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The Braselton News
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Downtown Hoschton
Hoschton Farmers Market shifting to evening hours, moving to depot
To beat the August
and September heat, the
Hoschton Farmers Market
will become an evening
event and relocate to the
city’s historic depot down
town.
Beginning Aug. 5, the
weekly summer markets
will run from 5-8 p.m. at
the depot green on Hwy. 53
across from City Square.
The market had been meet
ing at Towne Center from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., but or
ganizers said the summer
heatwave has affected atten
dance somewhat.
“The space at the depot
will be more shaded and
hopefully a more comfort
able space for friends and
family to gather and enjoy
our vendors,” Hoschton
Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) Director
Jessica Greene said in an
email.
With the market now op
erating at night for the next
two months, organizers look
to add more live music with
additional activities for chil
dren, according to Greene.
DDA member Mariya Bentz
said salsa dancing instruc
tions will be included in the
Aug. 5 market.
The summer farmers mar
ket will run through the end
of September.
The Hoschton Farmers Market is moving from its current location at Towne Center (shown above) to the green at the city’s historic
depot for its August and September markets.
Technical colleges
Chapman appointed to State Board of Technical College System
Governor Brian P.
Kemp recently an
nounced the appointment
and re-appointment of
the following 77 Geor
gians to various state
boards, authorities, and
commissions.
Lee Chapman has been
appointed to the State
Board of the Technical
College System of Geor
gia.
Chapman is executive
vice president of exter
nal affairs at Jackson
EMC. Previously, he has
served as director of the
commercial and industri
al marketing department
before he was named
vice president of market
ing, member services and
legislative affairs. Before
joining the organization,
Chapman served on the
staff of U.S. Senator Sam
Nunn. He also previous
ly served on the Georgia
Public Service Commis
sion Advisory Commit
tee and the Board of the
Georgia Economic De
velopers Association.
Chapman is a graduate
of Leadership Jackson,
Leadership Hall, Leader
ship Georgia and the Na
tional Rural Electric Co
operative Association’s
Management Internship
Program. Chapman also
previously served on the
Greater Hall Chamber of
Commerce Board of Di
rectors, the United Way
of Hall County Board of
Directors, the Gainesville
College Board of Trust
ees, Gainesville Jaycees
Board of Directors, the
March of Dimes Board of
Directors and the Gaines
ville/Hall ’96 Olympic
Committee. He earned a
bachelor’s degree in po
litical science from the
University of Georgia
and an masters in busi
ness administration from
what was then known as
Brenau College.
Chapman and his wife,
Karen, live in Gaines
ville and have two chil
dren.
Jackson Co. Schools
County short 5 teachers as schools prepare to open
As schools prepare to
open for a new year, the
Jackson County School Sys
tem is five teachers short of
having a full certified staff.
Four of the five positions
are for special education
teachers.
System leaders noted the
shortfall during the July
17 meeting of the Jackson
County Board of Education
and said plans were being
made across the district to
accommodate for the short
age by shifting some sched
uling around.
Officials said the five
teacher shortage is small in
comparison to some other
school systems which are
having much larger prob
lems hiring teachers for the
school year.
Related to staffing, the
BOE did approve raising its
substitute teacher pay from
$76 to $95 per day. The use
of subs has grown in recent
years as the system itself
has grown. The higher pay
won’t be the highest in the
area, but will make the sys
tem more competitive, offi
cials said.
In other action, the BOE
approved:
• a code of conduct for the
school year.
• tweaking high school
graduation requirements.
• a memorandum of un
derstanding with the City
of Commerce and Madison
County school systems to
operate the GNETS pro
gram for the year.
• selling surplus items.
Jackson Co.
BOC nixes personal care home plans
A proposed personal care
home on Marshall Clark Rd.
in Hoschton got shot down
by the Jackson County Board
of Commissioners when the
board declined to rezone the
property during its July 17
meeting.
The BOC did approve a
rezoning on Galilee Church
Rd. in Jefferson for a track
and trailer parking area for an
existing timber business. The
board agreed to rezone the 27
acres from A-3 to LI for the
property.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at its July
17 meeting, the BOC ap
proved:
• a mid-year pay hike for
county employees.
• an additional staff position
for the parks and recreation de
partment.
• transferring a tract of land
to the IDA to be sold.
• allocating $100,000 of
its opioid settlement funds to
Advantage Behavioral Health
System for its Peer Advocacy
and Connection Team.
• allocating $35,000 of opi
oid funds to Reboot Jackson to
buy overdose response kits for
its distribution program.
• creating street light tax
districts for Traditions of Bra
selton Pods 4V and 1W and
for Phase 3 of West Jackson
Commons.
• updating its hotePmotel
tax ordinance and its procure
ment of goods and services
ordinance.
Venue continued from lA
on Lanier Islands Pkwy. is
on hold again. The applicant
requested postponement
until the planning commis
sion’s Aug. 7 meeting.
The proposed site is 5351
Lanier Islands Pkwy., 0.2
miles from the intersec
tion of Gainesville Hwy.
The applicants, Keith Bell
and Chad Bell, want to
develop an agri-entertain
ment business featuring
a three-acre corn maze,
pumpkin patch, wagon
rides, children’s activi
ties and a walk-through
Christmas light tour. Oth
er features would include
a jumping pillow, a play
ground, a corn pit, a pic
nic area and wagon-ride
farm tours of the property.
The item initially came
before the planning com
mission on May 15, but the
board considered the plan
too vague to make a recom
mendation, voting to table
the item until its June meet
ing. The item has now been
tabled twice more since
then.
Storms continued from lA
Jackson EMC, on Thurs- row County. pie calls for downed power
day evening reported, Meanwhile, the West lines and trees across road-
18,655 outages in Gwin- Jackson Fire Department ways. The department said
nett County, 15,992 in Hall reported via Facebook the storms left most of the
County, 9,744 in Jackson Thursday night that its city of Hoschton without
County and 7,302 in Bar- crews responded to multi- power.
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