Forsyth County officials spoke on a county government podcast Tuesday, saying they are continuing to work on changes to the county’s comprehensive plan as a recently-passed moratorium on residential zonings is set to expire in November.
Forsyth County Commissioners approved the moratorium in April after a request to do so by the Forsyth County Board of Education, which had cited concerns over the ability to provide for growing school populations. The moratorium stops any residential rezoning requests from being heard by the board of commissioners until its expiration in November.
District 2 Commissioner and Commission Chairman Alfred John spoke on the podcast, along with Forsyth County’s Director of Planning and Community Development, Tom Brown. John said that while new residential rezonings have been paused, the county has also taken further steps to pause development while the changes to the comprehensive plan are still in progress…