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Newspaper Page Texto 1 4 5 4 0 o Serving Braselton, Hoschton, Chateau Elan, Traditions, Reunion, Deaton Creek and West Jackson $1.00 copy Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Vol. 16 No. 13 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 12 pages Panther perseverance Faith brings Jackson County's Shea Zwemke through two back to back injuries PAGE 10A Winner on the track A Flowery Branch student picked up a win in the Alabama #200 over the weekend PAGE12A Pickleball time Photo by Ben Munro Cassy Moore (right) returns a shot alongside pickleball teammate Donna Matra during the Peach Open Saturday (March 4) at Cresswind in Hoschton. Moore and Matra defeated a pair of Clemson students in this match. Photo by Ben Munro The Braselton Library, which has been closed since late De cember due to water damage, reopened on Tuesday. Braselton Braselton Library reopens after late-December closure NGMC-GAINESVILLE NGMC recognized for cancer treatment PAGE 3A INDEX News 1-3A Opinion 4A Public safety 5A Social 6A School 7A Obituaries 8A-9A Sports 10A-12A Classifieds 11A By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com After an unexpected hiatus of over two months, the Braselton Library reopened its doors Tues day (March 7). The facility has been closed since late December due to water damage sustained when a pipe blew out of its fitting, resulting in a significant amount of water in the main portion of the library. See Library, page 2A Districting Hoschton to submit modified council district plan to state legislature By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com The City of Hoschton will move forward with plans to di vide the town into city council districts, albeit with a different proposal than previously pre sented. Hoschton leaders look to split the city into two voting districts with two councilmembers elect ed per district (they must reside within their respective district) and two other councilmembers elected at-large. Hoschton cur rently uses an at-large election format exclusively that doesn’t require geographical disburse ment of its council members. Under this new plan, District 1 would cover the far western portion of the city and part of the northern end. District 2 would cover much of the southern and central portions, all of the east ern segment, and a portion of the northern end. The state’s general assembly executive office drew the pro posed city council districts based on population density using data from the 2020 census. Hoschton leaders will now send this plan to the state leg islature for approval. The city, via a public notice, announced the introduction of a bill for this year’s regular session of the state general assembly to create a new charter for Hoschton to allow for city council districts. The pursuit of council districts comes as the southern portion of the city, with the large Cresswind and Twin Lakes subdivisions, is projected to grow by 7,000 resi dents before 2030. Councilmember Tracy Car- See Districting, page 3A Draft- Hoschton City Council Districts- 2 district plan Courtesy of the City of Hoschton Here are the proposed Hoschton City Council districts as drawn by the state’s general assembly executive office. District 1 is shaded in blue. District 2 is shaded in pink. MAILING LABEL Restoration Braselton seeking bids for historic mill renovation By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews.com The Town of Braselton will pursue bids for a proj ect that would bring one of its most historic buildings back to life. The Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority (BVBA) sent a March 1 request for bids from contractors to re store and expand the histor ic Grist Mill on Frances St. The mill, built in the early 1900s, closed in the 1960s. The project would ren ovate a 1.150-square-foot portion of the existing mill for office space with a new exterior steel staircase and add a 3,854-square-foot addition west of the exist ing building. This addition would include office space, a lobby, restrooms and stairs. Bids are due March 31 at 11 a.m. If the town council approves one of the bids, work could possibly begin late by late spring or early summer. The estimated cost See Mill, page 3A Photo by Ben Munro The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau Authority sent out bid requests on March 1 to reno vate and expand the town’s historic grist mill.

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