traffic isgoingtooutofcontrol. 5/5/20144:02PM


369 schoolswil lbeovercrowded,thenumberofstudentsperc lassroomtoohigh. 5/5/20143:51PM

370 Noplantoprepareforenormousgrowth 5/5/20143:33PM

371 schoolswil lcontinuetodropasgrowthimplodestheschoolswithnomoresignificantfundstohelp.Onceschoolsdrop,everyonewil lmovetoMiltonwheretheyarecontroll ingthegrowthandhadarecentmoratoriumtomakesureschools,roadsandinfrastructurearenotimpactedbygrowth.

5/5/20143:25PM

372 Buildingallofthesehugeneighborhoodsandpackingthepeoplein,isonlygoingtohurtusinthelongrun.

5/5/20143:21PM

373 Ourleadershavenolong-termvisionandareoftenservingtheirownselfinterests. 5/5/20143:20PM

374 Basedonthenewhomesthatarealreadyzonedandlackofplansforinfrastructure,ourcountyisdoomedtobecomeanotherGwinnettorDeKalbCounty.

5/5/20142:53PM

375 Unrestrainedgrowthinthecountyisdamagingpropertyvaluesandplac ingundueburdenoninfra-structures.

5/5/20142:27PM

376 Baddevelopmentdecisions. 5/5/20142:10PM

377 Ifgrowthisnotmanagedinadeliberateandplannedmanner,ForsythCountywil lloseit'scurrentuniquenessandbecomejustmoreurbansprawlwithnocharacter.

5/5/20141:59PM

378 Uncheckedgrowth,BOC'sallowingtoomanyvariancesCONTRARYtothewishesofneighbors. 5/5/20141:34PM

379 Moreandmoreresidentsarebecomingactiveinlocalaffairs. 5/5/20141:31PM

380 Becausebuildersarebeingallowedtobuildonallopentractsofland,theoveralllookofForsythischangingbythedayletalone5yearsfromnow.Entirelandlots/acresarecompletelybeingclearedformorehomes.Noplansforwideningofroadsoraddingschools,wejustkeepaddingtrailerstoour"new"schools.Noincentivestobringbusinessestotheareatooffsetthegrowthetc.,andnoschooltaxforseniorc itizensinforsythjustpromotesgrandparentsbuyingpropertiesandhavingtheirchildrenandgrandchildrenl iveinthehomeandgotoourschoolsandyetpaynothingforthem..!!

5/5/20141:16PM

381 Thecountyisalwayslookingforwaystoimprovethearea. 5/5/20141:07PM

382 Abalanceingrowthneedstohappen.Ourinfrastructureneedstocatchup. 5/5/20141:00PM

383 Traffic isgettingworseeveryyear. 5/5/201412:57PM

384 Growthtofast!Theschoolsarebulgingattheseam! 5/5/201412:26PM

385 Iseenoendtoallthesec lusterhomesthatarebeingbuilt.Someonehastostop,theschoolsaresoveryovercrowded.

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386 Justmoretraffic ontheroads. 5/5/201411:52AM

387 ForsythCountyisgettingovercrowdedwithallthenewmegasubdivisions. 5/5/201411:41AM

388 Traffic on400 5/5/201411:39AM

389 willtakelongerthanfiveyearstostoptheboulderthathasalreadybeenpushedoffthetopofthecliff.

5/5/201411:39AM

390 I'vel ivedhere15years.Themoratoriumwassupposedtogivethecountytheopportunitytowidenroadsandbuildinfrastructure.15yearslater,theonlyvisibleimprovementshavebeenextremelylimited.Pawnshops,BailBondsplaceis,andfastfoodisalltoocommonhere.othertownshaveawalkabledowntownaswellasnightl ife.Whatdoescumminghave?Achickenplant,ac losedanddilapidatedChineserestaurant,apharmacy,andsoonajailhighrise.

5/5/201411:21AM

391 Thereare0solutionsforthecurrentproblems 5/5/201411:19AM

392 Traffic anduncontrolledgrowthandl imitednaturalresources 5/5/201410:54AM

393 Idon'tseeanypositiveornegativechangeintheworks. 5/5/201410:52AM

394 Becausemoreandmorepeoplewil lmoveinandwanttochangeeverything 5/5/201410:47AM

395 Lessvalueplacedonworkingonwhatexists-good&badinfavorofjustaddingmoreofwhatwealreadyhave.

5/5/201410:44AM

396 Electedoffic ialsmustrespondtoexistingresidencebeforeallowinguncheckedgrowth.Thereissti l l some"goodoldboy"politicsinplace.ForsythCountywil lremainaboutthesameunti lthesocalledgoodoldboysanddecisionsmadeonlybywhatsinitformeisgone.

5/5/201410:35AM

397 Forsythcountywil lbeover-developedandschoolswil lbeovercrowded. 5/5/201410:31AM

398 Traffic 5/5/201410:30AM

399 Toomuchconstruction 5/5/201410:27AM

400 Congestion,crowding,lowerairandwaterquality. 5/5/201410:25AM

401 Ifwedon'tcontrolgrowthorforcebuilderstohelppayforinfrasructurel ikeroadsandschools. 5/5/201410:21AM

402 Traffic ,overdevelopment,decliningschools 5/5/201410:15AM

403 Severeovercrowding 5/5/201410:09AM


405 Citizensarestartingtospeakout. 5/5/20149:57AM

406 Uncontrolledandunwisegrowth,schoolovercrowding,lowwalkabil ity 5/5/20149:54AM

407 Roadscannotkeepupwithtraffic already. 5/5/20149:49AM

408 Asabove(answertoques1)unlessthingschange 5/5/20149:46AM

409 Poorgrowthplans! 5/5/20149:37AM

410 Uncontrolledgrowth 5/5/20149:33AM

411 Toomuchgrowthwithoutproperplanning 5/5/20149:32AM

412 Thereisnol imitationsontheamountofconstructionofnewresidences. 5/5/20149:30AM


414 rampant,uncontrolledgrowthwithoutthesupportinginfrastructuretodealwithit.traffic wil lworsen,c lasssizesandschoolswil lsuffer.

5/5/20149:23AM

415 Growthmaybegettingoutofhand.Therearetoomanysmalllotsbeingproposedforresidentialdevelopmentandtoomanypeopleforourschools.

5/5/20149:17AM

416 Traffic andovercrowdingarearealconcern 5/5/20149:09AM

417 Therearenonear-termplansnorviablelong-termplanstodealwiththeexplosionofpopulation. 5/5/20149:01AM

418 Sameas#1.Toomuchgrowthbutnotenoughinfrastructure.Cannothandlecurrenttraffic flow. 5/5/20148:59AM

419 Headeddowndirtytraill ikeGwinnett. 5/5/20148:58AM


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420 Waytomanyhomesarebeingbuiltandwedonothaveroadstohandleextratraffic . 5/5/20148:54AM

421 Forworseifthegrowthisnotpacedandplannedproperly. 5/5/20148:46AM

422 Overpopulated.Iwanttol iveinthecountry. 5/5/20148:40AM

423 Itisoneofthefastestgrowingcountiesinthecountryandthecountycan'tkeepup. 5/5/20148:39AM

424 Crammedhouses/neighborhoods 5/5/20148:39AM

425 Toomuchgrowthwithoutenoughplanning 5/5/20148:31AM

426 Toorapidanddensedevelopmentisoutpacingroadandotherinfrastructureandstrainingcapacityofschoolstohandlegrowthinstudents.

5/5/20148:18AM

427 Ithinkthepeopleinofficehavetheirownagendaandwil lbenefitfromithowevertheresidentswil lbepayingthepriceofhighertaxesandcrowdedroads.

5/5/20148:16AM

428 Traffic getsworsenotbetter 5/5/20148:15AM

429 Toomuchgrowthanddestroyingruralland 5/5/20148:04AM

430 Allthebyproductsofoverdevelopmentwil lmakethisanunpleasantplacetol ive:traffic ,noise,overcrowdedschools.Anyhintofadroughtwil lcausealotofproblemstoo.

5/5/20148:03AM

431 Unlesswestartthinkingaboutthelongtermgrowth,ourschoolswil lbeseverelyovercrowded,roadswillbec loggedwithtraffic andgreenspacewil lbeatapremium.

5/5/20148:02AM

432 Infrastructure,suchasroads,recreationcentersandschools,arenotabletokeepupwithhousingdevelopment.Weneedtoearnestlylookatreducingtheamountofhomedevelopmenttoeasethegrowth.Ifearourschoolswil lbecomecrowded,thusincreasingc lasssizeaswellaspushingclassroomstooutdoortrailers.Additionally,competitionforrecreationalfac il i tiesforparkdistric tsportscontinuestoincreaseassportteamsneedtoexpandtoaccomodatetheinfluxofnewchildren.Thisreducesthepracticeandplayingtimeforsomesports(i.e.Lax)aswecompeteforfieldspacewhichresultsinpracticesthatendat9:30pmformiddleschoolers.

5/5/20148:01AM

433 Notbuildingupourareawithnicecommunities.Wewil lbejustl ikeGwinnettcounty 5/5/20147:59AM

434 Toomanypeople,notenoughinfrastructuretosupport(roadsandschools) 5/5/20147:50AM

435 seeabove. 5/5/20147:49AM

436 Overcrowding,cheaplybuilthousing. 5/5/20147:46AM

437 Therewil lbetoomanyhomes,families,cars,etcinthiscounty.Ourschoolsarealreadyovercrowdedandwedon'thavethelandtobuildanymoreschoolstoalleviatetheissue.

5/5/20147:45AM

438 Youareunabletostriveforabrightfutureifyoudon'tBelieveit'spossible. 5/5/20147:37AM

439 Toomuchcongestionandtraffic .ImovedtoCummingfortherural,countryfeel. 5/5/20147:31AM

440 Samereasons:traffic ,uncontrolledbuilding,crowdedschools 5/5/20147:31AM

441 Overcrowding. 5/5/20147:30AM

442 Toomuchgrowth. 5/5/20147:27AM

443 Toocongested.Theroadscan'tkeepup 5/5/20147:26AM


445 Toomuchgrowth,itwil l beAlpharetta. 5/5/20147:23AM

446 Itwil l bel ikeGwinnett.Overcrowded!! 5/5/20147:19AM

447 Schoolsover-crowded,cheaphousinginover-crowdedneighborhoodsandtoomuchtraffic ! 5/5/20147:16AM

448 Newgrowthandlowtaxes 5/5/20147:15AM

449 Hopeful!BeforemorehomesareaddedweneedtocatchupwithbuildingmoreschoolsandroadsIbelievethecountycanbebetterbutamnotsure.

5/5/20147:08AM

450 Traffic 5/5/20147:08AM

451 Toomuchbuilding! 5/5/20147:07AM


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452 Itdoesnothavetheinfrastructuretokeepupwithpopulationgrowth 5/5/20147:05AM

453 nocotroloverbuildingordinances 5/5/20147:03AM

454 Wayovercrowdedandunbearabletraffic 5/5/20147:02AM

455 overcrowediftheykeepbuildingatthecurrentrate. 5/5/20147:02AM

456 MassiveGrowthwil lprevail.IamaGwinnettconative. 5/5/20146:59AM

457 Nosensethatgovernmenthasahandleongrowthmanagement. 5/5/20146:58AM

458 Overcrowdingintheschoolsandonthestreetswithtraffic . 5/5/20146:57AM

459 Toomanyhighdensity,lowcosthomesbeingbuilt...schoolsandroadswil lbecomeevenmoreovercrowded.Ourschoolsratingswil ldecrease,andpropertyvalueswil ldecrease.

5/5/20146:54AM

460 Traffic problems.Overcrowdedschools.Waterissues.OnourwaytomimickingGwinnettCounty. 5/5/20146:52AM


462 Withsomuchbuildinggoingon,traffic andschoolovercrowdingwil lbeworse. 5/5/20146:51AM

463 Overcrowding 5/5/20146:51AM

464 ThedevelopmentisdestroyingwhatmadeForsythadesirableplacetol ive10yearsago.Unlesssomethingchangestheverypeoplewhoworkedtobuildthecommunitywil lstartleaving.

5/5/20146:49AM

465 Ifnoactiontakentodaytoextendroadsandaddmoreschools.Traffic iscrazyalready 5/5/20146:48AM

466 Populationgrowthandfailureiftheeducationalsystem 5/5/20146:47AM

467 Toomanypeople/cars. 5/5/20146:45AM

468 Unlessweputtogetheraplanforgrowththatfocusesoncommercial/businessdevelopmentinsteadofresidentialdevelopmentsthathavenoconcernsforthestressitputsonourschools,roads,infrastructurethenthiscountywil lfollowdownthesamepathasGwinnettCountydidinthe80sand90s.

5/5/20146:45AM

469 Seeanswerto#1 5/5/20146:45AM

470 mismanagedgrowth.increasedtraffic noincreasebinthedevelopmentoftransportinfrustructure 5/5/20146:45AM

471 Constructionandtraffic 5/5/20146:40AM

472 Toomuchgrowthtoofast! 5/5/20146:40AM

473 ThecountycommissionersMills,Tam,andAmosareoutofcontrol. 5/5/20146:38AM

474 Iftheinfrastructureisn'tchangedbeforebuildingisstopped. 5/5/20146:38AM

475 Theobliterationofgreenspace,overcrowdinginschools,traffic ,wil l allbeworseunlessthereissomewisdomregardinggrowthdecisions.Wewil lbeAlpharetta.

5/5/20146:34AM

476 Forallthereasonsabove.Mostconcerningisthestateofourschools,basedonallthehomesbeingbuiltinSouthForsyth/Lambertdistric ts.Itismyunderstandingthatthereisnowheretobuildaschoolinthispartofthecounty.Unfortunately,thefamiliesthatarecurrentlyherewil lbemovedontootherschoolstomakewayforthenewfamiliesbuyingallthesenewhomes.

5/5/20146:11AM

477 ifwekeepc losetabsonpolitic ians,developers,etc. 5/4/201410:05PM


479 Ihavefaith 5/4/20149:28PM

480 Economywil lcontinuetoimproveasForsythCountybecomesmorecosmopolitanattheexpenseit'sruralcharacter.Betterrestaurantsandshoppingnearbyattheexpenseofmoretraffic .Ourexcellentschoolsstellarreputationwil lbegintodeclineasmorepeoplemovein.ReferenceDeKalbCountySchoolsoverthelastfewdecades.

5/4/20149:24PM

481 overcrowdedstreetsandschools 5/4/20149:17PM

482 Thecountycommissiondoesnotseemtobeadheringtotheirlongtermplans. 5/4/20148:37PM

483 Unregulatedgrowthinsouthernendofcounty,allowingsmallerlotsthatdonotmatchthecurrentsurroundinghomessites.

5/4/20148:26PM


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484 Iwouldchoose"better"ifIknewthatthegrowthcouldbeslowedsomewhat. 5/4/20148:18PM

485 Ifitcontinuesonthesamepathit'scurrentlyonwiththeunwantedsprawl 5/4/20148:02PM


487 Toomanypeoplemovingin-Schoolsarealreadyovercrowded&itwil l beworse. 5/4/20146:22PM

488 Ifwecontinueonthepathofdensehousingandnotmaintainingandbeautifyingpublic spaces,thecountywil lsuffer.

5/4/20146:04PM

489 Ifthingsdon'tchangethenmoreschooltrailers,traffic ,houseofcarddevelopmentandlessgreenspacetobreathewil lcontinue.

5/4/20146:00PM

490 Traffic wil lbeworse,schoolswil lbeovercrowdedandprettyfieldswil lbereplacedwithzerolothomes.

5/4/20146:00PM

491 Thewaywearegoing,roads,schools,andtheareaingeneralaregoingtobewayovercapacity. 5/4/20145:43PM

492 Traffic wil lbeunbearable-schoolswil lbedependentontrailers. 5/4/20145:02PM

493 Overcrowdedneighborhoods,roadsandespeciallysc jools 5/4/20144:52PM

494 Ifgrowthcontinues,traffic wil lnolongerbemanageable. 5/4/20144:32PM

495 Notsureifi twil l bebetterorworse,buttheredoesseemtobepoorplanningleadingmetobelieveitmaybeworse.

5/4/20143:55PM

496 traffic ,congestion 5/4/20143:43PM

497 Toomanyshoppingcentersandsubdivisionsrippingoutallofthetrees.Notenoughroadstohandlethenumberofpeoplemovingin.

5/4/20143:41PM

498 Ifthingsstaythesamewithnoimprovementitwil l getworse.Overcrowdedhomes,subdivisionandschools.

5/4/20142:47PM

499 SomethinghastochangeinthewaytheForsythGovernmentoperatestomakeittaxpayerdedicatedandfriendly.

5/4/20142:28PM

500 Seeabove 5/4/20142:00PM

501 abundanceofcommercialdevelopmentandlessgreenspace,overcrowding,poorinfrastructure 5/4/20141:55PM

502 Toomuchtraffic ,overcrowdschools,etc. 5/4/20141:49PM

503 Nothingisbeingdonetobuildmoreschools,infrastructurecannotsupportgrowth 5/4/20141:40PM

504 Rapidoverpopulation. 5/4/20141:31PM

505 Toomuchhighdensityhousing. 5/4/20141:23PM

506 Peoplearepeople. 5/4/20141:21PM

507 Countymustmakesignordinancesandlandscapingpriorities.Poorsignordinanceswil ldegradethecommunityasgrowthcontinues,andlackoflandscaping/treeplantingwil ltakeyearsifrecovery.

5/4/20141:10PM

508 Schoolswil lbeovercrowded.Traffic wil lbemuchworse. 5/4/201412:37PM

509 Infrastructurehasnotkeptupwithgrowth.Schoolsareovercrowded.Traffic isgettingworse.Commissionersarebeholdentodevelopers.

5/4/201412:27PM

510 Noplanning,justbuildingtobuild.Weneedamasterorweallendupwithajunkyc itytol ivein. 5/4/201410:26AM

511 hopefullyiftheovercrowdingisaddressed 5/4/20149:59AM

512 Alldependsonhowpeoplevoteiftheycomeout.Thisistheoffyearcyclethuslowerturnoutcausetheydon'tcareanymore.

5/4/20147:58AM

513 Ifwestaythepresentcourseof'ol igarchy'controlofthecounty,thec ityof6K+peoplewil lcontinuetodic tatetotheBoardandthreeofthefive(majority)wil l remaininlockstepwiththeMayorversusthepeoplethattheyaresupposetorepresent.

5/4/20147:38AM

514 Asabove,theuntenablegrowthofresidentialdevelopment,ifcontinuedwil lemulatethe"Boom,thenBUST"situationwhichhasoccurredinGwinnettCounty.(Wherecurrentlyresidentialhousingpricesare-30%LESSthansimilarpropertiesinSouthForsyth).

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515 Unplannedoverdevelopment 5/4/20146:41AM

516 Itwil l beworseifthegrowthgoesunchecked. 5/3/20149:52PM

517 Ifyoul istentothec itizens....Growthiscomingweatherwelikeitornotbutlet'snotletitheroutiscontrol

5/3/20147:46PM

518 TheproblemneedstobeaddressedNOW--NOMOREofthishighdensityhousing.Schoolsandroadscan'ttakeit.Weareaskingtoadisaster!Icanseeanotherhousingbubblebreak&ForsythCountywil lbeleftsittingwithsubdividions&houseunfinished.

5/3/20145:15PM

519 HOPEFULLY--ifgrowthiscontrolledandhighdensityhousing,especiallyapartments,iskepttoaminimum

5/3/201411:54AM

520 Peoplewil lhavemovedintohomesbeingdeveloped 5/3/201410:14AM

521 Sameasmyresponsetoquestion1:ForsythCountyhaseverythinggoingforit...Agrowingtaxbasesupportedbyoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesinthecountry.Butwhenyoulookaround,allyouseeishaphazard,unplannedgrowth,andendlessroadprojectsthatsnarlandfrustratetrafficformonthsonendwithsnail-pacedprogress.Half-emptyretailstripsonlyoffernewchoicesinBBQandpizzajoints.Thereisnowonderwhyweall(yes,weall)drivedowntoJohnsCreek,Alpharetta,andMiltonforrestaurants,entertainment,andleisure(theCollectionwasagoodstart,butitgetslameafterawhile).Ontopofthat,theCummingc itycenterisareflectionofthebackwards-thinkingadministrationthathassetthepolicyinCummingandinfluencedthementalityofthesurroundingcountysince1971.It'stimefornewleadershipandforwardthinkingcommunityplanning,orthetaxbasewil lbegintoerode.

5/3/20148:13AM

522 Thequalityofourschoolsandroadswil lbeworse 5/3/20147:35AM

523 politic iansdonothavethewil ltosayno 5/3/20146:27AM

524 Becausethecountyplannerswil lcontinueinthesamepattern. 5/3/201412:25AM

525 See1stresponseconcern. 5/2/20149:27PM

526 I'manoptimist.Ibelieveprogressishappeningrightnow. 5/2/20148:12PM

527 Poorzoning,poorplanning.Poorconstructionpermits.Badtraffic .Overcrowding. 5/2/20146:56PM

528 Infrastructure(roads,sewer,water,schools)wil lnotkeepupwiththepopulation. 5/2/20146:22PM

529 Over-growthisrampant. 5/2/20146:02PM

530 see#1 5/2/20144:31PM

531 ThemajorityoftheBOCseemunwill ingtol istentoc itizens-infactIbelievetheagendasareprimarilyforself-enrichmentnotCountybestinterests.

5/2/20142:54PM

532 Unlesswevoteoutincumbents. 5/2/20142:37PM

533 Seeabove. 5/2/20142:21PM

534 Ihonestlydon'tknowhowtoanswerthisone.I'mnotsureoftheeconomysupportingallthesenewhomes--wil l thatmanypeoplewanttomovetoFoCo?Peoplewil lcontinuetodemandqualityeducationfortheirchildren.Ihopeourtaxeshaven'tbeenraisedtoomuch--despitebonds,SPLOST,etc...Themoneyhastocomefromsomewhere.

5/2/20142:18PM

535 Becausethepeopleinpowerdon'tgivearat'sassaboutprotectingthenaturalresourcesofthecounty.Theyareonlyinterestedinmakingmoney.

5/2/20142:13PM

536 Buildingisoverloadingthehighwaysandinfiveyearswewil lhaveatleastanother20,000residentswhichmeansanywherefrom20,000to40,000movecarsontheroad.

5/2/20142:02PM

537 Overcrowding!Traffic ,schools,senseofcommunity.....HappenedtousinRoswell.It'swhywemovedhere,it'swhywewil lmoveagain.Wewil lgowhereitisagoodcommunityforourchildren.

5/2/20141:27PM

538 Traffic ,congestionandoverdevelopment...whereareallthetreesgoing??? 5/2/20141:24PM

539 Idon'tthinkwearepreparedforgrowthesptraffic .Ialsoheartheitisverycomplicatedtobusinessoutsideofthec ity.Havetojumpthoughalotofhoops.

5/2/201412:59PM

540 Noplansinplacetohandletheincreasednumberofstudentsinschools. 5/2/201412:42PM

541 Toomuchdevelopment,toocrowded 5/2/201412:19PM


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542 Betteronlywitheveryoneinvolvedmakingitbetter 5/2/201412:01PM

543 Congestion,c learlyalackofinfrastructure,andthingstodoforresidentsoutsideofvisitingasportsfieldorafastfoodjoint.

5/2/201411:30AM

544 It'sobvious.,weareoverbuildingANDTRAFFICWILLGETWORSEOURSCHOOLSWEGETovercrowded,etc.Allthei l lsofanareawithunbridledgrowthandgreedycommissioners.

5/2/201411:17AM

545 Becauseinfiveyearsthetraffic situationwil lbebetterhandled,morehightechjobswil lbegintocallForsythCountyhome,andthequalityofl i fewil lsti l l beasgoodifnotbetter.

5/2/201411:15AM

546 Toomuchdevelopmentwithnotenoughroadsandschoolovercrowding. 5/2/201411:04AM

547 Againbecauseofthegrowthofhighdensitysubdivisions. 5/2/201411:00AM

548 Pleaseseemyanswerto#1regardingnewlybuilthomeontreestrippedtinylotsandovercrowdedschools.

5/2/201410:56AM

549 Unlesswestopthebuildingandgettheducksinrow! 5/2/201410:04AM

550 Iamoptimistic thatForsythwil lchoosearrasonablelevelofgrowth 5/2/201410:02AM

551 Ihavel ivedherefor8yearsandotherthanaddingthegreenwaynotenoughpositivechangeshavetakenplace.

5/2/20149:47AM

552 fastgrowthandfastimprovementsaredifficulttoalign- 5/2/20149:42AM

553 Theroadsandschoolscan'tkeepupwithallthebuildingandgrowthofthecounty 5/2/20149:04AM

554 WideningHWY20andhopefully400.Raisinghomevalues. 5/2/20148:40AM

555 Outofcontrolzoningandcommissionerswhoareelectedbytheirowndistric tvs.countywide.Andwewil lberationingwaterinourhomes.

5/2/20148:31AM

556 Therearenosignsofstoppingtheoverdevelopmentorfixingtraffic problems. 5/2/20148:25AM

557 Poorqualityofelectedleaderstieddirectlytothehires/appointmentstheymakeofequallyineffectivestaff.

5/2/20147:50AM

558 Withthecurrentrateofgrowththeinfrastructurecan'thandleit.Theroadswil lbeevenmoreovercrowded,aswil ltheschools.Whenschoolsaresocrowdedthechildrenwil lsufferandteacherswon'twanttocomehere.

5/2/20147:19AM

559 iftheydon'tslowdowndevelopmentandsethigherarchitecturestandardforbuildings.DowntownisajokecomparedtoRoswellandAlpharetta

5/2/20146:47AM

560 There'stoomuchdeforestationandbuildinggoingon,especiallyforthelackofinfrastructurethatisavailable.Weplantomoveoutbythattime,butit'sashametoseeGwinnettCounty2.0beingbuiltrightbeforemyeyes.

5/2/20145:38AM

561 Baddecisionsconcerningzoningofresidentialareas.Housesstackedontopofeachotherandovercrowdedstreetsandschools.

5/2/20145:36AM

562 I'mhopingthatthiswil lhappen. 5/2/20145:36AM

563 Againtheinfrastructure.Alsotoomuchcommercialrealestateandnotenoughgreenspace. 5/2/20144:55AM

564 Ican'tseethingschangingbecauseofthedamagethathasalreadybeendone.Nomatterwhoiselectedtolocalofficetheycan'tgobackandchangewhat'salreadybeendonethathas,inmyopinion,hurtthecounty.

5/2/20142:48AM

565 Over-developmentalreadyapprovedandtheongoingissuesofzoningchangestohigherdensities. 5/2/201412:04AM

566 Morecrimewithoverbuilding. 5/1/201410:34PM

567 Reasonsmentionedabovewhichleadtoover-crowdedneighborhoods,roadsandSCHOOLS! 5/1/201410:02PM

568 IwantedtoanswerNotSurebutitwasn'tanoption. 5/1/201410:01PM

569 Ithinkpeoplearemovinginfasterthanthecountymightbeabletokeepupwith. 5/1/20149:41PM

570 Toomanyneighborhoodsresultingtocongestion,traffic andover-crowdedschools. 5/1/20149:20PM

571 Itwil l beworseunlessweseeaninfluxofnewpeoplewil l ingtobuckthetraditionalpowerstructureandactuallyprovidesomeenlightenmentforthecriminaljusticesystem.

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572 noplayingrowthandaBoardofCommissionersworkingwithdevelopersinsteadofthec itizens. 5/1/20149:08PM

573 Toomuchdevelopmentthatdoesn'tmeetUDC 5/1/20149:03PM

574 Becausetheamountofbuildingofnewneighborhoodsisoutofcontrol,soroadwon'tbeabletohandlecongestion&'theschools,whicharealreadyovercrowdedwil lsuffertoo.

5/1/20149:00PM

575 'CauseI'mdoinggreat. 5/1/20149:00PM

576 Iamconcernedaboutattemptstoputmuchhigherdensityhousingdevelopmentsinsomeareas,inc ludingnearLaurelSprings,whichcanbedetrimentaltosurroundingpropertyvaluesandcreatetraffic concerns.Iwouldl iketoalsoensureonlyhighendcommercialdevelopmentisoccurringalso.Developmentofthewalmartisaminorconcern.

5/1/20148:40PM

577 Growthwil loverruncapabil itiesofourinfrastructure 5/1/20148:27PM

578 growthandnotpreparedwithroadsandotherinfrastructure 5/1/20148:22PM

579 See#1 5/1/20148:12PM

580 Sameasquestion1. 5/1/20148:10PM

581 Seeabove.Overgrowthisrampant.Andourleadersdon'tevencare. 5/1/20148:04PM

582 Schoolswil lbeovercrowded,traffic wil lbeanightmare,therewil lbeevenmorechains,lesstreesandmorehouses,andprobablynomoresidewalkstosafelywalkanywhere.

5/1/20147:41PM

583 Notenoughcontrolovergrowth 5/1/20147:17PM

584 Toomanypeoplefortheschools,roads,infrastructure!!! 5/1/20147:06PM

585 Overcrowdedschoolsandbadtraffic . 5/1/20147:00PM

586 Itcouldbebetterifmeasuresaretakentohelpkeepupwiththeamountofpeoplemovinghere 5/1/20145:37PM

587 Growthishappeningtoofast. 5/1/20145:06PM

588 DEVELOPERS,BUILDERSANDTHE"GOODOLEBOYSAREHAVINGTHEIRWAY.... 5/1/20145:03PM

589 Unlessthecommissionersstarttovoteaccordingtotheirconstituents'concernsandslowdownthegrowth,Forsythcountyisonitswaytohaveover-crowdedschoolsthatwil lnolongerbethebestinthestate.Thenourpropertyvalueswil ldrop.Thenmanypeoplewil lchoosetoleavethecounty.Iamthankfulmychildrenarealreadyinhighschoolbecausethetrendfortheschoolsdoesnotlookpromising.

5/1/20143:50PM

590 Roads,restaurants! 5/1/20143:25PM

591 Worseunlessthingsaresloweddownintremsofdeveloped.Schoolsgettingcrowded. 5/1/20142:52PM

592 Toomanydecisionstoallowlow-end/high-densityhousingandspecialinterestprojectsthatbenefitthelegacyfamiliesandlandowners.

5/1/20142:42PM

593 Increasedtraffic ,overcrowdedschools,wateravailabil i ty/price,increasedcrime 5/1/20142:40PM

594 Roadsandschoolsareovercrowdedtoday.Moreneighborhoodsarebeingapproved,yetitwil ltakeyearstocorrecttheovercrowdinginontheroadsandintheschools.Commisionerskeepapprovinglowreszoning.

5/1/20142:26PM

595 Westi l l seemtobegrowingandhousingstartsinthecountyareup 5/1/20141:41PM

596 Theywil lhavebuiltschoolsinareasthatwil lnolongerneedthem.Homeownerswil lnotbeabletoselltheirhouseafterthekidsgotocollege,sowhowil lgotoschoolinthesebuildings?Thethecountywil lhavetoselloffbuildingsnoonewil lwanttobuy.

5/1/20141:28PM

597 asabove 5/1/201412:12PM

598 Notenoughroadsandschools.Nottreeslefteither. 5/1/201412:09PM

599 Intell igentguess 5/1/201411:58AM

600 Traffic isgettingworse.Overcrowdinginschoolsisbecominganissue. 5/1/201411:37AM

601 Toomanynewsubdivisionsbeingbuiltwhichwil laddtoomuchtrafficetoroads. 5/1/201411:36AM

602 Toomanysmallhousesonsmalllotsaregoingtogridlockthecounty. 5/1/201411:35AM


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603 Traffic ,overcrowdedschools,toomanydevelopments,possibletownhomes,apartments.. 5/1/201411:20AM

604 Uncontrolledbuildinglackoffutureroadandschoolplanning.TimetomovemoreNorth.;0) 5/1/201411:07AM

605 Developmentishappeningtoofastwithtoomuchhighdensitybuilding.Wemovedhere7yearsagobecausewecouldgetanicehomewithatleasta1/2acreto3/4acrelotandlotsoftrees.Nowitsjustc learcuttingandcookiecutterhousesandnoplansforschoolorroadimprovements.

5/1/201410:59AM

606 Justaskingforfeedbackmeansyouarel isteningtoresidentopinion. 5/1/201410:52AM

607 atthecurrentpaceofdevelopmenttheareawil lbehomespracticallytouchingeachother,overcrowedroadsandschoolsandtheruralbeautyofopenspacesandgreenspacewil lbeeliminated.

5/1/201410:48AM

608 Itrulyfeell ikethecountyisbeingoverdevelopedwithmixedusehousingandstripmallsthatremainempty.

5/1/201410:47AM

609 Ifgrowthisleftunchecked,taxeswil lbehigher,traffic wil lbeworseandourschoolwil lbesub-par. 5/1/201410:45AM

610 Overdevelopmet 5/1/201410:44AM

611 toomanylowerpricedhousingbeingbuilt 5/1/201410:42AM

612 countycommissionersareworthless 5/1/201410:39AM

613 traffic andschoolsarewaytoofull 5/1/201410:28AM

614 Nocontrolsonhousingexpansion 5/1/201410:17AM

615 Iftheleadershipcontinuessmartdecisions,weshouldbeinabetterpositioninthefuture.Schools,roads,andc leanplanningtomakenewbusinessesconformtodesign,planting,andinfrastructurestandardsarekeytoForsythCountydelivering.

5/1/201410:13AM

616 Theredonotseemtobeadequateplansinplacetoprovideservicesandinfrastructuretosupporttherapiddevelopmentofnewhomes.

5/1/201410:09AM

617 MUCHWORSE. 5/1/201410:08AM

618 Toomuchdensity. 5/1/201410:05AM

619 Decisionsarenotbeingmade,inmymind,withsmartgrowthinmind. 5/1/201410:04AM

620 becausebuildtoomanysmallhouse 5/1/201410:03AM

621 Noplanforthegrowth. 5/1/20149:57AM

622 Governmentismakingverypoordecisions. 5/1/20149:46AM

623 ifthecurrentpaceofuncontrolledgrowthisnotreeledintheschoolswil l(arenow)beovercrowdedandtheareawil lbemorecongested.

5/1/20149:41AM

624 ISEEGROWTHCONTINUING. 5/1/20149:41AM

625 Traffic isgoingtobeanightmare!Everypatchoflandwil lbedeveloped.Iworkinthec ityandIenjoyl ivinginalesscongestedarea(ForsythCounty).IfIwantedtol iveinthec ity-Iwouldmovedowntown.Iwanttoseetreesandparks.AllIseeisnewhousingdevelopmentsoneverystreetcornerthatlooksimilar.

5/1/20149:38AM

626 Seeabove 5/1/20149:38AM

627 Toomuchdevelopmentplanned 5/1/20149:33AM

628 Res4neighborhoodsarepoppingupeverywhere.Theinfrastructureisnottheretosupportgrowth. 5/1/20149:27AM

629 Toomuchhighdensityhousingthatwil laffecttheinfrastructure,causetraffic gridlockandourschoolswil lbeovercrowdedtothepointofineffic iency

5/1/20149:26AM

630 Ifgrowthisnotmanagedresponsibly,itwil l beovercrowded-traffic wil lstink,ourschoolswil lsuffer,andourkidswil lgetalowerqualityeducation.Weneedtobecappinggrowth,expandingtheroadswedohave,andbuildingmoreschools.

5/1/20149:25AM

631 UnlesswemanageourgrowthSMART,theproblemswil lcontinueorgetworse. 5/1/20149:24AM

632 Iwouldhopeitwouldbebetterbutunti lIseesomemajorchangesIthinkitisgoingtobethesameorworse.

5/1/20149:24AM

633 Congestionandovercrowdinginschools 5/1/20149:23AM


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634 Iamhopefulthatwecanmakesomechangesandmakethisaplacepeopletrulywanttol ive. 5/1/20149:17AM

635 Housingincreases,buttheschoolsandroadsarenotequippedtokeepupwiththegrowth. 5/1/20149:16AM

636 ...i fnothingchanges 5/1/20149:15AM

637 ChangestaketimeandIdon'tseethestepsneedednowtohavethingsbetterin5years. 5/1/20149:11AM

638 Traffic 5/1/20149:11AM

639 crowded-toomanynewhomebeingbuilt 5/1/20149:10AM

640 Ifwedon'tactnow,stoptheover-developmentForsythwil lbewaytoooverpoplulated-atleasttheexit13-14area.Wewil lberezoningforschools,etc.

5/1/20149:09AM

641 It'shardtopredicthowthegrowthwil lworkout.Withnocontrol,i twil l bel ikenorthFulton,orsomepartsofGwinnettCounty.Toomuchcontrol,andForsythwil lnotofferenoughchoicesforshopping,etc.,andyouwil lsti l l havetogotoFultonorGwinnetttogetmuchofwhatyouneed.

5/1/20148:54AM

642 Sadly,Idonotseemestayingintheareaaftermychildrengraduate.Theappealweoncehadtoourcountyhasbeenlostduetoaninfluxofrudeculture,landownerssell ingouttodevelopers,andrapidexpansionthathascreatedtraffic woes.IseeForsythbecomingl ikealltheothers;Roswell,Dunwoody,Norcross.

5/1/20148:52AM

643 Overbuilding 5/1/20148:36AM

644 Seeabovecomment.Itseemsasthoughtheprojectsthatarealreadyinmotionwil lhaveasignificantimpactonschoolsandinfrastructure.

5/1/20148:17AM

645 Thereisachanceforittobebetterbutwehavetocontrolthegrowthbetter. 5/1/20148:17AM

646 Justlookatwhathashappenedtotraffic justinthelasttwoyears.Notrocketsc ience. 5/1/20148:16AM

647 TomanypeoplemovingintoSouthForsyth.Theschoolsandroadscannothandleallthenewpeoplewhowanttol ivehere.

5/1/20148:03AM

648 Ihavenodoubtourelectedleaderswil lhandleourtraffic issue.Someonewil lmakethetoughdecisions.Iamthri l ledwithournewparks...GREATJOBFORSYTH

5/1/20147:59AM

649 Uncontrolledresidentialbuildingnotincompliancewiththecountygrowthplan.Commissionersareapprovingbuildingrequestsforhigherdensityresidentialwithoutrequiringschool&roadinfrastructuretosupportthenewresidents.

5/1/20147:56AM

650 Ifwedon'tcontrolthegrowthandaddresssomeoftheinfrastructureproblemsourschoolscan'tremaintopinthestateandtraffic wil lbemoreofanightmare.

5/1/20147:42AM

651 Toomuchbuilding,butnotenoughinfrastructuretosupportit. 5/1/20147:40AM

652 Recentzoningdecisionsisgoingtocausemajortraffic problems,overcrowdourschoolsanddragdownourpropertyvalues.

5/1/20147:39AM

653 Uncheckedgrowththatinfrastructureisn'tabletosupport 5/1/20147:34AM

654 Newhouse=morepeople=moretraffic andmoreovercrowdedschools 5/1/20147:26AM

655 Itwil l takelongerthanthistomakethingsbetter.Idon'tthinktheywil lbeworse. 5/1/20147:22AM

656 Ifsmartgrowthdoesnothappenbefore5yrs,i.e.school,roads,lesshomes,soon.We'l lbeandlooknodifferentthenGwinnettcounty!

5/1/20147:13AM

657 Sameasabove.It'snotenoughtimetobuildinfrastructure. 5/1/20147:12AM

658 Theroads!Toomanycarsfromoverdevelopedsubdivisions.Theroadsare20yearsbehindrightnow,bythetimetheexpansionsaredonetheywon'tbewideenoughtosupportallthegrowth/influxofmorepeoplethatwil lbeherethen.

5/1/20147:11AM

659 BasedonwhatIhaveseen,we'l l enduplookingl ikeGwinnettintermsofdevelopmentandpopulation...itsnotwhyImovedtoForsyth.

5/1/20147:11AM

660 Highdensityhousingoverburdeningroadsandschoolsaswellasotherinfrastructures(sewage,police,fire)

5/1/20147:11AM

661 Corruptgovt. 5/1/20147:10AM

662 Seeabove. 5/1/20146:53AM


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663 Toomuchhighdensityhousing. 5/1/20146:51AM

664 Notenoughlongtermthinkinggoesintodevelopment.Toomuchshorttermpayoffforthedevelopersattheexpenseoftherestofthecountyresiedents.Ourelectedoffic ialsarenotdoingagoodjob.

5/1/20146:46AM

665 Itwil l bemassivelyovercrowded.Traffic wil lbeevenworse.Ourstudentswil lbeinovercrowdedschools.

5/1/20146:45AM

666 uncontrolledgrowthandnoplan 5/1/20146:44AM

667 Manyoftheissueswefacetodaycanbe"fixed".Conveniencesofl ivinginagrowingandthrivingcommunitywil lbeseen.

5/1/20146:38AM

668 Uncontrolledgrowthwil lleadtocrowdinginsouthforsyth.Schoolswil ldecline-itisinevitablewithrecklessgrowthwehavetoday.

5/1/20146:37AM

669 Becauseofthe"buildfirstinfrastructurelatter"policyofourplaningcommissioners. 5/1/20146:36AM

670 LackofBuildoutofcriticalinfrastructure 5/1/20146:24AM

671 Theyarebuildingtoomuchtoofast! 5/1/20146:09AM

672 seeanswerto#1 5/1/20146:07AM

673 Traffic anduncheckeddevelopment. 5/1/20146:05AM

674 Theinfrastructurecannotsupportthegrowth. 5/1/20145:59AM

675 Samereasonsasabove. 4/30/201410:18PM

676 Toomuchgrowthisstrainingourarea. 4/30/201410:16PM

677 Asmentionedabove,ifthecountyonlybuildshouseswithoutimprovingandexpandingalltheothercomponentsthatgoeswithgrowth,thequalityofl i feherewil ldeterioraterapidly.

4/30/201410:14PM

678 uncontrolleddeveloppement 4/30/201410:10PM

679 Itwil l justbeanotherovercrowdedAtlantasuburbthatwaspoorlyplannedandzonedwithadecliningschoolrating.

4/30/20149:51PM

680 Leadersarenotaddressingqualityofl i feissues.The"waterwars"areanembarrassment. 4/30/20149:00PM

681 toomuchgrowth,corruptioninpolitics,andtoomanydemographicsmovingintothearea 4/30/20148:54PM

682 Overdevelopmentwithnomasterplanforlongterm,overcrowdedschoolsandroadsandsti l l thegoodoldboynetworkdoingwhateverbenefitstheirfamily-withthesaleoftheirproperty...confl ic tofinterest

4/30/20148:46PM

683 Forsythcountywil lbel ikemostothersuburbs.Itwil l nothavethecharmandeaseofl iving,goodschoolsystem,ormixofcountryandc ityl i fe,itoncedid.Theonlydifferencewil lbethatitisafurtherdrivethanothersuburbs.

4/30/20148:44PM

684 Again,wewil lbeover-developedtothepointofdestructionofthequalityofl i feinthiscounty. 4/30/20148:23PM

685 Ifwegetmoreschoolsbuiltandroadsareimproved. 4/30/20148:16PM

686 Toomanyhousebeingbuiltwithoutadequatelyprovidingfornewstudentsanddrivers. 4/30/20148:01PM

687 Forthesamereasonsasabovealongwithovercrowding,toomanysub-divisionsandpoorroadinfrastructure.Theroadsarealreadytoocrowdedandatrush-houritisbecomingafighttogettowhereyouneedtobeandallowingextratimeduetoexpectedcongestionshouldnotbeconsideredthenorm.

4/30/20147:59PM

688 NotSmartgrowth...toomuchgrowththatisn'tbeingmanagedwell. 4/30/20147:56PM

689 seeabove 4/30/20147:37PM

690 ForsythCountyCommissionersareallowingForsyth(especiallytheSouthandCentralparts)repeatthesamemistakesthatothermetrocountiesmadeinthepast:destroyingthebeautyandcharm(whichiswhatmadeFoCogreat)bybeinggreedy,dishonestandonlylookingoutfortheirowninterests.GwinnettandCobbaregreatexamplesofcountiesthatwerethecreamofthecrop15-30yearsagobutmetwithdisasterduetooverbuildingbothresidentiallyandcommercially.ShameonourcommissionersfornottryingtokeepForsythBeautiful!!!

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691 Hopewbetterleadersw/oselfservinginterests. 4/30/20147:27PM

692 Moredevelopmentbringsmoretraffic ,overcrowdedschools,etc.especiallyifhighdensityneighborhoodsarepermitted.

4/30/20147:19PM

693 UntilthecountycommissionersandBOEworktogether,thegrowthofthecountywil lnotbeaddressed.

4/30/20147:18PM

694 Iwemovedfromeastcobtogetawayfromallthetraffic fromyearsago.Nowtheareahasaboutthesametraffic conditionsifnotworse.Theschoolsaregoingtobeseverelyovercrowdedwhichwillmakeourhomevaluesdecrease.

4/30/20147:12PM

695 Inthepastthreeyears,numeroushousingdevelopmentshavebeenbuiltallaroundme,andthepaceofgrowthisaccelerating.MydaughteratSouthForsythHighSchoolhashadtotrytolearninanovercrowdedschool,andhashadtotakeseveralofherc lassesintrailersthepasttwoyears.Itwil l beseveralmoreyearsbeforenewschoolsornewadditionstoschoolscanbebuilt,andinthemeantime,theschoolswil lcontinuetogetworse.Andourtaxeswil lcontinuetorisetopayforallofthenewschoolsandroads,whilethedevelopersmaketheirmoneyandthenmoveontodespoilthenorthernpartofthecounty.

4/30/20147:05PM

696 Ifwedon'tstoptheHighRessubdivisionsfromgoingupinourcounty. 4/30/20147:03PM

697 Seecommentsabove 4/30/20147:02PM

698 Atonofforeignerswhocan'tdrive.Overcrowdedschoolswhichwil lnodoubtdeclined.Massivetraffic .Highertaxes.HighdenseneighborhoodswherehomesarerentedouttolowerincomefamiliesworkingattheWalmart!Soundsgreatright?!

