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o o Serving Braselton, Hoschton, Chateau Elan, Traditions, Reunion, Deaton Creek and West Jackson $1.00 copy 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 PAGE 3A 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.