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The Braselton News
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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Aro und town weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
Photo by Ben Munro
BRASELTON CITIZENS ACADEMY GRADUATES
Nine Braselton citizens graduated from the annual Citizens’Academy and were recognized by the Bra
selton mayor and council on Nov. 14. The annual academy, a six-month municipal immersion program,
covered town topics such as administration, finance, police and court, planning and development, wa
ter and wastewater, stormwater, tourism and community development. “It’s an intense learning envi
ronment,” Town Manager Jennifer Scott said. “Participation and completion empower our citizens and
prepare them for service to the town.” Applications for the 2023 academy will be accepted next spring.
Pictured are (front row, L to R) Beth Henry, Diane Basham, Sarah Copeland, Barry Peeples, Mayor Kurt
Ward, Leigh Ann Paugh, Anita Deraney, Sue Wyatt, Tamala Phillips, Scott Schunk, (back row) Bra
selton Town Council members James Murphy, Jim Joedecke, Richard Harper and Becky Richardson.
Hall Co. BOC
Hall Co. BOC seeking traffic light at Hwy. 347 and North Bogan Rd.
Community calendar
White Plans plans fourth Sunday singing
White Plains Baptist Church will host its fourth Sunday night sing
ing on Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. The Dixie Echoes will perform.
White Plains is located at 3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson.
Braselton's Cravin' Bacon Walk set for Dec. 1
The Town of Braselton's third-annual Cravin' Bacon Walk is set for
Dec. 1 from 5-9 p.m. in downtown.
Two ticket options are available: "squealer" ticketsandVIPtickets.
Squealer tickets cost $35 and include a map of locations where
bacon appetizers will be available. Those purchasing squealer tickets
must be at least 16 years old.
VIP tickets holders will receive special access to bourbon tasting
rooms in addition to the bacon-snack stations. The cost is $65 and
includes a souvenir glass. VIP ticket holders must be at least 21 years
old and present a valid ID at check-in.
All participants are eligible to win a $100 Buy Local Braselton
E-gift card.
Hoschton Jingle Mingle set for Dec 17
The City of Hoschton's second-annual Jingle Mingle will feature a
Santa's workshop and horse-drawn carriage rides around downtown
to go with the slate of holiday activities introduced last year. This
year's Jingle Mingle is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17 (2-8 p.m.)
The carriage rides will feature Clydesdales which will carry pas
sengers around the city square block.
More food and beverage kiosks are planned for this year's event.
Organizers expect 15-20 stops on the Jingle Mingle walk. Santa
Claus will be on hand his year, along with six to eight Disney charac
ters. The event will include a tree lighting. This year's tree, donated
by Ash Patel, will stand over 20 feet.
Investment continued from 1A
where we continue to see the Park. The company is invest-
growth,” said Evans, who re- ing $125 million in the new,
cently gave a talk to the South 600,000 square foot facility.
Hall Business Coalition about which will serve as the North
the capital investment growth Campus and will be located
Gainesville-Hall. adjacent to their existing South
According to Evans, the Campus,
capital investment is from new •Gainesville-Hall County
industries, but also existing in- companies, including Boeh-
dustries investing in equipment ringer Ingelheim Animal
and new processes that involve Health, Societal CDMO, R&D
more automation. Systems (formerly
He also pointed to the health- Atlanta Biologicals), med-
care industry in Hall County, mix USA, Georgia Poultry
which is a healthcare services Laboratory Network, KAB
center for about 2 million res- Health, Apotheca, Inc. and
idents. Hospital campuses in Theragenics are among the
Gainesville and the Braselton top life science firms in Hall
area are both seeing invest- County,
ments in expansion of services. •Governor Brian Kemp
“That’s an improvement to toured Kubota’s Rough Terrain
quality of life, but also a major Vehicle manufacturing oper-
economic driver,” Evans said. ation in Gateway Industrial
With $550 million in invest- Centre in Gainesville. A new
ment so far in 2022, Evans said facility will be constructed on
the Gainesville-Hall area isn’t an adjoining site and open in
finished. 2024, adding 500 jobs and
“We’ll add to that,” he said, $140 million in private invest
speaking in early November, ment.
“We’ve got a few more that are •Pattillo Industrial Real Es
in the wings.” tate plans to develop another
Here’s a look at some of re- 200,000 square foot facility in
cent investment from industries Flowery Branch,
in Hall County: •The Business Incubator at
•Fox Factory Holding Corp, Brenau University is a pub-
which designs and develops lie-private partnership that
shock absorbers and racing provides support to start-up
suspension products, invested companies, inventors and en-
more than $95 million in their trepreneurs.
new manufacturing head- ’According to the Greater
quarters and facilities. The Hall Chamber’s logistics study,
company has more than 1,300 Gainesville-Hall County has a
employees in Gainesville-Hall growing cluster of 76 logistics
County. firms that employ over 4,800
•Kubota recently announced and provide freight brokerage,
plans to add a $140 million 3PL, cold-chain logistics and
manufacturing facility to the transportation services,
company's campus in Gateway
Industrial Centre, employing
an additional 500 workers
in Gainesville-Hall County,
increasing the total to 2,500.