4/30/20146:57PM

699 Wevealreadyexperiencedagraduallydeclineinqualityofl i feduetoadditionalcongestion. 4/30/20146:42PM

700 Toomanyres4'szoningbeinggrantedbyCommissionersSchoolsgettingtoocrowdedRoadsandbridgesneedimproving.

4/30/20146:11PM

701 Unlessyouhaveanactive,involvedcommunityandacaringgovernmentwithagood,solidplanthingswil lremainthesame.Itisashortamountoftimetogetanylongtermchangesimplemented.

4/30/20145:11PM

702 Wearesupportiveofsustainable,andintell igentplanningforthefuture.However,wefindourneedsanddesiresbeingoverriddenbyourelectedoffic ials.Wefeelmanyofdecisionstakenbyafewareadverselyaffectingthemany.ManyofourfriendswhomaybehavesettledinnearbycountiesarenowmigratingtoForsythCountybecausetheysimplydonotl ikethewaytheirqualityofl i fehasbeennegativelyaffectedtorampantandexcessivegrowthwithl i ttletonosustainabil ity.

4/30/20145:09PM

703 Continuouslybuilding,wil lbemorecongestedandcrowded 4/30/20144:34PM

704 Unsustainablegrowthasmentionedinmyanswerto#1. 4/30/20144:24PM

705 Ifthiscountycontinuestodevelopasithasbeeninthelastyearweareheadingformajortrafficproblems,higherpropertytaxes,decliningschoolsystem....

4/30/20144:17PM

706 NewzoninginSouthForsythistoodense&traffic isgettingworseonallroadsalongOldAtlantacorridor.

4/30/20144:16PM

707 Thecountyisbecomingmuchtoocongested,particularlyinSouthPart 4/30/20144:10PM

708 Thetraffic andovercrowdingofschoolswil lbehorrendous. 4/30/20144:09PM

709 Ifweallowdensehousingtobebuiltinthearea 4/30/20144:01PM

710 Toomuchgrowthwithoutproperplanning. 4/30/20143:58PM

711 Ifwegetelectedoffic ialstodotherightthingtokeepeducation,housinganddevelopmentmovingtowhatbenefitsthecounty,andnotthedevelopers.

4/30/20143:58PM

712 Ifthingscontinueastheyaregoing,i.e.development,growth,zoning,itwil l beworse. 4/30/20143:46PM

713 overbuilding 4/30/20143:09PM

714 Infrastructurenotsuffic ienttohandletheinfluxofnewresidents 4/30/20142:14PM

715 Traffic andhighdensity.TworeasonsmanyofusmovedtoForsythCountywastobeawayfromthoseissues.

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716 SchoolsarethereasoneveryonemovestoSouthForsyth.Theschoolsarealreadyovercrowded,nonewschoolsarebeingbuiltbutnewhomesarebeingbuiltatanalarmingratewhichwil lfurtherburdentheschools.

4/30/201412:33PM

717 Uncontrolledzoning,c learcuttingofnaturalresources,stormwaterissuesasaresultofthebeforementioned,overcrowdedschools,overbuilding,BOCnotworkingtogetherwithoneanothernortheBOE

4/30/201412:30PM

718 Infrastructureneedscannotkeepupwithgrowth.Wearenotbeingrepresentedbyourelectedoffic ials.Wehavelostourabil i tytovotein/outallfiveCommissioners.

4/30/201411:04AM

719 Worseifthingsarenotplannedcorrectly.Thoughtneedstobegiventowherethegrowthis. 4/30/20149:52AM

720 Reasonsstatedinaboveresponse.Itwil l beworseifthesepatternsdonotchange. 4/30/20147:41AM

721 Theexponentialgrowthdoesnotseemtohavebeendesignedviastrategicplan. 4/30/20147:41AM

722 Itwil l lookl ikeGwinnettcounty.?? 4/30/20146:40AM

723 Sameanswerasbefore. 4/29/201410:10PM

724 Toomuchhigherdensity(R3orhigher)housing,inadequateroadsforincreaseindensity,overcrowdingofschools.Shiftfromamoreruralcountytoahighdensitycounty.

4/29/201410:06PM

725 TakingaCountywhichusedtobefullofgreenspaceandniceRES1andRES2neighborhoodsandshovingitfullofRES4-RES6housingwithnoforethought/planningfortheimpactontraffic ,schools,water/sewerisgoingtoleaveusnobetterthanGwinnett.

4/29/20149:40PM

726 SharonSpringswil lhavebecomeac itybythenandhelpedtodecreasetheloadonForsythCounty.

4/29/20149:37PM

727 Growthiscomingback,somoreschoolovercrowdingandtraffic iscoming. 4/29/20149:34PM

728 overpopulationofneighborhoodsandnotenoughroadsandinfrastructuretosupportit.Notenoughtaxrevenuefrombusinesses,notenoughbusinesses.

4/29/20149:23PM

729 WeareonthesametrajectoryasGwinnettCounty 4/29/20147:41PM

730 IthinkpeopleinForsythCounty,especiallySouthForsytharestartingtowakeupandthinkaboutthefutureoftheCountyanddirectionthedirectioninwhichtheCountyisheaded-caseinpointistheSharonSpringsAll iance.Ithinkthisisjustthebeginning-Ihopeitisanyway.

4/29/20147:15PM

731 Overcongestedwithnewpropertiesandnotenoughschoolstosupportthepopulationexplosion. 4/29/20146:11PM

732 Seeabove 4/29/20145:36PM

733 schoolsovercrowed,poorteachers,traffic 4/29/20145:35PM

734 theinfrastructureisnotinplacefortheamountofdevelopment. 4/29/20145:20PM

735 Withagrowingpopulation,thegoodoleboyscan'tmaintaintheirneededsuppoters. 4/29/20144:18PM

736 Seeabove 4/29/20144:07PM

737 Goodol'boypolitics 4/29/20143:56PM

738 Ifmoreandmorehighdensityhomesarebuilt,thatwil lputanincreasingburdenonourinfrastructure(schools&roads).

4/29/20143:35PM

739 Noconfidenceinthecurrentcouncilandmayor. 4/29/20142:51PM

740 Unlessthereissomechangeandthissouthernpartofthecountycanincorporateintoit'sownmunic ipality,Iseethingsstayingstagnant.(exceptprobablytherewil lbeallsortsofnewhousinginSouthForsyth,noneofwhichthecurrentroadscankeepupwith.)

4/29/20142:50PM

741 Dynamicwil lchangeduetoinfluxofresidents. 4/29/20141:52PM

742 Iworrythatthecountywil lcontinuedevelopingwithoutalong-term,responsibleplan.Thiswil lcauseover-crowdedschoolsanddiminishedpropertyvalues.AlsonaturalbeautywasahugedrawtoForsythinitial ly-abundantwoodsandgreenspaces-thathasalreadybeengreatlyreducedinourpartofthecounty.

4/29/20141:47PM

743 overcrowdedschoolsandroads,changeofpopulationmaydrivethepeopleoutofherewhomadethisagreatplacetol ive

4/29/20141:33PM


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744 Sameanswerasabove.Schoolswil lbesoovercrowded,especiallyinSouthForsythandwhereIl iveroadswil lbecongested.

4/29/20141:09PM

745 Ihopeforthebetter,butican'tseehowtheschoolscankeepupprovidingqualityeducation-youloosethatyoulooseeverythinginyourarea

4/29/20141:09PM

746 Toomuchtraffic andoverbuilding.EverytimeIturnaroundanotherforestoftreesisc learcuttoputupastripmallthatendsuphavingnotenants.

4/29/20141:09PM

747 IfplanningandmeetinglocalizedneedsarenotaddressVERYsoon. 4/29/201412:49PM

748 Wewil lbeovercrowded.Growthisgood,butitmustbemanaged.Ourschoolsarenotpreparedfortheinfusionofstudentsprojectedoverthenext5years,neitherareourroadways.

4/29/201412:31PM

749 Basedongrowthprojections,traffic wil lbeworse 4/29/201412:21PM

750 Unlessthegrowthcanbemanaged. 4/29/201412:20PM

751 concernedthattheyarebuildingtoomuchwithoutadequateinfrastructuretosupportthegrowth...Roads,schools,etc...

4/29/201412:18PM

752 Ifeeltheywil limprovetraffic patternsaspeoplecontinuetomovein! 4/29/201411:50AM

753 Ihopewewil lmakepositivechanges 4/29/201411:42AM

754 WithcurrentpoliticalleadershipI'mconcernedthatwewil lsoonbeanothergwinnettcountywithovercrowdedschools,recklesscommercializationandinadequateinfrastructure.

4/29/201411:27AM

755 Duetoexplosivegrowthwithl i ttleoversight. 4/29/201411:19AM

756 Wewil lbeacongestedburb. 4/29/201411:16AM

757 Ifwedonotimproveroadsbeforewebuild,wewil lbeabletoMOVEinthecountyatcertaintimesofthedayoryear!!!

4/29/201410:37AM


759 Iftheydon'tstartregulatingthetypeandsizeofthedevelopmentswearegoingtobeanotherGwinnettcounty.

4/29/201410:26AM

760 Toocrowded! 4/29/201410:13AM

761 Growthandcrowding 4/29/201410:12AM

762 TEST 4/29/201410:11AM

763 Theterribledecisionsbeingmade,particularlybytheBOC,wil lhavealastingandnegativelegacy.Eveniftheysuddenlywokeupandgotthingsputonabettertrack,wewil lcontinuetosuffertheconsequencesfordecades.

4/29/201410:00AM

764 It'sgrowing.MuchlikeAlpharetta,itwasgreat,thenalltheidiotsmovedthereandnowitisnotgreat.

4/29/20149:55AM

765 Surroundingcountiesseemtotakebettercareoftheroadsandcommonareas.Excessivegrowthwithl i ttlefocusininfrastructure.

4/29/20149:54AM

766 Infrastructureisnotkeepingupwithgrowth 4/29/20149:47AM

767 Idon'tthink5yearswil lbeenoughtimetoreallyseethenegativeimpactsofthecurrentrateofgrowth,especiallyifactionistakentoprepareforit,however,furtherdowntheroad(5-10years)therewil lbemajorissuesifnoactionistakenandbuildersareallowedtothrowupneighborhoodsoneverypieceofavailableproperty.

4/29/20149:45AM

768 overcrowdedroads,nogreenspaceatthecurrentrateofdevelopment. 4/29/20149:39AM

769 plansforroadimprovementssuchaswidening20(BufordHi-way)wil lhelprelievecongestion,keepingtaxesinl ine,andcontrolinginfrastructuregrowthviazoning.

4/29/20149:33AM

770 HatetheWalmart. 4/29/20149:26AM

771 Seeabove. 4/29/20149:24AM

772 Schoolsandinfrastructureproblems 4/29/20149:19AM

773 Growthisn'tstopping 4/29/20149:15AM


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774 Itwil l dependonrateofresidentialgrowthcomparedtoinfrastructuregrowth. 4/29/20149:09AM

775 Thereseemstobealotofgrowthintheformthatcreatesdensehousing.Il iveinaneighborhoodwherelotsare3/4acreandup.Densehousingbringslowerincome,transient,individuals,whichputmuchstressoninfrastructure-traffic ,schools,othercommunityservices.Imovedheretoavoidthedensity,andnowitseemsunavoidable.

4/29/20149:08AM

776 Ifthingscontinuealongthesamepath,traffic wil lcontinuetoworsenandourschoolswil lsuffer.Researchshowsthatschoolsizeandachievementareinverselyrelated.Asourschoolsbecome"supersized"Iantic ipateanerosioninqualityanddecreaseinoutcomemeasures,suchastestscores.

4/29/20149:08AM

777 Ibelievepresentandfuturegovleaderswil lbemorcognizantofneedtobetterFC 4/29/20149:06AM

778 noc learpathtoretakingqualityofl i feiseveninthecountycommissionplans.Personalinterestistheirforefront

4/29/20148:59AM

779 Ifdevelopmentcontinuesatthesamepaceandseeminglyshort-sighted,overdevelopmentinsouthernForsythCountythreatensthequalityofl i fe,qualityofeducation,andqualityofenvironment.SeeresponsetoQuestion1.

4/29/20148:59AM

780 Itwil l notbegoodforthecountytokeepcrammingmoreandmorehomesintosmallerandsmallerspaces.

4/29/20148:57AM

781 Per#1,thereseemstobenostopageofnewhomesgettingbuiltwhichhasanimpactontraffic ,ourschools,ouroverallinfrastructure.I'vel ivedinForsythcountyfor8yearsandthechangehasbeennoticable.

4/29/20148:52AM

782 Voterapathyisunlikelytochangeourdirection 4/29/20148:52AM

783 itwil l lookl ikegwinnettoranyotherovercrowded,overdevelopedmunic ipalitieswithdeclininghomevaluesandlowerqualityofl i fe.

4/29/20148:49AM

784 continuedcommunityinput,aswellasplanningforgrowth 4/29/20148:48AM

785 Overgrowthinthecommunitywil lruinthereasonswemovedhere. 4/29/20148:47AM

786 Idon'tseeanyreasonanythingwil lchange. 4/29/20148:47AM

787 BetterEconomy.Moredevelopment.Highdensityhousingallowingmorediversepeople. 4/29/20148:45AM

788 It'l l sti l l begood,butyes,worse.Youcan'tcontinuetokeeptopperformingschoolsastheybecometoocrowdedtomanage.Itwil l turnfromteachingtobabysitting;thenscoreswil ldrop.Withoutproperplanning,therealconcernis10-15yearsout;not5.Butyouhavetostartnow.

4/29/20148:44AM

789 Outofcontrolgrowthcausingevenworsegridlock,overcrowdedschoolsandlowerstandardofl iving.

4/29/20148:43AM

790 corruptpoliticswil lsurelydestroythiscounty 4/29/20148:42AM

791 Allofthefollowingwil lbeworse:1.Schoolovercrowding2.Traffic 3.Nogreenspaceleft,everythingwil lbeneighborhoodsofc losetogetherhomes.

4/29/20148:42AM

792 Toomuchdensedevelopment 4/29/20148:39AM


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5.00% 51

52.30% 534

42.70% 436

Q3Howwell-representedareyoubydecision-makersinForsythCounty?


Total 1,021


1 Idon'tl ikeTam.TamtheScamismorel ikeit. 5/16/201411:56AM

2 Thebocgangsupandvotesagainstthecommissionerwhorepresentsourwishes 5/16/201411:51AM

3 Ithinktheytry.Iknowwhenweneededal ightatStoneyPointewegotit.Whenwedisputedaschoolredistric ting,wegotwhatwewanted.Whenwe'veheardaboutrezoningsnearbyandneedmoreinformation,ouropinionsseemtomatter.Perhapsthisisinreactiontothingsbeinginitiatedbycommunitymembersratherthanthecountytakingtheinitiativetogetinput,buttheresultisusuallysatisfactory.

5/16/201411:49AM

4 WehaveprettygoodrepresentationinTamandothers.Theyappearsensitivetoourproblemsfightingdeveloperswhojustwanttomakeabuckbyincreasingthelandcoveragetothemax,forprofit,notqualityofl i fe.

5/16/201411:47AM

5 Weattendedarezoningmeetingandwassofrustratedwiththepoliticaltiesthatwasc learlyevidentb/wthebuilderandcommissioner.Basicallysaid,thiszoningisgoingtohappenwithyourfeedbackornot.Ourfamilieshavebeenfriendsforyears.Thoughtthecommissionerwasonoursideasacommunity,c learlynotthecase.

5/16/201411:44AM

6 LeventandallotherCommissionersdontl istentoc itizensforresponsiblegrowthandinsistonjammingasmanyhousesaspossibleintooneacrelots.Then,whenwecontactourCommissionertovoiceourconcerns,heturnsaroundandusesouremailaddresstoSPAMuswithhimpersonalbusinesssalesadvertising.Totallyunprofessional.

5/16/201411:42AM

7 Zoningforhighdensityresidentialdevelopmentdominatestheplans/approvalforresidentialdevelopment.

5/16/201411:35AM

8 theyarethereforthedevelopers! 5/16/201411:31AM

verywell

sometimeswell,someti...

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9 Il iveinTam'sdistric t.Enoughsaid. 5/16/201411:26AM

10 BecausethoughIHAVEcometofindsomemarked-successofMyendeavorsbecommingexpedited,IshouldNOThavehadtoworkTHATHARDtowardtheirprocurement...such-workanddil l igenceisRATHERtheresponsibil i tyofOur"Stewards",andindeed,theyhaveNOTbeenresponsiveenoughtogarnera"VeryWell"marking!

5/16/201411:18AM

11 allpolitic ians[stink].theyareoutformoneynotrepresentingwhatisbestforthecommunityandcountry.localtostatetofederal!Thiscountryisgoingdownbecauseofourgovernment

5/16/201411:15AM

12 Thecommissionersarenotl isteningtoourconcernsaboutsubdivisionsespeciallyhighdensityones.Peopledonotcomeheretobeinthec ity.Ifyouwanthighdensityhousingmovesomewhereelse.Thoseneighborhoodspromotedeclineveryquickly.Schoolsareovercrowded.[...]Toomanybackdoordealingsandshadyoldfamilylanddealsaremakingsomewealthywhilethepopulaceasawholeisdeclining.

5/16/201411:13AM

13 sometimeswellwhentheyfeelagroundswellbutotherwisetoomuchleaningtowardthedevelopersandmoney.StanduptoLipscomb,Piperandotherswhoarebullyingthecounty

5/14/20145:40AM

14 Ihonestlydon'tknowifI'mrepresentedornot. 5/10/201411:17PM

15 Thejaillocationdowntownseemstohavebeenmadequietlywithoutcommunityinput. 5/10/20149:29PM

16 Becausewearenotrepresentedbytheboc 5/10/20148:15PM

17 PeoplewhomakedecisionsinForsythCountyhavenovestedinterestinregulatinggrowth.JustlookattheconditionsatExit14-nomasterplanning.

5/10/20147:45PM

18 Ifeeltherepresentationisforthedevelopers.Thereisnoinsightintothefutureofthiscounty.Itisonlyinstantgratificationforthenow.

5/10/20147:44PM

19 Developersrunthecountrywithnointerestintheresults. 5/10/20146:28PM

20 GrowthMUSTbeslowedunti lmoreschoolsandbetterroadsarebuilt. 5/10/20146:21PM

21 Selfinterestofoldboy\girl(CMills)network.Notrepresentativepublic service. 5/10/20146:06PM

22 Theplanningcommitteedon'talwaysseemtoconsiderpressuresonexistinginfrastructure. 5/10/20145:57PM

23 Iusedtothinktheyl istenedtothec itizensandreallywantedtokeepthecounty"firstrate",butnowI'mconcernedthatIwaswrong.Ihopewedon'tmaketheAJCforallthewrongreasonsassomanycountiesinthestatehavefoundthemselvesinduetomismangement.

5/10/20145:52PM

24 Again,theissueshavenotbeenaddressed/solvedinthepast. 5/10/20145:49PM

25 SeeaboveanswerregardingBOC.Thegoodoleboynetworkisaliveandwell...eveninlocalgovernment.

5/10/20145:42PM

26 Thedecisionmakersseemtorepresentthenorthernpartofthecounty(forthemostpart).Thereisalmostnorepresentationforthelowerendandwhatthereisseemstobefightingalosingbattle.

5/10/20145:36PM

27 Decisionmakersarenotmakingdecisionsbasedonthebenefittothepeopleofthecounty 5/10/20145:36PM

28 Ihonestlydonotknow. 5/10/20145:24PM

29 councilmembersdon'tseemtol isten. 5/10/20145:19PM

30 Idon'tevenknowwhotheyare 5/10/20144:28PM

31 IwouldsaymyresponsetothequestionwouldbeadequatelybasedonmyexperiencesinForsyth. 5/10/20143:51PM

32 MashburnMONEYistheINPUT. 5/10/20143:49PM

33 Clearlya'goodoleboy/girl 'network. 5/10/20143:21PM

34 Idon'tfeelthecurrentlocalgovernmentdecisionmakersareforthepeople,butmorefortheirowninterests.

5/10/20143:12PM

35 IreallyamnotsuretobehonestsoIjustansweredthemiddleoftheroad.IshouldbemoreinformedonthistopicandIjustamnot.

5/10/20143:10PM


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36 IcommunicatedwithPeteAmosonseveraloccasionsopposinganapartmentcommunityinourdistric t.Notoncedidheevenbothertoreturnmycallsoranswermyemails.Weneedpeoplethathavenovestedinterestinrealestateorlanddevelopmentinoffice.Amosdoesn'tcareaboutForsythCounty,hedoesn'thavechildrenintheschoolsystem,allhecaresaboutismakingbankonhisland.

5/10/20142:35PM

37 Mayorgravittwhenquestionedbymediaontheopenrecordsactandthrowingthewomanoutofthecourtroomtoldreporters"weinterpretlawsasweseefit".Ajcroportshedoesn'tuseemailandisslowtorespondtoinquiries.

5/10/201412:17PM

38 Itisabunchofoldmenwhoarel ivinginthe70's.Weneedsomenewyoungbloodinthecountytomakeresponsibledecisionsaboutwherethecountyisgoing.

5/10/201411:04AM

39 Ifeelthatmylocalrepresentationisoutoftouchwiththewaymostc itizensfeel.Ihavebeguntoquestionthemotivesbehindhisdecisions.

5/10/201410:53AM

40 IamAsupporterofToddLevent,mydistric t3commissionerbutIfeell ikehehastofightconstantlytocontrolotherdistric trepsre-zoningrequests.Ifweloosehisvotewewil lbeunbletocontrolthegrowth.Weneedlesshomesandmorecommercialgrowth.OurtownsquareinCummingissuchawaste.Suchagreatdesignforacommercialsetupsuchascrabapple.Insteadwelookl ikeaWildWesttownwheretheJailisthecentralfocusofthesquare.

5/10/20149:45AM

41 Thereistoomuchofanoldboy,protecteachothernotthecounty. 5/10/20149:44AM

42 Growthisgoodbutitneedstobecarefullymonitoredandplansneedtobemadeandfollowed. 5/10/20149:34AM

43 Oncetheygetinofficetheyseemtoturnintopro-growthpeople 5/10/20149:28AM

44 Iemailed6peopleandonly2replied 5/10/20149:26AM

45 Don'treallyseemtohearfrommyrepresentativeacceptwhenitiselectiontime. 5/10/20149:15AM

46 Kmveryhappywithmydistric t3commissionerleventbuthegetsrailroadedbyothercommissionerswhoforceunwanteddevelopmentinthisdistric t.

5/10/20148:46AM

47 Ouronlyrepresentativeistheproblem.Hehasnosolutionstocontroll inggrowth. 5/10/20148:09AM

48 Tobehonest,Ijuststartedfollowingtheproblemswhentraffic becamesobad.IamtryingtoeducatemyselfmoreontheBOCandCountyissues.

5/10/20147:52AM

49 Itseemssedecisionsarebasedonselfishdecisionsforgrowth&notbasedinthec itizensqualityofl i fe.

5/10/20147:51AM

50 Countycommissionersseemtosupportuncontrolledhousingandretailbusinessgrowth. 5/10/20147:35AM

51 Idon'thaveenoughinfotoanswerthisquestion 5/10/20146:59AM

52 Theydon'tl istentothepeople 5/10/20146:51AM

53 Theyseemtodowhat'sbestforthem-notthegreatergood.MyCommissionergetsoutvotedconstantlybyotherswhodon'tl iveinmyarea.

5/10/20146:33AM

54 SeemssouthForsythisgettingarawdealingbythecurrentstructurewhichallowsforvotingonissuesthatdonotconcernlargepartsofcountyanddirectlyeffectthesouthForsythregion.

5/10/20146:32AM

55 Currentresidentsinterestsarenotakeypriority.Growingtoofastwithnoinfrastructuretosupport 5/10/20144:20AM

56 BOCaremoreonthesideofdevelopersinsteadofthec itizens. 5/9/201411:48PM

57 Manyhaveselfservinginterestsratherthanthegoodofthecommunity 5/9/201410:14PM

58 Ourvoicesarenotheard.Astheytoldusaboutthetraffic l ightonunionhil l andrives,theyarenotconcernaboutoutqualityofl i fe,thevalueofourhomes,allwecanpresentfortheirconsiderationisifourl ivesareindanger

5/9/201410:12PM

59 Anythingforthemselves. 5/9/20149:56PM

60 Tooinvolvedinmakingmoneyforthemselves 5/9/20149:36PM

61 Ithinkmydistric t3commissionervotestoconveymywishes,bytheothersarejustouttomakemoneyoffofeachother.

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62 Itseemsliketheresidentsfromeachdistric taresayingthesamething-slowdown,makeaplanforresponsiblegrowth.Wearenotbeingheard.TheBOCisgoingtoruinthegreatschooldistric tthatFCSisnow.

5/9/20149:24PM

63 Mycommissionerhashishandsinsomanythingshehastorecusehimselffromtakingpartinvoting.Herepresentshisinterests,hisfamily'sinterestsandhisfriendsinterestsbeforehethinksaboutthec itizensofthecounty.

5/9/20148:59PM

64 Iamstartingtolearnabouthowthecommission'spersonalinterestsareintertwinedandhowtheyallseemtobelookingattheirownfinancialinterestsratherthanwhat'sbestforForsyth.

5/9/20148:59PM

65 Theyarearegrowingthecountyirresponsibly. 5/9/20148:55PM

66 Ifeelmostofourrepsarenotforthepeopleandourbestinterests,butforthemselves. 5/9/20148:49PM

67 CommissionersalwaysseemtoVoteinfavoroflargecampaigndonorsanddevelopersratherthanthevoterswhoputthemintheoffice.

5/9/20148:39PM

68 Idonotbelievec itizensarerepresentedwellanywhere-seemseveryoneingovernmenteventuallyturnstotheincentivesprovidedbybusinesses/contractors...ratherthatwhatisbestforthepeople!

5/9/20148:36PM

69 Traffic 5/9/20148:35PM

70 I'vealwaysl ikedtheconservativenaturehere.Asoflate,thereseemstobesomegoodolboynepotismoccuring

5/9/20148:15PM

71 Theyareconcernedwthedevelopment&howitcanl inetheirownpockets. 5/9/20148:08PM

72 TheBOCstink. 5/9/20148:01PM

73 Mostofthecommissionersareoutforthemselvesandnotforthepeople.Thereisonewaytostopit,votethemout,c leanhouse.Formingac ityisnotthewaytodoit.Therearepeoplewhoalwayswantssomethingnewinsteadoffixingwhatisbroke.Fixourissuesthenaddresschangeswhenitistime.

5/9/20145:33PM

74 Seeabove 5/9/20144:01PM

75 Commissionershavedemonstratedpoorchoiceswhilesomeofthemdon'thaveastakeinthelocall i tieswheretheyareapplyingthosedescisions.

5/9/20143:02PM

76 Attimestheyseemtobeinfluencedmorebytaxgrowththanqualityofl i fe. 5/9/20142:41PM

77 theoutofcontrolgrowthcontinues... 5/9/20142:08PM

78 Nocommunicationbetweenkeyareas...schools,infrastructure,developers,andcountyrepresentatives.

5/9/201410:01AM

79 Oneofthehighestincomesubdivisionsinthecountyyetthe141hwy,zoningandlandscapingplansaroundthecommunityarenothingbutweedsthatarerarelymowedormaintained

5/9/20148:31AM

80 CountywidecontrolisinthehandsofthecommissionersbutIonlygettovoteonone. 5/9/20147:41AM

81 Obviously,theydonotsharemyfeelingsaboutdevelopment... 5/8/20149:08PM

82 Wellrepresentedbytwocommissionersandnotwellbythree. 5/8/20148:52PM

83 WearenotwellrepresentedacrosstheFCBOC 5/8/20147:36PM

84 irelyonmyneighborhoodboardtokeepmeupdated. 5/8/20147:22PM

85 WayIfeel 5/8/20147:05PM

86 sameasabove..... 5/8/20146:45PM

87 Ihonestlyhavenoidea....obviouslynotverywellsincemoreandmorehomesarebeingbuiltwhileIwaitandhopeonedayIcanbreakevenonmyhome.

5/8/20146:42PM

88 Idon'tknowtheanswertothatquestionasIdon'tseekoutanyinformation.IonlyansweredthisbecauseIcouldn'tcontinuewithoutdoingso

5/8/20145:25PM

89 Roadsneedimprovementtokeepupwithexpansion. 5/8/20143:35PM

90 Don'tfeelI'mqualifiedtoanswerthisyet. 5/8/20143:28PM

91 Idon'thavearepresentativeinsouthforsyth. 5/8/20143:25PM


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92 Il ikemanyofthedecisionsmadeinForsythCountybutthemeganeighborhoodsandwideningofCastleberryaretwoexamplesofpoordecisionmakingbyourcurrentrepresentatives.

5/8/20142:49PM

93 Theyarenotforwardlookingintheassessmentofbuildingrequestsandthefutureimpactofhighdensityhousing.

5/8/20142:44PM

94 Interestsofdeveloperscomefirst.Everyoneelse....apparentlywe'renothere. 5/8/20142:39PM

95 BrianTamkeptmeupdatedongettingthel ightplacedat141andStoneyPoint.This,however,istheonlypersonalinteractionI'vehadwiththosemakingdecisionsforthecounty.

5/8/20141:31PM

96 PeteAmosjustapprovedtobuild500+homes.Thegoodolboysystemisaliveandwell. 5/8/20141:22PM

97 Notreallysure 5/8/201411:43AM

98 Obviouslywearenotwellrepresentedwhenseveralcommissionerscanoutvotetheothersandpushthroughtheirgrowthiniatives.

5/8/201410:37AM

99 Weneverhearfromthem... 5/8/201410:26AM

100 Theyshownoforesightandoftensayonethingtoresidents,butdoanotherespeciallywhenwell-fundedorganizationisinvolved.

5/8/201410:22AM

101 Myemailsandcallsgounanswered 5/8/201410:04AM

102 Takealookaround-comegetoutonOldalpharettaorMcGinnisferryroadsduringmorningandafternoonrushhours!!It'sgridlockontheseroads!

5/8/201410:01AM

103 n/a 5/8/20149:45AM

104 Itworks 5/8/20149:40AM

105 Theyaremoreconcernedaboutmoneythandoingthingsright 5/8/20149:36AM

106 BrianTamisgreat 5/8/20149:17AM

107 LeventandBoffrepresenthomeowners.Theother3donot.TomClevelanddoesnotrepresenthisdistric twellonBOE

5/8/20148:52AM

108 Ihaveyettoreceivearesponsethatisnotpatronizing,vague,andlackinginanysubstance.Actually,IreceivemoreinformationandconsiderationfromtheParks&Recreationdepartmentthananyelectedoffic ial.Iseenoevidencethat'decision-makers'haveanythoughtfortheaveragec itizen,homeowner,smallbusinesspersonotherthanasataxableentityorpossiblevoter.Thedecision-makersinForsythCountyseemtobedeep-seatedinthepocketsofdevelopersandspeculators.

5/8/20148:50AM

109 Thebalanceofpoweriswiththedevelopers,notthehomeowners 5/8/20148:02AM

110 Idon'tknowtheanswertothisquestion-Idon'tfeelrepresentedatall. 5/8/20147:58AM

111 Duetodistric tonlyvotingforcommissionersthedevelopersarerunningthiscounty,thankstoTam,Amos,andMills!!!

5/8/20147:53AM

112 Weneedac learpathforeward 5/8/20147:51AM

113 Ibelivewehavesettledonagoodlocalcommissioner,buthisvoteisoverriddenbythosewhohaveotherinterests.

5/8/20147:41AM

114 LookatgerimanderedschoolzoningbetweenVickeryandSouthForsyth.Wewereabused. 5/8/20147:35AM

115 Decision-makersintheNorthendofthecountydon'tseemtohavethebestinterestsofthoseintheSouthend.

5/8/20147:14AM

116 wejustmovedherefromoutofstateandnotreallyengagedinlocalgovt 5/8/20146:44AM

117 Asavoterourcountyrepsdonotcanvasorreportanydecisionsorplansoverall.Atbestcommunicationsaresporadic.

5/8/20146:41AM

118 I'mnotsureifI'veeverheardlocaldecisionmakersaddressthegrowthinSouthForsyth. 5/8/20146:21AM

119 Perceptionthatthetaxgrowthbiasmanyoftherapidgrowthdecisions. 5/8/20146:07AM

120 Thecountycommissionerthatrepresentsmeisonly1/5ofthevotefortheoveralldecisionsthecountyismaking

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121 Wedonthavemuchifavoicehere.Thereisnounityindesign.WegetMediocrecareonourentrancesandroadpatchjobs.

5/8/20145:44AM

122 Countycommissionseemstoworkwell.Someextremeconservativeattacksonthem,l ikethereappeartobealmosteverywhere,evenatstateandnationallevel

5/8/20144:43AM

123 Sameasabove.Anapprovedmasterplanshouldguidealldevelopmentdecisionsforthecounty. 5/8/20143:28AM

124 Itsmyunderstandingthatweonlyhaverepresentationbyoneofthefive..... 5/7/201410:49PM

125 BecauseIhavenoideahowIambeingrepresented.Poorcommunication. 5/7/201410:11PM

126 Idon'talwaysagreewithdecisionsmadebythecountycommissioners. 5/7/20149:56PM

127 Noonemakesgooddecisionseverytime 5/7/20149:55PM

128 sameasabove. 5/7/20149:49PM

129 Interestsofdevelopersseemtogetprecedentoverexistingresidents. 5/7/20149:39PM

130 see#1 5/7/20149:38PM

131 Unfortunately,they'repolitic ians.So,onecanonlytrustthemtohavethepeople'sbestinteresttoapoint.

5/7/20149:34PM

132 Somezoneandbuildingpermitsnotinl inewith"highlyratedandrecognized"morerestric tionsneededforthety[eofconstructionandbusinessesthatisbeingapproved.Especiallyinhighlyrated/pricedresidentialareas.

5/7/20149:23PM

133 Seeaboveanswers. 5/7/20149:15PM

134 Largetaxbasew/fewvoicesforourpartofthecounty. 5/7/20149:09PM

135 Theyhavenointerestinwhatusbestfortheresidents. 5/7/20149:07PM

136 AmosMillsandTamdonotrepresenthomeowners 5/7/20148:42PM

137 seeabove 5/7/20148:21PM

138 Itseemsliketheyareoftennotpayingattentiontowhatwewant. 5/7/20148:14PM

139 Wehavedoneseveralhouseupgradesandhavefoundthecountyeasytoworkwith.Whileourmotherwasl ivingweuswehadneedforemt's3times-theycouldnothavebeenbetter.Thecountycostswouldbealmostimpossibletoimprove.

5/7/20147:56PM

140 Sameanswerasitem2.OurBofCisprettygood,butthehelpfromthestateisoutofstep.MikeDudgeonisanexceptiontothatcritic ism.

5/7/20147:42PM

141 IhavenoinputbutIhaven'tsoughtanyeither.6) 5/7/20147:33PM

142 Plannersandcommissionersdonotseemtol istenortakeactiononissues. 5/7/20147:11PM

143 Idon'thavetheabil i tytovotefororagainstthecommissionerswhoaremakingchoicesforme. 5/7/20146:37PM

144 Thepeoplewhoapprovezoningownlandintheareasseekinghighdensitybuilding.Thatisaterribleconfl ic tofinterest.Theyapprovedevelopmentthathaspositive$impactforthem,andnegativequalityofl i feforeveryoneelse.

5/7/20146:32PM

145 lookaroundyou.taxtaxtaxandnothinginreturn. 5/7/20146:28PM

146 I'mayoungdemocrat...Therearen'tmanyofusaroundtheseparts! 5/7/20145:49PM


148 ToddLeventisdoingagreatjobforthehomeownersbutotherrepresentitivesseemmoreconcernedboutun-fettereddevelopmentratherthanqualityofl i fe.Makesmesuspecttheirmotives.

5/7/20145:27PM

149 Idonotfeelconnectedtoourelectedoffic ials 5/7/20145:10PM

150 I'vebeenleadingahomeownerscoalitionthathasbeeninexistencefor14yearsinwestForsyth.DespiteoureffortstoreducedensitiesbymeetingwithdevelopersandbuildersandthenCommissionersandPlanningCommissioners,ithasbeenproventhatmostofthedecision-makershavenomotivationtosupporttheaveragehomeownerhereinForsyth.

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151 Ourcommissioner(Levent)isexcellentbutthreeothercommissionersarenotresponsivetothecountyresidentsandvoteasablock.

5/7/20144:33PM

152 Indecisionsconcerninggrowth,IfeelthatBrianTamisstronglyinfluencedbydevelopersandignoresthepeopleherepresents.

5/7/20144:29PM

153 Somedecisionsaremadewithoutpublic knowledgeforinput. 5/7/20143:59PM

154 LeventisHORRIBLEandinfactallCommissionersnotinl inewithwhatthec itizensforresponsiblegrowtharerequestingcanpacktheirbags!LeventisunprofessionalinthatifyouhaveevercontactedhimasaCommissionertocommentonanythingviaemail,hewil lturnaroundanduseyouremailcontacttoSPAMyouforhisownprivatebusinesssales.Whatthehell!

5/7/20143:49PM

155 Il ikemydistric t'scommissioner.I'vel istendedtohisthoughtsnumeroustimesandagreewithmostofhisdecisions(andvotingrecords).However,theoverallcountyboardseemstohaveadistinctgroupofcommissionersthatcarryamajority...andIdoNOTalwaysagreewiththeirvotes.IseriouslywonderiftheoverallmethodforcommissionerrepresentationremainsreflectiveofthepopulationchangethathastakenoverForsythinthelastdecade.WhileIagreealldistric tsshouldhaverepresentation,Idonotagreethatit'sequalwhenbaseduponageographicalrepresentation.Thereshouldbeadditional(possiblyat-large)seatsthatallowfortheoverallcounty'spopulationtobemoreaccuratelyrepresented.Beinganoptimist,Idonotbelievesomeoftheboard'svoteswouldbethesameifthemembersweremorerepresentativeofthepopulationandnotjustthegeography.

5/7/20143:43PM

156 Toomucemphasisongrowth,notenoughonimprovingwhatwehave.PLEASE-nonewdevlopmentsunti lForsythhastheinfrastructure(schools,roads.etc.)tohandletheincreasedvolumes.

5/7/20143:19PM

157 Notsurewhosesidetheyareon....attimes. 5/7/20143:16PM

158 Ijustdon'tknowwhytheymakethedecisionsthattheymake,itappearsasthoughtheythinkthatanythingthatwil lincreasethepopulationofthecountyisagoodthing.

5/7/20143:13PM

159 Ourpreviouscommissionerdidnotappeartofollowthedirectionofthehomeownerssothankfullywevotedhimout.

5/7/20143:07PM

160 It'sobviousbasedonthebuildinggoingonoffofOldAtlantaRd. 5/7/20143:03PM

161 I'moneofthefewDemocratsinForsyth,somyvotedoesn'treallycount 5/7/20143:01PM

162 BelieveToddLeventisworkingforus,butisinminoritu. 5/7/20142:34PM

163 Ithinkmydistric tscommissionerisforresponsiblegrowthbutthinktheothercommissionersarenotasconcerned.

5/7/20142:34PM

164 Ifeelthatthecountypoliticsarecorrupt. 5/7/20142:34PM

165 Mycommissionerrepresentsthehomeownersbutwiththreegoodoleboycommissionersvotingagainsthim....hisvotereallydoesnotcountformuch.Theyaresupposedtodefertothecommissionerintheparticulardistric tthatishavingavoteonanissue,buttheydonot.

5/7/20142:28PM

166 Not.I'vewrittenseverallettersandpartic ipatedinothersurveysonthecurrentsituationtoonlyreceiveacannedresponseoftoobad,thisishowitis,grow&build.

5/7/20142:25PM

167 Nothingeversaidbyanyonehasturnedoutthewaytheystated. 5/7/20142:15PM

168 Veryfewcommissionersthatareforthehomeowner. 5/7/20142:09PM

169 Theyapprovealmosteveryvariance,resultinginhighdensitybuilding.Theyselltheirownrealestatetobuilders,thenhelpthebuildergetavarianceforHDbuilding.

5/7/20142:07PM

170 I'mnotreallyhonestlysurewhomydecision-makersareformyareaoftown. 5/7/20142:01PM

171 Again,theCastleberryRoadwideningisnotwantedbytheresidentshere,andcertainlynotneeded.Itlooksl ikepeopleinhighplacesarepushingthisprojectthroughfortheirownpersonalgain.

5/7/20141:58PM

172 There'sseveralwholeorganizationsdevotedtol imitinggrowth,yetnothingseemstobechanging. 5/7/20141:45PM

173 Don'treallyfollowthis 5/7/20141:13PM

174 Outsideofc ityl imitshavenorealsayinanything 5/7/20141:11PM


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175 Thelocalrepsupportsthecommunityhowevertheotherelectedrepsdon'tsupportourlocalrepresentative

5/7/20141:01PM

176 ItappearsthatrealestateinvestmentsaredrivingmanyofthedecisionsandIbegintoquestionthedecisionmakersandiftheyarereallyvestedinthearea.

5/7/20141:00PM

177 Politic iansareinfluencedbysourcesoutsideofthecommunityandthevotingpopulation. 5/7/201412:53PM

178 Ithinksomeoftherepresentativeshavehiddenagendas 5/7/201412:24PM

179 OurCommissionerisresponsivetohisconstituents-butonlyaftergreatpressureisputonhim 5/7/201412:16PM

180 Don'treallyknowforsure. 5/7/201411:22AM

181 Mostcommissionersaremoreconcernedwithbuildingasmuchnewdevelopmentsattheycanshovethru,eventhoughtherearemanywhoprefer"smart"growth.ToddLeventseemstogetit.

5/7/201411:04AM

182 Buildingagainstvariancesisnotretainingtheruralslowerpaceofl i fe. 5/7/201410:46AM

183 ThedecisionmakersinForsythCounty,Iamsure,arebeingpulledinvariousdirections,soI'msurethelongtermvisiongetsc loudy.

5/7/201410:45AM

184 itappearsthatmanyc itizensarescreamingabouttheconstanthomebuilding,butnoonel istens. 5/7/201410:11AM

185 TheCountyCommissionisinthepocketsofthedevelopers,wholinetheirpocketswithhugecontributions,kickbacks,etc.

5/7/201410:03AM

186 I'mnotsurehowtoanswer.Ineedtobebetterinformed. 5/7/20149:59AM

187 theywil ldowhattheywant 5/7/20149:49AM

188 Ithasbeenmadeabundantlyc leartothepowersthatbethatthec itizensofSouthForsythwanttostopthedevelopmentandwehavebeenignored.

5/7/20149:39AM

189 Theysaytheywil ldothingsbutitneverhappens 5/7/20149:25AM

190 SeemsthesouthernpartofthecountryisinanotherWORLDfromtherestofit. 5/7/20149:21AM

191 Iwroteallourcommissionersthisyearandonlyreceivedoneresponse. 5/7/20149:12AM

192 UnlessI'mmisunderstanding,wehave5commissionersinthecounty.Whilewedohavearepforourarea,thatsinglerepcoversalargeportionofthepopulationbaseforthecounty.I'dl iketoseemorecommissionersontheboardbasedonpopulationvs.area.Thusthesouthareaofthecountyhasalargerpopulationbaseandshouldhavemorecommissionersrepresentingit.

5/7/20148:44AM

193 Notreallysuretobehonestwithhowourrepresentationis. 5/7/20148:21AM

194 Onissuesthatimpactedmemycommissionerwouldsayheiswithus,butsomehowthevoteswouldalwaysbe2-3andhecouldsayhevotedforus.

5/7/20147:58AM

195 Idon'tfollowthevotingoftherepresentativesc loselyenoughtomakeaneducatedresponse. 5/7/20147:49AM

196 OURCURRENTCOMMISSIONERSAREVOTINGONLETTINGMOREDEVELOPERSBUILDHERE

5/7/20147:33AM

197 Countycommissionersvotinghistoryspeaksforitself. 5/7/20147:29AM

198 Politic ianshavetheirownpersonalagendas. 5/7/20147:23AM

199 Ihavewrittenseveraltimesandfailedtogetanycountyreptoseemypointofview. 5/7/20147:11AM

200 Icanonlyvotefor/againsttherepfrommydistric tbuttherepsfromotherdistric tscanimpactmydisttic t.

5/7/20147:09AM

201 BrianTamandcommissionersdogreatwork. 5/7/20147:02AM

202 Thecommissionersdon'trepresentourlocalareaneeds. 5/7/20146:59AM

203 Iamnotaverypoliticalpersonandverynewtoforsyth(2.75yrs).Weselectedthisareaforschoolsandthebeautifulcountry/rural/naturalaesthetics,thatarerapidlydisappearing

5/6/20149:11PM

204 Becausetheydon'trepresentmyviewsonexpansion,andschoolboardandcountycommissionersarenotinterlocked.

5/6/20149:08PM

205 Nopolitic ianreallylooksoutfortheaveragevoter.Theydoenoughtogetelectedandreelected.Ifmyviewhappenstocoincidewithhis/hers,thenIfeel"represented".

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206 Ifeelthatthelocalpolitic iansarepushingtheirownagendasandarenotthinkingaboutthelong-term,bigpic tureimpactsonthecommunities.

5/6/20148:02PM

207 Distric tvotingenablesdeveloperstooutweighthevoicesintheareaswhereuncontrolledgrowthisimpacting

5/6/20146:26PM

208 Theyallseemtohavethereowninterestinmindinsteadoftheresidents. 5/6/20144:35PM

209 NoteveryoneagreeswithwhatIfeelaregooddecisionsandtheyneedtohavetheirneedsrepresentedaswell.

5/6/20144:19PM

210 IneedtocheckuponBrianTamsvotes 5/6/20143:18PM

211 Distric t3hasbeenwellrepresentedbyhavingToddLeventinoffice.Theotherdistric tshavebeenasleepandaregoingtowakeuprealizetheyarenowlivinginGwinettCounty...YUK!

5/6/20143:00PM

212 Usuallyonlyone(andsometimestwo)commissionersvotetobestrepresenttheneedsinmycommunity.

5/6/20142:37PM

213 Mostoftherepresentationarefrompolitic ianswholiveinNorthForsythCounty.TheyareremovedpersonallyfromourproblemshereinSouthForsyth.TheyseemtobeproponentsforhavingtheresidentsofSouthForsythfund,fl ipthebil ls,andsubsidizetheresidentsofNorthForsythCounty.

