Forsyth County is set to open a $140 million administration building, but a state law prohibits county commissioners from voting and conducting official business outside the county seat, which is the city of Cumming.
The building is located along Freedom Parkway, just over two miles north of the Cumming city limits. It houses 17 departments with about 350 employees and was built in response to the county’s explosive growth.
“The building that we built and moved into in 1996, we’ve outgrown it – fast,” said Forsyth County manager David McKee…