Since 1990, Cherokee County has grown from 90,000 people to almost 200,000, said Misti Martin, executive director of the Development Authority of Cherokee County.

"I think that it speaks to the quality of life of this area because so many people want to move here," she said.

A good public school system, health care and lower taxes than living in Atlanta attracted these people, who can have a nice house, yard, send their children to good schools and find parks and recreation.

"I think especially for young families this is a great place to live," Martin said.

Research by the Development Authority staff for a corporate campus project revealed a large number of people in their late 30s and early 40s who had gotten married and had children have moved to the area.

Cherokee is a great community for small business, she said. A lot of people working in Cobb County or Atlanta have grown tired of the commute. The county started getting calls from people wanting to start their own business more than 10 years ago. The Development Authority widened its business to serve the small business community also.

Excerpted from the North Fulton Business Post. Go to www.northfulton.com to read the entire article.

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