5/6/20142:27PM

214 Toomuchpoliticalpowerisinthehandsofaselectfew. 5/6/201412:39PM

215 Itmustbepoorlyrepresentedsincethedecision-makersarevotingforthedevelopers,notthepeoplewholiveinthiscommunity.

5/6/201412:06PM

216 Idon'tsendthecountygrowingbutstayingthesameasitmayhavebeen50yearsormoreago.Pleasestepintothe21stcentury.

5/6/201411:22AM

217 I'minDistric t1.Nuffsaid 5/6/201410:47AM

218 Howcanthecommissionerssaytheyhavetorepresentdevelopersaswellasresidents,whenthedevelopersdon'tl iveinForsythCounty.

5/6/20149:17AM

219 IhaveonlyoneBOCmemberrepresentingmostofmyinterest.Thereisnotacheck&balancewhen80%ofthegrowthwithinacountyisrepresentedbyatmost2outof5BOCmembers.

5/6/20148:28AM

220 Wehavetoomanyrepresentativesthatonlycareabouttheirowninterestandtheinterestofthedevelopers.Idon'tseeanyiniativestomakecontactwiththepeopleofthecountyandunderstandwhatdirectiontheywouldl iketoseethecountytakeforfuturegrowthanddevelopment.

5/6/20148:06AM

221 Theydon'tcareaboutS.Forsyth 5/6/20147:02AM

222 Wehaveonlybeenhereayearandahalf,andhaven'treallybeenpartofanelectioncycle.PerceptionseemstobethattheydonotrepresentourregionofForsythwellhowever

5/6/20146:58AM

223 Theyseemtoallowchangestoexistingzoningtoaccommodatedevelopers.Smallerlotssizesandtoomanystripmalls.

5/6/20146:30AM

224 Commissionersdon'tseemtorepresentthepeoplewell. 5/6/20146:17AM

225 Rammingthroughspecialelections.Toomanyconfl ic tsofinterest. 5/5/201410:37PM

226 Noonewantscastleberryroadwideningandyetitwassti l l pushedthroughalongwithhighdensityneighborhoods

5/5/20149:49PM

227 Wehavesenatenothouserepresentationinthesouthernpartofthecounty.Taxationwithpartialrepresentation.

5/5/20149:30PM

228 FewrepresentandACTinthebestinterestofthemajorityofwhoelectedthem. 5/5/20149:09PM

229 BOC'sdol istentotheirconstituents! 5/5/20148:49PM

230 AslongastheCountycankeepupwiththeurbanexpansion,thenyouwon'thearcomplaints.However,itstartswithGA400...Thenumberoflanesneedstobeexpandedtodiminishthehorribletraffic .Doyoureallythinktheadditionoftheblinkingtraffic l ightsonexit13reallyhelps?

5/5/20148:21PM

231 ThelocallawenforcementneedstoNOTbeanelectedoffic ial.Thesheriffsinthepasthaveturnedtheothercheekwhenteensofwealthycampaigncontributorsbreakthelaw,mostlyinanelectionyearofcourse.

5/5/20148:20PM

232 Thecommissionerswil ldowhattheywant,ifnotheldaccountable 5/5/20148:13PM


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233 don'tgetanewspapertoreaduponcurrenteventsanddon'tknowwhatisgoingon. 5/5/20147:58PM

234 Overcrowdedschools.Badtraffic .Anditlooksl iketheysti l l plantobuildhousesonsmalllots. 5/5/20147:40PM

235 Zoningstandardsarehorrific ! 5/5/20147:04PM

236 Inthiscountyyouarerepresentedonlyifyouareawhite,male,Baptist,republican 5/5/20146:38PM

237 countycommissionersaredescribedasonlytakingonlyal i ttlebitofmoneyfromdevelopers 5/5/20146:04PM

238 alreadystated,leadingusinabaddirection. 5/5/20145:19PM

239 Thecurrentcommissioners(majority)arenotl isteningtoconcernsofresidentsthatthedevelopmentisaffecting(orschools)

5/5/20145:09PM

240 Theyseemtohavetheirownagendasanddonot"hear"thec itizen'sconcerns. 5/5/20144:56PM

241 Ican'tsaythatIaminformedenoughtocomment. 5/5/20144:23PM

242 I'mnotsureanyoftherepresentativesl iveinmyarea.Traffic ishorribletryingtogetpastmarketplaceblvd.onaSaturday.Vehic lesturningontomarketplacehaveac learadvantageasthel ightstaysgreenforal ingtime.Thereroutingoftraffic atexit14waspoorlyplanned.Surprisedtherearenotmoreaccidents.

5/5/20144:20PM

243 Nooneonatcountylevell istensnorunderstandsthedirectionwe'reheading. 5/5/20144:02PM

244 decisionsarebeingmadebasedsolelyonthecountyasawholeandnotthearea(s)ofconcern 5/5/20143:51PM

245 BOCdoesnotspeaktoBOE. 5/5/20143:25PM

246 Thedistric twidevotinginplacenowdisenfranchisesus.Asaresult,folksoutsideourareacanvoteforthingswedon'twant,butwecan'tvotetheminorout.It'sdeeplyunfair.

5/5/20143:20PM

247 Theirzoningdecisionsarenotinthebestinterestsofanyoneotherthanlargelandowners,suchastheMashburngroup,etal.

5/5/20142:53PM

248 Seeabove 5/5/20142:10PM

249 MajorityofBOC'sruleagainstMYrepresentative.IhavenovotetogettheMajorityoutofoffice,yettheyimpactme!

5/5/20141:34PM

250 Some'old-boy'networkssti l l exist,localpolitic iansareabusingtheiroffices,manydealsarekeptsecretive.

5/5/20141:31PM

251 Icanvoteforonly1commissionerbutyetall5commissionerscanvoteoverandoveronpropertyinmydistric t.Thatleavesthec itizensveryl i ttlecontroloverhowwegrowasacounty.

5/5/20141:16PM

252 becauseIamrepresentbyToddLevent.Heishonestandtakescareofproblemsifandwhentheyarise.

5/5/20141:07PM

253 Itispendingtheissue 5/5/20141:00PM

254 Ourcountycommissionersinthenorthareonlyinofficetoput$$inthierpocketsanddonotdowhatisbestforthecommunity

5/5/201411:39AM

255 overcrowdedschools.cookiecutterhomes.toomuchtraffic .notenoughwater.they'vetakenabeautifulcountyandturneditintogwinnettandnorthfulton.disgusted!

5/5/201411:39AM

256 MayorGravitthasbeenmayorallthistime,yetwhenrecordedinsessionundertheopenrecordsact,hetoldfox5thatthelawswereuptohisinterpretation.Really?Whynotreroutehwy20arounddowntown?Whynotimposestric trulesdenyingerectionsofbil lboards?

5/5/201411:21AM

257 Canonlyvotefor1commissionerwhenall5carrythesamevotingpower 5/5/201411:19AM

258 LookwhatittooktohaveasayintheWalmartwashandled. 5/5/201410:44AM

259 Seemslikedecisionmakersarejustl isteningtodevelopers,notvoters. 5/5/201410:31AM

260 Theyrepresentthelanddevelopersandbuilders. 5/5/201410:25AM

261 Themajorityofthecountycommissionersareallowinghighdensitydevelopmentandtheyarenotinmydistric tsoIcan'tvoteagainstthem.

5/5/201410:15AM

262 Citizeninputdoesn'tstopdevelopers. 5/5/201410:09AM



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264 IfeelthatoveralltheresidentsofsouthForsytharetakingthebruntofthenegativesfromtoomuchgrowthtooquicklywhileotherpartsofthecountyarereapingthefinancialgain.

5/5/20149:54AM

265 Ifeelasifthedecisionmakersdonottaketheopinionsofthepeoplethattheyrepresent(theresidentsofthecounty)asseriouslyastheyshould

5/5/20149:46AM

266 Votethecurrentoutofofficeandgetpeopleinthatcareforthe"entire"county. 5/5/20149:37AM

267 clearlynooneishearingc itizens'concernsaboutrampantgrowth,becausenewdevelopmentsarerippingtreesdowneachday.

5/5/20149:23AM

268 Iamnotsurethedecisionmakersalwaysl istentohomeowners. 5/5/20149:17AM

269 Thecurrentsystemusesold-outdatedformsofcommunicatingwiththepublic .Commissionerplanningmeetingsareopentopublic butnotfordiscussionandareheldduringworkhours.Theeveningsessionsallowpublic commentsbutnoopendialogue.

5/5/20149:01AM

270 Veryc learthey'reinterestedinsell inglandtheyorfriendsown. 5/5/20148:58AM

271 Ihavesendmany,manyemailsexpressingmyconcerns,asIknowothershavetoo.However,thevotesalwaysgoformoregrowthandmoremoneyinsomeofourrepresentativespockets.Sosad!And,possiblycriminal.

5/5/20148:46AM

272 CountyCommissionappearsunwill ingtocontroldevelopment;largenumbersofnewresidencesareapprovedonanongoingbasisinareasalreadystrainedastotraffic andschools,applicationsforresidentialrezoningsthatareapprovedhaveincreasinglycalledforsmallerlotsizes,thesamebasicdesignforhomes,moreexceptionstoUDCstandardsastodistancesbetweenstructuresandfront,sideandbackspaces;also,massgradingofsitesisroutinelyapprovedwhichremovesalltreesthatwil lrequiregenerationstogrowback

5/5/20148:18AM

273 N/A 5/5/20148:16AM

274 Itseemsthatourcommissionersareonlyl isteningtodevelopers. 5/5/20148:03AM

275 IamrepresentedbycommissionerLevent,whoIbelievewantssmartgrowth.However,thereisonlysomuchhecandowhentheothercommissionersconstantlyoutvotehim.

5/5/20148:02AM

276 Bigbusinessseemstobegettingmyrepresentativesearsmoreandmore. 5/5/20147:50AM

277 imnotsuretheyunderstandthedegreeoftheproblem.ifwedon'tdothiscorrectly-weCAN'TUNDOIT..youcan't"undevelop"homeandretailspace.

5/5/20147:49AM

278 TheyrepresenttheirowninterestsnottheresidentsofForsythCounty. 5/5/20147:46AM

279 Waytoomanynewhomesbeingapproved.IwantthesamebuildingcodesasMilton. 5/5/20147:31AM

280 Seeabove 5/5/20147:23AM

281 Toomuchgrowthandlobbyingforit. 5/5/20147:23AM

282 Corrupt!!!! 5/5/20147:19AM

283 Everyonehasthereownagenda 5/5/20147:15AM

284 MostCurrentBOCdowhattheywantandnotwhatthepeoplewantcurrently. 5/5/20147:08AM

285 Someofthekeydecisionmakersarenotelectedoffic ials. 5/5/20146:58AM

286 It'sthe"good'oleboys"thatonlycareaboutwhat'sgoodforthem.Theyaregoingtoruinourcountybynothavinghighstandardsfornewhousingandretail.The"downtown"areaofCummingisajokeandIcringewhenIhavetoventureovertoCLUSTERonMarketPlaceBlvdtoshop.Whydotheyallowmassivebil lboardsandstripmallafteruglystripmall?

5/5/20146:54AM

287 CitizensshouldbeabletovoteforALLmembersofBOC;membersshouldNOTbelargelandowners,developers,orrealestateagents,ie;foxshouldnotbeguardingthehenhouse.

5/5/20146:52AM

288 Werepresentedbyfolkswhohaveprofitinmindwhentheymakedecisions 5/5/20146:52AM

289 Theyareallpolitic iansandpolitic iansareaboutselfpreservation 5/5/20146:47AM

290 Ireallydontknowhowwellwearerepresented.Itjustseemslikethereistoomuchdevelopmentwithoutmuchcarefortheconsequences.

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291 WhileIfeelsomeofthecountydecisionmakersforthingsl ikerecreation,lawenforcement,fireprotection,etc...aredoingwellforourcounty,IamveryfrustratedwiththegovernancestructurefortheBoC.Ionlygettovoteforonecommissioner,butdecisionsformycommunityaremadeby5.ThismeansIamnotrepresented.Further,Ithinktheyunfortunatelyhavesetaprecedentforthemselveswhichhamperstheirabil i tytomakechangesgoingforwardwithoutriskoflawsuits.AssuchIbelieveweneedafreshstartforourcommunitywithanewUDC,localrepresentation,andamoratoriumondevelopmentunti lwehaveaplan.

5/5/20146:45AM

292 Selfpromotingrepresentatives 5/5/20146:45AM

293 Totallydustrustthepolitic iansinForsythCounty. 5/5/20146:45AM

294 Thechoicestoapprovegrowth. 5/5/20146:40AM

295 Theyareinitforthemselves 5/5/20146:38AM

296 Seemtoallhavetheirownagenda. 5/5/20146:38AM

297 ItseemstheBoardhasonlydevelopmentmoneyinmindandservesthec ityofCummingmostlywhichisal i ttleover5000peopple

5/5/20146:34AM

298 IdonotfeelthatBrianTamIsdoingenoughtoslowdowngrowthinDistric t2.IamnotsureifcommissionersarenotallowedtoattendPublic Partic ipationmeetingspriortozoningsbutTHISistheplacewheretheyshouldbespendingtheirtimelisteningtotheirconstituentsconcernsaboutzonings...notbehindc loseddoorswithbuilders/developersandonlythosethatmayabutaproposedproject.ALLresidentsinthecountyareaffectedbyzoningsandtheirpointsofviewshouldalsoweighheavilyintozoningconditions,itappearstheyarenot.

5/5/20146:11AM

299 Politicsasusual.Commissionersareineffectiveleadersmakingselfishpoliticaldecisionsandnotwhat'sbestforcounty.

5/4/20149:51PM

300 Mostresidentsjustgetbonesthrowntothem,butdon'trealizeit.Asmallportionofatremendousamountissti l l alot.

5/4/20149:24PM

301 The2010censusisoutofdate,sothesouthernareasofthecountyareunderrepresented. 5/4/20148:37PM

302 Offic ialshavelostsiteofwhatmadethiscountyniceandareturningitintoGwinnettwithuncontrolledgrowth.

5/4/20148:26PM

303 Ibelievethatthedecisionmakersdonothaveourbestinterestinmindwhendoingbusiness. 5/4/20148:18PM

304 Corruption 5/4/20147:17PM

305 Withtheschoolsgettingmoreandmorecrowdedwiththelackofsidewalksandovergrownpublicareasitdoesnotseemasifwearerepresented.

5/4/20146:04PM

306 RepsonlycareaboutCumming 5/4/20146:00PM

307 Someofourrepresentativesarestartingtostanduptothiswaveofover-development.Somearenot.

5/4/20145:43PM

308 BrianTamismoreconcernedwithpleasingthebuildersthanhisownneighbors! 5/4/20145:02PM

309 Commissionersaregettingpaidoffbythebuilders&supporttheovercroqding 5/4/20144:52PM

310 developerscontrolgovernment 5/4/20143:43PM

311 Ourcountyrepsseemtoconstantlyvoteinfavorofmorebuildingonsmallerpropertiesaddingtothetraffic congestionandremovingthenaturalbeautyofthecounty.

5/4/20143:41PM

312 TheBoardsmostalwaysvoteinfavorofthedevelopersandbuilders.Thissmacksofmoneyunderthetable.OneoftheCommissionersadvisesthathervoteisalwayswiththatoftheChairmanwho,Iperc ieveashavingaconfl ic tofinterestinthathisfamilyownsaconsiderableamountofpropertyinForsythCounty.AnotherCommissionerhasaninterestinthec ityofCummingthatearnsamorethanrespectableincomeyet,heservesasaCountyCommissioner.Theattorneyinvolvedinmostofthezoning/varianceissuesservesonbothsideofthefence...sometimesforthedeveloper,sometimesforthecounty.Themayorssignificantotherworksforhimaswellasthechildofoneofthecommissioners.Atightl i ttleall iance/

5/4/20142:28PM

313 Southforsythinterestsdon'tseemtoatforefrontofdecisions. 5/4/20142:22PM

314 Idon'tknowourlocalrepresentativesortherestanceonissues. 5/4/20142:00PM

315 Don'treallyknow.Haven'tbeenactive. 5/4/20141:23PM


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316 They'reonlyego-drivenandselfish(withafewnotableexceptions). 5/4/20141:21PM

317 Mycommissioner,BrianTam,wil lnotreturnmycallsoremails.Hewil lnotsetupanappointmentsoIcanmeetwithhim.

5/4/201412:27PM

318 Thesefolksareoutoftouch 5/4/201410:26AM

319 SomeissuesIfeelourCommissionersl istenotherstheydon't. 5/4/20147:58AM

320 WhenIamdirectedbytheengineeringdepartmenttocontactmyCommissionerforasimpleroadrepairofmajorcracksintheroadsofourHOA,thisiseitherpoormanagementorsomeonecontrolswithanironfist.MyCommision,whostatesonhisfinancialdisc losuresthatheisthe"Operator"ofarestaurant(thathasabusinessagreement/leasewiththeMayor/City,thereisnowaywehaveobjectiverepresentationforourpartofthecounty.AlthoughIchallenged(inapublic forum)thisCommissionertorecusehimselffromtheIGAonwatersupply,hec laimedhehasnothingtodowiththebusinesshiswifeowns.REALLY?

5/4/20147:38AM

321 VERYpoorlyrepresented.I'mreferringtothe"PRO-Growth"ZoningandPlanningdecisionmakers 5/4/20147:30AM

322 Weneedbetterrepresentation. 5/3/20149:52PM

323 Somecommissionersl isten&workwiththepeople&somearejustinterestedinl iningtheirpockets!

5/3/20145:15PM

324 Ithinkmycommissioneristoopro-developeranddoesnotwatchoutforwhatisbestforthec itizensofFC.

5/3/201411:54AM

325 Commissionerthatdonotl iveinourdistric thassayoverwhatiszoneheretheycontinuetovoteyes.Mythoughtisdoitdoesntmovetotheirdistric t.

5/3/201410:14AM

326 Timetokickthemallout(atboththecountyandc itylevel)andreplacethemwithleadersthatwil lfosterforwardthinkingcommunityplanningthatmakejohnscreek,Alpharetta,andMiltonsoattractive.That'swhereweasc itizensofForsythcountyspendourdining,leisure,andentertainmentdollars.Manyofustalkoftenofjustpickingupandmovingthere.

5/3/20148:13AM

327 Iwouldsaypoorlybecauseiftheyweretrulyrepresentingthepeoplewewouldnotbeinthisposition!

5/3/20147:35AM

328 sameas2 5/3/20146:27AM

329 Becausetheydon'tl istentothec itizens. 5/3/201412:25AM

330 Idon'tknowenoughtoanswer. 5/2/20149:27PM

331 Ithinktheyonlycareaboutbigbusiness. 5/2/20148:12PM

332 Amos,Mil lsandTamareonlyrepresentingtheMashburns 5/2/20147:03PM

333 Non-responsiveandstoicrepresentatives. 5/2/20146:56PM

334 I'mnotconservativenorRepublican.ThereisnooneinForsythCountywhoevenbotherstorepresentme.

5/2/20146:02PM

335 5commissionersvoteonissuesaffectingourdistric tandyetweareonlyabletovotefor1ofthem.Wehavenorepresentationandnorecourse.Aslongasacommissionermakestheirdistric thappy,therestofthecountycantakeaflyingleap.Tam,Amos,&Millsworkasateamandactasiftaxpayersareanannoyanceratherthantheircustomers!

5/2/20142:54PM

336 Lookatallthehorriblec learing&wreckingofourbeautifulgreenspace. 5/2/20142:37PM

337 IhaveonelocalFoCorepresentative.Theother4dowhattheywant,apprarently.Idon'tknowtoomuchaboutStateGovtandFederalGovt,unfortunately.Theselatestevents(inthelast6-8mosorso,ismakingmebecomeawareofhowitallfi tstogether)

5/2/20142:18PM

338 Noneofthepolitic iansareinterestedinanythingotherthantheirownadvancementsandthoseofthepeoplewhoarepaddingtheirpocketsorwhosepocketstheycanputmoneyinto.Itisac losedandverydysfunctionalunit.Theydonothaveprogressiveorevensustainableideasinmind.Thetraffic isalreadyanightmare.Theinfrastructureisoutdated.Theschoolsareovercrowded.Unlesssomeonedestroysthetrack,thetrainhasalreadyleftthestationandisoutofcontrol.

5/2/20142:13PM

339 Distric tvotingforcommissionershaswatereddownourvoices.EachvotetakenontheBofCaffectseveryoneinthecounty,yeteveryvoterdoesnotgetavotebutforonecommissioner.Weshouldgobacktocountywidevotingforcommissioners.

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340 Ifeell iketheymaybeinfluencedbythe$bigbuildershavetoofferandtaxdollars,notnecessarilybywhat'sbetforthecommunity.

5/2/20141:27PM

341 Idon'tthinkthedecisionmakersthinkofoutsidethenorm. 5/2/201412:59PM

342 Seemsmycommissioner(Levent)getsoutvotedbyablock-ieCastleberryRd 5/2/201412:01PM

343 Themajorityofthoseinelectedpositioninthecountyandin-bedsotospeakwiththedevelopers.Thereistoomuchcontrolfrom"goodol'boys"thathavebeenrunningthiscountysinceitwasasleepyl ittlearea.Masterplanconstructionisignoredbynearlyeverysingleprojectandthecommissionvirtuallyneverfollowsthoseguidelines.Theinterestsofthedevelopersarerepresented,nottheresidents.

5/2/201411:30AM

344 Ihaveneverbeenaskedbylocalpolitic iansifIwashappywiththestateofthingsinthecounty.Thisissti l l a"goodoleboy"areacontrolledbybackwardspeople.Theirmainconcernishowmuchmoneytheycangetforthelandabuilderwants.

5/2/201411:17AM

345 Mycommissioner,boardofeducationmember,staterep,andstatesenatorrepresentmeandmybelief'sverywell.

5/2/201411:15AM

346 Idontfeelthezoningapprovalstakeintoconsiderationthenegativeeffectsonthecounty.Itsometimeslooksl ike"politicsasusualandlookingoutfortheirpocketbook.

5/2/201411:00AM

347 Distric t3rezoning....nooneseemstostopandifattemptedbyComm.Distric t3heisvotedout! 5/2/201410:04AM

348 I'veonlyl ivedinForsythfor3years.Somedecisionmakersdon'tseemtoactinthecounty'sbestinterests

5/2/201410:02AM

349 zoningissues-commercialvsresidentialvsgreenspacerarelyfavorgreenspacebutsti l l adequatespaceforallisavailable.Multiresidentiall ivingshouldbeavoidedatallcoststokeepschoolsfrombecomingdangerouslyovercrowded

5/2/20149:42AM

350 Ourlocalcommissioneristootiedupwiththec ityofCummingtorepresentSouthForsyth 5/2/20149:04AM

351 Concernedabouthighdensityhousingimpactsonschoolsandroads. 5/2/20148:40AM

352 Theydonotenforcezoningrequirementssuchasbufferorsaytheydon'tdoitbecausetherearenotenoughcodeenforcementofficers.Buildinginnewsubdivisionsactuallytakesplaceatallhoursofthedayandnightregardlessofthe7-7rule.Theyseemtorepresentdevelopersorpeoplewholiveoutsidethecounty(butperhapsinthec ityortrulyoutside).Mostpeoplewhohavel ivedhereover10yearsl ikedtheruralfeelingwiththe1/2-1+acrelotswithtrees.Wedon'tneedmultipleSubways,aTargetandaWalmartacrossthestreetfromeachotherorseveralPublixorKrogerswithin3miles.Thedecision-makersdonotseemstohaveanideaofhowtheUS,stateorevenourownlocaleconomyisdoing.AndwhybuildanewparkalongtheChattahoocheeifyouhavetothendrivethroughalarge,undevelopedorslowlydevelopingsubdivisiontogetthere?

5/2/20148:31AM

353 Theyhaveanarrowagendaanddon'tevenbelieveanyonewithadifferentpointofviewexists.Rampantcronyism,grabbingforallthepower&wealththeycanwhileinoffice.

5/2/20147:50AM

354 Ithinkthatdependsonwhatdistric tyou'rein.Fortunately,we'reinDistric t3andrepresentedbyToddLeventwhodoeswantwhat'sbestforthepeople.

5/2/20147:19AM

355 I'mnotaTeaPartier,Libertarian,orRepublican,soI'mnotrepresentedatall. 5/2/20145:38AM

356 Ireallyhavenoopinion. 5/2/20145:36AM

357 Noteveryonefeelsthesameorthinksthesameaboutthingsandunti loffic ialscomeupwithawaytopollresidentsintheirdistric ttogetinformationtorepresentwhatthemajoritywantsIdon'tthinkwecanbewellrepresented.

5/2/20142:48AM

358 Mycommissionerislessl ikelytovoteforbaddevelopmentdecisionsthan3others. 5/2/201412:04AM

359 I'veattendedacoupleofmeetingsoftheplannersandthecommissioners,watchedandl istenedasspeakerafterspeakerspokeagainstchangingresidentialzoningtoallowforhigherdensity,evenproducingpetitionswithhundredsofsignaturesofc itizensopposedtothesechanges.Ihavebeenappalledatthewaythese"public"representativesignorethewishesoftheirconstituentsandvoteinfavorofthedevelopers.Somethingisdefinitelyfishyhere.

5/1/201410:02PM

360 AgainwantedtoanswerNotSurebutnotanoption. 5/1/201410:01PM

361 Idon'tthinkthepeople'svoicesarel istenedtoasmuchastheyshouldbe. 5/1/20149:41PM


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362 Theonlyrepresentationisfordevelopersandlandownerslookingtomakemoney.Citizensdon'tmatter.

5/1/20149:31PM

363 TheycarenotforthepeopleofForsythCounty,butforthemselvesandthepowertheyaresodesperatetohangonto.

5/1/20149:17PM

364 Igiveelopmentnextdoortoourhomeforhigh-densityrav4andourCommissionerwil lnotreturnourtelephonecalloremail

5/1/20149:08PM

365 Experiencewitcountycommissioners 5/1/20149:03PM

366 Idisagreewithsomedecisionsmade. 5/1/20149:00PM

367 Ithinkthefactthatthecountyandthec ityofcummingcannotworktogetherisaconcern,butIthinktheMayorofCummingisveryunreasonableinhisdemandsandexpectations.

5/1/20148:40PM

368 Greedvs.managedgrowth 5/1/20148:22PM

369 Idon'tknowwhattheyaredoingpartiallymyfault 5/1/20148:12PM

370 ThreeofthefivecommissionersrepresenttheCityofCummingandtheirbuddydevelopers. 5/1/20148:10PM

371 Ourleadersdon'tcareaboutanythingotherthanbraggingrightsonhowtheyarecontributingtoForsyth'snationallyrankedpositiononcountygrowth.It'ssick.Theyhavenoregardstohowthiswil laffectusall-especiallyourchildren.

5/1/20148:04PM

372 Theycontinuetoapproveapplicationsforhousingdensityvariancesdespitetheoutragebeingvoiced.Itappearscreatinggreaterrevenueoutweighstheconcernoflocalc itizens.

5/1/20147:41PM

373 MeTammdidagreatjobpriortothepastfewyears.I'mnotsurewhyheisn'tsti l l "workingforthepeople"andnotthebuilders.

5/1/20147:06PM

374 Don'tl ikethewayBrianTamvotes. 5/1/20147:00PM

375 Itseemsthec itizenisnotfirstthoughtrathermoneyis 5/1/20145:37PM

376 Becauseaswithallpolitic ians,Ithinkyougointothejobhopingtomakeadifferenceandthenintheendthefightistoobigoryousimplygetsuckedinandendupdoingwhatisbestforgovernmentandnotnecessarilywhatisrightforthepeople.Doingtherightthingishard...ifi tweren'ttheneveryonewoulddoit.

5/1/20145:06PM

377 Mycommissionersaysheisslow-growthbutseemstomoreoftenthannotvoteinfavorofeverydevelopmentthatcomesbeforethecommission,inc ludingvariancesandchangestothedensity.SomeoftheothercommissionersdonotseemtoseethatwhatishappeninginSouthForsythcoisathreattotheentirecounty,andifi tisnotdealtwithhere,theywil lsoonhavethesameproblemwheretheyl ive.Sono,Idonotfeell ikemyandmyneighbors'concernsarebeingaddressed.

5/1/20143:50PM

378 Theyarel ikemostpolitic ians,onceelectedtheydowhattheywant. 5/1/20143:25PM

379 Toomanyofthecommunityleadersareofamindsetfromdecadespastandarenolongeroperatinginthebestinterestofthecurrentresidents.

5/1/20142:42PM

380 Veryskepticalofleadership.Commissionersandschoolboardleadersdon'tseemtoseekorl istentoconstituentfeedback.Everythingisthiscountyseemstoberunbydevelopers,realestatecompanies,banksandlendinginstitutions,anddevelopers.Thereisnovisionforthefutureandassuchnosubstantialandrealistic longrangeplanning.

5/1/20142:40PM

381 thecommissionersinthenorthernpartofForsythCntyvoteforthedensezoningintheSouthernpart..toincreasethetaxbaseforthecounty..yettheimpactofovercrowdingremainstheburdenofthesouthernpartofthecounty.

5/1/20141:54PM

382 Ireallydon'tknow 5/1/20141:41PM

383 Ifeelthatthecommissionersjustdowhatthebuilderswantandallthebuilderswantistomakemoney.Whydon'tthecommissionersvoteyestotheproposalthatallindividualnamesbel istedinthebuildingpermit?Aretheyafraidthatthosenameswil lthencomeupontheirdonorl ist?

5/1/20141:28PM

384 Don'tfeelthatrepresentativesareresponsivetozoningrequeststhatwil lproducemoreovercrowding.Weneedsmart,planned,growth.

5/1/201411:37AM

385 Idon'trellythinkthecommissionerscareenoughaboutorl istentothepeopletattheysupposedly.represent

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386 Ithinksomearefightingforthesamethingsweare-lessdevelopment,oratleasthighendresidential,theyfoughttokeepwalmartoutofourbackyardforaslongaspossible,thetaxesaresti l l low..butthenwedon'ttrustthatallcommissionersarelookingtokeepbuildersatbayinallalreadyovercrowdedsouthendofforsyth.

5/1/201411:20AM

387 Ithinkgrowthispainfulforanycommunity.IfeelsomeoftheCommissioners/leadersarenothelpingwhentheyallowthezoningissuesandconcernsthatEXISTINGhomeowners/taxpayershave,goignored.Iseesomechangesintheleadershipsoon.Prayingformorelevelheadstoprevail.Wedon'twanttobethenexttraffic congestedtowninGeorgia.Wealldidn'tmovetoForsythforittobecomeFulton.

5/1/201411:07AM

388 I'minDistric t3andMrLeventhastriedtodohispartbutothercommissionerswhodon'tl iveinourdistric tdon'tcaresohegetsoutvotedonmanyitems.Howisthispossiblethatourgovernmentissetupthisway?

5/1/201410:59AM

389 Norealreason.Ijustfeelattimesourrepresentationonlycaresaboutgrowthandcouldcarelessabouttheimpactofgrowthonpropertyvalues.Lining141withbigboxstoresisnotsmartgrowthandwil lonlyaddtocongestedroadsthatarenotcapableofhandlingtheincreasedtraffic aswellasthecommercialtruckstofeedthestores.

5/1/201410:52AM

390 thecountycommissionsarelargelyconnectedtodevelopmentandvotetol inetheirpocketsortheirortheirfriend'spocketswithmore$$$.Growththatiscontrolledtokeeppacewiththeinfrastructureandcapacityoftheschoolsisnotaconsideration.

5/1/201410:48AM

391 Inconsistentstrategyandexecutionaroundgrowth;competingprioritiesbetweenthenorthandsouthportionsofthecounty.

5/1/201410:45AM

392 ActiveHOA 5/1/201410:44AM

393 seeabove 5/1/201410:42AM

394 countycommissionersalwaysapproveanytypeofcommercialzoningorre-zoningrequests 5/1/201410:39AM

395 Theyhaveotherinterests.Theydon'tl isten.Theyskirtaroundlaws/governances. 5/1/201410:17AM

396 Amopposedtohighdensityhousingnearthelargertaxbaseresidents.Thiswil lki l l manyoftheinitiativesthathavebeenthoughtfullyputinplace

5/1/201410:13AM

397 DOTHEYEVERSAY"NO"…. 5/1/201410:08AM

398 WecontinuetogroweventhoughasfarasItellnoonewantstheadditionalgrowth 5/1/20149:57AM

399 representationdoesnotEQUALpopulation....morepopulationinthesouthernportionofcounty.....

5/1/20149:54AM

400 RunningtheentirecountyfromCummingisanotherproblem. 5/1/20149:46AM

401 TheForsythBoardofCommissionershaveoverrulledthePlanningandZoningrecommendationson17of22rezoingingrequestsin2013.Mr.Tamvotedyesonall17,thatisveryverypoorrepresentation.

5/1/20149:41AM

402 THEYSEEMTOBEABLETOPROVIDENEEDEDROADWAYANDSCHOOLSNEEDEDFORCONTINUEDEXPANSION

5/1/20149:41AM

403 Unfortunatelyitisallaboutmoney.Foreverynewhousebuilt,theycangetmoremoneyintaxes.Forgetaboutwhatmakesthisareadesirable.Forgetaboutallthepeoplewhohavel ivedhereforyears.Theinfrastructurewil lcollapseeventually.Wehavenoindustryhere,nocompanieshere.Justmorehouses.....

5/1/20149:38AM

404 Notsurethoserepresentingusarelookingoutforthesameinterests. 5/1/20149:38AM

405 Idon'tfeelthattherepresentativeshavel istenedtothepeopleorcaredwhatwewant 5/1/20149:26AM

406 Somepeoplewanttokeeptaxeslowtokeepiteconomicallyattractiveattheexpenseofneededinfrastructureimprovements.

5/1/20149:25AM

407 Somegetitright,butmostgetitwrong.Iwonderiftheyevencareoriftheyl ivehereb/cifi twereme,Iwouldn'tmakethedecisionstheyare.

5/1/20149:24AM

408 IfeelForsythCountygovernmentismorefocusedonthec ityofCummingthantheareabetweenHwy20toMcGinnisFerryRd.

5/1/20149:16AM

409 Theredoesn'tseemtobeastrategicplaninplacetoupholdourqualityofl i fe 5/1/20149:15AM


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410 WhenmyhusbandandIhavetriedtogetinvolved,nothingseemstobedone.Thisisveryfrustrating,especiallywhenresidentshavevalidpoints.

5/1/20149:09AM

411 Ineversawapolitic ianyetthatwasreallyinittodosomegood;99%ofthemareegomaniacs,whoareinittogetrich(orricher)andexploittheirpositionforselfishreasons.

5/1/20148:54AM

412 SeemsthatmanyForsythleadershavebecomethetypicalpolitic ians. 5/1/20148:52AM

413 Don'tfeeltheylookattheproblemstotally. 5/1/20148:36AM

414 Thereisahistoryofcorruptionandagood-old-boynetworkinthiscountythathasbeenthereforyears.Idon'tfeelthattheresidentsofthecountyarebeingl istenedtoinanywayshapeorformandthateverythingthatiscurrentlybedoneisforthebenefitofthedecision-makersandthemalone.

5/1/20148:17AM

415 Ifeell ikeourelectedleadersworkwellwiththecommunityinallowingbuilderstoconstructhousesthatkeepForsythagreatplacetol ive

5/1/20147:59AM

416 Highdensityhousingapprovalsthatdonotcomplywiththecountylanduseplanareapprovedconsistently.

5/1/20147:56AM

417 Idonotbelievethezoningcommissionisdoingenoughtopreventhigherdensityhousing.IseelotsofRes3&Res4neighborhoods,butnotmuchelse.

5/1/20147:40AM

418 Weneedourdecision-makerstochartaplanforForsythCountythatwil lleadtowisedecisiononzoningtohelpprotectourpropertyvalues,ourschools,andsolveourtraffic problems.Puttingahighdensityzonedsubdivisionnextdoortomil l iondollarhomesisdefinitelynotawisedecision.Itcausesallsortsofproblemsnottheleastofwhichareovercrowdedschools,degradedpropertyvalues,andmajorroadcongestion.

5/1/20147:39AM

419 feelsl ikenooneisl isteningtothepeopleofthecounty 5/1/20147:26AM

420 Seeabove 5/1/20147:12AM

421 Theydon'tl istentowhatwewant,theybitepurelypertheirownideasanddiscountwhatthepeoplewhoputtheminofficewant.

5/1/20147:11AM

422 Youallfl ipflop 5/1/20147:10AM

423 ItappearsthebocdonotcarewhathappenstosouthForsyth 5/1/20146:51AM

424 BrianTamdoesnothavetheabil i tytoseehowhisshortsighteddeveloperfriendlydecisionswil lhurtanddestroythecountylongterm.

5/1/20146:46AM

425 Thisisbasedonissueandextendstoeverylevelofgovernment. 5/1/20146:38AM

426 Theinterestsifsouthforsytharenotappropriatelyrepresentedatall. 5/1/20146:37AM

427 Mycommissionerl ivesonthelake!Idon't! 5/1/20146:09AM

428 Ithinkitiscrazythatrepresentativesinthenorthernpartofthecountycanvoteandonthingsthatprimarilyeffectthesouthernportionofthecommunity.TheycanvoteformoregrowtheventhoughnoneofitiswhereTHEYlive!

5/1/20146:07AM

429 Onlytwoofourcommissionersarewil l ingtovotedownanyhousingdevelopments.Everythinggetsfast-trackedwithoutanyconcernfortheexistingcommunities.

5/1/20146:05AM

430 Votingrecordswouldindicateac learbiasinfavorofdevelopers 4/30/201410:18PM

431 WithalltheconcernsthathavebeenraisedtotheCommissionersabouttheamountofbuildingpermitsandzoningrequeststhathavebeengrantedinthelastyear,Idon'tseeanychangeorwil l ingnessfromthemtotrytoworkwiththevoters.AllIseearenewbuildingpermitsignsgoingup.

4/30/201410:14PM

432 nocomunication 4/30/201410:10PM

433 TheBOCactsasthoughtheyl istenandareconcernedhoweverthisusuallydoesnottranslateintheirvotingofcountyissues.

4/30/20149:51PM

434 Ihearadifferentanswereachtimeweareupdated....i tshardtoknowwhotobelieveanymore 4/30/20148:54PM

435 ToddLeventdoesagreatjob.Idon'tl iveinthec ityl imitsbutthec itysti l l impactsmylife...themayorandcouncilarejustgoodoldboyswithnovision

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436 Idon'tfeell ikeBrianTamisvotinginawaythatreflectswhatthepeoplewanttoseehappen.Hehasvotedtoreducelotsizes,votedtoturnaglandintoR6zoningandcontinuestoplowaheadwithdevelopmentafterdevelopmentwithouttheregardtoplanningforimpactonschoolsorroadconditions.

4/30/20148:44PM

437 We'vebeensoldoutforcampaign"donations". 4/30/20148:23PM

438 Someissuesseemtobedecidedtosuitthedevelopersvicethefutureofthecounty.Theseleavemesuspic iousaboutthedecision-makers.

4/30/20148:16PM

439 IbelievethatwehavegoodrepresentationbutIworrythatthelureofmoretaxpayingmoneyisluringthoseingovernmentpositionstonotthinkrationalyaboutwhattheirexistingconstituentswant.

4/30/20147:59PM

440 MyunderstandingisthattheCommissionersapprovedtoomanyhighdensitypropertieswithoutmanagingthesupportsystem

4/30/20147:56PM

441 geographicalpoliticsinlocalgovernment..Northcommissionersseemtobejealousofeconomicconditionsinthesouthcountyandapproveunwisedevelopmentthere,almostasrevenge.

4/30/20147:37PM

442 TimeandtimeagainourCommissionershavevotedforprojectsthatthepeoplehavevehementlyopposedwithgoodreason.OurCommissionersevenvotedforprojectsthatthePlanningCommissionrecommendedagainst.

4/30/20147:29PM

443 Don'tagreewiththehighdensitycurrentlybeingapproved. 4/30/20147:19PM

444 Whenyouhavepeopleontheboardmakingdecisionbasedontheirowngain(Amos)youaregoingtomakepoordecisionmakers.

4/30/20147:12PM

445 ThreeofthefivemembersoftheBOC(Tam,Amos,Mil ls)consistentlyvoteinfavorofunbridledgrowth,whileIbelievethemajorityofthepopulationofForsythCountywouldpreferSmartGrowth(lowerdensityhousingdevelopment,orl imitsonnewdevelopments,unti ltheinfrastructurecatchesup).

4/30/20147:05PM

446 TheonlypersonIhavehadcontactwithisToddLeventandheseemstostandforwhatIwantinthiscounty.

4/30/20147:03PM

447 Asinanypoliticalenviornment,wesometimesareunabletoseethewholepicture 4/30/20147:02PM

448 Clearlynothearingthepeople!Slowdownthebuilding.Nohighdensityhousing. 4/30/20146:57PM

449 There'salwaysaswingvote,alwaysaswingvote,theycan'tallagreeatthesametime,toobusythinkingaboutthereowndistric tandnotthewholecounty.

4/30/20146:11PM

450 Sameold,sameold!New,highdensitydevelopmentalwaystrumpstheslower,steadyplanneddevelopmentthattakescareofinfrastructure,greenspace&schoolsfirst.

4/30/20145:11PM

451 Moneytalks 4/30/20144:58PM

452 FromwhatIseeondifferentoutlets/HOAFBpage,Isharealotofthesameconcerns. 4/30/20144:34PM

453 Idon'tthinktheopinionsofaamajorityofresidentsarealwaysrepresented. 4/30/20144:24PM

454 WeneedtobeabletovoteforallthecommissionersinForsythcounty,notjusttheoneinourdistric t.

4/30/20144:17PM

455 Ibelievethattherepresentativesarenotalwayslookingoutforthebestinterestofthec itizens.Therearedefinitelysomedealsbetweenthemandthebuilderswhicharegoingtocontinuetobeaproblem

4/30/20144:10PM

456 Ithinkthattheysometimeslookoutforthemselvesfirstandthepeoplesecond 4/30/20143:58PM

457 Ifeelthat"oldCumming",whichseemstofavortheirl i ttleareas,arethrowingthesouthernpartofthecountyunderthebus.Thegoodol'boynetworkisn'tlookingoutforus.

4/30/20143:46PM

458 Asbefore,schoolsaregood,Commissionersdecisionsonzoningdon'talwaysfollowthezoningplan,of2009.Somefollowthelogicthatanypropertyownercanpetitionforagreaterdensityplan.Ifthatisthecase,whydidthecountyspendmoneymakingaplan?

4/30/20141:24PM

459 Onevoteoutoffivedoesn'tgetyouveryfar. 4/30/201412:33PM


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460 NeedcountywidevotingforallBoardofCommissionersDistric ts.Ifnotforthcomingwewouldsupportincorporatingtobefairlyrepresented,notoccurringnowwithcurrentBOCmembers.Public tiredofthesame3-2votesandalloftheRes310,000SFlotsandc learcutting.Disasterinthemaking

4/30/201412:30PM

461 Wehavelostourabil i tytovotein/outallfiveCommissioners. 4/30/201411:04AM

462 Dependsonwherethepersonl ivesastowhattheyagreeto. 4/30/20149:52AM

463 Thesouthernpartofthecountyisconstantlyatthemercyofnortherncommissionerswhovoteonprojectsnegativelyaffectingthisarea.

4/30/20147:41AM

464 Theleadersofthiscountydonotseemtohavetheinterestofthevotingpublic whenmakingdecisions.

4/30/20147:41AM

465 Theareallgreedyandcorrupt. 4/30/20146:40AM

466 Controlsforgrowthareweak. 4/29/201410:10PM

467 Wehavenovotingrightstoelectcountycommissionersoutsideourhomedistric t,butallthecommissionersvoteonzoningissuesthataffectus.Wearenotreallyabletoelectrepresentationtoreflectourneeds/values.Developersgivenpreferenceovercurrentresidents.

4/29/201410:06PM

468 IthoughtIwaswellrepresentedunti lstartingtobecomemoreeducatedonthestateofaffairsinForsythCounty.OurCommissionersarenotrepresentingthemajoritywiththeiractionsbutprotectingaprivi leged(largeland-owning)few,theyarerunningupdebt/creatingtheneedfordebtandactinginwaysthatarefiscallyirresponsible,andthenewsmediaisfail ingthec itizensbyfail ingtocovertheseegregiousactivities.

4/29/20149:40PM

469 I'mnothappywithBriantam,butsometimeshedoestherightthing. 4/29/20149:34PM

470 only5commissioners,notenoughtorepresentadequately 4/29/20149:23PM

471 NeedtogetoutfromundertheGoodOl'BoynetworkinCumming.Thec ityofCumminghasbeentakingunfairadvantageofthetaxpayersofForsythCountyfordecades.Ifstartingaseparatec itydoesn'twork,maybethecountyshould"merge"withthec ityandputastoptothis.

4/29/20147:41PM

472 Isaythisasaself-critic ismbecauseIreallydon'tknowmylocallegislatorsyetortheirtrackrecordswhileinoffice.That'sonme.Ineedtogathermoreinformation.

4/29/20147:15PM

473 IfeelthatCumming30041zipcodeisoneofthelargestinthecounty,butweonlygetaportionbackfromthetaxeswepay.

4/29/20146:11PM

474 sickofthegoodoldboysc lub 4/29/20145:35PM

475 ourcommissionerseemstocompleteignorethepeopleherepresents. 4/29/20145:20PM

476 SomegoodBOClikeTam,Levent.Othersnotso. 4/29/20143:56PM

477 Wecoulduseanothercommissionerdedicatedtoourarea 4/29/20143:48PM

478 Noconsistencyfromanyofthedecisionmakersandthatinc ludestheSchoolBoard. 4/29/20142:51PM

479 Isensethereastrongtugofwarbetweenthesouthforsythfolks/politic ians/decisionmakersandtherestofthecounty.IthinkmostoftheoldForsythCountyfolksdon'tseeourpartofthecountyastheirown.

4/29/20142:50PM

480 IbelieveNorthForsythcountyhasadistortedviewofSouthForsythcounty.Theirbeliefiswegota$60mill ionschoolsowhatdowehavetocomplainabout...thatiswhysomanywanttomovetheresowedon'tcareabout'overcrowding'.AsemailedtomebyaN.ForsythCommissioner.They(northForsyth)donotunderstandweworkasagrouptomakeourcommunityasdesirableasitis.WEvolunteer,weprovide,wegive,weworktogether...i tisnota$60mill ionschool.

