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Daniel Fleck: Researching the downtown developmentAfter my last article about the future Cumming City Center, I received a lot of constructive feedback. I learned much about the broad and open powers of local government and development authorities. Even while acknowledging that this project is a power of government, just or not, I still have concerns with the way this development is moving forward.October 20, 2019
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Daniel Fleck: How to use a roundabout the right wayRoundabouts, love them or hate them, are becoming more common around the U.S., in Atlanta metro, and in Forsyth County. I’ve observed a few of my fellow drivers at some local roundabouts, and it’s apparent that some drivers lack knowledge on how roundabouts work.August 4, 2019
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Daniel Fleck: What you need to know about recyclingIt’s time to trash talk. We live in a society of consumerism and convenience. We are leaving a trail of discarded containers and products in our wake. Let he who is without a plastic bottle throw the first stone, for I am as guilty as any of the rest of us. Instead I’ll throw some knowledge at you on how we can all improve our behaviors.June 30, 2019
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Daniel Fleck: Should city government be in charge of city center?We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. To secure these rights, governments are instituted among people, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. The City of Cumming thinks those just powers look a lot like corporate development, and they’re not alone in that belief.May 19, 2019
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Daniel Fleck: Four tips for a better commute on Ga. 400Like many Forsyth County residents, I commute on Ga. 400 almost every weekday. It’s frustrating most days, but we all suffer through it.April 21, 2019