As promised, Forsyth County delivered $2.5 million to Cumming before year's end. "It was 3 p.m. on the 31st [of December]," said City Administrator Gerald Blackburn. "But yes, they did pay it. That's what the court settlement was, and that's fine." The payment fulfilled an intergovernmental agreement between the entities that ended a lengthy legal battle over the most recent extension of the 1-cent sales tax. Voters overwhelmingly supported the Feb. 5 ballot question to ...

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