4/29/20141:52PM

481 Pro:ItwouldappearJimBoffisattemptingtoaddresssomeissuesrelatedtotaxexpenditureandincorporatedCummingvs.un-incorporatedForsyth-thatseemstobeinthebestinterestofthecounty.Con:Itdoesnotseemasthoughanyoneissteppingupwithasmartplanformanagingourcounty'sdevelopmentlong-term.

4/29/20141:47PM

482 ifeell ikethecommissionersfromotherpartsofthecountydonotcareaboutwhathappensinoursection

4/29/20141:33PM

483 Ourrepresentativeisalwaysoutvotedonissuesrelatingtoourarea.Feelweneedtohavemorepublic inputwhenitcomestore-zoninglargetractsofland.

4/29/20141:09PM


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484 everyonesaysstopbuilding,yetallwereadaboutisYesvotes&thenfollowedbybondstopayforit.Thereporteddebtlevelsareirresponsible

4/29/20141:09PM

485 IamademocratwhichseemstobeadirtywordinForsyth. 4/29/20141:09PM

486 SouthForsyth-1outof5Repsbuthasthelargestneedandimpact!!??!! 4/29/201412:49PM

487 ToomuchgrowthintheSouthendoftheCounty.ThestructureoftheCountyCommissiondoesnotallowthingstoreallygetaccomplished.LackofcoordinationbetweentheCountyCommissionandBoardofEducation.

4/29/201412:31PM

488 Mylocalcommissioner,BrianTamhasdoneanexceedinglypoorjobfightingforandmakingthecriticaldecisionsthatarenecessarytobuildasolidcommunityinfrastructurewiththepropercontrolstoinsureahigherqualityofl i fefortheresidents.

4/29/201411:27AM

489 Doesnotmatchwithpopulation.Councilseatsshouldnotbeatlargebutbasedonacutualgeographicdistric ts.

4/29/201411:19AM

490 ForsythCoisverylarge,wehavepolitic iansfromwaywestof400makingzoningdecisionsforusoverhereontheeastsidebytheriver.Itisastupidineffectivesystem.Itdoesn'thelpthattheonedudethatissupposedtokeepthingsniceforusisapprovingeveryzoningrequestandsubsequentvariancethatcomesacrosshisdesk.

4/29/201411:16AM

491 IthinkMONEYandpersonalgainisdeterminingalotofdecisionsrightnowinSouthForsythwithoutconsiderationofthepeoplel ivinghere.

4/29/201410:37AM

492 Thecommissionersareonlyinterestedinincreasingthetaxbaseanddon'tcareaboutovercrowding.

4/29/201410:13AM

493 TEST 4/29/201410:11AM

494 BecausetheBOCdoesnotreflectmyinterests;theyreflecttheirOWNinterests. 4/29/201410:00AM

495 Sofartheyhaven'tdoneanythingtoupsetme. 4/29/20149:55AM

496 Ifeell ikedecisionmakersknowtheissues,butarenottakingtheproperstepstoalleviatethem.Shiftingtheschooldistric tsarounddifferentneighborhoodsisn'tgoingtosolveovercrowding...etc.

4/29/20149:45AM

497 Ibelieveourrepresentativesaredrivenbybuildersanddevelopers,notfactoringinhomeowners. 4/29/20149:39AM

498 donotalwaysagreewithalltheirdecision's,howevermostdecision'sarewellthoughtoutandshouldkeepourcountygrowingandimprovethecommunity

4/29/20149:33AM

499 LovetheBoardofEducation.Nottheotherleaders. 4/29/20149:26AM

500 Commissionersdon'tseemtocareaboutthelongtermeffectsofoverbuilding. 4/29/20149:24AM

501 ToomanyofourCountyCommissionersareeitherlargelandowners(ortheirwifeis),theyareintherealestatebusiness,ortheyownarestaurantinthec itythatisdependentonhispopularitywiththoseinpower.

4/29/20149:22AM

502 Theydon'trepresentmeasahomeowner.Theyrepresentdevelopers. 4/29/20149:19AM

503 Thecountyismuchtoolargetohaveadequaterepresentationineacharea. 4/29/20149:09AM

504 Irecentlysentamessagestorepresentativesregardingthewideningofcastleberryrd.theresponsesigotwerethetextbook,boilerplate,politicalBS.Ididn'tfeeliwaswellrepresentedinthiscase.

4/29/20149:08AM

505 OurBoardofCommissionersisstructuredinsuchawaythattheyareabletopushthroughzoningdecisionsinareastheydon'tevenrepresent.Weneedmoresayastowhathappenslocally,inc ludingtheabil i tytovoteoutthecommissionersthatarenotmakingdecisionsthatareinl inewithwhatourcommunitywants.

4/29/20149:08AM

506 Adequate.Havenothadtoaskfortheirhelponanyissue 4/29/20149:06AM

507 Samereasonsasabove.Neighborhoodshavetoformcoalitionstodefendagainstthepoorpoliticaldecisions

4/29/20148:59AM

508 Ithinkthedecisionmakersarenotmakingtheirdecisionbasedonwhattheresidentswhoelectedthemwant,butonwhatthebuilderswant,andthatisn'tright.

4/29/20148:57AM

509 Notsure-IknowBrianTamisourCommissionerbutotherscanvoteonourareaagainsthimsoI'mnotsureIcompletleyunderstandhisbeliefsandhowwellherepresentsus.

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510 Distric tVoting 4/29/20148:52AM

511 thecurrentdecisionmakersdonotseemtobel isteningtothepeople'swishes.whatthereasonbehindthatiscurious,sincethatiswhattheirjoboutl inesandmandatesforthemtodo.

4/29/20148:50AM

512 itisobvioustthatcommissionersthatdon'trepresentmydistric tdonothavemybestinterestinmindwhentheyvotetoallowhighdensitydevelopmentinmydistric t.i cantevenvoteforthosecommissioners...sowhyaretheyvotingonmattersimmediatelyimpactingmylife?

4/29/20148:49AM

513 Overall,thecountydoesagoodjob.Idonotl ikethegovernmentbuildingsindowntown-theyshouldhavebeenlocatedoutsideoftowntomaintaintheappealofthedowntownarea.

4/29/20148:48AM

514 Ourrepsarenotvotingtopreserveourcommunity. 4/29/20148:47AM

515 HowcanIbewellrepresentedbypeopleIcan'tvotefor? 4/29/20148:47AM

516 BrianTamandotherdecisionmakershavebeenhelpfulwhendealingwiththem. 4/29/20148:45AM

517 Someoffic ialsareself-servingandvoteaccordingly.Unfortunately,theyhaveaslightmajority. 4/29/20148:44AM

518 Theydon'tseemonebitconcernedabouttheovercrowdedschools.Theyjustaskustopaytobuildnewones.Thatisnotwhatwewantedwhenwemovedhere16yearsago.

4/29/20148:42AM


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65.13% 665

70.52% 720

50.24% 513

62.39% 637

47.80% 488

0.00% 0

24.78% 253

Q4WhatisgoingwellinForsythCounty?Checkasmanythingsasyouwish.


TotalRespondents:1,021

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 newsubdivisionsaremediocrecomparedtotheolderhomes.manywithoutswimandtennisnow,andhomesveryc losetogether.treesaregettingtakenout.

5/16/201411:31AM

2 Whiletheschoolsaregreatingeneralwiththefac il i tiesandtheteachers.Thestudentperc lassroomratioisoffthechain.Tiredoftheinfluxofnewfolksmovinginwhoarenotexactlymakingourcommunitybetter.Whoknowshowlongtaxeswil lremain"low".WehavegreatparksinFoCo.Thefac il i tiesarenice.Ballfields.Turffootballfields.Howmanycountiescansaytheyhaveasmanyturffieldsaswedo?NotmanyItellyou.It'sagreatperk.

5/16/201411:26AM

3 Economicvitality.Housesaresell ing.Businessesareopening. 5/16/201411:25AM

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4 RetailgrowtharoundTheCollection.Localbusinessesseemtocareandarewil l ingtoinvestrealdollarsintothelocalarea.

5/16/201411:23AM

5 "Schools"arecrowded..."Taxes"areonlygoing-upAGAIN..."GreatSubdivisions"areratherdestroyingOurEnvironment...the"Service-Demand"forbeingfoisteduponBOTHOurLand-Resourcesand"Tax-Digest"forMORE"ACTIVE"Parks&Recreationfac il l i tiesfurtherTHREATENSthepreservationof"Trees",much-lesstheproucurementof"GreenSpace"~thustheonything"goingwellinForsythCounty"isIt'smarchtowardURBANIZATIONandTHEENDofIt'sexistanceotherwiseasaCommunityofRuralCharmandCharecter:?

5/16/201411:21AM

6 TheSchoolsfare-wellforthecommittments-madeoftheirStudents,Families,andFaculties,there'sbeenamarkedimprovementinParkandRec.Facil l i tiesmadeavailabletoSouthForsyth-toBOTHItsWest&Eastregions-sincepassage/procurement/expeditionofthe2008"GreenSpaceeBond",andthus--atleastIbelieve-there'sa"SpiritofHope"that"Thingswil lgetbetter"here-aboutof-late,thatotherwisebeliesthemyriadofcomplaintsregardingForsythCountysdegradedQualityofLifeandLevelofServiceexperiencedforwhatrampant-growthishadenduredoverthelasttwo-decades.

5/16/201411:18AM

7 Lovemysonsschool.greatteachersandstateofthearttechnology. 5/16/201411:15AM

8 OurschoolsaretooMitchforthetimebeingbutiftheinfluxofstudentsisnotbalancedoutwewil lseerapiddeclineinournumbers.Lowerincomehousinghighdensitysubdivisionsbringshostsifissuesthatareplayedoutinourschools.

5/16/201411:13AM

9 Peoplearetakingnoticeandbecomingbetterinformed. 5/14/20145:40AM

10 greatpeople 5/10/20146:28PM

11 Qualityoftheresidents 5/10/20146:21PM

12 Iconcernedthatmuchofmakesourcounty#1,maybecompromisedduetogreedandlackofconcerrnforourc itizens.

5/10/20145:52PM

13 IjustreturnedfromabaseballtournamentinCherokeecounty.Eveninthenewconstructionareas,bothcommercialandresidential,theamountoftreesandgreenspaceisamazing.Weshouldlearnfromthat!

5/10/20145:49PM

14 IwouldhavecheckedgreatSubdivisionstoo,butwearen'theadedthatwayrightnow. 5/10/20145:42PM

15 Schoolsareokrightnow(oratleastourisnotovercrowded).Someothersurroundingcountieshavegreatgreenspaceandrecreationforthechildren.Therearesomenewspots(FowlerPark)itwouldbenicetohavemore.

5/10/20144:13PM

16 Thesearealldecliningthough. 5/10/20143:21PM

17 Countyandc ityparksaregoodbutthereareveryl i ttleculturalopportunitiesandfewentertainmentchoices.

5/10/20142:52PM

18 AtleastitsnotClayton 5/10/201412:17PM

19 TheCollectionTheGreenway 5/10/201411:32AM

20 butlowtaxeswon'tlast,withallthishigherdensitygrowth 5/10/20149:28AM

21 Thingshavebeenwonderful,butthecurrentdirectionseemsreadytooverturnthewonderfulcommunitywehavehere.

5/10/20149:20AM

22 Goodschoolsandgreatpeople. 5/10/20149:01AM

23 It'sabeautifulcountywithalottooffer.Wereallydol ivel ivinghere. 5/10/20147:52AM

24 Wouldhaveselectedschoolsbuttheyaregrosslyovercrowded. 5/10/20147:26AM

25 Developmentofnewneighborhoodsneedtoslowdownunti lwecangetmoreschools!!!!! 5/10/20147:12AM

26 Nothing 5/9/201410:12PM

27 You'rekiddingright? 5/9/20149:36PM

28 Qualityofeducationiscurrentlyverygoodbuttheovercrowdingwil leventuallypulltheschoolsunder.

5/9/20148:59PM

29 However,Ifeelalltheseareinjeopardy. 5/9/20148:49PM


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30 Butthreatenedbyovercrowding. 5/9/20148:39PM

31 Greatexistingsubdivisions-whichhavenothingtodowiththegovtotherthanzoning! 5/9/20148:36PM

32 noneoftheabove 5/9/20148:25PM

33 Wehaveagreateducationsystem. 5/9/20148:08PM

34 Schoolsareinjeopardyduetoovercrowding. 5/9/20148:01PM

35 IhavebeeninlawenforcementinotherGAjurisdictions,mycontactwiththesheriff'sofficeandfiredepartmenthasbeenpositive.Ourschoolsaresomeofthebestinthenation.ForsythCountyhasagoodreputationinallaspectsofl i fe,weneedtonourishitmore.

5/9/20145:33PM

36 Possibil i tyofaseparatec ity. 5/9/20144:01PM

37 Lambertisbeingnegativelyimpacted. 5/9/201410:01AM

38 Lovethelowtaxes,especiallyfortheseniors 5/8/20147:01PM

39 Thiscouldallchangeforworseifoverbuildingtrendcontinues. 5/8/20146:22PM

40 WehavegreatschoolsinSF,however,concernedovercrowdedwil lcauseaproblem. 5/8/20143:25PM

41 Havingachildwithautism,Ihavetosaythatthespecialneedscommunity,public schoolsystemandprivate/public servicesprovidedintheareaaretopknotch.

5/8/20143:15PM

42 Insomecasesgreatsubdivisionsbutmanyofthenewonesare4sidedboxeswiththebuilderc learcuttingeverythingtobuildtheneighborhood.

5/8/20142:49PM

43 Imissthetrees,etc.thathavebeencutdownfor"progress."ThistakesawayfromthecomfortablecommunityfeelIenjoyhere.

5/8/20141:31PM

44 Wemovedtothecountybecauseoftheschools;however,thec lasssizescontinuetoincreasewithoutadditionalteachers.

5/8/20141:10PM

45 Lowviolentcrimerate 5/8/201410:37AM

46 Idon'tgetinvolvedsounknownabouttheseissues 5/8/20149:59AM

47 Fairlygoodlandscapeinginmostarea.s 5/8/20149:45AM

48 Varietyofoutdooractivitiesandquietneighborhoods 5/8/20148:58AM

49 Thecountyadministrativestaffaregenerallyveryhelpfulandresponsive.Thepolice&sheriffofficersandstaffaregenerallyhelpfulandresponsive.EvenAnimalControlwil l returncalls/emailsandmakeanefforttoassist.

5/8/20148:50AM

50 Nothing 5/8/20148:02AM

51 JustwanttosaythatIlovetheparksandthegreenway.Thecountyhasdoneasuperbjobwiththeseamenities.

5/8/20147:58AM

52 IappreciateFowlerParkandtheBigCreekGreenway. 5/8/20147:41AM

53 Wepickedthiscountyfortheschoolsandcountrysuburbiafeel.DowereallywantittobecomeanotherGwinnettCounty?????

5/8/20146:57AM

54 WhileSFHS'sperformanceisgreat,theovercrowdingatallSouthForsythschoolsdemonstratesalackofplanning.

5/8/20146:21AM

55 People 5/8/20146:07AM

56 Treesandgreenspacearecurrentlyatgreatrisk 5/8/20145:53AM

57 Theyaregoodbutwayovercrowded.Otherschoolsareseeingmoretaxbenefitsandsoaresubdivisions.Needtoimproveandlookwhatwehavethatneedsimprovementnextbeforewegetmorestoresorrestaurants.Wepayhugeamountsoftaxesbutotherareasgettingmuchmorebenefitthanus.

5/8/20145:44AM

58 Again!Rightnow.But,toomanypeoplecanturnthisupsidedown! 5/7/201410:49PM

59 Location 5/7/20149:55PM

60 Theitemsthathavebeencheckedabovearebasedonalessdense.Howeverwebelievethiswil lbeeffectedifwecontinuetogrowattheratethatweare

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61 Retail!! 5/7/20149:34PM

62 Housingdemand. 5/7/20149:15PM

63 Lowcrimeandgoodschoolsforthemeantime 5/7/20149:02PM

64 Forthemomentthesearegoingwell-butIdon'thaveacommittedbeliefitcanremainsowiththecurrentmomentumofovergrowth

5/7/20148:45PM

65 toomanyparks,parklotsperfectfor"crashandgrab"andincreasecrimealreadyhappening,currentsubdiv.arefairlywellbalanced,newlyapprovedaretooheavilyweightedtowardscheaperhomeswhichbringsincreasedcrime,parentscomplainingabouttoomuchschoolwork,soongetdecreasedlearning.

5/7/20148:21PM

66 Iwouldsaytreesandgreenspacebutteyareallgettingcutdown. 5/7/20146:32PM

67 letshaveanotherbondissueandthrowmoremoneyattheschools.weneedmorenewbuses,andmoredaysoffifthewindblowstohard.

5/7/20146:28PM

68 Excellentschoolsandrecreation/exerc isefac il i ties. 5/7/20144:33PM

69 Otherthanredistric ting,theschoolsystemrelativetomyelementaryandmiddleschoolexperiencesremainoutstandingandarereflectiveofgreatleadershipthathaveavisionofthefuturewithaneyeonthepresent.WhileForsythwil lnotremainruralassomanylongtimeresidentsImeetwouldprefer...therearegoodeffortstomaintainthegreenspacealongsidethegrowth.Thecountyseatappearstobekeepingupwiththepopulationchangedowntownwherenew,largefacitl i tiesbothexistandarebeingbuilt...sothelocalgovernmentismaintainingtheabil i tytoprovideappropriatepubicsupportinconjunctionwiththegrowthratherthanplayingcatchuptothegrowth.Themostrecentglobalrecessionandmorespecificallythehugeswinginthetaxrevenuesduetothehousingdevaluationwasmanagedwell(ascomparedtoothersurroundingcountiesandevenotherc itiesinotherstates).Theresultbeingminimaloveralltaxchangewithoutsignificantprogramcuts...kudos.

5/7/20143:43PM

70 PoliceandFirebDepartmentbothdoagreatjob! 5/7/20143:41PM

71 Crimeisprettylow 5/7/20143:07PM

72 Greatfamilies,conveniencetoactivities,shopping,restaurantsetc... 5/7/20143:03PM

73 BelievePoliceandFireareeffective. 5/7/20142:34PM

74 Ican'tthinkofanythinganymore.Eventwooftheschools...NorthandCentralwanttodumbdownthecurriculum.Wehavelesstreesandgreenspace.Toomanysmallcrowdedsubdivisions.Taxeshaveincreased.OursalestaxisashighasFultonCounty.

5/7/20142:28PM

75 Iwouldhavealsocheckedtrees&greenspace,however,asI'vestatedabove,thisisdisappearingatanalarmingrate.

5/7/20142:25PM

76 Nothing-everythingischangingandnotforthebetter. 5/7/20142:15PM

77 Generalqualityofl i fehereisgood. 5/7/20141:58PM

78 YouaskedsoI'mtell ing:0Schoolsaregoodnowbuttheovercrowdingisunfortunate.TreesandgreenspacearewhatsoldmeontheneighborhoodIl iveinanditwil l begonewithinayear.I'mgladthatwearel ikelytogetsomeculturaldiversitytotheareabutnotatthecostofanice/reasonablelocalcommute,overcrowdingintheschoolsandlossofthenaturalbeauty.

5/7/20141:00PM

79 Schoolsaregreatbutovercrowded--treesaredisappearing 5/7/201412:24PM

80 Weleftpublic school,it'sthatbad.IgrewuphereinForsythCountyandhaveseenourschoolsystemdecline.Fromscholastic achievementtoteachertenureeveryaspectmustbeaddressed.

5/7/201411:55AM

81 Whilethesubdivisionsthemselvesaregreatitleavesthecountyfeelingl ikeitisanassociationofislandsratherthanacohesivewhole.

5/7/201411:12AM

82 Oldersubdivisionsaregreat.Theneweronesthathave.25orlessacrelotsarediminishingthevalueoftheolderneighborhoods,bringingdownthepricepointtol iveinthearea,contributingtotheovercrowdingofourschools.

5/7/201411:04AM

83 Growthofsmallbusiness. 5/7/201410:57AM

84 greenspaceisgoingaway....schoolsaretoocrowdedandschooltestscoreswil lgodownbecauseofthenumbers.

5/7/201410:33AM


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85 Ourschoolsaregoodbecauseourstudentpopulationismostlyhigherincomekidsfromhomesthathaveaninterestinschoolandparentsthatareinvolved.Theteachersarethesamethatareincobb,gwinnett,fultonetc,Ifwedon'tstartbuildingsomemoreschools,andrestric taptsandlowincomehousingtheschoolswil lgetworse.

5/7/201410:11AM

86 Ihavetosayatleastthereismoregreenspaceandrecreationalplaces.butthereccenterssuckforc lasses

5/7/20149:49AM

87 Thisiswhypeoplearemovinghere.Butallofthesethingsaregoingbythewayside. 5/7/20149:39AM

88 Nothing.EveryoneinthecommissionislazyandjustacceptingthesepetitionsforbuildingbuttheyarenotactivelyseekingGOODbuildersandusingthespacewehavetryingtoselltheseupperendbuilderstocreateGREATsubdivisionshere.THeyhavenogoodideastotryandsellourarea.Weneedtoseekandtryandfindpeoplel ikeAvalondeveloperstocomeinanddosomethinghererightinfrontofLaurelSprings.Lookatthecaptiveaudiencetheyhave.InsteadtheyarestartingtoselloffgreatpropertytoOldFolkshomes.That'sgreatfortraffic sincetheydonotusecarsandgoodforschoolsastheydonotcrowdthem,butletslookatthebiggerpic ture.Weneedabettermoreluxuriousfeelaroundhereandthatneedstobeplannedasabiggerpic turenotbytheseatoftheirpants.WhatcanbedevelopedontheoldlandthatwastobeWalMartandtheotherareasthatareavailablearoundit.KeepthatareaforalargertypeAvalon,don'tsellparcelsforsmallersubdivisionsandoldfolkshomesthennothaveenoughforthebiggerpic ture?????!!!!!!

5/7/20149:25AM

89 Goodqualityschools-butovercrowded... 5/7/20149:21AM

90 Oneofthereasonswemovedhereyearsagowastheperfectbalancebetweenlifeandwork. 5/7/20149:12AM

91 Greatyouthsportsprograms 5/7/20148:44AM

92 Lowcrime 5/7/20147:49AM

93 Unfortunatelythesebenefitsarerapidlydisappearing. 5/6/20149:11PM

94 Weneedtopreservesomehistoric andbeautifulfarmlandandMathisairport.WhynotbuildMathishighschoolonMathisAirportsproperty??

5/6/20148:16PM

95 Ifeelthatalloftheabovecouldbeimprovedespeciallytheschools! 5/6/20148:02PM

96 Schoolsarebeginningtoovercrowdthoughandmoreandmoretreesandgreenspacearedisappearingduetohighdensitydevelopments.

5/6/20144:35PM

97 Weneedtokeepitc lassyinSouthForsyth,regardingthekindofretaildevelopmentscomingin.TheCollectionisagreatexample.ILovewhatSuwanee&Duluthhavedonetoimprovetheirtowncenters.Schoolsaretop-rate&looknice,drawingalotoffolkstoourarea,butwedon'twanthigh-densityhousingrightneartheschools!!!

5/6/20143:18PM

98 Iamveryhappywithourschoolsbutfearwithallthenewhigh-densitydevelopmentswil lincreaseclasssizeorrequiremoretrailersaswearenotplanningforthefuture.

5/6/201412:39PM

99 Schoolscurrently-greatquality.Concernedaboutlongtermcrowdingissues,etc. 5/6/20149:17AM

100 Lowcrimerate 5/6/20149:03AM

101 Homevaluesatthemomentarestayinghigh-mostlydrivenbytheschools 5/6/20148:28AM

102 Schoolsaregreatrightnow,butIamconcernedaboutovercrowding.Thenthec lassesgettobigandeducationsuffers.

5/6/20146:30AM

103 Mmm.. 5/5/201410:37PM

104 Crimeissti l l low. 5/5/20149:30PM

105 Ifwekeepdevelopmentundercontrol!! 5/5/20148:49PM

106 MykidsdidwellatCentral.Thegreenwayisbeautiful.Butthere'snotreallymanyplacesteenscanhangoutwithoutgettingharassedbycops.

5/5/20148:11PM

107 needmoreschools 5/5/20147:17PM

108 Ourteachersareamazing,butsomethingneedstobedoneaboutschoolzoning.ThecountyParksandRecdepartmentisgreat-offersawidevarietyofprogramsforallagesatareasonablecost.

5/5/20146:38PM

109 Alltheabove. 5/5/20145:18PM


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110 Wishwewouldlovetoseeschooldistric tjumpupandgetmovingwthehugeinfluxcominginthenextfewyears.Morededicatedpark/greenspaceaswell.

5/5/20144:35PM

111 Parkshavefinallybeenbuiltandtheyarewonderful. 5/5/20144:20PM

112 SchoolsaregreatbutTOOcrowded. 5/5/20143:33PM

113 Theparksaregreat,butrecreationisstrapped.Thereisnotenoughrecsforthekidstoplaysports.YouhavetoknowsomeonetogetintoSharonSpringsanditisfullallthetime.WithoutsomelocalchurchesinJohnsCreek,Iamnotsurewheremykidswouldplaysoccer,basketball,etc.Localmeetingplacesarehardtofind.Librariesarebookedwellinadvanceof2-4months.Otheroptionsaretoocostlyfornon-profits.Needmorel ibraryandmeetingspace.Therateofdestructiontoourlandandgreen-spaceisappall ing.Iamshockedthatthecountyhasnottriedtoprotecttheruralfeelthatpeoplemovedhere.Ifwewantedabigc ity,wewouldl ivec losertoAtlanta.Weallmovedhereforthecountryslowpaceforourchildrenanditisbeingtakenaway.Stopdestroyingallthetrees,riversandstreamsallforprofitsforbigcompaniesanddevelopers.Looktothefutureforyourresidents,theirchildrenandtheirchildren.

5/5/20143:25PM

114 Schoolswil lnotbeifpopulationcontinuestorise.Someoftheneighborhoodsaren'tquality,sothenyougetthefolksthatcanaffordthose-whichmostofthetimearen'tquality,either.

5/5/20143:21PM

115 Taxesaregood,butthey'real i ttlemisrepresentedbecausewealwayshavethesebondstopayforschoolsandroads.Schoolsaregood,butmanyareovercrowdedwithl i ttlehelponthehorizon.

5/5/20143:20PM

116 Golf. 5/5/20142:53PM

117 MoreandmorefastfoodrestaurantstochoosefrominsouthForsythcounty. 5/5/20142:42PM

118 Citizensarewakingupandgettinginvolved. 5/5/20141:59PM

119 Trees...Whatisleftofthem. 5/5/20141:34PM

120 Public safety 5/5/20141:31PM

121 TheschoolsarewhatisbringingthegrowthWehavewonderfulschoolsbutoursuccessisatrisksinceweareinmyopinionbeingveryrecklesswiththedevelopment.TheBOEneedstoworkhandinhandwiththeBOCandthatisamajordisconnect.

5/5/20141:16PM

122 Someschoolsaregreatandothersareingreatneedofupdating(ForsythCentralseemssodatedcomparedtotheothers)!

5/5/201412:26PM

123 IlovetheschoolsherebutfearinjustacoupleofyearsIwont.Toomanystudentsnotenoughspace.

5/5/201411:56AM

124 theyWEREallgoingwell.we'vereachedatippingpoint. 5/5/201411:39AM

125 Atleastthereislakelanier,whichhadnothingtodowithanyelectedoffic ials.HoweverMaryaliceparkbeganchargingentryamonthearlier.Theguardsaid"governmenthastomaketheirmoney".

5/5/201411:21AM

126 I'mimpressedwithcountylawenforcement. 5/5/201410:44AM

127 Recreationisgoodbutcouldbebetter.141corridorcouldbebikeandwalkingtrailsfromTheCollectiontoJohnsCreek.FowlerPark,whichisbeautifulbutthegrassSoccerandLaCrossearetheworstofanyparksweplayinallofAtlanta.Thisisashame!

5/5/20149:37AM

128 Schoolsaregreat,butakindergartenc lasswith27students,notgreat. 5/5/20149:30AM

129 Il ikethelowtaxesforresidenceshoweverdonotl ikethehightaxesonbusinesses.Whatyoutaxlessofyougetmoreofandwhatyoutaxmoreofyougetlessof.

5/5/20149:01AM

130 Ifyouwouldhaveaskedtwoyearsago,IwouldhavecheckedSchools,Trees,Greenspace,andSubdivisionstoo.Buttherecentgrowthisruiningthosebenefitswemovedherefor.

5/5/20148:46AM

131 Forsythhasalottoofferbutneedstofindawaytobringitalltogetherinsteadoftakingabandaidapproachtofixissues.

5/5/20148:39AM

132 Administrationofcountygovernmentservicesisveryeffic ientandstaffareextremelycourteousandveryhelpfulwhencalledupon

5/5/20148:18AM

133 AlltheabovethatIcheckedaregoingwellhoweverweneedtofocusonkeepingitorenhancingit.

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134 LOWtaxesusedtobethecaseinforsyth-notsomuchanymore.andthesubdivisionsthatwerebuiltyearsagowerealsogreat...NOWthecookiecutterhomewith10feetofspacearoundthemwithrowafterrowafterrowofhomecrammedtogetherinaneighborhoodisbecomingcommon!!!STOPTHISOVERCROWDING!!

5/5/20147:49AM

135 AlthoughourschoolsareexcellentNOWIworrythatwil lchangeifwecontinuebuilding. 5/5/20147:45AM

136 GreatjobwithParks.. 5/5/20147:44AM

137 Idonotexpecttaxestostaylow.I'dgladlypayhighertaxesformorelocalamenitiesandimprovementstoinfrastructure.ForsythisoneoftheRICHESTcommunitiesintheUS.It's#10inmedianhouseholdincomeweshouldnothaveaproblempayingforanicecommunity.Thosethatmovedhereexpectthat.

5/5/20147:37AM

138 Notmuchinthenorthend. 5/5/20147:32AM

139 ThisistheCURRENTsituationbutitisdeterioratingrapidly 5/5/20147:24AM

140 Whenwemovedhere1yearagowewereexcitedabouttheschools..inthisyearaloneI'vebeendisappointedintheover-crowdingwhichisonlygoingtogetworseoverthenextfewyears.

5/5/20147:16AM

141 Newgrowth 5/5/20147:15AM

142 Icheckedschoolsbecausetheyarecurrentlysti l l great,however,thepotentialisthereforthemtobeotherwiseiftheygetalotmoreovercrowded.

5/5/20147:08AM

143 Noneoftheabove.Toomuchgrowth! 5/5/20147:07AM

144 Ihavel ivedherefor28years,owned2homes,raised2children.WeenjoyourhomenownearCityofCumming.SouthForsythareaisahotmess...workedinthatareaforover8years.DoNOTgonear141,OldAtlanta,northernJohnsCreekforlovenormoney...Ilovethepeoplethere;Iabhorthecongestion.

5/5/20146:52AM

145 Iwouldcheckmorebutalltheotherareasaredeclining.Weusetohavetrees.IlovemysubdivisionbutIdon'tcareforthenew,moredenseonesgoingin.I'veheardmanypeoplecomplainaboutlambertanditsovercrowdingissues.

5/5/20146:45AM

146 Ourschoolsareamazing,buttheoverpopulationandreductioninparentalschoolinvolvementishavinganimpact(muchlikeNorthFultonhasexperienced).Wehavetoputforthaconcertedefforttokeepoutcountygreenandmoveawayfromrapiddestructionofourland.Itwil lsignificantlyimpactourpropertyvaluesnegativelyandmakeourqualityofl i femuchworse.Ialsofeelwhatisworkingwellforourcommunityarethepeoplewhoarebandingtogethertofighttokeepourqualityofl i fegreat.Thereisarealmovementhereoffolksseeingtheproblemsandthatisthefirststeptosolvingthem.

5/5/20146:45AM

147 Il ikethesethingsandmovedherebecauseofthem.Theyareinjeopardy. 5/5/20146:34AM

148 Lovethesidewalks!WouldlovetoseethemdownSouthersCirc le. 5/4/20149:28PM

149 Butatwhatexpense. 5/4/20149:24PM

150 Allofthisisgoodatthistime,butinthenextyearIfearitwil l changesignificantly. 5/4/20149:17PM

151 Theschoolsaregreatacademically,butwesendourolderchildtoprivatebecauseofstudentteacherratio.

5/4/20142:47PM

152 Butthesethingsareborderingonbeinglosttogreed. 5/4/20142:28PM

153 Growthsopropertyvaluesremainstrongforpeopletoselli ftheydesire. 5/4/20147:58AM

154 Ourstatelegislatorsneedtol istentothevotersandtaxpayersandmakeiteasiertoimposemoreimpactfees;otherwisethetaxeswil lgothroughtheroofandquickly.Wedonotneednostinkingtransportation$350Mbondissue.WeneedimpactfeesandmoreofOURmoneybackherefromtheGOLDDOME.

5/4/20147:38AM

155 AlloftheabovearethereasonsmostofushaveinvestedinSouthForsyth.ALLofthese"qualityofl i fe"factorsareonthedecline(exceptlowertaxes)undertheleadershipofourcurrent,UNRESPONSIVECounty"Planning"andZoningoffic ials.

5/4/20147:30AM

156 Thesegreatswil lgoawayaslongasgrowthisrampant. 5/3/20149:52PM

157 Medicalfac il i tiesandprofessionals 5/3/201411:54AM

158 roadimprovementstakingplaceandplanned.thisshouldbeapriority 5/3/20146:27AM


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159 Cronyism 5/3/201412:25AM

160 Library...SharonSprings.NorthsideHospital.AndChildren'sHOAsatell i te. 5/2/20149:27PM

161 Noneoftheabove 5/2/20146:02PM

162 Wearenearthemountains&lakeyetsti l l haveaccesstothingsdowntownAtlantaoffers.Asidefromsomeslimypolitic ians,ForsythhassomeofthenicestpeopleI'veevermet.Treesaredisappearingquicklybecauseofdevelopment.

5/2/20142:54PM

163 Nothing,wewil llookl ike&bel ikeDeKalbinafewyears. 5/2/20142:37PM

164 Ourtaxesincreasedby39%lastyearonourhome.Iexpecttheywil lcontinuetogoup. 5/2/20142:13PM

165 Iwouldhavesaidgreenspace5yearsago.Schools-Ithinkelementaryisgreat.Middleschoolsaresufferingnow.Nottohighschoolyet.

5/2/20141:27PM

166 Againtherezoningproblemswil lhaveatremendousaffectonthequalityofschools,alreadytoomanystudentsinc lasses.Idontknowabouttherecreationasmychildrenaregrown.Thetreesandgreenspacehavebeenfantastic butthatissoterriblybeingdestroyedwiththenewgrowth

5/2/201411:00AM

167 Theschoolqualityisgreat,justovercrowded.ThetaxrateiswhywechoseForsythcounty20yearsago.

5/2/201410:56AM

168 Lowtaxes...goingoutofthewindowsoonifnotsooner,PoorplannedSub-divisionwithhomepackedsoc loseonecanhighfivetheguynextdoorfromyourbathroomwindow.Treesaregoneevenbeforetherezoningcomesupforpublic input!GreenBucksaheadofgreentreesinthenewmottoforForsyth!

5/2/201410:04AM

169 Ipickedotherbecausetheotheroptionsarenotgoingwell.ILIVEDinagreatsubdivisionunti lRes4zoningsurroundedusandtreeswerec learcutandthezoningrequirementsweren'tenforced.

5/2/20148:31AM

170 Schoolsaregood-butrapidgrowthisalreadycausingissues. 5/2/20147:35AM

171 Allofwhat'sgoodaboutourcountyisatrisk!!! 5/2/20147:19AM

172 Theschoolsaregood,buttheycouldbegreat.Rightnowtheyarefartoocrowded,andsomeoftheteachersneedtobereassessedintheireffectiveness.Infairness,mostoftheteacherswehaveexperiencedhavebeengreat.Toomanytreesaredisappearing.Idon'twanttol iveinacementworldl ikeGwinnettCounty.

5/2/20145:38AM

173 HavinghadchildrenandnowgrandchildrenintheschoolsystemIcanseethatoverallthingsintheeducationfieldaregoingwellandthestudentsseemstobeequaloraboveothercountiesacademically.AfterworkinginoneoftheschoolsforafewyearsIthinkthereneedstobeabetterscreeningprocesstoweedoutindividualswithproblems.OneteacherIworkedwithwentonleaveand,thankfully,didn'tcomeback.Whileboxingupallherpersonalpropertypaperworkwasfoundthatshowedshehadhadmentalproblemswhileteachinginanotherstate.Quiteafewpeoplemoveherebecausethey'veheardgoodthingsabouttheschoolsandthetaxesthatarelowerthansomesurroundingcounties.Withtheaquatic center,ballfields,andparkswithdifferentactivitiesthereappearstobeplentyfornotonlychildrenbutalsotheirparentsandgrandparentstodo.Ididn'tchecktreesandgreenspacebutcouldhavecheckedgreenspaceifi thadbeenlistedbyitself.Itseemswhenalotofthingsaredonethereisafeelingitautomaticallymeanstakedowntrees.TheparkonPulgrimMillisanexample.Thereusedtobeaniceshadedplayareawithswingsandtablesbutnowitseemsitwil l bemostlysunnybecauseofthenumberoftreesthathavecomedown.

5/2/20142:48AM

174 ExceptforHwy9atMacFarlandandBufordHwyeastof400,traffic flowswell. 5/2/201412:04AM

175 Wehavesomegreatsubdivisionsinplace(Windermereisaprimeexampleofawonderfullyplannedcommunity)butnowtherearemanydevelopmentscomingonl inewithnosenseofplanningotherthanthementalityof"let'sgetasmanyhousesaswecaninthisspace".

5/1/201410:02PM

176 NotSure.SchoolsaregreatonSouthside.Hopetheystaythatway. 5/1/201410:01PM

177 Why,ourwonderfulnewjailandcourthouse.SeetheanswertoNo.1above. 5/1/20149:17PM

178 schoolsareseverelyovercrowdedtaxesaregoinguprecreationfac il i tiesareovercrowdedtreesandgreenspacearedisappearingthingsarechangingfortheworse.

5/1/20149:08PM

179 Makinglotsofmoney. 5/1/20149:00PM

180 Notmuchrightnow.Growthistoofastandtomanyhighdensityhomes. 5/1/20148:10PM


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181 OurschoolsareAMAZiNG!That's,ofcourse,abigreasonpeoplearemigratinghere.Ourtaxesaresti l l greatcomparedtoFulton's.

5/1/20147:41PM

182 Theschoolsdowellbuttheyareovercrowded 5/1/20147:14PM

183 Pleasepreservethese.Itmaybetoolateformostofthesealready! 5/1/20147:06PM

184 Thatishard...alloftheaboveweretop-notchjustafewyearsago,butthegrowthcaughtupandnowallofthel isteditemsaresuffering.IfIhadtopick,Ithinkrecreationisthemostimproved.

5/1/20145:06PM

185 Taxesandschools. 5/1/20143:25PM

186 Fornow,Ifeell ikethisisasafeplacetol iveandschoolsaregood.Ifovercrowdingcontinues,schoolperformancewil lsuffer.Il ikethegreenway.

5/1/20142:40PM

187 Whatisgoingwelltodaywil lnotcontinuetobewellinthefuture.Forsythneedssmartgrowth 5/1/20142:26PM

188 althoughalloftheaboveareinjeopardyifthisun-briddleddensezoningcontinuesunchecked.. 5/1/20141:54PM

189 Notsure,itisnotasniceaswhenwemovedin12yearsago.Theroadsarebackedup,theschoolsarecrowdedandthetreesarebeingc learcutbybuilders.Iwouldpayal ittlehigherintaxesiftheywouldjuststopbuildingsinglefamilyhomesinthesoutheastofthecounty.Inordertohavespaceyouwouldhavetomovetoanotherareaofthecounty.IfI'mgoingtobeforcedtomove,I'l l movetoanewcounty.

5/1/20141:28PM

190 Theseweregoinggreatunti labout6monthsago,IfeelasiftheyarediminishingdailywiththingslikeWalmart,newsubdivisions,etc.

5/1/201412:24PM

191 Donotneedtochange.Greatbusinessbuthowmuchmorecanwetake?AbouttomorefurtherNorth.MovedheretogetawayfromthePerimeterarea.

5/1/201412:09PM

192 Schoolsaregoodbutovercrowded!!! 5/1/201411:20AM

193 manygoodorganizationsthatprovidedoutletsforpersonsinterestsandopportunitiestovolunteertomakeourcommunityabetterplace(gardening,art,modelairplanes,leadership,l ibraries,tonameafew)

5/1/201410:48AM

194 Cleanliness 5/1/201410:47AM

195 Lovetheschoolsbutovercrowdedandnothingbeingconstructed 5/1/201410:28AM

196 RAISEOURTAXES.RAISEOURTAXES….RAISEOURTAXES….STOPTHEGROWTHNOW.NOW…..NOW…..I'MAFRAIDITISALREADYTOOLATE…..

5/1/201410:08AM

197 ActiveSubdivisionleadershipistryingtogettheCountyGovernmenttomakebetterdecisionsandtheyworktoinformcommunitiesonwhatisgoingon.

5/1/20149:46AM

198 Schoolsareawesome,buttheywil lbecomeovercrowdedsoon. 5/1/20149:38AM

199 Thesearetheveryresourcesthatwil lbeoverwhelmedbytoomuchdevelopmentinashortperiodoftime

5/1/20149:26AM

200 Theoverallcurrentperformanceissti l l great.Thetrendsallbotherme-wearenotmanagingourgrowthfarenoughinadvance.Lookatthecongestionon141and400.Lookattheovercrowdingschools(trailersarenotsafestructurestoputkidsin).Weneedtobemoreproactivelymanaginggrowth-ormoresimply-putacapongrowthunti lwecangetahandleofwhatwe'vegotinfrontofus.

5/1/20149:25AM

201 Thesethingsaregreat.rightnow.Thatiswhywemovedhere.BUTlikeIsaidearlier,ifthingsdon'tgetbetterforthegrowthpart,thenallofthesewil lgodownthetubes.

5/1/20149:24AM

202 Outstandingschooldistric t,buttoobig/overcrowded. 5/1/20149:16AM

203 Toomuchoverdevelopment,intheformofsubdivisionsandbusinesses,wil ldrasticallyreducethetreesandgreenspace.

5/1/20148:54AM

204 Subdivisionsaretotallyoverbuilt,nogreenspace.Peopledpnottakeoftheirproperty. 5/1/20148:36AM

205 WehavegreatparksandtheadditionoftheGreenwayisahugebonus.Buttherearetoomanysubdivisionsthatwerec learcutandneverbuiltandc learcuttingforparksinthemiddleofthesouthwith90+degreetempsinthewinterisridiculous.

5/1/20148:17AM

206 Everythingisthebestnow,butIfearitstoogoodtolast.Ifgrowthisunchecked,thenwhat. 5/1/20148:16AM


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207 commerce.Thecountyisdoingagoodjobtodrawandsupportcommerce. 5/1/20147:56AM

208 Idonotusetheparksoften,butwhenIdo,Iamalwaysimpressedbyhownicetheyare. 5/1/20147:40AM

209 ForsythCountyhasgreatschoolsandsubdivisions;however,unwisezoningdecisionscanchangeallthisinaheartbeat.IsawitinDeKalbCountywheresimilarzoningdecisionsputhighdensityhousingnexttogreatmiddlemanagementsubdivisions.Theendresultwasmajortrafficcongestion,overcrowdedschoolsthatcontinuedtorundownhil l quality-wise,andseriouspropertyvalueissues.ThisisnotwhatweneedforForsythCounty.

5/1/20147:39AM

210 TreesandGreenspacewil lbegone,ifwedon'tstopthisrapiddevelopment 5/1/20147:13AM

211 Nothing 5/1/20147:11AM

212 ShoppingandrestaurantsinsouthForsyth 5/1/20146:51AM

213 Convenienceandcommunity.WhenImovedhereinthe80sthec losestgrocerywasatHaynesBridgeRd.NowIcanleavemysubdivisionandchoosefrom5dependingonwhichdirectionIgowithina3mileradius.

5/1/20146:38AM

214 Governmentjobs 5/1/20146:36AM

215 Slowgrowth. 5/1/20146:18AM

216 Allofthesearegoodnow...weareveryworriedthisischangingnow! 5/1/20146:07AM

217 Diversity 4/30/201410:14PM

218 Unfortunately,theschoolsaregoingtogodownhil li fwearen'tmindfulofthisover-developmentwehavegoingon

4/30/20148:46PM

219 Ifindthatcountyworkersforl icenseplates,businessl icenses,etc.areeasilyaccessible,friendly,andknowledgeable.

4/30/20148:44PM

220 IwishIoculdcheck"treesandgreenspace"butIseethesebeingtakenaway.Whenanewparkisbuilt,Iseethatthesurroundinggreenspaceistakenawayandusuallyuseforbuildingnewhomes.

4/30/20147:59PM

221 Thiswil lallchangewithhigherdensityneighborhoods. 4/30/20147:19PM

222 Theparksaregreatonceyoucangettothem 4/30/20147:12PM

223 Il ikethecountyparks,BigCreekGreenway,andtherecreationcenters.Butatthecurrentrateofgrowth,theywil lsoonbeoverwhelmedbytherapidlygrowingpopulation,especiallyinSouthForsyth.TheOldAtlantaRecCenteralreadyseemscrowded,anditwasonlybuilttwoyearsago.Whatwil li tbel ikeinanotherfiveyears?

4/30/20147:05PM

224 Buttheyallarebecomingoverwhelmed 4/30/20144:58PM

225 Restaurant/retailoptions 4/30/20144:34PM

226 Inthesouthernpartofthecounty,weareveryinvolvedinourschoolsandareveryproudofthehighlevelofstandardstheyhaveachieved.Thatsuccessisadelicatebalancethatcaneasilybeupset.Wehavesomegreatparks,butwecouldusemore.Morelacrossefields,moregreenspace,moregreenwaysandtrails.

