Forsyth County's Envision 2030 at mid-point in meetings
Lindsay Helton
10/14/06
CUMMING - Envision 2030 has completed four of its eight fall vision meetings and according to organizers some themes are emerging.
Coordinator Otis White says the greatest surprise so far is that citizens want a college or university in Forsyth County, "A fairly strong agreement so far that Forsyth County needs a college, a four year college."
Other themes that are emerging from the vision meetings are that citizens want different kinds of development in Forsyth County, including mixed-use developments, where retail, offices, entertainment venues and residential are close to one another.
There is also strong support for town centers, sidewalks, bike paths and other things that help connect people with one another, they strongly favor preserving green space and water quality in Lake Lanier and are proud of Forsyth County's public school system but want to be sure it remains among Georgia's best.
White says so far 270 people have come to the two-hour vision meetings, held in locations around the county, and have contributed 1,480 ideas or images of Cumming-Forsyth County in the year 2030.
White calls some of the ideas like an architectural structure on Sawnee Mountain as truly 'visionary', "That could be kind of like the Eiffel Tower is in Paris or the Big Chicken is in Marietta something that sort of identifies the community."
There are four vision meetings remaining in October and November. The next two are Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6:45 p.m., at Liberty Middle School, 7465 Wallace Tatum Rd., Cumming; and Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6:45 p.m., at North Forsyth Middle School, 3645 Coal Mountain Rd., Cumming.
In addition the large-scale vision meetings, organizers plan to offer abbreviated vision sessions to organizations, including PTAs, church groups, civic clubs and neighborhood associations in the next month and a half. | | Related Link
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