McDONOUGH â The Henry County Water Authority has added an additional drive-thru lane to its headquarters location to accommodate customers throughout the pandemic.
According to authority officials, prior to the pandemic the HCWA was averaging around 1,500 drive-thru customers per month. When the authority closed its lobby in March of 2020, those averages jumped to about 1,750 drive-thru customers per month for about four months, and then returned to numbers closer to the previous average.
The current average number of customers using the drive-thru windows is approximately 1,450 per month. The wait time, however, has been reduced since, according to HCWA officials, the self-service kiosk was removed and a second drive-thru lane installed last November.
ATLANTA Cumming is the best place to retire in the United States, according to a study released by a New York-based financial technology company.
The Forsyth County seat north of Atlanta scored 100 on SmartAssetâs index of best places to retire based on tax burden, access to medical care, and opportunity for recreation and social activity.
Cumming narrowly beat out Naples, Fla., which scored 98.4 on the index.
Naplesâ tax burden of 13.6% was lower than Cummingâs 16.5%, based on state and local income and sales tax rates. However, Cumming significantly bested Naples in the access to medical care category, with 36.5 doctor offices per 1,000 people, compared to 29.2 for Naples.
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