4/30/20143:46PM

227 Schoolsareovercrowdedandtheroadshavenotkeptupwithgrowth 4/30/20143:09PM

228 Developmentsbuilt15-20yearsagotheonlysubdivisionsthatmakeForsythappealing.ThesmallnewlyzonedconditionsforRes3andRes2,ruiningthiscountyandtheoverbuildingwil lcausehomevaluestoocrashindependentofthemarketitself.

4/30/201412:30PM

229 Whatisgoingwellnowdoesnotrepresenthowthingswil lbegoinginfiveortenyears. 4/30/201411:04AM

230 Thisisawonderfulplacetol ive,butwemustworkatkeepingitthatway. 4/30/20149:52AM

231 LawEnforcement/FireDept(althoughaswegrowsorapidly,Ifullexpecttoseetheseservicesbegintodeclineastheyarestretched)

4/29/20149:40PM

232 Fewapartments,lowcrime. 4/29/20149:34PM

233 schoolsaregoodbutonlybecauseoftheparentsgettingadditionalhelp--- 4/29/20145:35PM

234 thesubdivisionsarelovely,especiallythelowdensityones.Theparksandgreenspacethatwedohaveisgreatforfamilies.Iwouldhavecheckedtheschools,butIthinkatthisgrowthrate,theyaregoingtodecline.

4/29/20145:20PM


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235 Inthatorder 4/29/20143:48PM

236 Mostofthesegoodthingswil lbegoneinafewyearsifgrowthcontinuesatthisrate. 4/29/20143:35PM

237 AlltheabovearegreatNOWbutwiththeadditionalpopulationfloodingtheareaouramenitieswil lbeoverloaded.

4/29/20141:09PM

238 Nocomment 4/29/20141:09PM

239 Needmoregreenspaces. 4/29/201412:20PM

240 Ithinkweareataturningpointifnotalreadypast...thattheitemsabovethatdrewmeoriginallytoForsythCounty12yearsagoareallunderthreatbypoorcountylevelleadership

4/29/201411:27AM

241 Senseofcommunity.Weareveryproudtol iveinForsythcountyandwanttoseeitdowell,wejustneedtoallgetonthesamepageinordertomakethathappen.

4/29/201411:19AM

242 Everythingisperfect...atthismoment.Butassoonasallthenewlyapprovedultradenseneighborhoodsthathavebeenapprovedareactuallyfi l ledwithpeople...andthetraffic issobadthatyoucan'tgetoutofyourneighborhood...wewil lbecall ingthisthe"goodolddays".

4/29/201411:16AM

243 TST 4/29/201410:11AM

244 Thesethingsarecurrentlydoingwell,butwil lallsufferifthecurrentrateofgrowthiscontinued. 4/29/20149:45AM

245 Thiswil lchange.WeareonacoursetobecomethenextDeKalbcounty.Subdivisionsbeingbuiltarecookiecutterstyle.Thebuyertheywil lattractisnotonethatwil lcontributetotheimagethatImovedherefor.Schoolsarealreadyovercapacity.Thequalityoftheeducationwil lstarttosuffersoon.Thetestscoreswil lstarttodeclineandwewil lnolongerhave"thebestschoolsinthestate".

4/29/20149:22AM

246 ImovedtoForsythfortheschools.AtthetimeShilohPointwasranked#22inthestate.In2013ithaddroppedto#54-an18pointdropinrankfrom2012.I'msurethedeclineisrelatedtothehighdensitygrowthintheareaandthestrainitisputtingontheschool.

4/29/20149:08AM

247 Thisquestionshouldbe"was"goingwell.Againtheincreaseoflowcosthousinganduncontrolledgrowthisdestroyingthearea

4/29/20148:59AM

248 Lamberthasbecomeagreathighschool,butisgettingovercrowded,fromwhatI'vebeentold.SinceIamretired,Ihavetorelyoninformationfromothersforthisinformation.WhenIrealizedthatmyhomewasjustovertheForsythCountyl ine,Iwasthri l led-primarilybecauseoflowertaxes.We'vecreatedtheGreenwayandparks.

4/29/20148:57AM

249 SchoolsarecurrentlygoodbutIbelievethepopulateboomisputtingalotofpressureontheclassrooms.30kidsinac lassittoomuchanditmayonlygetworse.

4/29/20148:52AM

250 theseareallcurrentlyingoodshapebutheadedinthewrongdirectionandseemstobegainingmomentuminthewrongdirection.

4/29/20148:49AM

251 SharonSpringsAll iance 4/29/20148:45AM

252 AdditionaldiversitywithHighdensityhousing 4/29/20148:45AM

253 alloftheaboveweregreat.itsonthedecline 4/29/20148:42AM


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75.32% 769

85.90% 877

80.61% 823

10.28% 105

22.72% 232

4.80% 49

2.55% 26

Q5WhatarethebiggestchallengesfacingForsythCounty(pleasepickyourtop3)?


SchoolOvercrowding

RapidDevelopment

Traffic

CommunityIdentity

GovernmentAccountability

RisingCostofLiv ing

CountyFinances

Water/Utilities

LawEnforcement...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


SchoolOvercrowding

RapidDevelopment

Traffic

CommunityIdentity

GovernmentAccountabil i ty

RisingCostofLiving

CountyFinances


93/137

6.86% 70

3.13% 32

7.84% 80

TotalRespondents:1,021

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 [redacted] 5/16/201411:52AM

2 Thecountyisdiversefromnorthtosouthandtheneedsareverydifferent.Weneedtobeabletomeettheneedsofbothareaswithinthecurrentstructureofgovernmentbyholdingrepresentativesaccountabletoaddresstheneedsoftheirareajustasifi twereseparate.

5/16/201411:49AM

3 Whendevelopingpublic buildingsuchasFireStations,spendsomemoneyonarchitecture.Thesefacil i tieswil lbethereforalongtimeandtheylookl ikecrap.Ifyouput"your"bestfootforward,thecommunitywil lfollow.CaseinpointlookattheFireStationatJamesBurgessandOldeAtlanta.Yuck,cheap,eyesore.Comeon!!!TRAFFIC,TRAFFIC,TRAFFIC!!!!!And[redacted]poorroadwaydesign.Caseinpoint;newsubdivisionswithoutcenterturnlanes.NodeaccellaneintomajorstripcenterdevelopmentoffMcGinnisFerry.NoyieldsignatintersectionofMcGinnisFerryandOldeAtlantaevenwhereopposingtraffic getsaturnarrow.Comeon!!!Who'sinchargehere!Obviouslynoone!!!

5/16/201411:47AM

4 Uncontrolleddevelopmentthatdoesnotadheretoamasterplanandvisionvotedonbythecommunitywithrealteethtosustainthequalityofl i featthepricewecolletivelychoosetopay

5/16/201411:45AM

5 [redacted] 5/16/201411:42AM

6 MOVEINS[Complaining] 5/16/201411:39AM

7 [redacted] 5/16/201411:37AM

8 Icouldcheckoffmorethan3…Itcomesdowntofolksmakingdecisionsbasedondollarsignsnotwhatisrightformaintainingthequalityofl i fehere.Onceagain…sameoldadage"It'squalitynotquantity."Wearedefseeingthathere.Wehadanice,qualitycommunityandnowwearebeingoverrunbyaquantityoffolkswhoarenotnecessarilythebestforthisarea.Wehadgreattestscores,etc.beforeallthesefolkscamehere…let'sseeifwemaintainthat.

5/16/201411:26AM

9 LackofGovernmentAccountabil i tywithregardtoTHEMexpeditingwhat'sconstruedofTHEIR"Stewardship"--both"As-SworntoUphold..."asOurLocalConstitutionallyElectedOfficersANDCHARGED"MissionStatements"ofTheForsythCountyBoardofCommissioners,TheForsythCountyUnifiedDevelopmentCode(UDC),andtheForsythCountyComprehensivePlan(FCCP)isEXACTLYthat"Direct-ImpactComponent-Factor"negativelyeffectingthose-itemslistedaboveandMORE...andTHATneeds"Change".

5/16/201411:21AM

10 Absolute#1isGovernmentAccountabliti ty~becauseafterallTHEYareresponsibleforTHEIRimplementationofPLANNING&POLICY,andisn'tTHATthe#1impactcomponent-factoruponALLELSEFOLLOWING:?Otherwise:(1)WeMUSTallywiththeCityofCummingina65%County/35%Cumming"CommensuratePartnership"-ASDESIREDOFACE/EPD-ifOurFutureWater-Supplyistobesecured!(2)WeMUSTTHENdeterminewhatTHATquantityofWater-Supplywil lprovideintermsofSUSTAININGtheQualityofLifeWEDESIREPROVIDEDatanACCEPTABLELevelofServiceDELIVERED.(3)MERGECityofCummingandForsythCounty"Operation"intobecommingONELOCAL-MUNICIPALGOVERNMENT...andtherest-wil l-come~indeedTHENit'l l onlybeamatterofTime.

5/16/201411:18AM

11 Peoplearen'tfac ingwhatthebondsandSPLOSTSaregoingtocostinthefuturealongwiththecostsgovernedbytheCityofCummingTheother2are-Lackofethicsonthepartofcountyandcityleaders.Deception,lackofdisc losureandnottell ingthetruthareethicsissues-Removalofthetreecanopyandreductionofstreambuffers.Followthecodeandremovecountypersonnelwhodon'tenforceit.

5/14/20145:40AM

12 drugproblemswithteenagersinthearea. 5/10/20145:38PM

Water/Uti l i ties

LawEnforcement&FireProtection



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13 1.Public Infrastructure-PersonallyIl ikethedevelopmentthatiscomingintoForsyth.Ibelieveoverthenextseveralyearsitwil l makeagreatcommunitywehaveherebetterandincreasethequalityofl i feforthoseinthearea.TheconcernIseewithitisForsythpreparingadequatelyenoughtohavetheinfrastructureinplacetosupportthedevelopmenttheyarebringingtoForsyth.2.SlowToChange-Communitiesinthisareaareslowtowelcomechange.The"wayitalwayshasbeen"canbegoodandneedstoremaininvariousdegrees.Howeverthemindsetcanbehinderanceinpreparingfortheunavoidablegrowthanddevelopmentandareal ikeForsythCountywil lseeinthefuture.3.Exclusivity-InseveralareasofForsyththereisamindsetofexclusivity.Onethatisc losedoftosomeofthediversitythatwil lbebroughtwiththefuturedevelopmentofourgreatcommunity.Irealizesometimesdiversitycreatesstensionthatcansometimesbeuncomfortabletotheestablishedresidents,butthattensioncanbeapositivethingifembracedbythecommunity.WehavegreatthinginForsythandnaturallylotsofpeoplewantanopportunitytobeapartofthatcommunity.Ithinkwehaveanopportunitytoembracethatandnotlookatwaystoinhibitthatdiversityaswegrownasacommunity.Ifgreetedproperlythatdiversitycanbesomethingthatmakesourcommunitystronger,notweaker.

5/10/20143:51PM

14 Nocooldowntownareal ikeRoswellorAlpharetta.Chickenplantsneedtobemovedtomakewayforthisbeforeitcanhappen.

5/10/20143:36PM

15 Areavibes.comratescummingwithagradeofFforcrime 5/10/201412:17PM

16 None 5/10/20149:11AM

17 Thetraffic isridiculousandoutofcontrol.Thereisabsolutelynoinfrastructure,andwithallthenewsubdivisionsandhighdensityhostingbeingerectedconstantly,itisonlygoingtogetworse.Thetraffic intheUnionHil l/McFarlandcorridorgetsworsebytheday.Somethingneedstobedonewiththel ightsthese,and/oralongerrightturnlaneoffUnionHil lontoMcFarland.

5/9/201410:34PM

18 Traffic isahugeone 5/9/20148:35PM

19 alloftheabove 5/9/20148:25PM

20 Jobs 5/9/20148:04PM

21 Growthisthebiggestissue.Ifthecountycommissionerscontrolledgrowthbetter,rapiddevelopment,traffic andgovernmentaccountabil i tywouldnotbesuchahotbedofconcern.

5/9/20145:33PM

22 fail ingretailspace(manyspaceshaveneverbeenoccupied)andyetmorecommercialspaceisbeingbuilt.Theonlynewhomesiseegoinginarecheap(under300K)andcrammedintosmallareas.Thatisn'tagoodtaxbase,andalli tdoesiscreatecongestionandrude/angrydrivers.

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23 Note:ourchildrenareoutofschoolsoIhavel ittleknowledgeoftheschoolsystemtoday. 5/8/20147:05PM

24 Ionlyhavetwo 5/8/20145:25PM

25 Toomuchfocusonwhatiswrongvs.whatisright 5/8/20145:22PM

26 none 5/8/201410:13AM

27 Waterratescontinuetogoup.Traffic inmetroAtlantaisalwaysaproblem 5/8/20149:59AM

28 Traffic mustbeplanned.Growthisoccurring,wemustplanforit 5/8/20149:40AM

29 TheCityofCummingisconstantlytakingfinancialadvantageofthecountytaxpayersbecauseTam,Amos,andMillsarerepresentingtheCityinsteadofrepresentingtheCountyastheywereelectedtodo.

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30 Visualappealofretail/commercialon141 5/8/20147:35AM

31 Nomasterplantoarticulateorpreserveareasassingle-familyresidentialonly...noapparentplantomanage/maintaingreenspace.

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32 Needresponsivegovernment 5/7/20149:56PM

33 Diversity 5/7/20149:55PM

34 Increasingcrime 5/7/20148:42PM

35 Keepingtheruralfeeling-wedonotwantanotherlevelofgovernmentl ikeac ity 5/7/20147:56PM


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36 Thisquestionwil lnotsupplytheinformationintheformyouneed.ThebiggestchallengeinForsythcountyisbaddevelopment.Bytheverynatureofbaddevelopment,youhavetheresidualproblemsofoverdevelopmentinsomeareas,notenoughcommercialdevelopmentinthecounty,overcrowdedschools,notpreparinginfrastructurepriortodevelopment,badtraffic ,etc.Inotherwords,manyofthechallengesyoul isthererollupunderthehigher-levelissueofbaddevelopment.

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37 IllegalsandUndocumentedworkers 5/7/20143:49PM

38 Traffic ,traffic ,traffic ...didImentiontraffic ???Water...thisisthenumberonesurvivalneed.Sinceit'salreadybeeninitial lydeterminedthatanoysterhasmorerightstosurvivalthanahuman...I'mconcernedthatthecountyshouldbeworkingtowardalternativewatersourcesinsteadofhopingthesupremecourthasmorementalaptitudethanthefirstjudgehad(andI'mnotinterestedinsuddenlyhavinganenormousexpenseforthewatereither...planourneedsoutandproactivelyfundandbuildtoensureourfuturecanbemanaged).Generally,justpresumingthatthedecreaseinoveralll ivinginForsythismoredirectlyassociatedwiththecounty'sleadership...i tmakesmequestionifForsythhasoutgrownthecurrentleadership'scapabil ities(andIthinktheydonegreatoverallconsdieringthelasttwodecades...butthey'vebeenhorrendousinthemostrecentfewyears).We'veseenotherneighboringcountieswithverydifferentmanagmentstylesandevenonerunl ikeabusiness(withaCEO),butI'mnotsosurethatit'sourformofgovernmentasopposedtothelackofaccountabil i tyandtransparencythathascausedthedecreaseinForsythoverall.Andifthelocalgovernmentwantstosayit'sthegrowth(whichtheyaren'thandlingwellnow)..thenbyallmeansSTOPTHEGROWTH,otherwisetheyneedtodoabetterjobandonethatismuchmorerepresentativeofthepeoplethatl iveinForsyth.Thesheerfactthatanareaofthecountyissodisturbedthattheywanttoaddyetanotherlocallayerofgoverment(bybecomingatown/c ity)shouldbetheredflagwavingaboveForsyth'shead,shiningabrightl ightforalltoseethatsomethinginourlocalgvernmentismorethanmessedup.

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39 ThereareveryfewjobopportunitiesinForsythCounty.Everyonehastodrivesouth(unlessyouwanttoworkatachainstoreforminimumwage).Weneedmoreofficecomplexesandthechamberneedstodrawsomebusinesseswithmanyhighpayingjobs.Morepeoplecouldworkclosertotheirhomethen.

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40 littleplanninginvolved 5/7/20149:49AM

41 Unfortunately,Ithinktheinsatiableappetitefortaxrevenueisgoingtohaveanegativeimpactandultimatelydrivepeopleaway.Neighborhoodsoneverycornerandthe"knockdown,dragout"treepolicyand"cram'eminthere"lookofallthenewneighborhoodsisawful.

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42 Keepingarelativelylowtaxbase,whilecontinuingtoservicetheneedsofalli ts'population. 5/6/20144:19PM

43 Rapiddevelopmentleadstoovercrowdingofschoolsandtraffic ,butisalsocreateslessgreenspace.Additionally,thepresentdevelopmentinSouthForsythCountyisnotaesthetic .Itiscookie-cutterhousesbuiltontopofoneanother.ThedevelopmentiscausingSouthForsythtoappearasthoughitisurban/suburban-inanegativeway.MostresidentsheredonotwantittofollowinthefootstepsofAlpharetta.

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44 Roadrepairs,l ikeSandersRoad. 5/6/201411:05AM

45 Thereisalackofcultureandnocentralareaforthecommunity-IEHistoric Roswell,MariettaSquare,DowntownAlpharetta.

5/6/20149:03AM

46 AllareissuesinmyopinionthatneedtobeaddressedASAPbyourcountyleadersinsteadofignoringthem.Thetopformeistheschools!

5/5/20143:25PM

47 BOCandBOEneedtoworktogether.Lackofcooperationisevident.Growthcouldbeslowedtoamanageablelevel.

5/5/20141:59PM

48 NeedmoreCommercialDevelopmentOUTSIDEthec ityl imitsofCummingINSpecific areas,SouthForsyth,BlueGrass,141.

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49 Idon'thavekidsinschoolbutrapiddevelopment&traffic haveanegative&directeffectoneverythingelseonthel ist

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50 Alackofsidewalksconnectingneighborhoodstoschoolsandshoppingareasaremakingevenshorttripscardependent.Il ivewithinonemileofSettleBridgeElementary/RiverwatchMiddleandcannotevenwalktotheschoolbcwecannotaccessthesidewalkonJamesBurgessRdb/cofanabsolutelydangerousandunwalkableroad(Audrey'sWay).ThisissuehasbeenbroughttoBrianTam'sattentionandabsolutelynothinghaseverbeendone.It'sdisappointingthatGrandCascadesandseveralothersmallerneighborhoodsmustdrivetoJamesBurgessandparktoaccessthesidewalk.

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51 Reallyjusttraffic ,butIhadtopickthree. 5/5/20148:55AM

52 2.NeedJobgrowthsuchasprofessionaljobs.Thiswil lproviderevenue/wealthtothecommunity. 5/5/20147:37AM

53 ForsythCountyneedstogetcontrolofitsowngovernmentandwater. 5/4/20149:24PM

54 Growinguselessgovernment. 5/4/20148:39PM

55 TreesandGreenspaceSignordinances 5/4/20141:10PM

56 GovernmentRelations...DuetogrowththeCitydoesnotunderstandthattheyareasmalleraspectoftheCountyandthustheyexpectthesamepieceofthepiethattheyhad20yearsago.Thec ityreallyneedstohavechallengerstotheirelections.

5/4/20147:58AM

57 Again,duetorampantgrowth. 5/3/20149:52PM

58 Notrapiddevelopmentsomuchaspoorqualityandplacement 5/3/20147:46PM

59 Notdoingenoughtobringbusinessestothecounty. 5/2/20147:03PM

60 Thebickeringisconstantandembarrassing.FocusonForsythfacebookpageisanationalembarrassmenttothiscounty.Youfolksvotedforthesefools,nowshutupandquitmakingmeashamedtosayIboughtahomehere.

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61 TheoverallchangeinthefeelingofcommunityinSouthForsythisnolonger.Thefactthatsoverymanydevelopersarehavingsomuchsayaboutacommunitythat"they"dontevenl ivein.Ourschoolswerethebest,butwiththeovercrowding,thattoowil lchange.Wemovedhere10yearsagofromDekalbCountyforthisveryreason.

5/2/201411:00AM

62 Countyshouldbangunsfromallcountyownedlandsotheinc identthathappenedatfowlerparkwon'thappenagain

5/2/20149:47AM

63 Corruptpolitic ians-tooall iedwithover-developers. 5/2/201412:04AM

64 Weneedtogetawayfromthec ityofcummingcontroll ingthewater.Feelthedevelopment/schoolovercrowding/traffic allgotogether.

5/1/20142:40PM

65 IthinkIhavealreadysaidenoughaboutschoolsandtraffic .IwouldworryaboutcommunityidentitybecauseForsythisslowlybeingcomparedtoGwinnettandtheirlocalgovernmentisamess.

5/1/20141:28PM

66 Forsythshouldcarefullyplanit'sfuturedevelopmenttoremainadesireablecountytoreside.Thinkofitasaplannnedcommunity.LimitHousingandstripmalls.

5/1/201410:47AM

67 Weneedgreenspaceineverycommunity.Notjustasimpleplayground.Greenspacedesignatedforwalkingpathetic .Greenspacedesignatedforcommunitygardening-fruitsandvegetables.

5/1/201410:17AM

68 SORRYTHEREWERE4.IFGOVERNMENTACCOUNTABILITYISA+THENSCHOOLOVERCROWDING,RAPIDDEVELOPMENTANDTRAFFICARESOLVED.

5/1/201410:08AM

69 water/uti l i ties!Traffic !RapidDevelopment! 5/1/20149:46AM

70 Traffic !IsaidittwicebecauseitisTHEWORST. 5/1/20147:11AM

71 Beingabedroomcommunityandthefinancialissuesthatcomewithbeingabedroomcommunity.

5/1/20146:38AM

72 Forsuchawealthycommunity,AnimalControlisappall ing. 4/30/20147:27PM

73 Idonotl ikebeingl imitedtothree.Iwouldhavecheckedmostboxes. 4/30/201411:04AM

74 Thelackofschoolfundingandlackofteacherpayraises 4/29/20149:37PM


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75 SchoolOvercrowdingwil lleveloutinthenext10yearswiththe5yearschoolyearplan.Also,rapiddevelopmentisnotaproblemifweraisedimpactfeesandputthatmoneytowardspurchasinglandfornewschools.Traffic couldbecorrectedifactivistgroupswouldstopblockingtheexpansionoftheroads.Costofl ivingwil laffectpurchasingpowerandtaxescomingintothecommunity.

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76 Zoningdecisionsarebeingmadewithnoproperrepresentationoflocalcommunities. 4/29/201411:41AM

77 Forsyth-specificallytheSharonSpringsarea-hadtheopportunitytobethegreatestplaceintheworldtoraiseafamily.Hatethatwesoldthatopportunitysosomebuildersanddeveloperswantedmoremoney.Itisashame.Wemovedhere2yearsago...intoanlongestablishedneighborhoodandweloveit...butwearen'tstupid,thewritingonthewallisc lear.Whycomeouthereandleavethec ityifthepolitic iansarejustgoingtoturnitintoanotherversionofMetroAtlanta.Ourschoolsareourcrowningachievement.Ifweallowtheareatogrowoutofcontrolthentheschoolswil ldecline...thisisnotanewphenomenonpeople.

4/29/201411:16AM

78 Other 4/29/201410:55AM

79 Lackofdecentrestaurants.WhenTed'sisthenicestplacetogo,wehaveaproblem. 4/29/20149:55AM

80 unfairrepresentationbycommissionerswhovoteonmattersthataffectdisctric tswithouthavingbeenelectedbythosedisctric ts.thisisafundamentallyflawedsystemandisnotdemocracy.seemsborderlinecorrupt.perhapsalawsuitisinorder.

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Q6PleaseshareanyadditionalconcernsyouhaveaboutForsythCountyandits

future?Answered:1,021 Skipped:3

# Responses Date

1 Here'sthefutureforsouthend.I'l l sellmy500khouseforalossin12yearstoa[family]who'slookingforadeal,andtherewil lbeplentyofthatgoingon

5/16/201411:56AM

2 KeepForsythCountyred.Liberalswil lruinit. 5/16/201411:52AM

3 Pleasethinkabouttheconsequencesofthegrowthandplanaccordingly.IdonotwantthistobecomeanotherGwinnettcounty.ImovedtoForsythbecauseIlovedtheopenareas,thepasturesandthewayofl i fehere.Thathasrapidlydisappeared.NowIsitintraffic evenonaSaturdayandseeallthetreesbeingc learitandtheareaIlovebeing[hurt]

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4 [redacted] 5/16/201411:49AM

5 Youhavetogetbetterc ityplanners,buildingoffic ials,traffic engineers,etc..Peoplewhocanactuallyreadplans,haveaprofessionaldegreeandCARE!Obviously,it'sjusta9to5forthesepeople.They'rejustincompetent!!!!Or,they'reboughtandpaidforbybigmoneyintheCounty.Theydon'tcareaboutthe"builtenvironment"they'releavingastheirlegacy.

5/16/201411:47AM

6 Uncontrolleddevelopmentoutsideofanagreeduponmasterplan,inc ludingmasterbusinesszonestopreventstripshoppingcenter[expletive]l ikeGwinnett(ratherthanNorthwestFulton)

5/16/201411:45AM

7 Weareconcernedaboutourschools.WemovedfromMiltonandinvestedinaverynicehomehereb/cofthepublic schools,sodisappointedtoseewhathashappenedwiththeover-crowdingofShiloh,PineyGroveandSouthForsyth.Notonlyarethec lassespacked,the[redacted]involvementandsupportfromtheparents[hasdiminished].Ifthiscontinues,ourschoolsareinbigtrouble.Asparent/studentpartic ipationiskeytothesuccessofourschools.

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8 [redacted] 5/16/201411:42AM

9 DONTLIKEITHEREMOVE 5/16/201411:39AM

10 Taxeswil lgoupI'massumingtoaddanewhighschool 5/16/201411:37AM

11 Throughoutthelast20years,ormore,countycommissionershavebeendevelopersorsell ingpropertytodevelopers.Theirpriorityisobvious.Iwantnooneinvolvedinresidentialdevelopment,commercialdevelopmentorsalesthereofontheboardofcommissioners.However,theretheyare.Iseethemasopportunistic [redacted]ofourcounty.

5/16/201411:35AM

12 donotl ikethedirectionweareheading!verysad! 5/16/201411:31AM

13 Unfortunately,Idon'tseeitgettinganybetter.Il iveinverysouthernpartofcountyandamlookingateithergoingfarNorthFoCoorovertoCherokeeCounty.IHATEwhathashappenedaroundhere.Beenhere14yearsandhadantic ipatedall3ofmykidstogotoschool/graduatefromSFHS.Now,I'mdoubtingthatevenmyoldestwil l.Traffic isanightmare.EveryTom,Dick&Harrywithapieceoflandissell ingouttobuilderscreatingthesetiny,andveryunnecessarynewsubdivisionsjusttocashinandcausemoreovercrowdinginregionsthatdon'thavetheinfrastructuretoaccommodatetheinfluxofnewpeople.It'savic iouscycleandunlesstheBOCisc leanedoutwithfolkswhowanttomaintaintheQUALITYofl i fewehave/hadhere…nothingwil lchangeandwil lkeepgoinginthesamedirection.Sad.Very,verysad.

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14 WemovedtoForsythbecauseofitwasunique-ithadgreenspace,trees,manageabletraffic ,greatschools.Thoseareexactlythereasonswecame,andareexactlythethingsthatareatriskwiththegrowth.Toomanyneighborhoods,stripmalls,andinfrastructurethatcan'thandleit.Weareconsideringamove.

5/16/201411:25AM

15 thanks 5/16/201411:24AM

16 Dowehaveanadequatenumberoffirestationsforresponsetimestobespeedy? 5/16/201411:23AM

17 NOTE:Permissionfor"Share"useanddistributiongrantedbyAuthor 5/16/201411:21AM


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18 That"Things"doNOT"Change"~'causecertain"Stewards"REMAIN~and"FAST-GROWTHISALLTHEYWILLIMPLEMENT!"-It's"need"all-concieved~ofavariceandgreed~inan[freeforall]ofSpeculativeDevelopment!-Unti lthen-somedayMyWelldrains-away~andthere-goesMyWalletandHomestead:?YouMAYthinkthat's"funny"forhowit"Rymes",butTHATEXACTLYistheabsolutemotivationforMy"Activism"...thatOurPopulationwil lcontinuetogrowun-checkedtotheextentthatIt'sUN-sustainable"ServiceDemand"thus-createdwil lcometodraineverypossibleresourceOnce-availablethatTHENcannotsustainablefeed-It...anditforhavingthenDRAINEDEVERYTHING-GroudwaterAquifersINCLUDED!-tohavebecomesuch-a-mess~Itwil l thensimplynotbeworthANYONEstayingthereoutto"Live~Learn~Work~Play"...rather-to-witherinItsownil l-concievedmess:?

5/16/201411:18AM

19 slowitdown.makegoodchoicesthatdonteffectthequalityofthiscounty 5/16/201411:15AM

20 Traffic . 5/16/201411:13AM

21 Thanksforputtingtogetherthissurveytobalanceouttheonefromthecountywhichwasdesignedtopromotetheir"accomplishments"

5/14/20145:40AM

22 na 5/10/201411:17PM

23 Withmoredevelopmentbringsmoretraffic ,moregovt.Withlessaccountabil i tyandmorecorruption.

5/10/201410:30PM

24 Thecountyhaschangedtremendouslyinthe15yearsIhavel ivedhere.I'dl iketoslowthegrowthsotheschoolsandotherinfrastructurecankeepupwiththehugepopulationgrowth.

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25 Noconcerns. 5/10/20149:29PM

26 Lowerdensityhousing(R3)needstobethenormratherthanhighdensityhousing(R4+). 5/10/20149:26PM

27 n/a 5/10/20148:15PM

28 Roadsandtraffic .Idon'twantanotherGwinnettcounty. 5/10/20148:15PM

29 Highdensitydevelopmentiscreatingconcernsaroundtheenvironment.Schoolswil lbecomewaytocrowdedwhichwil ldecreaserankingsofschools.

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30 Containthegrowth!! 5/10/20147:45PM

31 I'mjustverysad.Assoonasourdaughterisoutofhighschoolwewil lmostl ikelymove.Ijustfeell ikethereisnoplanningonForsythCounty'spart.Ourcountyjustlooksl ikeweletanythinggo.It'safree-for-all.Iama15yearresidentandverydisappointed.

5/10/20147:44PM

32 Wewouldlovetoprotectourinvestmentandcontinuetohavegreatschools. 5/10/20147:30PM

33 Iwantustocontinuetohavealowcrimerate. 5/10/20146:46PM

34 N/A 5/10/20146:39PM

35 Iwouldaddgovernmentaccountabil i tytomyanswerfor5.PleaserealizenowbeforeitistoolatetomakeForsythagreatplacetol ive.

5/10/20146:35PM

36 Lacksvisualappealasyoudriveup141 5/10/20146:34PM

37 Crimewil lincreaseastheratioofpolicetopopulationdeclines 5/10/20146:28PM

38 Overcrowedschools,toomuchtraffic ,andcrimeisontherise. 5/10/20146:21PM

39 None 5/10/20146:16PM

40 TherearetoomanyhighRESneighborhoodsbeingdeveloped. 5/10/20146:15PM

41 BOEandcountyplannersneedtoworkinconcertorschoolovercrowdingwil ldiminishqualityifl i fe,homevaluesandtraffic wil lbel ikeRoswell-gridlockisnotconducivetoeconomicvitality.

5/10/20146:06PM

42 Mykey3concernsareidentified,butotherconcernsaretheabil i tyifemergencyservicestodealwiththegrowthofthecounty.

5/10/20145:57PM

43 Governmentcorruption.Ttoomuchdevelopment,toofast. 5/10/20145:52PM

44 Ifeelthatwearerapidlygrowingwithoutmuchplanorconsiderationforsuchthingsasgreenspace,schoolovercrowdingandtraffic !

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45 Wemovedfromsandyspringstothisareaaboutayearagoandloveithere.Wemovedintoanestablishedneighborhood.Howeverweareconcernedregardingallthecookiecutterneighborhoodscurrentlybeingestablishedandtheflowoftraffic (whichisalreadystrained).

5/10/20145:44PM

46 I'dl iketoseeourLocalrepresentationtakeintoconsiderationthedemandstheirdecisionsplaceonthecounty'sinfrastructureandschools.Ihave4childrenwhoareallelementaryorbelowandwillbeattendinglocalschools.Ifthegrowthcontinuesasis,theywil lbelearningintrailersratherthanac lassroom.Iamallforgrowthifi tishandledproperlyanddecisionsaremadebasedincurrentandfutureimpact.

5/10/20145:42PM

47 Gettingmuchtoobusy.Newdevelopmentsarel ikemassproducedshoeboxesthatarebringingmoreundesirablesintothearea.Thesceniccountyandit'scommunityfeelthatwasherenottoomanyyearsagoisgone.

5/10/20145:41PM

48 DevelopalongHwy20 5/10/20145:40PM

49 myfocusistheeducationofmychildren,activitiesandopportunitiesintheareaandagrowingconcernofthedrugproblemsinourhighschool

5/10/20145:38PM

50 WouldLOVEtoseetheformationofthec ityofSharonSprings.Thingswil lneverchange(we'retoooutnumbered),solet'sstartfreshandnewandcreatewhatwewanttobe!

5/10/20145:36PM

51 Needtoreducehighdensitydevelopmentandcreateinfrastructuretosupportnewneighborhoodsbeforetheyarebuilt

5/10/20145:36PM

52 Idon'treallyhaveany. 5/10/20145:24PM

53 Agoodbalanceneedstobeachievedbetweenprogrowthandantigrowth.Iamconcernedthattheantigrowthvoicewil lharmforsythlongtermandinparticularrealestatevaluesandpositiveretail,entertainmentandrestaurantexpansiontomakeitabetterplacetol ive.Certainly,considerationmustbegiventothelongtermlanduseplaceasabasisforzoningexceptions/variances.However,itsimportanttocontinuetohaveusbeperceivedasprogrowthandprobusinessandusetheincreasingtaxbasetofundinfrastructureimprovements.

5/10/20145:19PM

54 Waterqualityhasmeworried. 5/10/20145:08PM

55 Multifamiliesmovingintosinglefamilyhomes. 5/10/20144:54PM

56 na 5/10/20144:36PM

57 Afraidtaxeswil lincreasedramatically 5/10/20144:28PM

58 Mytopconcernsrelatetotraffic andschools.Traffic isalreadypoorwithoutadditionalgrowth.Ihaveconcernsthatcontinuedgrowthisgoingtolowertheperformanceofourschools.

5/10/20144:27PM

59 Culturaldiversity 5/10/20144:13PM

60 None 5/10/20143:51PM

61 OurschoolshavebeensuccessfulbecausewehavehadgreatleadershipinplaceANDwehavesupportiveparentsthatSUPPLEMENTwhatdoesn'thappeninthec lassroom.WehavetohaveaschoolsystemthatcankeepupwiththegrowthofForsythcounty.WhatweDON"TneedistolosethegreenspacethatisbeingimpactedbytheLACKofdetailsandapprovalsthatarebeinggranted.Thereisnozoning.LandisbeingsoldandthereisNOmasterplan.Wecouldhaveanamazingdowntownbutduetoregulationswedon'tattractorpromotebusinesses.Weneedasenseofcommunitytobebuiltthatbringspeopletogether.Anewmayor,anewzoningcommittee.Theonlyfolksthatseemtohaveittogetheraretheparksandrecorganization.

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62 Noneatthistime. 5/10/20143:36PM

63 Lovingallthegrowthanddevelopment! 5/10/20143:36PM

64 .. 5/10/20143:21PM

65 Theinfrastructureisnotkeepingupwithgrowth 5/10/20143:15PM

66 IloveForsythcountyinit'scurrentstate.IwouldhatetoseeitbecomeanotherGwinnettorNorthFulton.

5/10/20143:12PM

67 Nm 5/10/20143:11PM

68 Idonothaveanyadditionalconcernsatthistime 5/10/20143:10PM

69 Thetraffic isawful! 5/10/20143:07PM


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70 Thecountyseemsconcernedwithgrowthandshoppingwithoutanyrealattentiontoqualityofl i feissues.Poorleadershipandlackofvisionandcriticalthinkingiswhatblightsthecounty.

5/10/20142:52PM

71 Zoningandincreasedbuildingwithoutconsideringinfrastructure(schools,roads) 5/10/20142:46PM

72 I'mconcernedthatourpropertyvaluewil lgodownwiththefloodingofhomesandovercrowdedschools

5/10/20142:37PM

73 Slowdown,slowthegrowthandgrowresponsibly. 5/10/20142:35PM

74 None 5/10/20142:15PM

75 Ihavewrittenthecountybeforeaboutbuildingahwy20bypassarounddowntown,beggedtostoperectingbil lboards,revitalizedowntown,installapublic towngreen,interactivefountain,concertstage...theyhaveallbeenignored.Ihavequestionedtheintersectionimprovementspromisedbyt-splostthatwerepromisedandneverbegan.Inacountywhichhastheslogan"gatewaytoleisureliving",allIseeis"stareatourbil lboardswhilesittingintraffic ,thenspendyourmoneyandgetout."

5/10/201412:17PM

76 Toomuchhighdensitybuildinghappeninginsouthforsyth,impactingourschools,roads,andqualityofl i fe.

5/10/201411:39AM

77 . 5/10/201411:32AM

78 Iwouldl iketoseetheleadersrealizethatthistrendthattheyhaveusoneisgoingtomakeForsythundesirable.I'mallforgrowth,butlet'sbesmartaboutit.Don'tapproveanythingthatcomesyourway.Takeintoaccountwhatitdoestoschools,traffic andthecommunity.

5/10/201411:04AM

79 WhileIdon'tbelievecreatinganewc itycalledSharonSpringsistheanswertoourproblems,Iknowthatsomethinghastobedonetokeepthisagreatplacetol ive.Ourleadersneedtostepbackandrememberwhotheyrepresentandforgettheirpersonalinterestssothatwecanbegintoaddressourproblems.

5/10/201410:53AM

80 nocontrolofgrowth 5/10/201410:40AM

81 Government'sconcernforrapiddevelopment,traffic ,andschoolovercrowdingappearsweak. 5/10/201410:33AM

82 asGAchangespoliticallyandl iberalscontinuetogainground,iseeuschangingrapidlyascurrentRINOsgainconfidenceanddecidetheycannowembracetheirtruepoliticalideas.

5/10/201410:14AM

83 Nobranding---JohnsCreek,Alpharetta,SSallappeartomarkettheirtownsonaheavybasis.Wehavenomajordrawtoourcounty.

5/10/201410:14AM

84 Thattherewil lbetoomanyhigh-densityhousingdevelopmentsandtheareawil lfeelmorel ikealargec itythanthesmalltownfeelitcurrentlyhas.

5/10/201410:04AM

85 Becausewehavesomanyl ifelonglandownerswithbeautifulpropertyandtheconstructionmarketSeemstobehittingapeak,thereneedstobeaverywellthoughtoutlong-rangeplanforourcounty.Ifnot,IamFearfulthatasthese2ndgenerationlandownerswil lbetemptedasman,tosell l .Developerswil ljumpontheopportunitytobuildhighdensityhousingthatourschoolsandroadscannotsupport.IwantForsythCountyTobeonthal istof"thebestplacesTol ive"notthe"fastestgrowing"

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86 Weneedtodressupdowntown,uti l izethecountyworkersandinmatestoaddfl iers,benches....moresidewalkappealtodowntown!!!Thereissti l l hopeifweactnow!!!

5/10/20149:44AM

87 overcrowded 5/10/20149:44AM

88 Wedon'twanttobecomearepeatofGwinnettcounty.Let'slearnfromthemistakesofothers. 5/10/20149:34AM

89 unplanned,uncontrolledgrowth 5/10/20149:28AM

90 non-otherthantheovercrowding-whichaffectstraffic andschools 5/10/20149:26AM

91 ThemindsetofthoseinpoliticsindowntownCummingabouttakingadvantageofthosel ivinginSouthForsythneedstoend.

5/10/20149:22AM

92 Ithasbeencapturedabove. 5/10/20149:20AM

93 Itisinterestingthatthereisonlyonec ityinallofForsythCountybutthevoiceforallarenotheardevenly.

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95 Weneedmoreshoppingandrecreationareas.Weneedwiderroads. 5/10/20149:01AM

96 Improvetheroadsandtimingonthetraffic l ightsbeforebuildinganymoredevelopments. 5/10/20148:58AM

97 TransparencyisaMUST!! 5/10/20148:46AM

98 Noplanforthefuture. 5/10/20148:09AM

99 They(BOC)needtostaywithinthezoningordinancesandstopgrantingallofthevariances.TheCountyneedstomaintainit'sruralspacesandit'sbeauty.Theyalsoneedtoimprovetheinfrastructuretosupportthegrowth.

5/10/20147:52AM

100 Preparing&expandingtheroadsbeforedevelopingmorelandforneighborhoods. 5/10/20147:51AM

101 WeboughtourretirementhomeinCreekstoneCottagesin2009.WemovedherefromBucksCounty,Pa.wherewelivedfor45years.Duringthat45yearperiodthecountyexplodedwithgrowthsimilartowhatishappeninghereinForsythCounty.Itcametothepointthatinordertopreservethegreenspacethatwasleft,thecountyresidentsapprovedbondissuestobuyuptheremainingfarmlandandotherdisappearinggreenspace.Wecompetedwiththehousingindustrytobuythelandtopreserveit.Ourtaxesroseaccordingly,buttheeffortwaswellworththesacrificetohavegreenspace.Thiswil lhappeninForsythCountyifthisuncontrolledexpansioncontinues.Learnfromother'smistakes.

5/10/20147:35AM

102 Crime,lossofIdentity,developmentofFineArtsculture,supportoflocalfarms,risingtaxes,propertyvalues,water,infrastructure,ofcourseallinquestion5l istabove.

5/10/20147:26AM

103 Slowthedevelopingdownunti lyoucanfixtherealproblems,whichisroadinfrastructureaswellasovercrowdingschools!

5/10/20147:12AM

104 n/a 5/10/20146:59AM

105 Bocneedstochange 5/10/20146:51AM

106 Traffic andthecongestiononthesenarrowcountyroads. 5/10/20146:51AM

107 Managingthedesiretoimprovewithoutincreasingtaxes. 5/10/20146:46AM

108 Veryconcernedaboutovercrowdinginschoolsandallthetearingdownoftreestoputinnewneighborhoods.

5/10/20146:41AM

109 Toomuchhighdensity,lowercosthousing 5/10/20146:33AM

110 Irecentlymovedfromnjanditseemshistoryisrepeatingitselfandpropertytaxeswil lbecomealargeissuewiththeschooltaxifcontrolsongrowtharenotputinplaces.Didyoueverhereofgreenacresinitiativeswherecountyorc itybuylandforsalejusttokeepfrombuildersasinlongrunitsaves.Mytowninnjrezonedeverythingto1acreminimumandhadaverysmalltaxtobuildupadedicatedfundtobuyvacantlandthroughoutthearea.Itworks!

5/10/20146:32AM

111 Toomuchtraffic 5/10/20146:11AM

112 na 5/10/20145:49AM

113 Rapiddevelopment 5/10/20145:41AM

114 No 5/10/20145:12AM

115 I'mconcernwithnoopportunitygiventosmallerbusinessandtheoldboymentalitywithpropergrowth

5/10/20144:58AM

116 LackofVision. 5/10/20144:22AM

117 Newdevelopmentsareonsmalllots.Highdensityhousinglooksterribleandisaneyesoreinourcommunity

5/10/20144:20AM

118 Weneedtostrikeabalancebetweenmaintainingourqualityofl ivingwiththerapidgrowth! 5/9/201411:52PM

119 WeneedaBOCthatcaresmoreaboutc itizensthandevelopers. 5/9/201411:48PM

120 WeneedMasstransit.IthinkextendingMartatoFoCowil lhelpthetraffic andbringmorebusinessestothecounty.

5/9/201411:11PM

121 Traffic mustbecontainedsomehow. 5/9/201410:37PM

122 WechoseForsythCowhenwemovedfromoutofstatebecauseofthelowertaxes.Iguessyougetwhatyoupayfor.

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123 Electedoffic ialsandafewlocalpowerbrokershavefortoolongtakenadvantageofuninformedvoters,butIseeapositivechangeandresidentsmakingtheirvoicesheard.

5/9/201410:14PM

124 Thewideningofunionhil l isimpactingnegativelytheshepperdspondsubdivisionandourgovernmentdoesnotcare

5/9/201410:12PM

125 Govt.corruption=sayanythingtogetelected 5/9/20149:56PM

126 Primaryconcernisrapidhighdensitygrowth 5/9/20149:55PM

127 Over-spending,taxingtaxpayerstodeath. 5/9/20149:36PM

128 Traffic traffic traffic andaridiculousgood-ol-boynetworkaremajordetriments.Thankyou! 5/9/20149:36PM

129 Stopwiththebuildingandgrowingunti lthereisagrowthplaninplace!!!! 5/9/20149:24PM

130 Eee 5/9/20149:12PM

131 Thepeopleinpowerdonotl istentothepeoplewhoputtheminpower.Wordsonthecampaigntraildonotgettransformedintoactionafterelection.Anotherc ityisnottheanswer-consolidationofFCandCummingintoonegovernmentis.

5/9/20148:59PM

132 WemovedherefromGwinnett12yearsagotostartourfamily.Wewereattractedtothelowtaxes,greatschools,andhowwelltheCountycontrolleddevelopment.Weareveryupsetwiththerapiddevelopment,c lusterhomes,overlydevelopedsouthend,etc.andtheiraffectsonourqualityofl i fe.

5/9/20148:59PM

133 IfeelcertaintheWalMarton141wil laddmorecarsandtraffic totheroadwejustrecentlywidened.

5/9/20148:56PM

134 Commissionersseemtobeprofitingpersonallyattheexpenseofthecounty 5/9/20148:55PM

135 Iamalsoconcernedwithcountygovernmentandtheirmotives.Idonotfeeltheyrepresentthepeople,butthemselves.

5/9/20148:49PM

136 None 5/9/20148:39PM

137 Lovetoinvestigatetheideaofanewc ity-butmyfearisitwil l fixzoningandcauseamuriadofotherissues.Primarilyridiculoussalariestotheelectedoffic ialsontopofthemacceptinggifts!

