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Forsyth County to consider accepting 5.36-acre Big House Gaines site after Family Services vacated property
Summary
County staff asked the board to accept a deeded reversion of the Big House Gaines (Skyland) property after Family Services vacated; General Services recommended demolition due to deferred maintenance and fire damage, with estimated demolition costs of $350,000 and renovation costs not specified in briefing.
Forsyth County staff asked commissioners on March 10 to accept back a 5.36-acre property at 2050 Big House Gaines Boulevard that previously reverted to the county because Family Services no longer occupies the site.
Kirby Robinson, community economic development director, said the deed conveying the property to Family Services in 1992 included a reversionary clause requiring property return if Family Services ceased using the site for nonprofit public purposes. Family Services moved out in January 2024 and county staff learned of the vacancy in August 2024, Robinson said.
Robinson said…
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