The announcement follows
Kubota’s opening of their new
research and development
Center on 280 acres near Hwy.
365. The $85 million develop
ment serves as the R&D center
for all North America, and the
company created nearly 100
jobs in engineering and other
technical fields.
•Agile Cold Storage opened
a new 150,000-square-foot
cold storage facility in Gaines
ville-Hall County this year,
creating
approximately 100 new
jobs. The $35 million facility
is the fifth cold storage oper
ation in Hall County and will
serve a large network of food
and pharmaceutical manufac
turers relying on cold-chain
logistics. Agile Cold Storage is
developing a further expansion
with an automated freezer and
cold storage operation that will
add over $95 million in new in
vestment and 10 new, full-time
positions.
•The City of Gainesville is
developing the infrastructure
for a new, 1,300-acre business
park between Athens Hwy.
and Candler Road. The new
Gainesville 85 Business Park
will include water features,
walking trails and will provide
major business infrastructure to
support business growth in the
community.
• Cottrell, which manufac
tures and assembles car haulers
and equipment, is constructing
a new manufacturing facility in
Gainesville-Hall County in the
new Gainesville 85 Business
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews. com
Hall County leaders are requesting a traffic signal at the
intersection of Hwy. 347 and North Bogan Rd. in South
Hall near to a proposed warehouse and industrial devel
opment.
The intersection is adjacent to Friendship Elementary
School.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners (BOC) vot
ed 5-0 during its Nov. 9 meeting to apply for the traffic
light.
According to county documents, property north of his
annually to staff and run.
Kumar said the group learned that 10% of the library funding
would come from the city and 90% from the state. He projects this
to be a two-to-three-year process.
“We can’t build Rome in one day,” Kumar said at the DDA’s Nov.
14 meeting. “It has to take some time.”
Interim City Manager Jennifer Kidd-Harrison said the city coun
cil is supportive of the DDA’s efforts toward a library.
The DDA, in October, approved allotting $5,000 of seed money
toward a library.
In other recent business, the DDA:
•heard a report over the Hoschton Farmers Market which
wrapped up its fall season on Oct. 29. Led by resident Mariya
Bentz and a group of volunteers, the market enjoyed a boost in at
tendance after relocating from city depot to Hoschton’s town cen
ter. Bentz reported 180 patrons on the market’s final day. She esti
mated between 12-21 vendors per market. “Vendors were already
asking for applications for the next season,” Bentz said. “We have
volunteers ready to commit, so we’re really, really excited about
next year.” The DDA will consider holding both a spring and fall
farmers market in 2023 with room to grow the event at town center.
•heard briefly from Kumar about a recent Georgia Department
location is proposed for warehouse and industrial use.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has required
the developer to install a traffic signal to handle the traf
fic impact. Because of this, the DOT has requested Hall
County to submit an application for the signal.
According to the documents, the traffic signal project
would include modifications to the nearby intersection of
Jones Drive intersection to allow right and left turns in
from Hwy. 347 (Friendship Rd.) but right turns out only.
This project will not require Hall County funds for in
stallation but the county will be responsible for monthly
utility costs of the traffic signal.
of Transportation meeting in Gainesville to discuss a feasibility
study of a Hoschton-Braselton bypass. Kumar said data and public
input continues to be collected for the study.
•heard from DDA member Shawn Adams who said a house that
the city owns on Mulberry Dr. is being inspected in hopes of po
tentially leasing it. The DDA has an intergovernmental agreement
to lease the property.
•heard from associate DDA member Juan Santiago Martinez
who said he has commitments from 12 vendors and four to five
sponsors for the DDA’s Dec. 17 Jingle Mingle. This year's event
will add horse carriage rides, eight Disney characters and a Santa’s
workshop to the list of activities. The Jackson County High School
band, chorus and drama club are also scheduled to perform. The
Jingle Mingle Christmas tree is reportedly over 30 feet tall. Orga
nizers anticipate making 200 tickets available for purchase.
•will begin formulating a budget, timeline and potential grant
funding to potentially place a caboose next to the city’s historic
train depot. “At least we keep that as a longterm or a medium-term
goal,” Kumar said. DDA member Jeff Parkinson said he's seen
prices range from $6,000 to $65,000. He said the DDA must also
consider if it wants to display the caboose on a set of rails and
the cost to transport it.
November 23, 2022 ~ Crossword Puzzle
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Tentacles
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Society newcomer
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Lunch hour
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Wild duck
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Hotel unit
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Oz’s City
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Colorers
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Not pretty
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Long timespans
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Yeasty brews
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Net
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Sobs loudly
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Periodical, briefly
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Good grade
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Greets
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Said yes
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Baby tiger
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Lock need
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Briny
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Pal
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Gashes
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Hurry
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Use a throne
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In the best shape
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Crane
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Sleeveless blouse
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Wicked person
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Despise
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Tweety’s home
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School exam
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