5/9/20148:36PM

138 Wearegladthecountryisgrowingbutwithalloftheseneighborhoodspackedinwithhomes,traffic isjustgettingworse.

5/9/20148:35PM

139 seeabove 5/9/20148:34PM

140 Schoolovercrowding 5/9/20148:33PM

141 Subdivisionroadsarenotmaintained.Traffic andlackofturninglanesmakeitdifficulttoenter/exitWindermere.SpeedcontrolonWindermereParkway.

5/9/20148:26PM

142 wheredoyoustart?Forsythcountyis-------.. 5/9/20148:25PM

143 Overdevelopment 5/9/20148:24PM

144 Pleasestopthebuildingandimproveourroadsfirst!!! 5/9/20148:22PM

145 None 5/9/20148:18PM

146 Keepitc lean.Keepitpretty.Keepthegoodschools.Thinkbeforebuilding,howcanithelpus,howwil li thurtus?

5/9/20148:15PM

147 traffic congestionismymainconcernatthistime 5/9/20148:13PM

148 Overcrowding 5/9/20148:11PM

149 WeneedaCityofAberdeenorAharonSpringstocounterCumming 5/9/20148:09PM

150 None 5/9/20148:09PM

151 Whycanwenotbemorel ikeMiltoninsteadofGwinnett?Wehadtheopportunitytoturndowntownlikehistoric Roswell.Insteadthejailisourfocalpoint.

5/9/20148:08PM

152 Tiredofthoserunningthecountybeingbiglandholderswhoselllandforbigprofitstothedetrimentofthecounty.

5/9/20148:05PM

153 . 5/9/20148:04PM


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154 Iworrythattaxeswil lincrease. 5/9/20148:01PM

155 Roads 5/9/20147:56PM

156 Buildingtheinfrastructureafterthepopulationhasincreased.Thinkaheaddon'tworkonprojectsyearsafterthepopulationissomuchlarger.

5/9/20145:33PM

157 Seeabove. 5/9/20144:01PM

158 na 5/9/20143:26PM

159 "Voterapprovals"thatareputintoplace5-10yearslaterispoorgovernmentperformance. 5/9/20143:02PM

160 Countyshouldl imitcommercialretaildevelopment,aswehaveamplestorestoshopatandspendmoretimehelpingcenterswhohaveunleasedspaceavailable,findtenants.

5/9/20142:41PM

161 IhatethatwearecreatingCastleberryRdtobeareplacementforastatehighway.Iamnotagainstfixingittobesafebuttodosowithafourlane,highspeedroadalongwithabribefromthestate(the1mill ionbuckstofeedit)sotheydon'thavetodotheirjobisBS.

5/9/20142:09PM

162 none 5/9/20142:08PM

163 Addressedabove 5/9/201410:01AM

164 None 5/9/20149:31AM

165 nocommunityidentity 5/9/20148:31AM

166 Countywidevotingforthecommission. 5/9/20147:41AM

167 Wewanttoretirehere. 5/9/20146:54AM

168 unfinishedsubdivisionsthatareleftindisrepair 5/9/20144:46AM

169 Inadditiontoconcernsaboutovercrowdedschools,Iamveryconcernedthattherearenolongrangeplansinplacefordevelopmentthatenhancesthecommunity,increasespropertyvaluesandlooksattractiveandupscale.Withoutaplaninplaceandstric tcovenants,thenewdevelopmentwil ldetractfromourcommunity.

5/8/201410:30PM

170 Communityidentityandthegoodolboyshangingon... 5/8/20149:08PM

171 Futuredevelopmentofhugesubdivisionswil lnegativelyimpacttheschoolsandtraffic . 5/8/20148:52PM

172 Overcrowding.Schoolsdeclining.Taxesrising. 5/8/20147:38PM

173 Wearenotforhavingac ityofSharonSprings.It'sridiculous. 5/8/20147:38PM

174 none 5/8/20147:36PM

175 seetheabovebox 5/8/20147:22PM

176 Nope 5/8/20147:22PM

177 Continuetohaverepresentationthatrespondsaswellasthecurrentleaders 5/8/20147:05PM

178 Certaincommissionersaremoreconcernedaboutputtingmoneyintheirpocketsinallthebuildinggoingonandnotstayingtruetothepeople...

5/8/20147:01PM

179 schoolcrowdingandlowdensityhousingontheincrease 5/8/20146:45PM

180 stoptherampantgrowth-Iamsickandtiredofmykidsschoolsbeingredistric tedeveryotheryear. 5/8/20146:42PM

181 Wewouldl iketheintegrityoftheareamaintained.Wedon'tl iketheneighborhoodsthatarejammedintoanareawithvirtuallynolotl ines,nobuffer,lowprices,etc.

5/8/20146:22PM

182 Toomuchgoodoleboynetwork,toomuchgrowthtoofast,traffic 5/8/20145:52PM

183 Schoolsandtraffic 5/8/20145:42PM

184 HighdensitySubdivision 5/8/20145:26PM

185 none 5/8/20145:26PM

186 theincreaseinresidentialpropertyneedstoalsoinc ludetheincreaseinrestaurantsandbusinesses 5/8/20145:25PM

187 None 5/8/20145:22PM


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188 Toomanylowerincomehousingbeingdeveloped&notenoughlargerhomesonlargerlots.Bothareneeded

5/8/20144:43PM

189 Withallthedevelopmentgoingonthepriceanduseofwaterseemstogoupwithalotofrestric tions.

5/8/20143:35PM

190 Weplantol ivehereformanyyears.Qualitygrowthandplanningareveryimportanttoourfamily. 5/8/20143:28PM

191 Itappearsthatgovernmentthinksnooneispayingattention.Theythinkeveryoneistoobusyandnooneisunitedtotakethemon.Theyhavenofear.Theyhaveanattitudethatwedon'tmatter.

5/8/20143:25PM

192 N/A 5/8/20143:15PM

193 Il ikewhereForsythCountyisheadedaslongaswecancorrectsomeoftheoverbuildingintheSouthendofthecountyandforcegrowthintheNorthEndunti lwegetinfrastructureandschoolscaughtupintheSouthendofthecounty.

5/8/20142:49PM

194 Ifthingsdon'tchangeForsythwil lbethenextGwinnett. 5/8/20142:44PM

195 HowaboutsomeIndependent,peoplerelatedgovernmentleaders. 5/8/20142:39PM

196 Needplannedgrowth-developersandbuildershaveafreehandonbuildingwhattheywant/wheretheywantwithl i ttleconsiderationtoNeed,overcrowdign,traffic hazard,lackofornocoordinationwithCountyinfrastructure.

5/8/20141:43PM

197 Thegrowthisonlygettingfurthernorthleavingalotofconcretehereinitspath.IamconcernedthisisnotonlychangingthefaceofsouthernForsyth,buthowtheareaisperceivedbyothers(desirabil i ty).Iamsupportiveofhavinglocalgovernmentconsideringc loselytheimpactofgrowthhasonourareaofthecounty.Wecan'tdependonthosemakingthedecisionsforustochoosethebestcourse-onlythoseinthiscommunitycan.

5/8/20141:31PM

198 weneedtoslowdownresidentialdevelopmentandfocusonincreasingthecommercialtaxbase. 5/8/20141:22PM

199 Rapiddevelopmentwithoutrestric tions. 5/8/20141:10PM

200 Ihaveaconcernabouthomeownersbeingunabletosellhousesattheamounttheyhaveabidforduetoforeclosuresbeingusedascomps.Thisreallyruinsourhomevaluesandisnotfair.

5/8/201412:34PM

201 Ifeconomygoesbackwardsallthecommercialshopsthatareemptynow-isgoingtorise.similartoMcDonaldslocationplotting,weneedtohaveaplan

5/8/201412:25PM

202 overdevelopment...needsabeautifyingcommittee 5/8/201411:43AM

203 above 5/8/201411:34AM

204 ToomanyrinosaroundtheGOP 5/8/201410:59AM

205 Don'thaveanyatthistime 5/8/201410:37AM

206 Idon'tseeanyPlanning/Zoninganda"vision"ofwhatthecountyshouldlookl ike;businessareallowedtobuild/openwithnothoughtto'aesthtic 'value(thewaytheyaredesigned/look),thuscreatingahodge-podgeoflooks...

5/8/201410:26AM

207 n/a 5/8/201410:22AM

208 Structureisfinewithus 5/8/201410:13AM

209 Toomanysubdivisionsbeingbuilt.ThisiscreatingtheveryproblemsthatmadeForsythspecialfromtheotherAtlantaareas.

5/8/201410:08AM

210 none 5/8/201410:05AM

211 ... 5/8/201410:04AM

212 Iamworriedaboutourchildrengettingapropereducation!Ialreadyhavetospendmoneyforatutorformychildinmathc lassb/cherc lassissobig-shejustgetslostwithallthehardstufftheyarelearning.

5/8/201410:01AM

213 None 5/8/20149:59AM

214 I''vesaiditall. 5/8/20149:45AM

215 Idonotsupportanyformationofaseparategovernmententityinc ludingSharonsprings 5/8/20149:40AM

216 Inequalitybetweenthehighschools 5/8/20149:36AM


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217 Verysatisfiedwiththecounty. 5/8/20149:22AM

218 Simplytoomuchgrowthforcurrentinfrastructureandresources. 5/8/20149:17AM

219 Seeabove 5/8/20149:11AM

220 Traffic bottleneckswil lbeinevitableifroadwideningisn'tconsideredbeforemoredevelopmentsareapproved.Inacrisiswhereevacuationisrequiredmanyresidentswouldbeincapableofgettingoutoremergencyvehic lesgettingintoresidentialareas.

5/8/20148:58AM

221 WeneedtoreturntoCountywidevotingsoallhomeownersarefairlyrepresented.Countymustgetitsownwatersource.

5/8/20148:52AM

222 Iamverywil l ingtopayforservicesthatbenefitallc itizens,e.g.education,infrastructure,publictransportation,healthservices,etc.However,Iamnotinterestedinhavingmytaxesusedasincentivesfordevelopersorpoliticalcauses.Mylocalgovernmentouttobeanswerabletoitsc itizens(thatisme)toagreaterdegreethanIwouldexpectfromstateorfederaloffic ials.TransparencywouldgoalongwayinhelpingForsythCountyc itizenslearnwhatittakestomakethecountyadesirablehome.Thecountygovernmentandelectedoffic ials(staterepresentatives&senatorsaswell)needtoconcernthemselveswithactionableimprovementsfortheentirepopulation,notpoliticalcausesormarketingschemes.

5/8/20148:50AM

223 Iamconcernedabouttaxincreasewithac ityhood. 5/8/20148:46AM

224 Toomanytol ist.Thereisapolic ialpowergrouprunnngeverything.Tamisinthemiddleofit. 5/8/20148:42AM

225 Veryhappywithpolice,EMTresponsetimeinourcommunity.Asthecommunityexpands,Ibelievetheneedforwiderandmorethoughtfultraffic flowswil lbeneeded;butIhaveeverybeliefthatthiswil lhappen.IamoneofthoseresidentswhoarehappytoseebusinessesgrowalongRt141sinceitisacommercialzone.

5/8/20148:33AM

226 slowgrowth 5/8/20148:24AM

227 Noadditionalcomments,butIdoappreceiatethetimeandeffortgroupsl ikethisputforthontheseconcerns.

5/8/20148:16AM

228 Mayconcernsarecoveredabove 5/8/20148:16AM

229 ToomuchbuildinginSouthForsyth.We'rebecomingl ikeNorthFulton,ourtaxessupporttheothersintheNorth.Commissionersjustdon'tseethehighdensityoftheir"lackof"planningforsubdivisionsusingbogusanalysis.

5/8/20148:11AM

230 donotfeelthereisaccountabil i tywithinthecountygovernment 5/8/20148:05AM

231 None 5/8/20148:02AM

232 20yearsago,ForsythCountywasnotconsidered"destinationl iving".Ourgovernmentandotherleadersneedtotransitiontheirthinkingtoaccommodatethechange.Wedon'tneedpoliticstogetinthewayofkeepingForsythagreatplacetol ive.

5/8/20147:58AM

233 WemustgobacktocountywidevotingforCommisdioners. 5/8/20147:53AM

234 WeneedtoherefromourlocalrepresentativesonhowtheyplantoaddressalloftheForsythCountyc itizensconcers.

5/8/20147:51AM

235 None 5/8/20147:51AM

236 MywifeandIplantoleaveForsythcountyassoonasweretire.Thequalityofl i fehereisoutofcontrol.

5/8/20147:41AM

237 Thequalityofourschoolsaregoingtodecrease.Moretimespentinthecar.Beautiful(treesandopenspace)Cummingwil lnolongerexist.

5/8/20147:40AM

238 Fixthetraffic problemsheadingtoandfromFultonCounty,NOTCumming!Localtraffic isnottheproblem.PeopleworkinFultonCounty.Noonewil lwanttol ivehereunlessthisisfixed.ThereputationofForsythCountywil lsuffer.

5/8/20147:39AM

239 Cananyonereallybehappywithanaddressof"Cumming"? 5/8/20147:35AM

240 Justtheeffectsoftoomuchgrowthtooquickly. 5/8/20147:28AM


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241 Lossofgreenspacehereduetoconstruction.Roads(oldAtlanta)arealreadyovercapacityandthat'swithoutthetraffic fromthe2neighborhoodsbeingbuilt.Ourroadscannotsupportthenewgrowth.AndWindermerepkwyisbecomingdangerouswithspeeders.OnceJamescreekisbuiltout,onewon'tbeabletopulloutoftheneighborhoodswithouttraffic l ights.

5/8/20147:20AM

242 Schoolovercrowdingandredistric ting,highdensityhousingbeingpermitted,accesstowateratreasonablerates

5/8/20147:14AM

243 Stopthedevelopersfrombeinggreedy.Smartgrowth,strategicplanningneededforcommercialandresidentialdevelopment.Walmart-really!Primeexampleofnotgoodgrowth!

5/8/20146:57AM

244 Overpopulationtraffic wil lruinquaintfeelofForsythWillbel ikeAtlanta 5/8/20146:52AM

245 None 5/8/20146:51AM

246 maintainingpropertyvalues 5/8/20146:44AM

247 Increasesintraffic duetoGa400notbeingwidenednorthwardwil lcontinuetoincreasetraffic andstagnatemiddleandnorthernForsyth.

5/8/20146:41AM

248 Growingtoofastwithnosolidinfrastructure. 5/8/20146:38AM

249 Itappearsthatmoneymeansmorethancommunity.Withtherapidgrowthandapparentunplannedcommercialdevelopment,communitiesarenotseparatedfrombusinesses.IbelievetheGreenwayisanexcellentdrawtobringpeopletoForsythcounty,butitismissingtheabil i tytogettherewithoutfirstdriving.WiththeconstructionthatisbeingdoneonBethelview,Ihopethatsidewalksaregoingtobeputintoconnectsurroundingneighborhoodstothegreenway

5/8/20146:36AM

250 NIMB'sinfluenceonpublic policy 5/8/20146:23AM

251 Toomuchdensezoning(lowendhomedevelopment). 5/8/20146:21AM

252 none 5/8/20146:16AM

253 Highlightedtop4innumber5astheyareallequallyconcerningtome. 5/8/20146:07AM

254 N/A 5/8/20145:53AM

255 Weneedtogetthingsbackundercontrol.Wearelosingourselves.Withtoomanypeoplehereeverythingwil lcontinuetogodownhil l.Itwil l alsobecomemoredangerous.There'sjustplaintoomanypeople.There'snomedianwork.Roadsarenottakencareofproperly.Toomanystripmallswithnoguidelines.Wouldlovetoseeanareasimilartovickeryvil lage.Wecan'tcontinueinthispathandexpectanygoodtocomeofit.

5/8/20145:44AM

256 Developmentneedstoslowdownunti linfrastructurecancatchup.Moreschools,bettertraffic flow 5/8/20145:27AM

257 Increaseinviolentcrimes. 5/8/20145:11AM

258 none 5/8/20144:43AM

259 None. 5/8/20143:28AM

260 Needrepresentationthatwil ll istentotheresidentsandhaveconcernfortheissuesdiscussedabove!

5/7/201410:49PM

261 OldAlpharettaneedstobewidened.CreekstoneEstates,oneofthemostaffluentneighborhoodsinthecounty,desperatelyneedscurbandroadrepair.Manyfamiliesareleavingpublic schoolsforprivateeducationdotothesizeofthepublic schools,lackofleadership,lackofteachersabil i tiestoteachduetoCommonCoreCurriculum(whichmanystatesareabandoning).

5/7/201410:11PM

262 IamnotsureIwanttocreateanewc ity---Idon'twantmytaxestogoupandIknowthatcreatinganewc itywil lcostalotatfirstasthereissomuchtodo...firedepartment,police,roadcrews/maintenance,etc.IbelievethatweinForsytharefacedwiththesameissuesasFultoncountyhasinthepast.IamasingleparentandmovedtoForsythCountyfromFultoncountyfortheschoolsandlowercostofl iving...itisveryimportanttomethatmytaxesdon'tincreasesignificantlyinthefuture...Ilovel ivinginforsythcountyandasIstatedabove,I'mnotsurethatac ityisagoodmoveforward.

5/7/201410:10PM

263 Needcontrolledtaxes. 5/7/20149:56PM

264 None 5/7/20149:56PM

265 None 5/7/20149:55PM


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266 IloveforsythcountybutIfeelbetrayedbyourcommissionersallowingrapidgrowthwithnoplan. 5/7/20149:49PM

267 WeareconcernedthatthevaluepropositionofmovingtoCummingwil ldeclineduetothefactthattheinfrastructureisnotinplaceforthegrowththatweareexperiencing.WearedestinedtobelikeGwinnettcountyintermsofovergrowthandoverdevelopment.

5/7/20149:48PM

268 Wouldseektol imitgrowthandseekzoningwhichfavorsmorelowerdensityhousingtopreservetheregionsrustic characteristicsandl imitthestrainsonourinfrastructure.

5/7/20149:39PM

269 AsahomeownerIdon'twanttobethepiggybankformoretaxes.Countyleadersshoulddeveopplansforattractingindustries(l ikedot.comfirms,regionalHQformajorfirms,etc.)toprovidetaxbaseandemployment.

5/7/20149:38PM

270 Schoolovercrowdingtimesten 5/7/20149:38PM

271 n/a 5/7/20149:38PM

272 Justplease,let'sworktokeepthehigh-endatmospheregoinginForsythcountywithoutlosingournice,down-homecharmandcomfort.WanttokeepForsythCountyanice,familyplace!

5/7/20149:34PM

273 Partiallystarteddevelopmentsthatbell iedupandnowresoldandsittingwithdebrisandnotfinishedbeingdeveloped.

5/7/20149:23PM

274 Donotsupportnewc ityasdonotwanthighertaxes 5/7/20149:18PM

275 SouthForsythneedstobeit'sowncommunity,runbynon-countyelectives. 5/7/20149:15PM

276 Iwouldl iketoseebetterplanningtobereadyforgrowthverygradually. 5/7/20149:09PM

277 Wouldjustl iketoseeanorganizedandwellthoughtoutdevelopmentplan. 5/7/20149:07PM

278 None 5/7/20149:07PM

279 IamjustconcernedthatthegoverningbodiesinForsythCountyarenotthinkingabouttheoverallrapidgrowth.Insteadtheyareallowingmostanythingfortaxdollars

5/7/20149:02PM

280 Proactiveinfrastructure 5/7/20148:59PM

281 Wouldl iketoseeSharonSpringscomeaboutandbreakofffromCumming 5/7/20148:54PM

282 Thejoysofl ivingherearebecomingmore&morel imitedasmykidsareredistric ted,overcrowdedschools,traffic jamseverystreetyouturnon.Thumbsdown

5/7/20148:45PM

283 Theinabil ityofthecountytocoordinatewiththestateonneededandoverdueroadprojects. 5/7/20148:43PM

284 Lowendhousingcreateslowerstandardofl iving. 5/7/20148:42PM

285 Seeaboveanswers 5/7/20148:21PM

286 Stopputtingthecartbeforethehorse.Buildschools,fixroads,addpoliceandfiredeptsbeforeyouaddmorehouses.

5/7/20148:14PM


288 Onlythisodddesiretoaddac itylevelofgovernmet 5/7/20147:56PM

289 OurPlanningCommissionseemstobeoutofstepwiththepopulation.Thisiswherethe'oldForsyth'influenceissti l l felttoostrongly.

5/7/20147:42PM

290 WemovedtoForsythCountyforthereasonsl istedaboveplusroll ingfarmland,horsefarms,greenspace...wearelosingitall

5/7/20147:34PM

291 Nobiggies-justwishIfeltc losertowhatisgoingon. 5/7/20147:33PM

292 Newconstructionandschoolcrowding 5/7/20147:22PM

293 none 5/7/20147:16PM

294 TherevisedRes3minimumsareallowingtoocrowdedsubdivisions.Thecountry/ruralflavorofthecountyisbeingruined.

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295 Il iveinGrandCascadessubdivision.Iattendedameetingwherethelocalattorneyrepresentingofadeveloperpresentedhisc lient'swishestodeveloptheareaadjacenttooursubdivision.Iwasshockedwhennotonegovernmentrepresentativethoughtitnecessarytoattendandheartheirconstituents'concerns.Recently,wereceivedthenoticethatourconcernswouldbeheardonthedateofLambertHigh'scommencementexerc ises.Thisisalsoapopulartraveldate.Thisshowsthedegreeofconcernthatourgovernmentleadershaveforourneeds..

5/7/20147:04PM

296 IloveForsythCountyandwantotherstoenjoywhatmakesitgreathere. 5/7/20146:46PM

297 Tooachievementorientedratherthancommunityoriented.Needmoresidewalks. 5/7/20146:44PM

298 Usethemoneythatisgoingto"jumpstart"theonly"shovelreadyroadinthecounty"todootherthingsbesidewideningCastleberryRoad.

5/7/20146:37PM

299 Thepeoplearenotrepresented.Onlyspecialinterestandpoliticalinterestisrepresented.Welivehere.Weneedrealrepresentation.

5/7/20146:32PM

300 IplanonmovingtoFl.Toomanyripofftaxes,andwaytocrowded. 5/7/20146:28PM

301 None 5/7/20145:49PM

302 Coordinategrowthplansacrossallaffectedareas,let'sworktogetherinsteadofagainst. 5/7/20145:28PM

303 Housingbeingconstructedwithoutanyconsiderationforwideningroads.Developersshouldalsoberequriedtohelpwidenroads-orjustdon'tbuild.

5/7/20145:27PM

304 Needmoregreenspace/walkingbikingtrails 5/7/20145:11PM

305 Needtocontrolthedevelopmentsmartly. 5/7/20145:10PM

306 Inmy53yearsofl ivinginthreemetro-Atlantacounties,Ihavel ivedinandseenCobbCountyandGwinnettCountyberuinedbybaddevelopment.ThesamethinghasbeenhappeninghereinForsyth,butatamuchfasterpaceduetoForsythbeingamuchsmallercountyandhavingonlyoneincorporatedc ity.CumminghashadanextortionistholdontherestofthecountyfordecadesandisledbythemostincrediblyineptMayorI'veknown.Thesadcomedyof"politics"hereinForsythwouldneverhappeninalargercountythathasmoreincorporatedcommunities.Mygrouphasbeenfightingsince2000tomaintainourqualityofl i fehereinForsythandwe'regladtohavesomanyotherhomeownersfinallywakeupandgetinvolved.Wishtheyhadbeeninvolved8or9yearsagowhenresidentscouldhavebeenmoreproactivethanreactive(asisthesituationnow).

5/7/20145:05PM

307 Transportation,powerofc ityofCummingoverrestofcounty,lackofgovernmentaltransparency. 5/7/20144:33PM

308 Wearefastlosingtheruralbeautyofthesouthernpartofourcounty.Inowspend30minutestoreachdestinationsthatusedtotake10minutestoreach.I'mallforgrowth,butIwanttoseeresponsibleandbalancedgrowth.IfIwantedtraffic andhighdensityl ivingsituations,Iwould'vemovedinsidethePerimeter.

5/7/20144:29PM

309 Worriedthatmykidswil lseetheeffectsinschoolsfromovercrowding.Qualityifl i fewaswhywemovedhereandthatisinjeopardy.

5/7/20144:03PM

310 Alreadystated 5/7/20143:59PM

311 Quittryingtoput4homesononeacreofland.Wecameheretol iveingreenspace 5/7/20143:49PM

312 I'veprobablysharedtoomuchabovealready... 5/7/20143:43PM

313 IamhappythewaythingsareexceptIdonotl ikethejaillocationindowntownCumming. 5/7/20143:41PM

314 Biggestconcernisovercrowdingandschools. 5/7/20143:19PM

315 WecamefromanagriculturalcountyinNorthernVirginiaandexperiencedthesamekindofagric-to-nonagric conversionofourneighborhoodsandsurroundingareas.Cowfieldsandhorsepasturesbecamepostagestamplothousingdevelopments.Growthisgood,butneedstobecontrolled/pacedbetterthanwhatisnow.TheNorthernVirginiagrowthoccurredover15years;wehavebeenherefor2-1/2yearsandhaveseenchangethatshouldtake5-6years.Toomuch,toosoon,toofast.Fixtheinfrastructure....UnbelievablethatSPLOSTdidnotpass.....

5/7/20143:16PM

316 n/a 5/7/20143:15PM

317 PeopleinForsytharetooconservativeandsoafraidthatgovernmentwil linfringeontheirrightsthattheycomeoutagainstsensiblelanduse,planning,andassessingfeesondevelopers.

5/7/20143:13PM

318 Theredoesn'tappeartobeaforwardlookingapproachfromthecurrentleadership. 5/7/20143:07PM


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319 Slowdownthebuildingandmaketheneededschoolandroadwaychangesbeforebuilding.Tonsofpropertyforsaleon141isgoingtoincreasetraffic aspeoplecomeinandbuild.Imovedherefortheschoolsandtheovercrowdingisridiculous.

5/7/20143:03PM

320 IsupportbringingMARTAfurthernorthon400 5/7/20143:01PM

321 OurLocalgovermentnotl istingtothepeopleintheCounty. 5/7/20142:49PM

322 havealreadystatedthem 5/7/20142:45PM

323 AsaresidentoftheWindermerecommunity,Iamveryhappywiththeareaandthegrowth.Iaminnowayinterestedinbeingapartofac ity.

5/7/20142:41PM

324 Noothetthouhhts 5/7/20142:34PM

325 Il ikeforsythcounty.WemovedheretogetoutofAtlanta.Wherethingsslowdown.Idon'twantForsythtobecomemoreurban.

5/7/20142:34PM

326 Theroadinfrastructuremustbeaddressedimmediately. 5/7/20142:34PM

327 Imayhavealreadysubmittedthis. 5/7/20142:31PM

328 HighDensityismajorproblem,traffic issecond 5/7/20142:29PM

329 Ithinkthiscountywil lbeworsethanGwinnettthewaythingsaregoing. 5/7/20142:28PM

330 Pleasestop&keepForsythCoasitistodayoratleaststopandlet'sdoSMARTbuilding. 5/7/20142:25PM

331 toomanyapartmentsandnewhomesbeingbuilt.Overcrowdingschoolsandroads. 5/7/20142:22PM

332 IambornandraisedinForsythcountyandthecommunityhaslostit'sfocusandcharmofwhatitusedtobe.Whathappenedtothesimplel ifewhereeveryonekneweachotherandpeoplewerehonest.Whathappenedtotheagriculture!?

5/7/20142:15PM

333 Ifearthatitwil l becomesocheapwiththehighdensitylowcosthousing,thatthequalityofl i feandthequalityofschoolswil lquicklybegintodecline.

5/7/20142:09PM

334 Itcanbeagreatplacetol iveifwegetridotheT.A.M.Group.ThisstandsforTamAmosMills 5/7/20142:07PM

335 Weneedbetterrepresentationonthecountycommission. 5/7/20142:06PM

336 Idon'thaveanyrightnow 5/7/20142:01PM

337 Seeabove. 5/7/20141:58PM

338 none 5/7/20141:58PM

339 none. 5/7/20141:45PM

340 Toomanypeoplemovingin 5/7/20141:18PM

341 Needmoreaffordablehousingsoworkersl ivehereandpaytaxeshere 5/7/20141:13PM

342 Nosayinaffairsbeingoutsideofc ityl imits 5/7/20141:11PM

343 needmorelocalreturnonourtaxdollars 5/7/20141:01PM

344 Ihopeyouconsiderthepleaofmanyfolksintheareatorelinquishthe'builditandtheywil lcome'philosophy.Theywil lcomeandtheywil lnegativelyimpactthehomevalues,increasethetraffic ,andovercrowdtheschools.Thanksforthesurvey.

5/7/20141:00PM

345 Changeinzonings 5/7/201412:53PM

346 N/A 5/7/201412:24PM

347 TheCommissionersneedtoupholdtheUDCandthelongrangeplansthatareinplace 5/7/201412:16PM

348 PropertyTaxincreasing 5/7/201412:02PM

349 Nothingmoreadditionaltoaddthanwhathadbeenchecked.Traffic (l ikeallofMetroAtlanta)isabigissue,andwithnewcommunitiesgoingup,thecurrentroadsituationwil lbeimpactedmorethanever.

5/7/201411:58AM

350 Toomuchgrowthinlowincomehousing. 5/7/201411:55AM


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351 Ihopetheroadswil lkeeppacewiththegrowth.Ihopewewil lbewellrepresentedbygovernmentoffic ials.

5/7/201411:22AM

352 Infrastructureneedstokeeppacewithgrowth 5/7/201411:15AM

353 Astheeconomyimproves,weneedtofocusonl imitinggrowthtowhatcanreasonablybehandled.WeshouldbefocusedonpreservingthefeelofthecountyasitisnowandnotturningitintoanotherGwinnett

5/7/201411:12AM

354 Statedabove 5/7/201411:04AM

355 Wouldl iketokeeptaxesdownandovercrowdingdown 5/7/201410:57AM

356 Weneedtoformabettergoverningprocess.TheCountylevelisinadequate.CummingisnotSuwanee.

5/7/201410:46AM

357 It'sdifficulttopickonlythree-rapidgrowthleadstoschoolovercrowding,increasedtraffic ,increasedneedforFireandLawProtectionaswellastheneedforwater/uti l i ties.

5/7/201410:45AM

358 WhyarewenotbuildingmoreinNorthForsyth??????WhyalldownhereinSouthForsyth?????Plentyofroomupnorth-notthatmuchdownhere.CountytaxdollarsareCountytaxdollarsnomatterwhatpartofthecountytheycomefrom.Stopthegrowthinsouthforsyth...unti lwecanbuildtheschoolsandroadstomeetthedemands....

5/7/201410:33AM

359 thatmyhomevaluewil lgodown. 5/7/201410:11AM

360 Uglybuildboardsandemptyshoppingstrips 5/7/201410:09AM

361 Greedandcorruptionwil lruinthiscountyifwedon'tputastoptoit. 5/7/201410:03AM

362 IwouldreallylovetoseemovementtowardswideningMcGinnisFerry.ThatwoulddoalotforSo.Forsyth.Sowouldwidening400furthernorth.Thereisalsonogoodwaytogetto141fromthesouthinheavytraffic .

5/7/20149:59AM

363 Iwantgrowththatwontcauseheadachesfortheschoolsortraffic 5/7/20149:49AM

364 Gladmysonisgraduatingfromhighschoolthisyear.Wewil ldownsizeandl ikelymovetoFultonCounty.

5/7/20149:39AM

365 Toomuchcrowdinginnewdevelopments. 5/7/20149:37AM

366 DevelopmentinForsythCountyistragic.ToomuchgrowthbadnothingbeingdoneaboutmakingForsythbeautiful.

5/7/20149:28AM

367 Whyaretheroadsdevelopedthenwedonotdothecentermedians.Whyisthegrassandweedsnevertendedtounti lwecall.Thisisandcanbedonebytheinmates,butisnotscheduledweekly.....ohandbythewaytheinmatesgetFriday,SaturdayandSUndayoffandifi tistoocoldtheyhaveoffandifi tistoohottheyhaveoff.WhyarewenotusingtheinmatesfromCummingjailandinsteadusingBufordjail.Wearehousingthemgivingthemfoodarewenotsupposedtobeworkingthemforthisfreestufftheyreceive???thismakesmemad

5/7/20149:25AM

368 Greedneedstobeputincheck.ForsythCountybecamegreatduetoitslowerdensity,greatschoolsandlowtaxes.Don'tforgetwhatmadeyousuccessfultobeginwith.JustaskAlpharetta/Milton!

5/7/20149:21AM

369 Tomuchrapidgrowth-again 5/7/20149:20AM

370 Noneatthistime 5/7/20149:13AM

371 I'msuremyresponsewil lendupinthe"c ircularfi leorfi le13",butifapersongoestothedoctortheywanttoknowthetruth.Itismyhopethatyouwereseekingthetruthfromoneofyourc itizens.

5/7/20149:12AM

372 Ihaveaconcernaboutthisproposednewc ityofSharonSprings.Weareatacriticaltimeinkeepingupwithfac il i ties,infrastructure,etc.It'snotimeforanewc itytoexperiencethehiccupsofstartinganew.We'vealreadyseenthebattlesbetweentheCityofCummingandtheCounty.Wedon'tneedtoaddbattleswithapossibleSharonSprings.I'dmuchratherseemorerepresentationforthesoutherncountyareasontheBoardofCommissionersvs.anewc ity.

5/7/20148:44AM

373 Ijusthopeourcountytobebetterandbetterforusandourkids... 5/7/20148:44AM

374 Justsomeoftheinfastructuresincewearegrowing. 5/7/20148:33AM

375 None 5/7/20148:28AM


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376 Mybiggestconcernistheschools.Idon'tevenknowwhichhighschoolmykidswil lattend.Toomanynewneighborhoodsbeingbuiltandwhat'sgoingtohappenwithalltheovercrowdedschools?

5/7/20148:24AM

377 nothing 5/7/20148:21AM

378 Weboughtduetotheamazingschools.Thelowtaxeswerejustaperk.Weareveryconcernedtheschoolswil lgodownhil landtraffic wil lbeunbearable.

5/7/20148:13AM

379 IamveryworriedthatwithimproperplanningForsythwil lendupl ikeGwinnettandDekalb. 5/7/20148:10AM

380 Veryconcernedabouttheovercrowding 5/7/20148:07AM

381 Weneedlocalrepresentationanaccountabil i ty. 5/7/20148:01AM

382 Stateassistanceforinfrastructuredevelopmentislacking,especiallyonstateroads. 5/7/20147:58AM

383 Anycommunityrequiresabroadbaseofincomeandhousingforpeopletol ivec losetowheretheywork.However,continuedrezoningofareastocraminmorehousesonsmallerlotsbringsdowntheoverallpropertyvaluesofthesurroundingneighborhoods.Thisalsoputsanunsustainablestrainontheschoolsandlowersthequalityoftheeducation,whichisoneofthelargestattractionstothiscounty.

5/7/20147:49AM

384 Nomorehightaxes 5/7/20147:45AM

385 VisitFrisco,TX. 5/7/20147:43AM

386 NONE 5/7/20147:33AM

387 N/A 5/7/20147:30AM

388 Wouldl iketoseecountycommissionerstakeafairandbalancedapproachtogrowthandqualityofl i feinforsythcounty.

5/7/20147:29AM

389 Citycommissionershavenoregardastohowthecountygrowsandlooks.Highdensityhousingisone.Thisimpactseverything.Schools.Traffic ,waterusage,etc.Wehavetofightforeverythingandwatchcarefullybecausetheywil lapprovewhateverisintheirownbestinterestandnotthecounty's

5/7/20147:23AM

390 Seeabove 5/7/20147:20AM

391 Weneedtobalancegrowthwithqualityofl i fe. 5/7/20147:14AM

392 poorbuildingstandards 5/7/20147:13AM

393 Wouldlovetohaveac ityofsharonsprings! 5/7/20147:11AM

394 Qualityofschoolsystemgoingdownasovercrowdingcontinues. 5/7/20147:09AM

395 Needtobecomeac ity. 5/7/20147:03AM

396 AddingSharonSpringsname. 5/7/20147:02AM

397 Concernedourlocalareaneedsarenotrepresentedbythecommissioners. 5/7/20146:59AM

398 Thecountyiswaybehindonfixingtraffic issues.Qualityofl i fesuffers. 5/7/20146:46AM

399 Losingit'ssmalltownfeelbecausewernolongerasmalltown 5/6/201410:56PM

400 Theintersectionofhwy9and141/bethelviewisadisaster.Notbecauseoftheconstructionbut,becauseoftheshopsoccupyingthesoutheastcorner.

5/6/20149:13PM

401 Anoverallcountyplanforgrowthplanningandinfrastructureismissing.Itfeelsl ikeanirresponsibleteenagerthatjustreceivedaninheritanceandisgoingcrazyinvestingwithhisfriendsandnotplanningorpredictedtheimpactofhischoices.

5/6/20149:11PM

402 Thatitwil l endupl ikeGwinnettcounty.Il ivedinGwinnettcountyfor7yearsunti li tbecameovercrowded.

5/6/20149:08PM

403 toomuchgrowth. 5/6/20148:17PM

404 Iwouldl iketoseeac ityofSharonsprings. 5/6/20148:16PM

405 Ihearalotofmyneighborssaythatassoonasthierkidsareoutofschooltheyareleavingthecountyduetopoorleadershipandrapiddevelopment.

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406 Uncontrolledgrowthandloweringzoningstandards 5/6/20146:26PM

407 TOOCROWDEDANDNOTENOUGHSPACEINSCHOOLS. 5/6/20146:04PM

408 none 5/6/20145:16PM

409 Traffic 5/6/20145:12PM

410 growthisgreatbutweneedsmartgrowth.zoningandhomesize/lotsizeneedstobecarefullyreviewedandexistinglawsenforced.toomanyexceptionsaregrantedanditseemssomeofthepolitic iansareoverlyfriendlytotheirfriendsinconstruction/commercialrealestate.

5/6/20144:57PM

411 Stopanyresidentialconstructionunlessitisasinglefamilydwell ingononeplusacre. 5/6/20144:35PM

412 Fearanddistrustofdiversity. 5/6/20144:19PM

413 Seeabove. 5/6/20143:40PM

414 I'mconcernedaboutthebuildingofhousesonsmallerlots,andthecontinuousremovaloftrees! 5/6/20143:40PM

415 Growthwithoutinfrastructure 5/6/20143:36PM

416 Wearefortunatetol iveinthisplace,Ihopethedecisionsmadeoncontroll ingdevelopmentdon'tchangemymind.

5/6/20143:18PM

417 Wemustgetahandleonuncheckedgrowth.Rightnowpeoplearelookingtoourcountyasagreatplacetol ive,butthatwon'tlastunlesswegetsomeresponsiblec itizenstogetinvolved.

5/6/20143:00PM

418 WemovedtoForsythcountytoescapetheover-populationandchaosassociatedwitheveryone'sgreedinexpansionthat'soccurredinnearbycounties

5/6/20142:50PM

419 Overbuildingwhichwil lleadtoovercrowdedandeventualdegradiationofourgreatschoolsisconcernsharedbymanyneighbors.

5/6/20142:37PM

420 Theworstproblemofall,isthatwehavel ittlerepresentation.Mostofthepolitic iansarenotonboardwithmanyoftheresidentsofSouthForsythCounty.Therefore,theresidentsofSouthForsythCountyarenothavingtheirvoicesheardandtheirconcernsmet.Idonotknowifi tisignoranceorsimplegreedthatcompelsthepolitic ianstoallowhighdensityhousingwithoutconsideringthenegativeramifications.Iamconcernedabouttheeconomicsofthecounty-specificallySouthForsythCounty.Overcrowdedschools,densetraffic ,stressedinfrastructure,andcrimeareconcernsthatIhave.

5/6/20142:27PM

421 seeabove. 5/6/20142:19PM

422 Lowerhousingdevelopmentsbeingbuilt 5/6/20141:55PM

423 Pleaseslowdownallthenewdevelopmentoratleasthaveaplanwheretheinfrastructureandcommunitydevelopmentgohandandhandintothefuture.

5/6/201412:39PM

424 Weenvisionedourselvesl ivinginForsythCounty,inoursamehouse,atleastunti loursmallchildrenarethroughhighschool.Weloveitsomuchhere&havethemostwonderfulfriendsandneighbors,thatwehavepassedonmanyopportunitiestomovetootherpartsofthecountryandeventheworld.Idonotwantthiscountytogodownhil l.Nothinggoodcancomeofsqueezinglotsofhomesinsmallspaces,atleastnotinSouthForsyth.Peoplewhomovetothisareashavesimilaridealsandgoalsfortheirfamily.Itissafetosaywedon'twantthetreesinourbackyardstobetorndownrecklesslyforhousingdevelopmentsthatarenotnecessary!Wedon'twantourkidstosufferbecausetheirschoolsaregreat,yetovercrowded.Simply,Idon'twantittochangeanymore.Idon'twanttothinkaboutleavinghere.Butwewil ldowhatisbestforourfamilywhenitcomesdowntoit.Ithinkthatifsmartgrowthactuallyhappens,perhapswecansavewhatwehaveleftofourForsythCounty.

5/6/201412:06PM

425 Notsure 5/6/201411:57AM

426 It'ssadtothinkthatwhenwemovedherejust10yearsago,thecountyhadgreatpromise.Now,theyaremakingdecisionswithoutlookingatthefutureimpact.TherapidhomegrowththeyhaveputinmotionisnotsupportedbytheschoolsorInfrastructure.Thenewhomesitesareovercrowdedandhaveremovedallnaturalgreenspace.Whoisresponsibleforapprovingthisfastmovingdisaster?

5/6/201411:45AM

427 Na 5/6/201411:41AM


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428 Ibelieveitcouldbeagreatplace,howeverthereneedstobebetterthinkingaboutwhatthepeoplewantandnotwhatgovernmentthinksthepeoplewantandneed.WeneedacenterparkandachangeindowntownCumming'slandscape.

5/6/201411:22AM

429 None 5/6/201411:18AM

430 Toorapiddevelopmentiscausingtheovercrowdedschool&trafic issuesweareseeing,andit'sonlygoingtogetworse,unlesschangesaremade.

5/6/201411:16AM

431 BusinessDevelopment 5/6/201411:05AM

432 test 5/6/201410:47AM

433 Toomanyhighdensityneighborhoodsarebeingallowedtooverpopulatetheareawhichhasanegativeimpactontraffic ,schools,andeventually,propertyvalues.Weliveinagatedcommunitybutwil lmostl ikelymovetoMiltonoranothermore"controlled"areatoescapethefinancialdemiseofSouthForsythpropertyvalues.Oncemanyofthehighertaxpayersleavethearea,SouthForsythwil lbecomeaDekalbcounty.Public schoolswil ldeclinebecausemosthighertaxpayerswil lleaveandthosethatstaywil lsendtheirkidstoprivateschools.

5/6/20149:21AM

434 Keepgrowithincheckandkeepinfrastructureimprovements,etcinl inewithgrowth 5/6/20149:17AM

435 Notjustschoolovercrowding,butconstantredistric tingbecauseunplannedgrowthdriveseverythingelse,insteadofinfrastructure(schools,roads,parks)drivingdevelopmentchoices.

5/6/20149:17AM

436 None 5/6/20149:03AM

437 Needtostopbuildinglowervaluepropertiesthatarerightontopofoneanother.Drivingdownvaluethroughoutcounty.

5/6/20148:54AM

438 Forsythisandcanbethepremierplaceforresidentstol iveinGeorgiaformanygenerationstocome.WithForsythCountiesproximitytobeauty,prideineducationandmanyotherthingsthataresuchapositive.Allofthesepositivesdrivesrapidgrowthandmusthavecomprehensivevisionaryleadershiptomanageusthroughthegrowth.IfourleadersdonotstepupandcreateavisionandsteerthecountytowardthatvisionForsythwil lbejustl ikeeveryothercountythatcouldhavebeengreatbutjustwasn'torpotentiallyworse.Iwouldl ikemyfamilytobehereforgenerationstocome.AtthispointIamuncertainthatwil lbepossible.

5/6/20148:28AM

439 Wecurrentlyhaveagreatcountytol ivein.Greatschools,greatneighborhoodsandlowtaxes.However,withrecentdevelopment,thiswil lallchangeveryquickly.Weneedleadersinthecountythataremoreconcernedaboutthepeople'sinterestinsteadofoftheinterestofdeveloper's.

5/6/20148:06AM

440 Weneedrepresentativesthatserveeverypartofthiscounty.Wecannotbebeholdentodevelopersandfastmoneywhenitisnotinthebestinterestofthelong-termdevelopmentofourcommunity

5/6/20147:45AM

441 Weneedasenseofcommunity.Wealsoneedtopreservegreenspace 5/6/20147:02AM

442 Pleaseworkquickly.Wemovedhereforthebiggerlots,betterschools,andconsiderablymoregreenspacethatwesawlookingathundredsofhousesOTPnorth.Ifthingscontinueontheircurrentcourse,andwelosethat,itwil l beextremelydepressing.

5/6/20146:58AM

443 Thecountyshouldstophighdensitydevelopments. 5/6/20146:53AM

444 Thatwewil lbecometobigandnothavethequalityofl i fethatwehavenow! 5/6/20146:30AM

445 Moratorium 5/6/20146:17AM

446 Iamveryworriedaboutoverbuildingresidentialneighborhoodsresultinginworsetraffic andschoolsbeingovercrowded.

5/6/20146:16AM

447 SLOWTHEGROWTH 5/6/20145:30AM

448 Planahead 5/5/201410:37PM

449 I'munhappywiththegrowthinthesouthernpartofthecounty.Ifearin20years141wil lbeaBufordHwy

5/5/201410:23PM

450 Dontapprovenewneighborhoodsatthisrate!Schoolsandroadscanthandlethisgrowth!ImabouttomovetoMiltonifthisuncontrolledgrowthcontinues

5/5/20149:49PM

451 Don'tstopgrowthjustbecauseafewvocalresidentsdon'twantanyoneelsetomovehere. 5/5/20149:45PM

452 Keepingtaxeslow 5/5/20149:41PM


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453 noneatthistime 5/5/20149:30PM

454 Notenoughinfrastructuretohandlethebuilding. 5/5/20149:20PM

455 N/A 5/5/20149:09PM

456 Imovedhereseveralyearsagobecauseitwasc loseenoughtoeverythingIwantedtobec losetobitfarenoughawaysoIsti l l feltl ikeIl ivedinthecountry.Thatisgonenowandisgettingworseeveryyear.Iwil l soonbeforcedtomovemorenorthtogetawayfromthefeelingofbeingover-crowded.Toomuchtraffic ,overcrowdedschoolsassoonastheyarebuilt,gettingridofthegreenspacethatmakesthecountrydesirable.ToomanyfamiliesmovinginsinglehomesandsharingandthenALLtheirchildrenareattendingtheschoolsbutnotpayingthetaxes.Needtobeheldaccountable!GivemebackmyForsythCountyfrom20yearsago.

