FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission unanimously approved more than $1.2 million in budgeted work Feb. 15 for the future administration campus off Freedom Parkway and Ga. 400.
The items were originally approved 4-0 at a work session Feb. 6, but Commissioner Todd Levent requested the agreements be considered again.
“This is back on the agenda because I was sick that day,” Levent said. “And I wasn’t able to ask questions, so I had no comfort zone to vote along with it.”
Commissioners approved a $991,582 contract with Comprehensive Program Services for program management services at the campus.
The Board of Commissioners also approved a $130,000 agreement with Frontier Vision Technologies for customer service technology.
County staff said the service agreement covers all public-facing technology in the future administration building. A primary use would be for queuing systems at the customer service center on the first and second floors.
Commissioners also approved a $121,100 power line relocation agreement with Georgia Power Company.
The total budget of the future administration campus is $134.2 million as of Jan. 8.
Also at the meeting, commissioners recognized two local high school students for recently earning the Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
Commissioners approved two resolutions recognizing Eagle Scouts Allison Conklin and Thomas Durand.
For her Eagle Scout project, Alliance Academy for Innovation sophomore Conklin led a team of volunteers to restore the horse barn at Bearfoot Ranch, a nonprofit equestrian center.
“… the restoration of the barn included clearing brush, replacing rotten boards, cleaning, priming and painting over four workdays from October to December 2023,” Commissioner Kerry Hill read in the resolution.
Hill said Conklin has been active in the Boy Scouts for five years, and…
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