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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Vol. 16 No. 32 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 12 pages
Date set for 2024 beer fest
The Braselton DDA has announced a date for its inaugural beer
festival, which will debut in 2024.
PAGE 3A
Hoschton DDA surveys residents
about downtown building
Hoschton downtown leaders have sent out a survey seeking public input over the
future use of the former Larry’s Garage building PAGE 3A
COFFEE AND COMMUNITY
Photo by Ben Munro
Hoschton Downtown Development Director Jessica Greene begins drawing raffle tickets Friday (July 14)
during the City of Hoschton’s monthly Coffee and Conversations event. Hoschton Coffee Company hosted
this month’s gathering. The networking event draws area business owners but is open to anyone.
Qualifying announced
for Hoschton special
elections
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INDEX
News...
1A-3A, 6A, 12A
Opinion ...
4A
Public safety.
5A
School
7A
Social
7A
Sports..
8A
Obituaries...
9A-10A
Classifieds...
11A
Jackson Co.
Water board approves
l-year moratorium
The pause
only affects
subdivisions
over 10 houses
The Jackson County
Water and Sewerage Au
thority put a 1-year mor
atorium on providing ser
vices to new subdivisions
of more than 10 houses.
The authority took the
action at its July 13 meet
ing.
The move comes amid
growth in the county that
is rapidly consuming the
system’s ability to pro
vide water and sewerage
services, especially to the
north and west areas of
the county where a lot of
growth is happening.
Authority manag
er Joey Leslie told the
board that while the
county has sufficient
water in the short-term
from Bear Creek Reser
voir, it doesn’t have large
enough pipes to move the
water to the fast-grow
ing areas as the west side
continues to see a hous
ing boom. Leslie said
projections indicate there
are about 5,000 building
lots not yet developed,
but that once those are
built out, the current sys
tem will be at its distribu
tion capacity in that area.
During the moratori
um, the authority will
get an updated rate study
designed help it decide
how to shift the cost of
See Moratorium, page 6A
Hoschton
Hoschton police
moving into old
city hall space
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews. com
Some familiar faces will
occupy Hoschton’s former
city hall.
The city council voted
unanimously Monday (July
17) to allow the Hoschton
Police Department to
move into the space at 79
City Square, which used
to house the city’s govern
ment offices and meeting
space.
“In conversations that
we’ve had with (Police)
Chief (Brad) Hill, we think
it’s a good idea that Chief
Hill and his team move
over to our old city hall
building ... So we’ve all
discussed that, and we think
that’s the right thing to do
for Chief Hill.”
Photo by Ben Munro
The Hoschton Police
Department will move
into the former city
hall space at 79 City
Square.
The city government re
located to the new city hall
complex at 65 City Square
in June.
This will be the sec
ond home of the revived
Hoschton Police Depart
ment.
See Police, page 3A
South Hall
Authorities
investigating
Sunday shooting
in South Hall
The Hall County Sher
iff’s Office (HCSO) is
investigating a shooting
that occurred outside of a
party at a residence early
Sunday morning, July
16, in the 3000 block of
Gilleland Extention near
Oakwood, according to
a press release from the
agency.
HCSO deputies and
officers from the Gaines
ville, Oakwood and Flow
ery Branch Police Depart
ments responded to the
incident at approximately
1:20 a.m. Deputies assist
ed the female victim, 27,
who was alert and talking.
Hall County Fire Rescue
arrived and transported
her to the hospital.
According to the initial
investigation, the victim
and an unknown number
of other individuals were
involved in an altercation
when the shot was fired
by an unknown suspect.
Aside from the victim,
others involved in the al
tercation fled the scene.
According to investi
gators, the incident was
isolated to the parties in
volved, and there is no
threat to the public as the
investigation continues.
HCSO is not releasing
the victim’s name at this
point in the investigation.
MAILING LABEL
Hoschton
Kolter still working toward
traffic signal approval on Hwy. 53
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews.com
Officials with Kolter
Homes are still pursuing
approval of a traffic sig
nal at the intersection of
Twin Lakes Blvd. and
Hwy. 53 in front of the
Twin Lakes-Cresswind
subdivision.
According to Jennifer
Landers, Community Di
rector at Cresswind Geor
gia at Twin Lakes, Kolter
has submitted multiple
drafts of its application
to the Georgia Depart
ment of Transportation
(GDOT) while its traffic
See Signal, page 6A
Photo: Alp Sungu
Officials at Kolter, the developer of the Twin Lakes-Cresswind subdivision, are
still working towards approval of a traffic signal on Hwy. 53 in front of the devel
opment.