5/5/20148:52PM

457 WeneedtogetBOC'swholistentothecommunityandnottheirpocketbooks. 5/5/20148:49PM

458 TRAFFIC!!! 5/5/20148:21PM

459 OursimplevolunteerfiredepartmentisNOlongerequipped,staffed,ortrainedforthecurrentsizeourourcounty.ComparethemtoAlpharettaandourFDneedsALOTmore.

5/5/20148:20PM

460 NeedtoputaHOLDonanyhighdensityhousing,ormultifamilyhousinginschoolsthatarealreadyattheirmaxcapacity.

5/5/20148:13PM

461 IamconcernedthatthenewdevelopmentsthatwerejustapprovedoffKellyMil lwil l overcrowdabrannewschool.

5/5/20148:11PM

462 400needstobe8lanespastexit12 5/5/20148:11PM

463 Quitbuildingapartments/townhouses. 5/5/20148:08PM

464 needastreetsweepertoc leanupthegravelfromthewintersnowstorms.roadslookbadwiththatdebrissti l l onit.alsocouldbearoadhazard.

5/5/20147:58PM

465 I'veheardthattheyplantobuildsection8housingsothattheycangetthemoneyfromthefreelunchprograminschools.Itseemslikeahorribleideatome.Pluswhythehugejail?Thathasmanyofuscpncerned.Antic ipatingtheaddedcrimeduetothesection8housing?

5/5/20147:40PM

466 Taxes 5/5/20147:30PM

467 citizenawareness 5/5/20147:21PM

468 no 5/5/20147:17PM

469 Communityidentity 5/5/20147:04PM

470 Thecountyissofastitwil l notbeabletoprovidequalityserviceforitsresidents(ie.policeandfireservices)

5/5/20147:01PM

471 highdensitydevelopment.Housescrammedontotinylotswhereallthetreesintheentiredevelopmenthavebeenmoweddown.

5/5/20146:38PM

472 None 5/5/20146:04PM

473 Stopallowingthec learcuttingofnewneighborhoods...youcanbuildwithoutdoingthis. 5/5/20146:02PM

474 Overpopulation. 5/5/20145:23PM

475 Ilovel ivinginForsyth.Iamworriedthatitwil l notbethiswayformuchlonger.MychildrengotoSouthForsythMiddleandHighSchool.I'mworriedevennextyearaboutoureducationandovercrowding.Thesadpartisthecountygovernmentreallydoesnotseemtocare

5/5/20145:19PM

476 Stoptheapt/condobuilding. 5/5/20145:18PM

477 Sharedabove 5/5/20145:14PM

478 Developmentishappeningtooquicklywithnogoodplan.It'shighdensity,cheaperhomesonlotsthatarec learcut.Ourschoolsarealreadyovercrowdedandl ivingintheKellyMil lschooldistric t,wecan'tafford700homestogoinrightdowntheroad.

5/5/20145:09PM

479 Leadersmustrecognizethegrowthistoofastunlesstheytakestepstohandletheincreaseinresidents.

5/5/20144:56PM

480 Responsiblegrowth 5/5/20144:47PM


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481 Whydothingsseemsocorrupt?Isn'teveryoneinterestedinabeautiful,highendl ivingcommunity????Wishmoreeverydaypeoplewererepresentedinthelocalgovernment.

5/5/20144:35PM

482 Whenwemovedhere18yearsagowelovedthe"community"feelwhichhasnowbeenlost.Sidewalksconnectingcommunitiesisn'thappening,downtownisaGovernmentbuildingmeca,etc.It'sloosingit'scharm.

5/5/20144:29PM

483 --- 5/5/20144:23PM

484 Schoolsaregreatbutovercrowdingisbecomingarealissue.Also,teachershaven'treceivedraisesorstepincreasesin7years.Manyaremakinglessthantheywere8yearsagoduetoridingbenefitsandcostofl ivingincreases.Goodteacherswil lbelookingtosurroundingcountiesthatarereinstatingstepsandraises.

5/5/20144:21PM

485 Thebil lboardshavegottogo.Whilethatformofadvertisingiseconomicalandperfectlyfineinruralareas,wearemovingbeyondtheruraldescription.Alpharetta,thoughovercrowdedandnotnecessarilyabetterplacetol ive,isdefinitelymoreattractivethanCumming.Welacktreesandthebil lboardsareugly.Racetrackbil lboardatexit14ishideous.Ihaveactuallyonlyfi l ledmygastankthereonceinthe9yearsI'vel ivedherebecausetheiruglysigndetractsfromtheaestheticsofourtown.

5/5/20144:20PM

486 Idon'tthinkthecounty'soverallinfrastructureispreparedforthegrowththat'soccurring.Thenewhousesbeingbuiltaremostlyonthelowerendintermsofvalueofthesurroundingestablishedneighborhood.Therearenotenoughlawenforcementforthepopulation.

5/5/20144:02PM

487 Isratherpayhighertaxesandhavemoreschoolswithsmallerenrollment 5/5/20143:55PM

488 thecountyiswaytolarge,weneedtocreateadditionalc itieswithinthecountytobetterhandleandaddresstheneedsofthepeople

5/5/20143:51PM

489 Weneedanon-electedpoliceforce.Weneedmorefire/policeineverystation! 5/5/20143:33PM

490 Whereisthe5,10and20yearplan?Whatdowewanttobein20years?Atlantaoracommunitywhereeveryonewantstostayforfuturegenerations.Letsbecometheplaceeveryonewantstol iveandnotmovefromtoanotherareal ikeMilton.

5/5/20143:25PM

491 Ionlyhopethatlocaloffic ialsrealizebeforeitistoolate,whattheyaredoingtothiscounty.Itissuchagreatplacetol iveandraiseourchildren.Itissosad.ThisiswhereIwantedtogrowoldwithmyhusband.Ican'tbelievewhathashappenedinthelastfewyears,anditisonlygettingworse.

5/5/20143:21PM

492 Deeplackofvisionforwhatbuildsacommunityandthedesiretopursueitabovepersonalgain. 5/5/20143:20PM

493 Overcrowdingofschoolsandaccountabil i ty 5/5/20142:58PM

494 na 5/5/20142:55PM

495 Toomanytonamehere. 5/5/20142:53PM

496 ItisveryeasytoimaginethatthesouthForsythcountythatattractedsomanyfamiliesandbusinesseswil lnolongerbeattractiveinthenearfuture.

5/5/20142:42PM

497 Countycommissionersandotherlocalpoliticalinterestsneedtobettercontrolgrowthinourcounty.Itisunmanageableandnegativelyimpactingit'sc itizenry.Itseemswearemoreconcernedwithagrowingtaxbase,ratherthanproperlyrepresentingthec itizensofthecountytheyserve.

5/5/20142:27PM

498 Seeabove 5/5/20142:10PM

499 Qualityofeducation 5/5/20142:06PM

500 NeedCounty-widecommissionersaswellassingledistric ttogetamorebalancedapproachtoissues.

5/5/20141:59PM

501 Homevalues 5/5/20141:55PM

502 SmallHousingDevelopments(sizeofhouses,sizeoflots)doNOTenhanceForsythCounty,theydetract.WearenotyetGwinnettCountyNORdoweWANTIT.Countyshouldlookatbalanced,longtermrevenue,NOTFASTandDETRACTING.

5/5/20141:34PM

503 IwanttoseeForsythasthemostforward,stand-upcountyinGA. 5/5/20141:31PM


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504 Forsythisabeautifulplacetol ive,theschoolsareincredible,theneighborhoodsareverynice-thelandscapeisbeautiful.Allofthesethingsthatpeopleloveaboutforsythischangingeachdayweapproveanotherhighdensityneighborhood-weloosethousandsoftrees,weloadourroadsupwithmorecars,andwesuffocatetheschoolsbyover-crowding.

5/5/20141:16PM

505 Itseemsthereisanundercurrentofpoliticalnonsensegoingon.Adultsneedtostartactingl ikeadultsandnotwantinggovernmenttotakecareoftheireveryissue.

5/5/20141:07PM

506 Weasacountyneedtocatchupwithourselves.Growthofpopulationisrunningsofaraheadofasolidinfrastructure

5/5/20141:00PM

507 Growthneedstoslowdownunti lallofthecorrectinfrastructureisinplacetosupportit. 5/5/201412:57PM

508 Needtohaveamasterplanofwhatwewantourcountytolookl ikein5,10,15years.Dowewanttobel ikeotherovercrowdedcounties?

5/5/201412:26PM

509 tobigtofast 5/5/201412:23PM

510 Thosearemytop3concernsatthismoment.Fixthemorwearegone. 5/5/201411:56AM

511 LikeIsaidmybiggestconcernsaretheschoolsandtheroads.Notknowingwhichhighschoolwewillattendinthefuture(I'minThreeChimneys).AndIhavea13yroldwhowil lbedrivinginthenextcoupleyearsandallthetraffic scaresmetodeath.LookattheintersectionofOldAtlantaRdandWindermerePkwy,thereareaccidentsallthetime!

5/5/201411:52AM

512 ForsythCountyshouldnotapprovenewlargesubdivisionswithoutconsiderationofzonedschoolenrollmentnumbers.Recentapprovedsubdivisionsarepushingmanyschoolstoovercapacity.

5/5/201411:41AM

513 Thecountysheriffandcommisioners(otherthanToddLevent)arenotheldaccountable 5/5/201411:39AM

514 echosfromabove 5/5/201411:39AM

515 Na 5/5/201411:31AM

516 Godhelpthiscounty,becauseresidentsl ikemyselfaresickofthecrime,traffic andnonightl ife.Wewil lhaveallmovedlongbeforechangebeginstooccur,ifever.

5/5/201411:21AM

517 Wearebecomingl ikeGwinnett 5/5/201411:19AM

518 Na 5/5/201410:54AM

519 IhavemajorconcernsregardingtheformingofaCityofSharonSprings.Itwouldcreateanotherlayerofbureaucracy.LessgovernmentisMORE!

5/5/201410:52AM

520 IloveForsythCounty 5/5/201410:47AM

521 Morecommunication 5/5/201410:44AM

522 Nothing 5/5/201410:41AM

523 Keepingupwithuncheckedgrowth.Allowingresidentialbuilderstobuildanythingtheywantwithoutconsideringexisting,alreadydevelopedareas.

5/5/201410:35AM

524 Wemovedhereintoan"older"homeinordertoescapepoorspecialeducationservicesinGwinnettcounty.Increaseddevelopmentwil leventuallyjeopardizethequalityofservices.Rightnow,Forsythisaleaderinthemetroarea-anthestate.

5/5/201410:31AM

525 Overcrowdingofschools,traffic andhighertaxes 5/5/201410:30AM

526 Nostandardsfordevelopment. 5/5/201410:27AM

527 Noneatthistime. 5/5/201410:25AM

528 Ilovethiscountyandunderstandwhypeoplewanttomoveherebuttheschoolsarealreadyovercrowdedandtheschoolsystemwon'tbeabletobuildschoolsfastenoughwithout

5/5/201410:21AM

529 Limitationsneedtobeplacedondevelopmenttoavoidbecomingl ikeGwinnett. 5/5/201410:15AM

530 OvercrowdingatWestForsythHigh.Whydoweletoutofdistric tkidsattend?! 5/5/201410:09AM

531 None 5/5/201410:09AM

532 Getridofdistric tvotingandletallvotersvoteforallcommissioners. 5/5/201410:06AM

533 Overcrowdingofroadsandschoolsduetotoomuchhousingdevelopment. 5/5/20149:57AM


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534 WecannotcontinuetocramahouseoneveryavailablesquareinchinsouthForsythandnotaddressthenumberofcarsonagingroads,lackofsidewalksmakingevenshorttripscardependent,andintensegrowthintheschoolswithoutaddingeducationalspace-trailersdonotcount.WemovedtoForsythCounty10yearsagofromCobbb/cwesawthewritingonthewallthereb/cofunwisegrowth.Itwouldbeashametoseethesamethinghappenherebutitseemslikethatiswhereitisheading.

5/5/20149:54AM

535 None 5/5/20149:49AM

536 Wishesoftheresidentsneedtobetakenintoaccount. 5/5/20149:46AM

537 Wehaveamazingschools 5/5/20149:44AM

538 SinceitisinevitablethatForsythismovingfromaruralcountytoamoresuburbancountyitwouldbeniceifattemptsweremadetobeautifythingsintheprocess.Example:Buriedpowerl inesandlandscapedmediansonmainroads.

5/5/20149:40AM

539 Yes,withtherateofgrowthandthebeautyofthecountybeingcompromisedpeoplewil l/areleaving.

5/5/20149:37AM

540 None 5/5/20149:33AM

541 Ilovel ivingherebuttheunplannedanduncheckedgrowthcould/wil lbeamajorproblemverysoon.

5/5/20149:32AM

542 Concernedwithhighdensitycommunitiesandthetraffic andotherissuesassociatedwiththem. 5/5/20149:30AM

543 Overcrowding 5/5/20149:30AM

544 Imovedhereforthequalityofl i fe-goodschools-greenspace.That'srapidlyfading.It'sveryupsettingandsomeoneneedstobeaccountable.

5/5/20149:23AM

545 IdonotwanttoseeForsythCountyfollowinthefootstepsofGwinnettCounty.Growthmustbesmarterandcontrolled.

5/5/20149:17AM

546 LoveForsythanddon'twantustoloseourruralfeel 5/5/20149:09AM

547 Whenthehousingbubbleburstin2006manygreatpeopleinthehousingindustrylosttheirbusinessandtheirhomes.Thisnewbubblewil lburstandleavethecommunityinthesamelurch.

5/5/20149:01AM

548 Growthwithoutconversation 5/5/20148:59AM

549 Can'twaitti l myyoungestgraduatesinfouryearandI'mouttahete 5/5/20148:58AM

550 None.Lovethisplace 5/5/20148:55AM

551 Iamtrulyworriedabouthowpeoplewil lgettoworkinatimelymannerwhen500plushousesareallbeingaddedtoanalreadycrowdedarea.

5/5/20148:54AM

552 Weneedtosaveourcommunityfromthisoverpopulationandgrowth.Weneedtheabil i tytovoteoutthosethatdonotrepresentthepeopleandhavetheirownpersonalagenda.Itissosad.

5/5/20148:46AM

553 Stopbuildingsomanycheapneighborhoods. 5/5/20148:40AM

554 Thec ityofcumminghasalottodowiththecurrentissues.Drivingthroughthetownitisataleoftwoc ites.Citycenterhasnoidentity.VickeryVil lagefeelsmorel ikeac itythanthetownofcumming.Overall,c ityandcountygovernmentseemstobeindenialofcurrenttrendsandthewaitandseeapproachwil lonlycomplicateissues.

5/5/20148:39AM

555 Itseemslikewearesacrific ingthequalityofourneighborhoodsforquantity. 5/5/20148:39AM

556 Toomanyhighdensityresidentialdevelopments 5/5/20148:36AM

557 WhyisMidwayElementarysti l l open?Whyistraffic sohorrendousonMull inaxyetmultiplesubdivisionsarebeingbuilt?

5/5/20148:31AM

558 Thereisabeliefthatencouragingextensivedevelopmentwil laddtothepropertytaxrollsandgenerateadditionalrevenuestocoverincreasedgovernmentalcosts,therebyholdingdowntaxesoverall.However,theresidentialdevelopmentsseemtobemostlyinthe$200,000-$350,000rangewhichareunlikelytogenerateenoughtaxrevenueinthelongtermtocoverincreasedinfrastructure,schoolsandservices(fire,police,courts,etc.)costs.Themixofsalespricesneedstobehigherifthatoffsetwil lreallyoccur.

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559 BothpoliticalpartiesneedtoworktogetherforthesamecommongoaltokeepForsythCountyheadedinapositivedirection.IfnottheCountywil lnothavethefamilyfeelingin@10yearsasitdoesnow.

5/5/20148:16AM

560 Thereistoomuchtraffic onoursmallroads 5/5/20148:15AM

561 Stopthegrowthandoverdevelopment.Iftheydon'tstopitwewil lendupl ikeGwinnettCounty-ashellofwhatusedtobegreat.

5/5/20148:04AM

562 Ourpropertyvaluesaregreatnow,buttheywil lmostcertainlydecreaseastheeffectsofuncheckeddevelopmentbecomeapparent.

5/5/20148:03AM

563 Weneedtoreturntocountywidevoting. 5/5/20148:02AM

564 Thereneedstobebetterzonecontrolontheaesthicfornewbuildings.ForexampletheMcDonaldsthatwasbuiltoffMcGinnisFerryinFlynnCrossingshoppingcenterhadtoconformtoacertainlookandfeeltoblendwiththeotherinfrastructureinthearea.However,theAutobellcarwash,whichwasconstructedacrossfromtheMcDonalds,lookshorrendeous.Thesignageismuchhigher(IbelieveMcDonaldshadaheightrestric tionontheir'goldenarches')andtheoveralllookofthefac il i tyreallybringsdownthatarea.

5/5/20148:01AM

565 TheappealofForsythcountyisdwindling.Toomanycheapneighborhoodsovercrowdsandmakesitundesirableforthepeoplewhooncemadeitsogreat

5/5/20147:59AM

566 OurnicequietcommunityisquicklybecominganotherAtlantasuburb,whichwil lcauseustoloseeverythingthatmakesusgreat.

5/5/20147:50AM

567 STOPTHISOVERCROWDING!!it'sthreateningallthethingsthatusedtobegoodaboutforsyth.someoneoncetoldmeadeveloperwastalkingaboutwhythey'vecometoforsythandhesaid"becausewe'vealreadyruinedgwinnett"..........

5/5/20147:49AM

568 Pleaseslowdownthebuildingandmakeac learplanforthefutureofForsythCounty!! 5/5/20147:46AM

569 Weneedtoslowdownthebuildingandstopbuildingcookiecutterhomesinthisarea. 5/5/20147:45AM

570 VeryconcernedonschoolsandInfrastructure. 5/5/20147:44AM

571 PeopleneedtotakeActionandstopcomplainingonsocialmediasites.Politicsareuglycutthroatl ikeIhaveneverseenbeforeinasmallcommunity.Thiscausesbickeringanenvironmentwherethingsaren'tgettingdoneputtingthec itizensatrisk.

5/5/20147:37AM

572 Developmentisoutofcontrolinthiscounty.Itappearsthatthecommissionershavefallenintothepocketsofthedevelopers.Neighborhoodsapprovalsarebeinghandedoutasfastastheycanbewritten,addingtotheover-burdenedinfrastructure.

5/5/20147:37AM

573 Lakemanagement.Tooconcernedaboutdownstreamandnotenoughfocusonwaterforpeopleandlocaleconomy.

5/5/20147:32AM

574 Iwanttokeeparuralhorsecountryfeeltoourareawithbreathingspaceandnaturaltreesinsubdivisions--noc learcutting.

5/5/20147:31AM

575 Traffic ! 5/5/20147:31AM

576 Pleaseputacaponthebuilding! 5/5/20147:30AM

577 Nothingforafamilytodo 5/5/20147:29AM

578 Toomanyhomesperacre. 5/5/20147:27AM

579 None 5/5/20147:27AM

580 Toofastofgrowth.Slowitdown! 5/5/20147:26AM

581 Weneedtoletourschoolscatchuptotheplannedgrowth! 5/5/20147:24AM

582 Ifaplacefullofshoppingcentersiswhatyoul ikepleasemovetoAlpharettaorotherc itiesthathavealreadybeenruined.

5/5/20147:23AM

583 Rapidexpansionisourmajorconcern. 5/5/20147:23AM

584 Wearenativesandgettingthehellout!!It'ssad!! 5/5/20147:19AM


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585 Iwouldl iketoseebettercommunicationbetweentheBoardofEducationandthePlanningCommissiontomakesurewecansupportnewdevelopmentasithappens,not3-5yearsoutwhenthingsaresobadpeoplewhowantahighqualityofl i fewon'tmoveherebecausethingshavegottensobad.Schoolovercrowdingsareaseriousconcern.Whentheschoolsgodownsodoesthecommunitybecausepeoplewhocareabouttheirkidswon'tcometoourarea.

5/5/20147:16AM

586 Lawenforcementbeinghandledcorrect.Rapidgrowthseemsliketheroadwayscan'tkeepup??? 5/5/20147:16AM

587 Iopposethebuildingofmegasubdivisionsandlossofourcountiesgreenspaces. 5/5/20147:16AM

588 Cityofcumminggovernmentcontroll ingthecountygovernment! 5/5/20147:15AM

589 IbelieveFCelectedoffic ialsareforthemostpartdishonestanduntrustworthy.Ibelievetheinterestofthecommonc itizenhastakenabackseattotheirpersonalagendasandpride.

5/5/20147:09AM

590 Theredoesnotseemtobeawellthoughtoutplanforbusinessdevelopmentonlybuildingasmanyhomesaspossibletobuildupthetaxbaseaccordingtocommissionerswehavespokento.

5/5/20147:08AM

591 Na 5/5/20147:08AM

592 I'vel ivedhereallmyl ife,51yearsandusetoloveitbutgettingreadytomove. 5/5/20147:07AM

593 Nothanks 5/5/20147:06AM

594 Toomanysubdivisions.Quitcuttingdownthetreesandkeepthebeautifullandswehaveseenforthepastfiftyyears

5/5/20147:06AM

595 Irecentlymovedhousesandfinditcompletelyridiculousthatafterbeingagoodpayingcustomerwiththewaterdepartmentforover10yearsthatIhadtopayanother$125depositbecause"thatiswhattheBoardofCommissionersrequires".Thispolicyneedstoberevampedimmediately.

5/5/20147:06AM

596 Weliveinalovelycommunity,butweareatatippingpointwherewecaneitherveryc loselymonitorgrowthtomaintainahighqualitystandardofl iving.Orwecanjustletanythinggoandendupl ikeGwinnettcounty.

5/5/20147:05AM

597 Na 5/5/20147:05AM

598 cronisminlocalgoverment 5/5/20147:03AM

599 Sometimesitseemsthatevenwhenwedogetaroadimprovementprojectinourarea,itisn'tevendonewell.Example:OldAtlantaRdandWindermere(MathisAirportRd).Thelanesdon'tevenl ineupwell.SpeedBumpatLambertHighschoollooksl ikeitwasconstructedbyfirstgraders.

5/5/20147:02AM

600 Iftheyallowmoresubdivisions,theyneedtobeonlargerlots.Atleast1/4to1/2acrelotstohelpstoptheovercrowingintheschools.

5/5/20147:02AM

601 Slowdowngrowthandbuildainfrastructurefirsttosupportdevelopment. 5/5/20146:59AM

602 Lackofidentityasacountyandcommunity.Wetraveltoalpharetta,AthensorATLforfun. 5/5/20146:59AM

603 ForsythCountywil lsoonbenothingbutconcreteandbuildings. 5/5/20146:59AM

604 Unlessgrowthismanagedproperlythiscountywil lnotbeaverypleasantplacetol ivein. 5/5/20146:58AM

605 Growthanddevelopmentaregoodthingsforacounty,butweneedamasterplanwherehighdensityandlargerstreets/moreschoolsareplannedandlowdensityisalsoplannedfor.Mixeduseincludinglowdensity.

5/5/20146:57AM

606 Ihopewedon'tturnintothenextGwinnettcounty. 5/5/20146:54AM

607 Clearcuttingoftrees-alltrees-nopreservationofolderones.WideningofroadswithNOtraffic ;otherroadscongestedduetouncontrolleddevelopment.BOEneedstoworkwithBOConpopulationandschoolgrowth.Itismyc ivic dutytoprotectwhatwehavenow-nottogiveeitherentityablankcheckforuncontrolledspending.

5/5/20146:52AM

608 WeneedtoNOTbecomeanotherGwinnettcounty 5/5/20146:52AM

609 LackofrepresentationbytheBOCandit'scollusionwiththemayorofCumming,particularlysinceIl iveinAlpharettabutinsideForsythCounty.

5/5/20146:51AM

610 Schoolovercrowdinganddruguseofhighschoolstudents 5/5/20146:51AM

611 Itseemsthatagreatdealofpeoplesharethesamedeterminationtoslowdownthedevelopmentandtakecareoftheschools.Hopefullywecanputthedesireintoaction.

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612 - 5/5/20146:48AM

613 None 5/5/20146:47AM

614 weneedtoslowthegrowthofthecounty.ourschoolsareovercrowdedandallofthelowdensityhousingisonlygoingtomakeitworse.

5/5/20146:47AM

615 Wearestartingtolookl ikegwinnettwhichisNOTagoodthing. 5/5/20146:45AM

616 Mybiggestconcernisthatweareallsobusywithourdaytodayl ivesthatwedon'tstoptolookaroundandrealizetheproblemsthatarefac ingourcommunityandworktowardcreativesolutionstosolvethem.Thetimeisnowtomakeachange.Wecan'tlookbackandlamentthepastdecisions,butwecanbandtogetherandworktowardourfuture.Wehavetotrysomethingnewandiencouragefolkstosharenewideastokeepforsythcountytheplaceweallwishtocallhome.

5/5/20146:45AM

617 Goodoleboytypegog'ment 5/5/20146:45AM

618 Thecountyisgreatandifthegrowthismanageditwil l sti l l beagreatplacetol ive. 5/5/20146:45AM

619 Toomanyhighdensitynewdevelopments 5/5/20146:45AM

620 Buildinfrastructurefirstthencommercialandresidentialdevelopment. 5/5/20146:40AM

621 Schoolovercrowding 5/5/20146:40AM

622 NA 5/5/20146:40AM

623 Concernedaboutovercrowdingoflocalschools. 5/5/20146:40AM

624 NeedcommissionerswhoareNOThomebuilders,landdevelopers,orwhoownshadylandlotsthatwanttogetRichoffthehardworkingtaxpayers

5/5/20146:38AM

625 Accountabil i tywithgrowth. 5/5/20146:38AM

626 ... 5/5/20146:37AM

627 AlongwithmycommentsaboveIknowthereissomeinterestinlandscaping141sothatitislesswild.ThatiswhatIl ikeaboutit.Itislesssteri l izedandlessmanicuredandtherebyoffersabitofruralappeal.Pleasedonotmanicureitsothatitlooksl ikeeveryothersuburbinFultoncounty.Let'sbeourownpeople.

5/5/20146:34AM

628 Traffic andschoolovercrowdingisadefiniteconcern. 5/5/20146:27AM

629 TherearemanyemptycommercialbuildingsinForsythcounty,weneedtoattractandkeepbusinesshere.

5/5/20146:11AM

630 citizenapathyperhapsduetolackofnewsrelatedtocountyproblemsbylocalpapers 5/4/201410:05PM

631 Thesouthernpartofthecountyisnotrepresentedfairly.Mostofthepeopleareherebutnotresources.Thatneedstochange.Istronglysupportaseparatec ityhereinthesouthernpartofthecounty.

5/4/20149:51PM

632 It'sveryimportanttohaveguidelinesinplacefornewbusinessesthatcometoForsyth.Also,Imnotafanofpublic transportationl inescomingintoForsythfromoutercountiesthatcouldpotentiallybringincrime.

5/4/20149:28PM

633 none 5/4/20149:24PM

634 Theschoolboardshouldberepresentedinallvotesthataffectzoningandpermitapproval. 5/4/20149:17PM

635 Keeptaxeslowanddonotcreatemeaninlessc ities. 5/4/20148:39PM

636 2atlargecommissionersaddedtothe5distric tswouldroundouttherepresentation. 5/4/20148:37PM

637 Toomanynewsubdivisionsgoingupwithoutamasterplantoaccommodatetheincreaseintraffic ,studentpopulations

5/4/20148:33PM

638 Pleasestoptheunregulatedgrowthinthesouthernendofthecounty. 5/4/20148:26PM

639 Theuncontrolledgrowthwil lhaveanegativeeffectonschools,roadsandotherinfrastructureneeds.

5/4/20148:18PM

640 It'stimeforthec ityofSharonSpringstobecomeareality 5/4/20148:02PM


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641 Continueddevelopmentofshoppingcentersthathavethesamestores.Thealarmingnumberoftraffic accidentsalongHighway141fromGA400towardJohnsCreek.

5/4/20147:59PM

642 Na 5/4/20147:17PM

643 Ithinkhavingadifferenttownnameisaplus 5/4/20147:07PM

644 Overcrowdingofschools.Redistric tingisridiculous.Kidskeepgettingshuffledaround&havingtoconstantlybeseparatedfromfriends.

5/4/20146:22PM

645 Many 5/4/20146:04PM

646 ForsythCountyisabeautifulcounty.Economicgrowthanddevelopmentseemstobeournaturalinstinctbutl ikeeverythinghumansdoitishardtodoitinmoderationanddisc ipline.Knowingwhento"pushawayfromthetable"andsavorthemealisvitaltohealthandwell-being.Havingrepswhohaveavisionalongwithrepswhoexecuteavisionisagreatmix.MyconcernisdoesForsythCountyhavethatcustomizedmix?

5/4/20146:00PM

647 Il ivedinAlpharettainthe90'swhenitwasl ikeSouthForsyth.ThereisareasonIdon'tl ivetherenow.Idon'twantmyareatofollowinthefootstepsofAlpharettanecessarily.

5/4/20146:00PM

648 Iamconcernedthatthecostofl ivingisgettingsohighinthisareathatitistrulypushingoutthemiddlec lasspeople.Inorderforchildrentopartic ipateinsportsyouhavetobeamill ionaireandifyoudon'thavethemoneythenthechildrendon'tgettoplayonateambecausewedon'tqualifyforassistance.Somethinghasgotochangeforthemiddlec lasspeople!!!

5/4/20145:51PM

649 Iwouldreallyl iketoseeourcountypreservethebucolic natureofourcommunity.Onceweover-build,wecannottakeitback.IthinkweshouldlookatMiltonandrealizethatadesirablecommunityhasmorezoningforhousesonlargerlots.Peoplemoveupheretoescapefromhighdensityareas-weareatacrossroadsrightnowandIhopeweallmaketherightchoices.

5/4/20145:43PM

650 ThebuildingpermitshaveGOTTOSTOP.Ourschoolsandroadscan'thandleanymore, 5/4/20145:02PM


652 Preservationofgreenspace 5/4/20144:32PM

653 Iamworriedabouttheovercrowdinginthehighschools.Notsurewearepreparedforrapiddevelopment.

5/4/20143:55PM

654 . 5/4/20143:43PM

655 Overcrowdedschools,removalofgreenspace,traffic .Themediansandsidewalksaroundroadwaysareconsistentlynotcutandtrimmed.MakesForsythCo.lookterrible.

5/4/20143:41PM

656 PleasedosomethingquicklyasIknowmanyothersfeelthesameway! 5/4/20142:47PM

657 IbelievethatIhavedescribedmyprimaryconcernsabove. 5/4/20142:28PM

658 Toomuchrapiddevelopment.Toomuchdensity....bykeepingtoughrulesthisbenefitshomeownersvalues

5/4/20142:22PM

659 Nothingelsetoshareatthistime. 5/4/20142:00PM

660 none 5/4/20141:57PM

661 southforsythareaisexperiencingalotofgrowth 5/4/20141:55PM

662 schoolsareovercrowd...counselorstoobusy 5/4/20141:49PM

663 Withtherapiddevelopment,wedonotseemtohavetheinfrastructureneeded,anditputsfurtherstrainintheschools,fireandpolicedepartments,andothergovernmentservices.Allowmirebusinessesormil l iondollarhomeswhichwil lincreaseourtaxbasewithoutasmuchstrainasalli fthesesmallerandlowerpricedsubdivisions.

5/4/20141:40PM

664 Concernedforthequalityifthearea 5/4/20141:31PM

665 Lackofplanningingrowthanddevelopment. 5/4/20141:23PM

666 Forsythneedsmoregoodlocal4-lanehighways,l ikeGwinnettCounty,notmostly2-laneonesl ikenorthFulton!

5/4/20141:21PM

667 Withoutchanges,wewil lendupl ikeGwinnettCounty. 5/4/20141:10PM

668 Decreasingvalueofhomesduetolessdesirableschooldistric t. 5/4/201412:37PM


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669 Mycommissioner,BrianTam,wil lnotreturnmycallsoremails.Hewil lnotsetupanappointmentsoIcanmeetwithhim.

5/4/201412:27PM

670 Organizationsthatarenotwil l ingtoworkwithinthecurrentgovernmentsystemtoaccomplishourcommongoals.

5/4/201411:27AM

671 Weneedaplan 5/4/201410:26AM

672 overcrowdingneedstobeaddressed- 5/4/20149:59AM

673 Atthisrateofgrowthourinfrastructurecannotkeepup 5/4/20149:05AM

674 ThegrowthofApathyandl iberals 5/4/20147:58AM

675 Whetherweliveinadistric tthathasacandidateupforre-election,orwedon't,weneedtogetmorePEOPLErepresentativesontheBOCsversusthethreeMusketeerscurrentlyinplace.Wearefightinga'cartel 'anditwil l requireourtime,talentbutmostofallTREASUREStobreak-upthecartelforthePEOPLEtotrulyrule!

5/4/20147:38AM

676 Hopefully,ourVoterswil ltakethetimetoinformthemselves,communicatetheirconcernstoourOffic ialsandVOTEforleadershipthatrepresentstheconcernsofcurrentForsythCoTaxpayersandVoters.Thankyou

5/4/20147:30AM

677 Lackofidentityandaccountabil i ty 5/4/20146:41AM

678 n/a 5/3/20149:52PM

679 AgainIthinkweliveinanamazingCountyjustneedtobecarefulwiththequalityofdevelopments....Garbagein....Garbageout!

5/3/20147:46PM

680 Wemovedhereforthespace,schools,lowtraffic friendlyneighborsandlowcrime! 5/3/20145:15PM

681 Idon'twanttoseethecountybecomeoverrunwithhighdensityhousing. 5/3/201411:54AM

682 Res4housingbringscrimeandslums.Gwinnettcountyperfectexample 5/3/201410:14AM

683 ThekindofleadershipandmentalitythatgotForsythcountyherewil lnotgetus"there". 5/3/20148:13AM

684 WeneedtokeepForsythCountyagreatplacetol iveandraiseourkids! 5/3/20147:35AM

685 nothingadditional 5/3/20146:27AM

686 Infeell ikeForsythisbecomingl ikeRoswell.Imovedawayfromtheretoenjoycountryl iving.Forsythisnolongercountryl iving.

5/3/201412:25AM

687 Makequalityimprovements.BuildingasidewalkdownJamesBurgesswithdifferentcolorsofconcreteisawreck,notanimprovement..

5/2/20149:27PM

688 Traffic 5/2/20148:12PM

689 Itwouldbenicetofeell ikethecommissionersreallycaredaboutusinsteadofthegamestheyplayandselfservingagendastheyfollow.ItisreallysadbutIdontthinktheycareandtheywon'tchange.

5/2/20147:03PM

690 Weplanonmovingwithintheyearforthereasonsstatedabove.ForsythCountyhasmissedtheboat.Thiscouldhavebeenagreatcommunitywithaccesstothelake,river,mountains,schools,etc.poorplanningdecisionshaveruineditandIfeelitistoofargonetofix.

5/2/20146:56PM

691 Uncontrolleddevelopment. 5/2/20146:22PM

692 WhyarethepeopleonFocusonForsythsounhappy?TheygotEXACTLYwhattheyvotedfor. 5/2/20146:02PM

693 b 5/2/20144:31PM

694 Iwouldl iketoseebroaderfocusonplannedsubdivisionsandsupportinginfrastructure. 5/2/20143:38PM

695 Weboughtahomehere12+yrsagoandintendedtoeventuallyretirehere.Weunderstanddevelopmentwil lhappenbutwewantitdoneinaresponsible,balancedmannerwithalong-termvision.Unlesssomethingdrastic happenstochangecourseorgiveushope,wewil lberethinkingourfuturehere.It'ssodisappointingbecauseweloveForsyth.Weneedmorecommercial-shoppingvariety.Live@exit12buthavetogoexit9/10orexit14.Nodecentrestaurantsnearby.Thanksforyourefforts!

5/2/20142:54PM

696 Thiswassuchapeaceful,beautifulcounty,nowovercrowdedwithdevelopmentsofallkinds. 5/2/20142:37PM


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697 MoratoriumnowandthenreplaceBOCthatdon'ttrulyrepresentALLthepeopleofthecounty. 5/2/20142:21PM

698 Gladpeoplearesteppingupandmakingothersawareofwhatisgoingoninourcounty.Iseeallthebuilding,I'minthetraffic ,Irememberthelastdrought...I'mpleasepeoplearecomingtogethertospeakup(andthecommissionersneedtotakenote!)

5/2/20142:18PM

699 Worriedthatnoforwardthinkingpeoplewil leverbeelectedhere.Theapathyisappall ing. 5/2/20142:13PM

700 Notenoughspacetowriteaboutmyconcerns. 5/2/20142:02PM

701 Nooneisevenconcernedormentioningwildlife.Wildlifeisnotgettingachancetorelocateatthefastpaceofdevelopment.I'mnotanenvironmental,savethewhalestype-butIcanseethedevastationeverywhere.Bears,deer,geeseinparkinglotswheretheirnestusedtobe....Ifthereasonwemoveheregoesaway(space,goodschools,community)sowil lthepeoplewith$$$$.Icanl ivec losertoAtlantaforthis!EastCobbandDunwoodyarecall ingmyname!AndthenIwon'thaveafardrivetogettobigevents.

5/2/20141:27PM

702 Ifeelthatnothavingadecentpublic transportationsystemisadetrimenttoourarea.Martashouldbeexpandedtoreachus.Thisiswil lhelpalleviatetraffic congestion.

5/2/20141:24PM

703 Thec ityandcountydon'tseemtoworktogetheronprojects. 5/2/201412:59PM

704 ManyyearsagoAlpharettawasCumming/Forsythcounty.Idon'twanttobethenextAlpharetta.Wemovedhereforthegreatschools,lowtaxes,feelingofasmallcommunity.Ithinkmostpeoplelivingheremovedhereforthesamereasons.Wedon'twanttobethenextbigc ity.Updatesandimprovementsonbuildingsandthingsl ikethataregreat,butwejustneedtobecarefulonhowwegrow.Wedon'twanttobringinthecrimerateandalltheotherissuesallofoursurroundingcountieshavearoundus.ForsythCountyhasagoodreputationandasafeplacetobe,let'sjusttrytokeepitthatway.

5/2/201412:48PM

705 Ifeeltheburdontosupporttheentirecountyhasshiftedtothesouth. 5/2/201412:42PM

706 None 5/2/201412:19PM

707 OldBoysc lubmakingdecisionsbasedonwhatisbestforthem&theirbuddiesversuswhatisbestforthecountyasawhole

5/2/201412:01PM

708 / 5/2/201411:30AM

709 Idonotwantanymoreapartmentbuildingsbuilt 5/2/201411:22AM

710 Itisfairlyobviousnotmuchwil lbedoneunti lthosewhohavebeeninpowerfordecadesarevotedoutandreplacedbyforwardthinkingpeoplewho'sonlyconcernisthewelfareofthecommunity.

5/2/201411:17AM

711 ForsythCountyisagreatplacetol iveandwork.Ihavecalledthiscountyhomeformorethan25yearsandIamproudtoseetheamazinggrowthofthisoncesmallcommunity.Ourschoolsaresecondtonone,ourcountycontinuestogrowwithnewbusinessesopeningeveryday.Inaddition,thequalityofl i feisgreatthankstoleaderswhokeeptaxeslow,providegreatrecreationalopportunities,andalawenforcementagencythatisthecreamofthecrop.ThereareothercommunitiesnearForsyththathavehugeproblemswithpoliticalinfighting,corruption,incompetenceofsupposedlyconservativegovernmentagencies,fail ingschools,andcrime.Forsythdoesn'thavethatandhasbeenabletoprosperbecauseofthecommunityworkingtogethertomakeitthatway.Thankyouforlettingmeexpressthisopinion.

5/2/201411:15AM

712 Ifeelthekidseducationwil lsufferiftheovercrowdingofschoolscontinue 5/2/201411:04AM

713 Iappreciatesoverymuchthepeoplethatareworkingsohardforthepositivedirectionofourbeautifulcounty.Ijusthopethatthepolitic ianswil ldecidethattheywil lanswertothepeople.

5/2/201411:00AM

714 PleasekeepsouthForsythgreen.Itissobeautiful,butallowingsomanyhomesonmicroscopiclotsjustcheapensandcrowdsourcommunityandmakesitl ikeeverywhereelse.PleasecontinuetoconservethebreathingroomandgreenspacethatisthereasonsomanyresidentschoseForsythcountyinthefirstplace.

5/2/201410:56AM

715 Prettymuchcheckedoffmostconcerns 5/2/201410:42AM

716 Accountabil i tyofourelectedLeaders....disc losureofassetsbeforeandafterholdingoffice. 5/2/201410:04AM

717 ForsythCountycancontinuetobeawonderfulplacetol iveifwecontroldevelopmentandmakesurewehavetheinfrastructuretosupportgrowth.Ifnot,wecanbecomelikeGwinnettCountywithcongestionandtraffic thatcanbeawful

5/2/201410:02AM


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718 Toomuchgrowthnotenoughroadsorschools 5/2/20149:47AM

719 thereseemstobealotoftalkinthehighschoolcommunityabouti l legaldrugsinourschoolsandneighborhoods-specificallytheuseofheroinwhichisarumororfactthatcan/wil ldestroyourfamilies/reputation/appeal.Isthisbeingtakenseriously?Howcanallagenciesformanall iancetoaddressandeliminatethisthreat?

5/2/20149:42AM

720 Changefortheworse 5/2/20149:36AM

721 ForsythCo.isagreatplacetol ivebutthegrowthneedstobecontrolledsotheschoolsandroadscancatchup:-)

5/2/20149:04AM

722 Mymainconcernistheovercrowdingofschools,especiallythehighschools.Planningmustbedonetopredictgrowthandplanforit,especiallywithsomuchgrowth.Iwouldl iketoseeourareainparticular,alongJamesBurgessRd,tobegivenitsownidentity.MuchoftheareaislumpedinwithSuwanee,whichissolarge(andadifferentcounty),andinmostcasesnotrepresentativeofus.WeidentifymorewithJohnsCreekthananyotherarea,muchofwhichisFultonCounty...Ifeelthatwecouldfeell ikemoreapartofForsythCountyifwewereabletocreateac itymorerepresentativeofourselvesandourideals.

5/2/20148:56AM

723 Poorroadplansforgrowthscenarios.Needabetterwaytoidentifyrightturnyieldtoleftturnlanetraffic .Leftturnlanetraffic can'tseeifrightturntraffic hasayieldsign.Mosttraffic hereassumesthere'sarightturnyield.Manyintersections(e.g.McGinnis/OldAtlanta)don'thaverightturnyieldsandit'sverydangerous.

5/2/20148:40AM

724 Wouldl iketol iveinaTOWNthatisselfcontainedandisnotopentooutofcontroldevelopment. 5/2/20148:31AM

725 n/a 5/2/20148:25AM

726 Growaheart! 5/2/20147:50AM

727 we'vegotagreatthinggoing.Let'snotletitgetawayfromus. 5/2/20147:35AM

728 I'mconcernedaboutourcurrentBoardofCommissionersandthequestionofethicsregardingtheirvotingrecords.Wecan'tletthiscontinue!

5/2/20147:19AM

729 Wouldlovetoseedowntowncummingcreateanatmospherel ikeRoswellandAlpharettadid.Welackanidentity

5/2/20146:47AM

730 Traffic andl imitedroadspacewithmoredevelopment! 5/2/20146:46AM

731 Littletonolongtermplanning.Forsythisbecomingugly.Wouldlovetoseemoreacommunityfeelandbeautificationprojectsl ikejohnscreekandDuluth.Everywhereisstartingtolookl ikeBufordhighwayorsnellvi l le.

5/2/20145:43AM

732 TherearetoomanygreedyRepublicansinchargeofeverything,andtheMayorneedstoretirealready.He'sbeeninofficeaslongasIhavebeenalive.Thekickbackshe'sgettingmustbeawesome.

5/2/20145:38AM

733 Nomorerezoningofsouthforsytharea 5/2/20145:36AM

734 None. 5/2/20145:36AM

735 IfthingsdonotchangeIwil l bemovingaftermylastchildgraduatesfromHS. 5/2/20144:55AM

736 Preservingsomeofthe"past"tosharewiththefutureisonethingIwouldl iketoseedone.Also,inthesouthpartofthecountyandinthec itytherearequiteafewdevelopmentsforactiveseniorsbutthenorthendlacksinthatdepartment.Notallseniorswantlargetwostoryhomeswithlargeyardstotakecareof.BeingaseniorIwouldl iketoseesomethingdevelopedwithranchhomeswithdescentsizeyards.Il iketodoyardworkbutdon'twantittotakeupallmytimebutwanttohavespaceformygrandchildrentogetoutandplaywhentheycomeover.Moneyneedstobespentonroadswhereworkisneededinsteadofdoingsomethingthatdoesn'timproveanythingjusttospendmoneythat'ssti l l ontheable.

5/2/20142:48AM

737 Thesouthernpartofthecountyisalreadytoourban.Iprefertol iveinanexurbanorsemi-ruralcommunity.

5/2/201412:04AM

738 KidswithAutismorontheSpectrum.Notenoughprograms.GeneralEdteachersneedmoreknowledgeonhowtohandleHighFunctioningkids.

5/1/201410:34PM


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739 ElectingcommunityrepresentativesatalllevelswhotrulycareaboutForsythCountyandwhowil lvoteandactinthebestinterestofthepublic andNOTinthebestinterestofwhoeverhasundueinfluenceoverthem.

