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BEST OF DAWSON: See the winners insider this edition. INSIDE C WEDNESDAY I MARCH 27, 2019 DaWSOflNeWS ^COITI DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA $1.00 Crystal Falls rezoning approved Motion passes Dawson County BOC by 3-2 vote By Jessica Taylor jtaylor@dawsonnews.com Despite a unanimous vote from the county planning commission recommending denial of rezoning Crystal Falls Lake & Golf Club, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners voted last week to approve the rezoning request from Residential Sub-Rural to Residential Planned Community. After an unsuccessful motion to deny the rezoning request by District 1 Commissioner Sharon Fausett, District 2 Commissioner Chris Gaines motioned to approve the rezoning with several stipulations at the March 21 meeting. The motion passed 3-2, with Fausett and District 4 Commissioner Julie Nix opposed. Dawson Cherokee Capital LLC made a request to rezone 1,038.46 acres with proposed plans to have an ultimate buildout of 1,012 homes at the same density, just smaller lot sizes. Phase one of the buildout would contain 367 age-targeted homes for those 55 and older with homes on smaller lot sizes. Though the lots would be smaller, the number of homes would remain unchanged. Instead that unused space will be set aside as additional undisturbed green space. The plans for the development denote that 53.6 percent of the property will be green space. In See Crystal 16A Jessica Taylor Dawson County News The Dawson County Board of Commissioners listens to resi dents who voiced their concerns regarding the rezoning of Crystal Falls Lake & Golf Club at the board of commission ers meeting March 21. Dawson County park and rec starts program for adults with disabilities Photos by Jessica Taylor Dawson County News Adults with disabilities paint spring themed coloring pages at the EPIC arts and crafts event at Rock Creek Park on March 21. EPIC events take place every third Thursday of the month By Jessica Taylor jtaylor@dawsonnews.com Inside the activity room at Rock Creek Park, more than 40 exceptional adults came together for an epic Thursday morning. On March 21, the Dawson County Parks and Recreation department hosted its second EPIC (Exceptional People In our Community) event, an arts and crafts session at the park where adults with dis abilities came from Dawsonville, Dahlonega and Cumming to partake in fun activities including slime making, See EPIC 17A Programs and Facilities Coordinator Buffie Hamil helps Vicky make slime. EPIC, which stands for Exceptional People In our Community, is a new program that provides activities and fun for adults with disabilities. Superintendent warns against vaping dangers By Jessica Taylor jtaylor@dawsonnews.com Superintendent of Dawson County Schools Dr. Damon Gibbs issued a letter March 20 to the community regarding the dangers of electronic cigarette usage among students as the trend continues to rise in an effort to raise awareness of what the youth are ingesting. “Over the past two years we have seen an increase in a dangerous new trend among students, e-ciga- rette use, also known as vaping which can quite frankly put our students at great risk,” Gibbs said. Gibbs’ letter also addressed a recent inci dent in which a Dawson County Junior High School student was transported to the hospi tal because of vaping an unknown substance. According to an incident report from the See Vaping 13A Gibbs County welcomes new HR director By Jessica Taylor jtaylor@dawsonnews.com Dawson County Manager David Headley announced March 22 that the county had named Lisa Green as its next human rfesources director. “I enthusiastically wel come Lisa to our team.” Headley said. “We look forward to Lisa’s court of action in moving Dawson County forward.” Headley said that Green was chosen See Green 15A Green 0 9 0 9 9 Inside Volume 4, Number 27 © 2019, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Church Events 3B Classifieds 7B Dear Abby 6B Deaths 2A Legals 9B Opinion 9A Sports 1B 4A Dawson County Parks and Rec opens spring sports 6A FFA to host annual plant sale next month THE MOST IN GEORGIA POWERFUL CANCER FIGHTING NETWORK Taking on cancer requires an elite clinical team. That's why Northside Hospital Cancer Institute has the most board-certified medical oncologists in Georgia. We diagnose and treat more new cancer cases than any other hospital in the state—providing care at 48 cancer centers. Backed by expertise and experience, we're built to beat cancer. Learn more at builttobeatcancer.com m NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE ‘■BUILT to BEAT CANCER