Candidate Mike Busse Comments on SPLOST
In light of the court's recent decision, there has been speculation over what our next steps should be regarding the fate of SPLOST VI...

Is SPLOST Lost?
The SPLOST collection extension was suspended due to a technicality in the ballot language, but the real motivation is much simpler than that.  The City and the County can't reach an agreement on how to split the money...

Decision 2008 Campaign Calendar
Click here for a public calendar of campaign events for all candidates in the 2008 local elections...

Chairman, Mayor Agree on Something
Monday afternoon, Forsyth County Commission Chairman Charles Laughinghouse, and Cumming City Mayor Ford Gravitt were spotted at the ribbon cutting for the new Chik-Fil-A at the Avenue Shopping center...

SPLOST VI - What Just Happened?
Subsequent to a 7 hour bench trial on April 30th, visiting Judge Hugh R. Stone enjoined Forsyth County from collecting the "penny tax" that was to begin on July 1st as an extension of the current SPLOST V...

Bell Calls for Meeting of City, County Leaders
District 4 county commission candidate Patrick Bell has called on Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt and Forsyth County Commission Chairman Charles Laughinghouse to meet and discuss the differences on the SPLOST VI issue...

Commissioner Brian Tam Seeks Re-election
Today, Commissioner Brian Tam qualified to seek reelection to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.  Elected in 2004, Commissioner Tam currently represents District Two...

Jon Flack on Qualifying, and the SPLOST decision
It's now official! Yesterday, I made the trip down to the county administration building and qualified to run for the County Commission in the 4th district. . At almost the same time I qualified, a glaring example of exactly why we need new leadership presented itself in a very stark and undeniable way...

List of Forsyth County Candidates for July Elections
Here is a corrected final list of candidates for the July 15 Primary elections in Forsyth County GA...

Conservative Forum Breakfast
Please join the Republican Women of Forsyth County and the Forsyth County Young Republicans on May 10th for the next installment of our breakfast series.   This month's breakfast will feature a 'Chamber to Chamber' discussion regarding the Economic Development of the GA400 Corridor...

City Wins Lawsuit, Cancelling SPLOST VI
The City of Cumming had thier day in court Wednesday, and emerged successful in their bid to have SPLOST VI stopped, potentially ending a long standing 1 percent sales tax earmarked for future road improvements in the county...

Bubba McDonald to Seek Public Service Commission Seat
Cumminghome has confirmed that Lauren "Bubba" McDonald Jr, intends to qualify Monday morning as a republican to seek the office of Public Service Commissioner...

False Water Claim Could Damage Richard's Re-election Bid
Political junkies might have expected the two young challengers for the Forsyth County Commission District 4 seat -- Republican Patrick Bell and Democrat Jon Flack -- to be the ones to commit a major gaff in this election year. Instead, it was incumbent David Richard...

Evans Resigns as DOT Chairman
In an announcement made at Thursday’s State Transportation Board meeting, Chairman Mike Evans resigned due to an inappropriate relationship...

Meet the Candidates
Smart Growth Forsyth County will be hosting its 2nd "Meet the Candidates" Night, on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:15pm with the candidates for the District 4 Commissioner seat, incumbent Dave Richard and candidates Jon Flack and Patrick Bell...