5/1/201410:02PM

740 Weeds.Ouraestheticsareawful.Ourschoolsarebarrenoflandscaping.Weneedagiantoverlay-notjustthispiecemealstuff.

5/1/201410:01PM

741 ThenorthernpartofthecountylacksresourcesthatthesouthernpartandCumminghave. 5/1/20149:41PM

742 LakeAlicecontinuestopolluteLakeLanier,andtheCountyhasnotdoneanythingaboutit. 5/1/20149:31PM

743 NOSharonSprings 5/1/20149:29PM

744 Havetocomeupwithmoreattractivefamilyprogramsthatencouragespendingqualitytimewithfamilyl ikeoutdoormovies,fairsatfowlerpark.

5/1/20149:20PM

745 Itsfutureisbleakunlesswegetridoftheexistingpowerstructureandreplaceitwithsomeenlightenedpeopleinthejudic iaryandlawenforcement.

5/1/20149:17PM

746 Tomuchrapiddevelopmentwithoutconsiderationforstatusofcurrentinfrastructure 5/1/20149:08PM

747 Mustchangeourleadershipandgetc itizenrepresentativesinoffice.WemustreturnvotingforBOCtocountywide.

5/1/20149:08PM

748 Overdevelopmentinsouthcounty.Needmorebalancebetweennorthandsouth. 5/1/20149:03PM

749 Weneedtoslowdevelopment! 5/1/20149:00PM

750 Toomanyself-centeredjerkshere. 5/1/20149:00PM

751 Ithinkweneedtoensureconservativeandsmartfiscalexpenditures. 5/1/20148:40PM

752 Paceofdevelopmentisscary 5/1/20148:27PM

753 Toomuchdevelopment.Toomanycarsbeingaddedtoourroads. 5/1/20148:27PM

754 Needmanagedgrowth!Iftraffic scaresallourgreatfolksaway,nousewitheverythingelsebeinggreat!

5/1/20148:22PM

755 Traffic 5/1/20148:12PM

756 Thepresentcountygovernmentisbroken. 5/1/20148:10PM

757 Overcrowdingandthefightingbetweenthecountyandthec ityofcumming.Thec itycouncilconsistsofgoodpeoplethatwantthebestforthec ityandcounty.MayorGravittisagoodman.Sometimesthecountyactsl iketheyareevil.Theyneedtoworktogether.

5/1/20148:06PM

758 none 5/1/20148:04PM

759 Stoptheallhighdensityhousing--please! 5/1/20147:41PM

760 Toomanytol ist 5/1/20147:25PM

761 Thereappearstobenocontrolorthoughtintoapprovinggrowth.Subdivisionsinareasthattheinfrastructurecan'tsupport....Multifamilyzoning.....Thatbringinpeoplebutnotaxsupport

5/1/20147:17PM

762 Traffic andoverdevelopment.Toocrowded 5/1/20147:14PM

763 Wemustpreservethewonderfulschoolsandl ivinginSoFo!! 5/1/20147:06PM

764 Wearethinkingaboutsell ingourhouseandmovingbecausethequalityofl i fethatwemovedhereforisgoingaway.

5/1/20147:00PM

765 Ithinkthiscountycouldbeagreatplacetol iveaslongasthecorrectmeasuresaretakenbythiscounty'sleaders

5/1/20145:37PM

766 Itisasimplestatement...SLOWtheGROWTH!!Iamsurethatiseasiersaidthandone,butitissti l lwhatneedstobedoneorForsythwil lbetheplacethateveryoneONCELOVEDtol ive.

5/1/20145:06PM

767 ALSO,WEHAVEENOUGHRECREATIONFACILITIESANDGREENSPACES... 5/1/20145:03PM

768 Seeabove.ToomanyhighdensitydevelopmentsinSouthForsyth!Infrastructureisnotkeepingupwithpaceofgrowthandmostcommissionersaremakingtheproblemworsewiththewaytheyarevoting.

5/1/20143:50PM

769 Weneedtoimprovetheroads!hwy20to400isadisaster, 5/1/20143:25PM


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770 None. 5/1/20142:52PM

771 Southforsythnothavingit'sownidentity-beingseparatefrom"cumming" 5/1/20142:49PM

772 . 5/1/20142:42PM

773 ForsythCountyneedstogetseriousaboutlanduseplansanddevelopments.AmreallyworriedwiththetypeofbusinessesIseecomingintothecounty(ieValuePalace).Theincreasednumbersofapartmentsandcondos/townhousesaregoingtoleadtoincreasedcrimeandwil lhaveaneffectonschoolperformance.Amworriedaboutthefuturealmostenoughtoconsidermoving.

5/1/20142:40PM

774 Improveroads,buildmoreschools,stopapprovinglowresneighborhoods. 5/1/20142:26PM

775 none 5/1/20142:00PM

776 xx 5/1/20141:54PM

777 noneatthistime 5/1/20141:41PM

778 I'mallforprogressbuttheyjustneedtostopbuildinginsoutheastForsythandprovidethecorrectservicesitneedsfornow.I'msureresidentsinotherareasofthecountyarefinewiththingsbecausethingshaven'tchangedmuchforthem.

5/1/20141:28PM

779 WeneedtoallrememberwhywemovedtoForsythcounty,becauseitwasnotovercrowdedandoverdevelopedliketheothersaroundus

5/1/201412:24PM

780 justslowthegrowthandwewil lbefine 5/1/201412:12PM

781 SchoolsarehugesinceIhaveaKindergartenstudent.Weareallowingeverythingandanythingtocomeintoourcounty.

5/1/201412:09PM

782 Forsythhadareputationasaracistplacetol ive.Thecountyneedstocontinueit'seffortrebranditselfbothinimageadthroughactualaffirmativechange.

5/1/201411:58AM

783 none 5/1/201411:37AM

784 Concernsoverwhatwil lbecomeofthepropertyonPeachtreePkwynearLaurelSprings.EmptylotnearBankofAmerica,CVS,andCarwash.

5/1/201411:36AM

785 Thecommissionersarenotl isteningtothepeople.Weneedtoslowdowndevelopmentandhavemorebalancedgrowth.

5/1/201411:35AM

786 Hatetoseeforsythcountybecomethenextgwinnett.. 5/1/201411:20AM

787 Worriedthatthequalityofl i fewemovedhereforisslippingaway.Thedynamicsofthecommunityarechangingandnotforthebetter.

5/1/201411:07AM

788 Preservethebeautywehavenowbeforeitstoolate. 5/1/201410:59AM

789 LoveitinFC.Letsgrowsmart.Electedoffic ialsneedtol istentothevotersbeforesigningoffonlargecommercialprojects.

5/1/201410:52AM

790 wouldl iketoseeroadimprovementstobeparkwayswithgrass/landscapedmedians 5/1/201410:48AM

791 MywifeandItrytoremainoptimistic ,butthecountyappearstobegrowingtoofast. 5/1/201410:47AM

792 Allaboutmanagedandplannedgrowth. 5/1/201410:45AM


794 stopthebuildingoflowerpricescommunities 5/1/201410:42AM

795 none 5/1/201410:39AM

796 n/a 5/1/201410:33AM

797 Wouldl iketoseesoneoftheolderbuildingsthatareaneyesoreandadangerberemoved.Haveneverl ivedanywherewherebuildingsalongmainroadswithroofsbarelyuparenotdemolished.OldAtlantainSuwaneehassomanydangeroussituationsthatneedstoberemedied

5/1/201410:28AM

798 Weneedcommissionersthathavenobusinesstiestodevelopersofotherintereststhatinhibittheirabil i tytodowhatisrightforthecounty.

5/1/201410:17AM

799 Nothingmorethanwhatismentionedabove 5/1/201410:13AM


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800 Pleaseconsiderimpactfeesfordeveloperstohelppayfornewschoolsandroads.Thereneedstobemoreconcernforhowthenewdevelopmentwil lnegativelyimpactthecounty.

5/1/201410:09AM

801 Mybiggestconcernisthatitistoolate.Headlinesreadhowmanyhomessold.PeelthelayersonthosehomessoldandIbetthereareinterestingtrends.

5/1/201410:08AM

802 Keepourcountynice.Weneedfewerhidensityneighborhoodsandmoregreenspace.Weneedtorelievecrowdinginschools!

5/1/201410:05AM

803 Iworrythatdecisionsbeingmadenowwithhaveanirreversibleimpactinourcountygoingforward.Wehaveadecisiontomake..dowelearnfromthemistakesofourneighboringcounties(Gwinnett/Fulton),ordoweadoptanagendathatpreservesallthatbroughtyourcurrentconstituentstoForsythcounty,keepinginmindthatgrowthhastohappen.

5/1/201410:04AM

804 Ihatetoseesomanylowcosthousebebuiltinforsythcountywhichwil lbringourschooldown 5/1/201410:03AM

805 Wouldl iketoseetheschoolslesscrowded 5/1/20149:57AM

806 Developmentisoutpacingimprovements 5/1/20149:54AM

807 Businessisencroachingontheneighborhoods.Traffic isterrible.Propertytaxesanduti l i tiescontinuetoincrease.

5/1/20149:46AM

808 Forsythisgreat,butIseeitwhereGwinnettwas10-15yearsago.Ifthecurrentgrowthisnotcontrolledandmanaged,itwil l bel ikeGwinnettverysoon(whichisnotgood).

5/1/20149:41AM

809 ROADIMPROVEMENTNEEDEDINSEVERALAREASSUCHASWIDENINGOLDATLANTAROAD.

5/1/20149:41AM

810 Toomuchdevelopment.Wehavebearsinoursubdivisions,traffic isgettingworseandthisbeautifulareaischanging.Iwouldl iketoseemoreparks,recreationalthings.Nomorecookiecutterhouses!!!!

5/1/20149:38AM

811 Weneedtokeeplargerlots.DowewanttobecomelikeMiltonordowewanttobecomeknownashighdensitycapitaluphere?

5/1/20149:38AM

812 Toomuchdevelopment,overcrowdingschools,traffic congestion 5/1/20149:33AM

813 IamconcernedthatForsythisnotgoingtobeagreatplacetol iveandmyhomevalueisgoingtodecline.

5/1/20149:27AM

814 The"goodoldboy"networkhastogo!!!Weneedtermlimitsandpeoplewhowil lbeaccountabletotheresidents.The"servant"partofourgovthasfailed.

5/1/20149:26AM

815 Weneedtoensurewemakeitagoodplacetol ive.Maybe-rapidgrowthattheexpenseofthecurrentresident'squalityofl i fe,isNOTthegoal.

5/1/20149:25AM

816 Schoolovercrowding,traffic andgrowtharecontinuingtogetworse.Weneedtoensuretherightkindofhousing/commercialwithstric tstandardstoensurewegetthetypeofcommunitythatwewant.

5/1/20149:24AM

817 Thankyouforkeepingresidentspostedwithupdatesandwhatisgoingoninourcounty! 5/1/20149:24AM

818 Rapiddevelopment 5/1/20149:23AM

819 RightnowIdon'tthinkthiscountyisgoingintherightdirection.Thereneedstobemoreplanningandcontrolsinplace.Wecanmakethisoneofthebestplacestol ive,butthereneedstobeasolidstrategyandcontrolsinplace.Rightnow,IjustseeconstrutionalloverbutnotsureitisconsistentwiththelookandfeelthatpeopleinForsythCountywant.Itisstartingtolookl ikewearejustthrowingbuildingandhousesup-weneedtomaintainaveryhighstandardandIamnotseeingthat.

5/1/20149:17AM

820 Keepinggreenspaceandtreesinhousingdevelopmentsisamust! 5/1/20149:16AM

821 Weneedabetterbalanceofresponsiblecommercial,residentialandrecreationaldevelopmentwithaplanforright-sizinginfrastructureaheadofthegrowth-ratherthanreacting

5/1/20149:15AM

822 Schoolsandroads. 5/1/20149:11AM

823 Traffic again 5/1/20149:11AM

824 slowdownthegrowth-ruiningthisbeautifulplaceIjustmovedto4yearsago. 5/1/20149:10AM


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825 WehavediscussedmovingoutofForsythifthingsdon'tchange.WearehappytobeinvolvedtohelpseeForsyththrive.

5/1/20149:09AM

826 education 5/1/20148:58AM

827 Theroadsareimproving,but,asthepopulationcontinuestogrowrapidly,weneedmore4-laneroadsandlocalparkways,l ikeGwinnettCountyhasdonesowellwith.

5/1/20148:54AM

828 Hopefully,ourc itizenswil lexerc isetheirrighttovoteandhelpputthebrakesonthefastgrowthtrack.

5/1/20148:52AM

829 Uncertaintyofspecific plansforschoolconstructionandfutureschoolzoningaspopulationgrows. 5/1/20148:45AM

830 Traffic 5/1/20148:36AM

831 Weareatapivotalpointindevelopment---Forsythisintheenviablepositionofcontroll ingitsowndestiny-growthneedstobeslowedunti lacommunityvisioningprocesshasbeenachieved---allfuturegrowthmustcontributetoachievingthisvision.AllofourAmazingschooltestscoresandrankingswil lbeafondmemorywhenstudent/teacherratiosskyrocket.Morestudentswithoutproperstaffingandfac il i tieswil lhaveatremendouslynegativeimpactonlearning,testingkacademicachievement.Thetimetoslowdown&planisNOW.

5/1/20148:17AM

832 Addressedabove. 5/1/20148:17AM

833 Seeabove. 5/1/20148:16AM

834 Theyneedtocontrolthegrowth 5/1/20148:03AM

835 Theouterloopisamust.Nohighdensityhousingproposals.Continuetoinvestinparksandgreenspace

5/1/20147:59AM

836 Needcommissionersthattakeastandforslowergrowth. 5/1/20147:56AM

837 Roadstohandletraffic andthewrongtypedevelopmenttomixwithcurrentdemographic 5/1/20147:56AM

838 I'mconcernedabouttherisinghomeprices.Buildersaregettingthebuyersrightnowbutwil lanyofthesenewbuyersbeabletoselltheirhomesinfiveyearsforc losetowhattheypaidforthem.

5/1/20147:42AM

839 I'dreallyconcernedbytherapidinfluxofpeople.Inthelongrungrowthisgood,butinfrastructurelikeroads&sewersdon'tseemtobeabletokeeppace.Itwouldbeeasytoputusinadownwardspiralwherewetakeoutbondstopayforinfastructure,whichthenallowsevenmoreuncheckedgrowth,whichthenrequiresmorebonds.....I'dmuchratherseemyrepresentativestakeactionandreigninthegrowthrate.

5/1/20147:40AM

840 WemovedherefromDeKalbCountywherewesawhighdensityhousinghaveamajoraffectonourschools,traffic ,andpropertyvalues.ThisisnotwhatweneedinForsythCounty.WehaveseenwhatithasdoneinotherCountiesintheAtlantaarea.Weneedtomakesureourdecision-makershavethebestinterestsforourfutureorForsythCountywil lbecomeanotherDeKalbCountyandnoneofusherewantthat.

5/1/20147:39AM

841 Noadditionalconcerns 5/1/20147:34AM

842 overcrowdingweneedtoincreasethelotsizesfornewconstructionASAP.Minimumof1acrelotswouldbeideal

5/1/20147:26AM

843 Distric tVotingneedstobereplacedwithsomethingthatisfairtoallc itizens 5/1/20147:22AM

844 Growingfasterthanthecountycanhandle,i.e.schools,infrastructure. 5/1/20147:19AM

845 future,youcantfixstupid,soyoumustvoteitout! 5/1/20147:13AM

846 Seequestion1 5/1/20147:12AM

847 Theroads!Evenwheretheroadshavebeenexpandedtheywerenotdoneproperly.LookatPeachtreePkwy/141...theymadeONLY2laneseachwaywhen3wasneeded.Alsoitisdangeroustotrytogetoutoftheschools/subdivisions,etc.acrossthoselanesandsittogoleft.TheyshouldhavemadeitallrightturnonlythenhaveWIDEturnaroundlanestogoleft(lookupMichiganleftforanexample)andthoseturnaroundlanesshouldn'talsobeforcarscomingfromtheoppositedirection.ItisDANGEROUS&verypoorlyplanned.

5/1/20147:11AM

848 Please-let'snotforgetwhathasmadeForsythagreatplacetol iveandworktonotruinit,ratherplanforsmartgrowthaspartofalongtermstrategicplan.Weneedtoworktokeepthespecialinterestsandthosewhowil lbenefitfrom"stripmining"ourcommunityatbay.

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849 Changeinminimumsquarefootageforresidentialzoning. 5/1/20147:11AM

850 Thec ivilengineersneedtorecognizesafetynotjustmovingtraffic . 5/1/20147:10AM

851 Keepzoningandgrowthundercontrol. 5/1/20147:02AM

852 Answersabovearemybiggestconcern. 5/1/20146:53AM

853 N/a 5/1/20146:51AM

854 Nomorehighdensityhousing. 5/1/20146:46AM

855 Wedonotneedanynewc itiessuchastheproposedonenearPeachtreePkwy/SharonRoad 5/1/20146:46AM

856 Everytimetreesarecutdownforacheap,overcrowdedLennarsubdivision,Iwatchthereasonwemovedtothiscountyvanish.

5/1/20146:45AM

857 Pleasedon'tallowForsythtoturnintoGwinnettCounty...ugh. 5/1/20146:44AM

858 Slowthegrowth! 5/1/20146:42AM

859 Insteadofworkingtogethertomakethingsbetterweteareachotherapartandfightamongstourselves.AllIhearisthatweneedtopreservepropertyvaluesweneedtomakesurethatwedon'thavethosepeopleruiningourcountyandwedon'twantanythingdifferentthanwhatwehadherewhenwemovedtoForsythCounty.Iamnotinterestedinourcommunitystayingl ikeitwaswhenImovedhereinthelate80s.Sureitwasbeautifulbutourhomedoubledinvaluesincethenandthatwasmyparentsretirement.Thishappenedbecausethosepeoplemovedinaroundusandmadethiscommunitybetter.Growthmadetheschoolsbetter,broughtmoreroads,increasedconveniencesandqualityofl i fe,andstrengthenourParksandRecsystem.Ibelievethatbypointingfingersandfightingwearecausingourselvesalotofaddedstrife.ThisisthebestcommunityIhaveeverl ivedinandIwil l workwithourelectedoffic ialstokeepitthatway.Iwantmychildrentoraisefamilieshereandforittobeabetterplacethanitiscurrently.Thankyoutheopportunitytosharemyopinions.

5/1/20146:38AM

860 . 5/1/20146:37AM

861 Stopbuilding. 5/1/20146:36AM

862 okay 5/1/20146:24AM

863 Toomanynewdevelopmentsarecrowdingourschoolsandservices.Donotallowhighdensitydevelopments.

5/1/20146:18AM

864 Istronglyfeelweneedtomakealawthatnolotcanbebuildunderunder1/2anacre.Ifeell ikea1/2ofacregivesthelandandtheschools/roadsenoughspace.

5/1/20146:09AM

865 seeabove 5/1/20146:07AM

866 Ifwearegoingtohavemoredevelopmentofresidentialneighborhoods,pleasemakeitlow-densityhousing.

5/1/20146:05AM

867 Thegoodoldboynetworkisaliveandwell. 5/1/20145:59AM

868 Traffic androadmaintenance. 5/1/20143:49AM

869 Don'twanttoseeussufferfromthesamemistakesmadebyGwinnettCounty,especiallyfromaneducationalperspective.

4/30/201410:18PM

870 none 4/30/201410:16PM

871 Growthisinevitableinthisareabutasit'sbeensaidmanytimes,let'sdoitsmartly.Wehaveplentyofexamplesallaroundustoseewhatworkedandwhatdidn't.Theveryreasonwhysomanypeoplewanttol ivehereareallgoingtobedestroyedattheratethingsaregoing.Whatistherushwithbuildingsomanyhousesallatonce?Letothercomponentscatchup,schools,roads,etcbeforebuildinganymorehomes.

4/30/201410:14PM

872 ' 4/30/201410:10PM

873 Iamveryconcernedasaremostoftheresidentsthatthereasonswechosetoraiseourfamilieshereandl iveinForsythcountywil lbecomethereasonswewil lbeforcedtoleavethecounty.Growthishappeningtoquickly,toodenseanddestroyingthenaturalbeautyofthecounty.Theschoolsandinfrastructurewil lnotbeabletosupportallofthesenewpeople.Resultinginovercrowdedschools,heavytraffic andadeclineinthedesirabil i tyofthecounty.

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874 Wefeltthatthiswasalong-termmoveforus,butasthedevelopmentbecomesmorerapid,webecomemoredisenchanted.

4/30/20149:14PM

875 Let'snotbecomethenextGwinnettcounty.That'swhyImovedoutofGwinnett. 4/30/20149:00PM

876 wehavel ike2placestoeatanicedinnerbutrapidhousinggrowth.....i fyouaregoingtobuild,buildsomethingl ikesuwaneedowntowncenternearlaurelspringsandwalmartalready!

4/30/20148:54PM

877 IamnotopposedtodevelopmentbutIthinkmanyofthoseingovernmentlackalong-termvisionforhowbeautifullydevelopedthiscountycouldbe.Hasanyonestudiedcommunitiesthataremaster-plannedwithlong-termgrowthstrategy?ThisplaceisgoingtobeworsethanCobborGwinnettwhenit'sallsaidanddone.Apartmentswil lbethedownfallofourschoolsifwedon'tstopapprovingthose.It'sjustincrediblysadtobemethatsomelong-term(l ifelong)residentsofthiscountywhoarealsocommissionersareapprovinganythingandeverythingthatcomesacrosstheirdesksforzoning.Thereisaveryuniqueopportunityheretocreatethemostbeautifullydevelopedcounty,wellthoughtoutwithfantastic schoolsandmuchmore.Unfortunately,inmyopinion,wehavethreecommissionerswhoapproveabunchofmess...evenoutsidetheirowndistric tsandagainstthewishesoftheconstituentswhosedistric tisbeingimpacted.I'veneverseenanythingl ikeit.I'mmostl ikelymovingwhenmysongraduates.I'mthoroughlydisgusted!

4/30/20148:46PM

878 Ifeell ikethecommissionersarebankingonvoterstobailthemoutbyvotingyestoalltheproposedbondstheywouldl iketoseetakenouttohelpwiththemesstheyhavealreadycreated.Myfearisthatthiswil lonlygivethemthegreenl ighttocontinuetoaddtothemessbyapprovingmoreexpansiontopayforthebonds.Thisisavic iouscycle.Themoretheyapprovethemoreovercrowdedandthemoremoneytheywil lneed.Impactfeesplacedonanynewdevelopmentshouldhappenimmediately.

4/30/20148:44PM

879 It'sfuturewasoncebright,buthasbeencompromisedbygreedandimproperdecisionmaking.Electedoffic ialshaveforgottenwhotheyanswertoandwhy!

4/30/20148:23PM

880 Youhavehitmymainconcernsabove. 4/30/20148:16PM

881 Growthseemstobeoutofcontrolwithoutadequateplanningtohandleit. 4/30/20148:01PM

882 Ibelievethecountyislosingsightofwhatbroughtpeoplehereinthefirstplace.Thegreenery,spacioussub-divisions,uncrowdedroadsandexcellentschoolswithoutthecontinualre-distric ting.Sadtosay,myhusband&IhavealreadyconsideredleavingForsythcountyinafewyearsonceourchildrenareincollegetofindwhatweoncehadinForsyth.Although,withthegrowthrateofAtlantaingeneral,Iamnotsurewherewewouldmovetowithoutexperiencingthesameissueswehavehere.

4/30/20147:59PM

883 Ihaveexpressedthemainconcernsabove 4/30/20147:56PM

884 None 4/30/20147:51PM

885 Ifuncheckeddevelopmentisallowedtocontinue,wecouldendthesameasFultonandothercounties.

4/30/20147:37PM

886 Manyofthegreatc itizenswhohelpedmakeFoCosuchagreatplacetol ivearebecomingsodiscouragedbyalloftheunnecessaryresidentialandcommercialgrowththatmanyverywellmayleavethisgreatcountyleavingitwithnothingbutcookiecutterneighborhoods,overcrowdedschoolsthatareunabletohandlesuchridiculousgrowthandamattressstore,nailsalonanddryc leanersoneverycorner.Ohanddon'tforgetthecardealershipsonHwy20alongwithgrowingnumberoffastfoodrestaurantsandTitlePawnshops.Thiscountyneedsanappropriategrowthplanthatisbuiltonthewantsofthec itizensineachspecific area

4/30/20147:29PM

887 Uncontrolledgrowthandzoning,lackofsewers...Stopsmalllotswseptic tanks.Westi l l relyonwells.Noc itywater,noseptic tanks.

4/30/20147:27PM

888 Highdensitycommunitieswil lcreateovercrowdedschools,parksandshoppingareas,andunacceptabletraffic .

4/30/20147:19PM

889 Theschoolredistric tingevery2yearsiscrazy. 4/30/20147:18PM

890 Fixtheschoolsandthetraffic .Ifweneedtoaddmoredevelopmentsweneedtotaxthedevelopersmoretopayfortheroadsandschools.

4/30/20147:12PM

891 Developersarenotpayingtheirfairshare;impactfeesneedtobesignificantlyincreasedsoalloftheinfrastructurecostswil lnotbebornebytheexistinghomeowners.Also,thepeopleofthecountyshouldbeabletovoteforallfivemembersoftheBOC,notjusttheoneforourdistric t.

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892 TheschoolshereareratedveryhighinthestateofGeorgiaandIamafraidthattheovercrowdingwilllowertheschools'ratings.Thetraffic hereishorrendousattimes.Wecannotbuildmorehousingwithoutwideningtheroads,especiallyAtlantaHighwayRoute9.

4/30/20147:03PM

893 Iunderstandthereisaneffortunderwaytoformaseperatec ityinSouthForsyth,whichdefineslogic.Ourtaxeswouldsour!!!

4/30/20147:02PM

894 Wewil lbemovingoutofsouthForsythunlessthereisseriouschange. 4/30/20146:57PM

895 ItdefinitelyappearstobealackofstrategicplanningtokeepForsythfamilyfriendly. 4/30/20146:42PM

896 ForsythCountyplanningcommissionisajoke,thepeopleoncommissionhaven'tgotac lue,what'sgoingon

4/30/20146:11PM

897 statedabove 4/30/20145:11PM

898 WhiletheoveralllandscapeofForsythCountyischanging,Ithinkitbecomingahotbedofquickacceptancesforzoningchanges,etc.Itappearsnearlyeverymajordeveloperandbuilderislookingtomakeaquickturnaroundthroughrelaxedcodesandzoningchanges/appeals.Theybuild,maketheirmoneyandleavebutintheenditusc itizenswholeftwonderinghowwearegoingtoaccommodatetherapidpopulationgrowthwithoutanyplanning.

4/30/20145:09PM

899 ajd;lfjgj; 4/30/20145:00PM

900 Needmoreparkfac il i tiesopentounscheduledactivitiesandusagebyresidents.Currently,l i ttlefreetimeuseisavailable

4/30/20144:58PM

901 Idon'tmindtrailersinschool.IgrewupinGwinnettcountypublic schoolsandtrailerswereastaplefrommiddleschoolthroughhighschool.TheeducationIreceivewasworththeinconvenienceofwalkingoutsideforc lass.I'mmostconcernedaboutthetraffic .GA-20isabsolutelyinsane.OldAtlantaRdatMathisAirportisgettingworseeachmonth!

4/30/20144:34PM

902 Wideningofroadsthatdonotrequireit. 4/30/20144:25PM

903 . 4/30/20144:25PM

904 Iwishmanyofthedevelopmenteffortsintheareadidn'tstartbyc learingallthetreesout.Itstinkstoseesomeofthemostbeautifulpartsofthec ityploweddown.

4/30/20144:24PM

905 Poorplanningandovergrowth. 4/30/20144:17PM

906 Pushforlessdenseresidentialzoning. 4/30/20144:16PM

907 None 4/30/20144:12PM

908 - 4/30/20144:12PM

909 Thecountyshouldlookmoretowardsimpactfeesfrombuildersandlesstowardsbondscurrentc itizens

4/30/20144:10PM

910 . 4/30/20144:09PM

911 None. 4/30/20144:07PM

912 IthinkthereistomuchhomeandbusinessgrowthinsouthForsythwithoutconsiderationfortrafficimprovements

4/30/20144:01PM

913 Thecountywasfulloffieldsandgreenpastureswhenwemoveduphere.It'stheveryreasonwhywemoved.Nowitseemstobedevelopingsofastthatwewil lendupl ikeAlpharetta,orworse,l ikeGwinnettCounty.

4/30/20143:58PM

914 Thankyou! 4/30/20143:58PM

915 Wehavethepotentialforsomethingreallygreathere.Weareatacriticaljuncture.Actionstokeepthingsontherighttrackarecritical.

4/30/20143:46PM

916 Ifeelthatcrimewil lgrow 4/30/20143:09PM

917 toomanylow-costhousingdevelopmentseatingintothepreviouslygreenspaces 4/30/20142:14PM

918 Thegoodoleboytypeofgovernmenthastogo.Someofourcommissionersareworkingforthat,butsomearenot.

4/30/20141:24PM

919 Controlthehomebuildingbyreducingdensity.Altertheantiquatedandfactuallywrongchild-per-homefactorthatbuildersuti l izewhencalculatingtheirimpacttothecommunity.

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920 DisgustedwiththenepotismandlackofteamattitudeontheBOCandbetweentheBOCandBOEwhenitcomestoplanningandmanaginggrowth.GrowthisdangerouslyunbridledinForsythCounty

4/30/201412:30PM

921 None 4/30/201411:04AM

922 Thatwewil lloosethesmalltownfeel.Thatbuildingwil lgoupwithnorealplanning. 4/30/20149:52AM

923 Ifwedonotplacetheburdenofinfrastructureontothedeveloperswearegoingtobegridlockedandovertaxed.Ourlawenforcementisgoodbutisvulnerabletopolitics,thedeputiesinthefieldseetheirmarchingorderschangeduringelectionyears,weneedtoresearchthisandseeifapolicedepartmentisofvalue.Ourfiredepartmentlooksgreatintheannualreportbutthatreportdoesnotshowhowvulnerablemanypartsofthecountyarebylongdistancestostations,responsetimes,lackofbroadercertificationsbyfirefighterstoreflectthemoremoderndayfireservice.Wepayaconsiderableamountofinsurancepremiumsbecauseofourfiredepartment.Thisneedstobeaddressedtosaveusmoney.

4/30/20148:28AM

924 IwouldlovetohavetheBoardofCommissionersexplainthereasoningforhavingzoningcodesatalli feveryvarianceisdeemedokaywithabigfatrubberstamp.Ourqualityofl i feisupforsale.Thisneedstostop.

4/30/20147:41AM

925 Iamconcernedaboutthefuturequalityofl i feinthiscounty. 4/30/20147:41AM

926 Commissionersareruiningthisoncebeautifulcounty.S.Sadtosee. 4/30/20146:40AM

927 WeneedtohaveourSharonSpringsvoiceheard. 4/29/201410:10PM

928 Needtosaveitsruralroots.Oncethecountyisoverdevelopeditislostforever.Thereasonswecamehere,schools,greenspace,c losecommunityarefragiletreasuresthatneedtobepreserved.

4/29/201410:06PM

929 Iamfullyexpectingasdensitygrows,sowil lcrime,drugs,andotherproblemsthatfollowhighlypopulatedareas.

4/29/20149:40PM

930 Theschoolsmustbetakencareofandallowedtothrivewiththefundsandresources. 4/29/20149:37PM

931 Wehavenosenseofcommunity,everyoneisatransplant.Weneedac itycentersouthofcumming,developmentstandards,ped/biketrailconnectivity.

4/29/20149:34PM

932 notenoughlocalleadership 4/29/20149:23PM

933 Meaningfuldevelopment 4/29/20148:23PM

934 traffic isgettingworse 4/29/20147:41PM

935 Ithinkitisabsurdthatc ityborderscrosscountyl ines.Ihaveneverseenanythingl ikeit.Iwouldl iketoeitherannexpartsofSuwaneeandAlpharettaorgivethembacktotheirrespectivecounties.Therehasgottobesomebureaucratic nightmaresforpeoplewholiveintheseareasinForsythCounty-maybeI'mwrong.Iamalsoconcernedaboutmoretraffic congestionasHighway20iswidenedand,asitlooks,asthebridgeovertheChattahoocheeintoGwinnettCountyisreplaced.

4/29/20147:15PM

936 ThethreeIcheckedaremyprimaryconcerns. 4/29/20146:11PM

937 None 4/29/20145:36PM

938 letsbuildsomesidewalksforwalkingandbikingthatarewidesopeoplecanexerc isewithoutgettinghitbyacar,Itwouldbegreatfor141toconnecttoJohnsCreeksidewalks.Nowtheresac itywhohasbeautifiedtherec ity.

4/29/20145:35PM

939 Toomanysubdivisionspoppingup,schoolsarealreadyovercrowded.Imovedtoforsythcountyforthelargelots&greenspace.Thatwon'texistheremuchlonger

4/29/20145:29PM

940 Weneedamoratoriuminplace.Iknowthattheysaidthesellersoflandhaverightsandthecommissionerscannotgoagainstthelaws.Well,putamoratoriumlawintoeffectunti ltheroads,sewer,water,schoolscanaccommodate.

4/29/20145:20PM

941 Idon'tunderstandwhythecountycontinuestobuylandinlowlyingareasforwalkingtrailsandrecreationareas.Mosquitosareaproblemasareresurfac ingthetrailsandreplacingdecayingboards.

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942 thereisatremendousopportunityaheadforForsythCounty.Itisuptoourleaderstoensurethisopportunityisleadresponsibil i tyandwithoutbiasorpreferencetospecialinterestdevelopersthathavenostakeinthegameotherthantoprofitfromourcommunitiesvastawayofresources.Ourroadsandschoolscannotsupportthiscontinuedgrowthnorisitinthecountiesbestinteresttocontinuetodevelopunabruptedjusttogainmoretaxdollars.ourlandvalueriseswhenitsmoredifficultforpeopletol iveinourarea...

4/29/20144:07PM

943 Withspotzoningthosealreadyherewil lfinancethosewithlowerpropertyvaluesmovingin. 4/29/20143:56PM

944 Iamconcernedwithrisingtaxes. 4/29/20143:48PM

945 Generallyconcernedaboutrapiddevelopmentandcountynotplanningforincreasedpopulation.Wouldbeniceforthisgreatareaweliveintohaveabetteridentity.

4/29/20143:42PM

946 N/A 4/29/20143:35PM

947 Wouldl iketoseeanewsetofdecisionmakerstakeovertheCounty.Severalyearsagothecountybroughtinnewschoolboarddecisionmakersandnowweareoneofthebestinthestate.

4/29/20142:51PM

948 Ihavealreadystatedmyconcernsbut,insummary,anoveralllackofcommunity/identityinthesouthernpartofthecounty.

4/29/20142:50PM

949 Taxes...I'mworriedtheywil lincrease. 4/29/20141:52PM

950 residentialzoning,theenvironment,residentialzoning,trees,residentialzoning,erosion...anddidImention,residentialzoning??!!

4/29/20141:47PM

951 . 4/29/20141:46PM

952 webewil lknownonlyforourmassivesubdivisionsandovercrowdedschools.wedon'thaveadowntown,walkablearea.thereisnothingtodrawpeopleherebesidescheaptaxesandhousing.ifi hadtodoitover,iwouldhavemovedc losetodowntownalpharettaorroswell

4/29/20141:33PM

953 Iamconcernedabouttheincreaseinhighdensityhousingpermits/developmentgoingon. 4/29/20141:13PM

954 LifeisverygoodrightnowinForsythbutIseetoomanynewhomesbeingbuiltbutnomoreschools.Water/sewageissuesnotbeingaddressedoraddedandtraffic inmyparticularneighborhoodincreasingonadailybasis.

4/29/20141:09PM

955 theneeds/wantsofthecommunityneedtobel istenedtobyourelectedoffic ials-theyseemtohavetheirownagendas

4/29/20141:09PM

956 Toomuchtraffic andoverbuilding.EverytimeIturnaroundanotherforestoftreesisc learcuttoputupastripmallthatendsuphavingnotenants.

4/29/20141:09PM

957 Growthandplanningmustbemanagedbetter!!! 4/29/201412:49PM

958 Growthisgood,buthastobemanaged.Imposeimpactfeesondevelopers.Makethembearthecostofmoreparks,schools,etc...Eliminatec learcuttingondevelopmentsites.

4/29/201412:31PM

959 None. 4/29/201412:25PM

960 Growthneedstobewellplanned. 4/29/201412:21PM

961 Controlledgrowth 4/29/201412:20PM

962 HavingmovedfromSouthFlorida(weston)wherethedevelopmentoccurredtooquicklyfortheschools,thatcanbeahugeproblem.Pleaseensurethatwhenanewdevelopmentisapproved,thereisroomintheschoolsforthechildrenthatwil ll iveinthesenewhomes/neighborhoods.Ifnot,don'tapprovethenewdevelopments....

4/29/201412:18PM

963 X 4/29/201412:00PM

964 Overdevelopment 4/29/201412:00PM

965 Traffic patternsandkeeptaxeslowasgrowthoccurs 4/29/201411:50AM

966 Iwanttoseeitbecomeago-toplaceforrecreation,shopping,entertainmentandmore 4/29/201411:42AM

967 AddressesofhomesinSouthForsytharerandomlyassignedtoc itiesinGwinnett,FultonortoCummingwhichisveryconfusing.Withthecountygrowinginthisspeedweneedmorec itiestobeadded.

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968 Inadditiontotheabove...Iwouldl iketooffermyservicesinanycapacitytoassistwiththeevaluationandpotentialformationofanewindependentc itythatproperlymanagestheinevitablegrowthinamoreresponsibleandthoughtfulmanor.

4/29/201411:27AM

969 Weneedlargerzoningdepartmenttohandlethevastamountofgrowthforthisarea. 4/29/201411:19AM

970 none 4/29/201411:17AM

971 TheSharinSpringsareofForsythCountyneedsit'sownstrongandfiercerepresentationthathasonethinginmind...protection!Protectourgreatareaandschoolsfrombecominganovercrowdedmess.

4/29/201411:16AM

972 Test 4/29/201410:57AM

973 Some 4/29/201410:55AM

974 Iamconcernedthatmoreemphasisisnotplacedoncurrenttraffic patternsandnumbersofpeopleinanareabeforebuildingmorecommercialbldgs.andsubdivisions.Also,wetouredtherecentpark,CaneyCreek,andwerenotimpressed.Thepaththroughthewoodsisnotconducivetowalkingaloneunlessarmedwithmaceorothermeanstodefendyourself....i twasahugeareatospendcountymoneyonandIfeelitwaswasted!Shouldhavebeenspentonimprovingroads.....

4/29/201410:37AM

975 Likemany,I'mconcernedwithoverdevelopmentandtheshortfallofinfrastructureandschoolstokeeppace.

4/29/201410:30AM

976 Zoningissuesandovercrowdingofschools 4/29/201410:26AM

977 Primarilyzoningproblems,andcan'tstandaWalmartneariswhenwealreadyhaveTarget! 4/29/201410:13AM

978 Managegrowth 4/29/201410:12AM

979 Ihavebeentoldthatsurveywashavingissues.Iamtestingitagain.Thisisatestresponse. 4/29/201410:11AM

980 neighborhoodaccessonto141 4/29/201410:10AM

981 Qualityofhomes&neighborhoods. 4/29/201410:05AM

982 IamdeeplyconcernedaboutForsythCounty.It'sagreatplacetol ivenow,butitseemsthattoomanypeopletakeitforgranted.Wearenotrepresentedinthegovernment/decisionmakingprocess.Developersruletheland.WearelosingthebattletoprotectForsyth.ManyoftheCommissionersdon'tseemtocareorl isten.LookatCommissionerAmos'sproposeddevelopment.It'ssickening.

4/29/201410:00AM

983 Idon'twantittobecomeacopyofNorthFulton.Il ikeForsyth'sruralheritageandwouldl iketokeepasmuchofthataspossible.

4/29/20149:55AM

984 Greatplacetol ivehoweverthefutureofForsythCountyandthehighdensityhomebuildingisveryconcerning.

4/29/20149:54AM

985 None 4/29/20149:47AM

986 Pleaseslowdowntherapidgrowthofneighborhoodsunti ltheschoolsandroadsareequippedtohandletheadditionalpopulation.

4/29/20149:45AM

987 IwanttoensurethatForsythCountymaintainsthesamelookandfeelasitdidwhenImovedherein2007.

4/29/20149:39AM

988 Havingafewgroupofc itizenstryingtoimposetheirideasonthecounty,simplybecausethecountydecisionmakersdon'talwaysdowhattheywant.Thatswhywehaveelectionssothemajorityofc itizenswil lexpresstheirapprovalornot.

4/29/20149:33AM

989 Whyareleaderscontinuingtoapprovehigh-occupancyneighborhoods,withouttheabil i ty/moneytocreatetheinfrastructureneededfortheextrapopulation?The'greatschools'wil l have40kidsperc lassifyoukeepgoingatthisrate.Stopbuildinghousesonpostagestamps.AndnomoreWalmarts.It'snotexactlyawaytoencourage'high-end'neighborhoodsinthearea.

4/29/20149:26AM

990 Somethingdrastic needstobedonetol imittheovergrowth.Thishastobeplanned. 4/29/20149:24AM


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991 Whatamazesmeisthecontinued"fight"againstres4andtheacceptanceofres3.Apparentlyeveryonewasasleepwhenthecounty(ourelectedANDpaidoffic ials)rewrotetheUDCtoallowsmallerlotsandc losersetbacksforres3.Sothenew"norm"isnewres3.Verysad!Assoonasmyyoungestchildgraduates,Iwil l unfortunatelydowhatmyparentsdidwhenIgraduatedfromastonemountainareahighschool....movebeforeitgetstoobad.Ihavel ivedherefor20years.ImovedherebecauseIthoughtitwouldbeagreatplaceformychildrentocallhomeandforthemtoreturnhometofortherestofmyl ife.Unfortunately,greedypeoplewithselfservinginterestscontrolourcounty,andtheyhaveruinedit.

4/29/20149:22AM

992 NothingIhaven'talreadymentioned. 4/29/20149:19AM

993 Notreesleft.Commissionersonlyconcernedabout$$ 4/29/20149:15AM

994 BreakingForsythCountyintoafewsmallerdistric tswil lgiveresidentsmorepowertocontrolwhathappensintheircommunities.

4/29/20149:09AM

995 Biggestconcernisrapidgrowth.Therearetoomanyzoningchangesandvariancesbeingapproved.Densityisincreasingwhichisaddingtraffic totheroads,andstrainingtheschools.Forsythhashadagoodreputation,thatisgoingtotarnishiftheseeminglyunplannedgrowthcontinuesatit'scurrentpaceandatit'scurrentmanner.

4/29/20149:08AM

996 Itappearsbleakifthecourseisnotrighted. 4/29/20149:08AM

997 TheSSinitiativemightleadtoothernutcaseswantingtheirownc ity.BreakingupFCintol i ttlefiefdomswil lnotgrowthecounty.Wedon'tneedanadditionallayerofgovernment.

4/29/20149:06AM

998 thec ityofCummingissuckingthel ifeoutofthecounty,thatiswhyiwil l voteyesforthec ityofSharonSprings

4/29/20149:02AM

999 Iantomoveon3years.Thecountyisinadownwardspiralcausedbyselfservingpolitic iansandoldcroniesnetwork

4/29/20148:59AM

1000 NA 4/29/20148:59AM

1001 Nootherconcerns. 4/29/20148:57AM

1002 NeedmoreaccessroutestoforsythfromFultonbycar 4/29/20148:57AM

1003 Wouldl iketoseeaspecific planforschoolsasthepopulationgrows. 4/29/20148:53AM

1004 Whatisthevisionandwhatdowewanttobe?IhatedrivingfromAlpharetta(up400)oroutofJohnsCreek(141)andyouhaveanoticablechangeoffeel...andnotagoodway.141outofJohnsCreeklooksterrible.Notrees,themediansneedtobec leanedup.Thereseemstobenovision,buildingsjustseemtopopupwithanylook.Welackidentityatacounty....c lassicurbansprawl..orshouldIsay,outofcontrolsprarwl.

4/29/20148:52AM

1005 Thecountywil lhavetokeepupwiththegrowthwithtraffic andschools. 4/29/20148:52AM

1006 Lowtaxes--notforlong.Bonds,Bonds,Bonds! 4/29/20148:52AM

1007 toomuchtoofast,regardingthehousingconstructionboomhappeningaroundthesouthforsytharea

4/29/20148:50AM

1008 whyisitthatdevelopmentoverallelseseemstobetheoperatingmantraforsomeofthecomissioners?isuspecttheyareplac ingpersonalgainoverwhatisbestforandisthewil lofthecitizensofmydistric t.i amveryunhappywiththewaythiscountyoperatedatthecountylevel.

4/29/20148:49AM

1009 Asthecountycontinuestogrow,weneedtobeawareoftheimpactontheschools.Currently,wehavesomeschoolsthatareunevenlydividedfrommiddletohighschool(LakesideonlyhasasmallpercentagegoingtoFCHSandalmostallgotoSFHS).Weneedtoworktodistributethoseschoolsinsimilarnumbers,orsendtheentiremiddleschooltoonehighschool.

4/29/20148:48AM

1010 Wewanttopreserveourcommunitysothatitcancontinuetobeaplacewewanttol ive.Wemovedherefromoutofstate6yearsagoandlovethequalityofl i febutwehaveseenrapidchangeandareafraidthethingswelovedwil lbeadistantmemoryifthingscontinue.

4/29/20148:47AM

1011 Non-wideningofGA400isgoingtohauntusforyearstocome. 4/29/20148:47AM

1012 Nocommunityidentity,rapidgrowth,deterioratinginfrastructure,toomanyWalmartsnotenoughupscaleretail,recreational/greenspaceinvestmentislacking

4/29/20148:45AM

1013 Ourgreatcountyhasfallenpreytogreedydevelopers&BOC.Wearenolongerthegreatcountywewereyearsago.

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1014 Wouldl iketoseeaMartastationonexit12or13of400. 4/29/20148:45AM

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