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Etowah Village vote postponed
Existence of Cherokee mounds, burial grounds in proposed area of development a concern
By Joshua Demarest
jdemarest@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Board
of Commissioners unanimously
voted to table the rezoning of
the contentious Etowah Village
project for 30 days while the
commissioners did their due
diligence.
The proposed development is
expected to span nearly 800
acres near the intersection of
Lumpkin Campground Road
and Ga. 400.
According to the rezoning
application submitted by
Dawson Village Partners, the
project includes “a Master
Planned Community with a
broad mix of uses to comple
ment each other and the sur
rounding community,” as well
as a “public park, canoe launch,
walking trails, museums, and
retail within walking distance.”
Per the application, there will
be 538,780 square feet of retail
space, 243,200 square feet of
office space and 110,000
square feet for a convention
and performing arts center.
Corey Guthrie, representing
Dawson Village Partners,
claimed that the project would
bring in over $6 million in
impact fees. Impact fees are
fees levied on developers for
the impact that their project
would have on the resources of
the county. These fees go
straight into the budget for
schools, emergency services,
and county government.
Guthrie also said that “as
proposed, this project would
bring 1,500 jobs to Dawson
County, most of which would
See Etowah 15A
How teen helps planet
1 metal straw at a time
Jessica Taylor Dawson County News
Go Green Club founder Roxie Fricton provides information about her club and ways to make environmentally
friendly choices at her table at the May 3 FoodTruck Night in downtown Dawsonville.
Project aims to reduce usage of non-biodegradable products, single use plastics
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
While surveying the lunchroom at
Dawson County High School and see
ing hundreds of students using
Styrofoam plates and cups and trash-
cans full of plastic, rising senior Roxie
Friction knew she could do something
to make her school more environmen
tally friendly.
She asked herself: “Our school sys
tem already sets the bar so high aca
demically and athletically, why can’t
we set a standard environmentally
too?”
Seeing that the school no longer had
an active environmental club, the
17-year-old took it upon herself to
create the DCHS Go Green Club this
spring to bring about small changes in
her school aimed at reducing usage of
non-biodegradable products and single
use plastics.
“I thought ‘y° u know I can’t make a
difference (nationally) ... I know
that’s a very broad and a very huge
goal to make a national difference, but
why not start small in my community
and make a difference in my school?’”
Fricton said.
But how does one teenager create
changes that will affect an entire
school?
For Fricton, it all started with a
metal straw.
“Environmental advocates like me
or anybody else that’s wanting to
make a change anywhere is not asking
to do 100 percent zero waste or go
vegan ... we’re asking you to do the
smallest things,” Fricton said.
Refusing a plastic straw at a restau
rant and purchasing a metal straw
instead, is one example of a small
change that adds up to a big impact
according to Fricton.
“Small things like that make a dif
ference,” Fricton said. “Everyone says
‘it’s just one straw’ but think about
four billion people who said ‘it’s just
one straw.’ That’s four billion straws
that are going to end up in the trash.”
According to statistics provided by
Earth Day Network, half a million
plastic straws are used in the world
every single day, and 32 percent of 78
million tons of single use plastics like
See Green 18A
Doctors, vape
shops weigh
in on vaping
ordinance
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
As the city of Dawsonville, local schools
and the county government look to clamp
down on vaping usage, the common con
cern has boiled down to the general health
and safety of others.
“We’re always concerned about second
hand tobacco smoke, then you always won
der about secondhand vaping,” Dr. Larry
Anderson said.
Anderson, owner of Anderson Family
Medicine in Dawsonville, sat down with
the Dawson County News to speak about
some of the concerns he sees with vaping
and why he thinks the recent city ordinance
was a good idea.
“I hope it makes the environment safer
for the rest of us, just like when we went to
no smoking in restaurants, public build
ings, things like that, to keep us away from
it,” Anderson said.
On May 6, the city council unanimously
approved a city ordinance limiting the use
of tobacco and vaping products around city
hall, city parks and cemeteries as well as
within 200 feet of schools and within 100
feet of churches.
Anderson said the use of electronic
See Vaping 14A
Dawsonville man arrested
for indecent exposure
By Alexander Popp
DCN Regional Staff
A Dawson County man
has been arrested by Forsyth
County authorities after he
allegedly exposed his geni
tals to a woman at a gas sta
tion on Canton Highway in
Forsyth County.
Samuel Reaves Davis,
29, of Dawsonville has
been arrested and charged
with public indecency by the Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Office.
See Indecent 14A
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Deaths
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Opinion
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BOE discusses
tentative FY20
budget
IB DCHS senior
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