Desperate Commissioner Kerry Hill Publishes Her 'Plan' to Slow Growth After the Moratorium is Lifted

Do Not Be Fooled-Hill's 'Plan' is No Plan at All

I want to congratulate Adam Rodes for his tremendous victory in last week’s Republican Primary for Forsyth County Commission. Adam ran a flawless campaign, which yielded strong support among Forsyth County Republicans throughout District One.

Contrasting against the Rodes victory we find the extraordinarily poor showing of incumbent commissioner, Kerry Hill, whose vote totals did not eclipse 32%. Pundits will tell you, one of the most difficult tasks in politics is to unseat an entrenched incumbent. Nevertheless, last week’s vote totals translate to a 68% disapproval rating for not only Commissioner Hill, but also the poor work of the entire Forsyth County Commission, as registered among District 1 voters. That kind of sentiment is difficult for any incumbent to overcome, much less one who carries with her so much political baggage. Among the criticisms heard during the campaign have been the following:

Commissioner Hill

• Fails to return phone calls from constituents;

• Fails to represent constituents living within the city limits of Cumming;

• Voted to raise property taxes four straight years (according to Georgia law, the failure to rollback millage rates each year is legally a tax increase and must be advertised as such, so do not let Commissioner Hill fool you);

• Voted to spend $140 million in taxpayer funds to build the Freedom Parkway Admin Complex, without a public referendum, a project complete with luxurious commissioner’s meeting room, but which is located outside of the county seat of Cumming, where the commissioners cannot lawfully meet;

• Voted to waste $52 million of SPLOST funds to demo and rebuild a perfectly good and serviceable Sharon Springs Park;

• Voted to remove $6 million in SPLOST funds set to be used by the City of Cumming to alleviate traffic congestion into the city from western unincorporated county areas;

• Has never personally met the Cumming mayor or city council members, but instead publicly attacks them all, rather than work with them to arrive at common solutions for the people of Forsyth County;

• Has done virtually nothing during a 13 month development moratorium to provide solutions, or an exit strategy, to combat Forsyth County’s growth and diminishing quality of life.

Kerry Hill’s ‘Plan’

Recently, Commissioner Hill posted that she has been unfairly accused of having no plan or exit strategy once the present moratorium is lifted. She used as evidence the fact that just last week, the day before the primary, the county commission filed a zoning application to rezone a piece of property off Elmo Road from Res3 to Res1. Here is Commissioner Hill’s Facebook post:

According to Commissioner Hill, what you see IS her plan. After 13 months of inaction, her plan is to rezone a piece of property from Res3 to Res1, a parcel presently not developable as it is under conservation.

What you see is how weak and ineffectual Commissioner Kerry Hill has been for District 1. Commissioner Hill’s ‘plan’ comes to nothing at all. It is time for change in the Forsyth County Commission. I urge you to stand up and be counted for that change. Please vote in the June 16 runoff for a true friend of he people of Forsyth County, Adam Rodes, to become your next county commissioner. Adam will proudly represent all the people of District 1, either inside or outside the City of Cumming. Unlike Commissioner Hill, Adam Rodes will answer his phone, hear your concerns, and represent your interests in the heart of Forsyth County Government.

Early voting is from June 8-12, and the runoff is on June 16. Put that in your calendar. Your vote will make all the difference.