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GDOT plans open house
on roundabout detour
Roundabouts set for Hwy. 9, Dawson Forest Road intersection
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
The Georgia Department of
Transportation will host an open
house on March 12 at Riverview
Elementary School to answer ques
tions and gather feedback from citi
zens regarding a detour route necessi
tated by a planned double roundabout
at the intersections of Hwy. 9 and
Dawson Forest Road.
The project proposes replacing two
existing intersections with two single
lane roundabouts.
The open house is intended to pro
vide the public with an opportunity to
view the proposed detour, ask ques
tions and comment on the project and
detour.
The open house will take place from
5-7 p.m. and the public can drop in
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This house is a home
Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News
The Carriage Venue recently opened to the public for lunch and event rentals. The venue is owned and operated
by Abba House, a faith-based residential treatment facility for women who suffer from life-controlling issues.
Abba House debuts new event venue with ribbon cutting ceremony
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
Three months after moving to
property on Hwy. 9 just south of
the historic square in Dawsonville,
Abba House has opened the doors
of a new event venue and restau
rant that will help support the
organization’s mission to make
broken women whole again.
Abba House co-founder and cur
rent President Chris Sharp wel
comed a crowd to The Carriage
Venue last week to celebrate the
newly renovated space with a rib
bon cutting ceremony and
Business After Hours with the
Dawson County Chamber of
Commerce.
Abba House is a minimum
15-month, faith-based residential
treatment facility for women and
their children. Its focus is to help
See Abba 15A
The new residence for Abba House is at 336 Hwy. 9 S in Dawsonville, just
south of the historic square.
Allie Dean Dawson County News
Architect Lamar Beasley, Norton Real
Estate Agent John Drew and Dawson
Village Partners President Yong Pan,
who are all working on the proposed
Etowah Village development in Dawson
County, stand with Wyman Walden,
owner of CW Hardware True Value, at a
Rotary Club meeting Feb. 28.
Avalon architect
to design Dawson
mixed-use
development
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
The Rotary Club of Dawson County last
week welcomed the architect who will be
designing the retail portion of a proposed
mixed-use development on Ga. 400 and
Lumpkin Campground Road known as
Etowah Village.
Lamar Wakefield, whose firm is most
well-known for designing the Avalon in
Alpharetta and The Battery Atlanta at
SunTrust Park, among other projects, was
the guest speaker at the Rotary meeting
Feb. 28.
Wakefield founded Wakefield Beasley &
Associates, an architecture firm based in
Alpharetta, in 1980. He has been involved
in the project since the land was owned by
the Southern Catholic College in the early
2000s.
Wakefield’s comments at the Rotary Club
meeting centered on the main retail village
component, which will be closest to Ga. 400
and contain retail, office and apartment
space. The concept plan also shows a luxury
hotel and conference center, a performing
See Etowah 17A
Upgrades to 911
center, employment
challenges discussed
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office
conducted its first town hall meeting of
2019 on March 2, giving more than 20
community members the opportunity to
hear updates about the 911 center and chal
lenges the office now faces.
Sheriff Jeff Johnson said Saturday morn
ing that he wants to continue the town hall
meetings throughout the year to keep the
community informed on a regular basis.
“If you’re looking for a perfect sheriff,
look past me,” Johnson said. “If you’re
looking for the perfect officers, look past
us, but we’re going to try to do everything
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