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Etowah Village back on the docket
Rezoning for proposed mixed-use development to go back before the BOC
Joshua Demarest
jdemarest@dawsonnews.com
Lumpkin Campground
Road, LLC, the owners of
the parcel of land where
the Etowah Village devel
opment was proposed,
made a new application to
rezone the property for
mixed-use development
“in order to build a
Master Planned
Community on 518 acres
bordered on the East by
Ga 400 and Lumpkin
Campground Road and
on the West by the
Etowah River.”
“The site is the former
location of the defunct
Southern Catholic
College,” the application
reads. “The existing zon
ing, based upon the
Southern Catholic Master
Plan, permits a variety of
uses of which most are
mirrored within the pro
posed development plans:
Retail, Office, Multi-
Family and Single-Family
Residences. The applicant
wishes to modify the
arrangement of these uses
and add a few additional
parcels to create a viable
alternative use for this
tract that will become an
asset to Dawson County.”
The application goes on
to describe the project,
which would include
338,000 sq. ft. of retail
and service space
designed in the same
style as the Avalon proj
ect in Alpharetta with
second- and third-floor
residential spaces;
243,200 sq. ft. of Class A
office space with build
ings up to 10 stories; a
hotel with a convention
center; 770 units of multi
family residences; 254
units of single-family
attached home residenc
es; a 350-unit continuing
care retirement communi
ty with both independent
and assisted living; 265
single family homes
dividing into three sepa
rate neighborhoods; 156
acres of parks and green
spaces; and a site dedicat
ed to a future fire station.
Per the application,
“the proposed Retail
Village will contain shop
ping, offices, and restau
rants that will be integrat
ed into the Residential
Neighborhoods providing
a walkable and sustain
able live-work-play com
munity. It will also serve
See Etowah 14A
‘We’re getting close to the end’
Joshua Demarest Dawson County News
Workers pour the main slab of the Farmer's Market Pavilion Aug. 29.
Main Street Park approaches end of first phase of construction
Joshua Demarest
Jdemarest@dawsonnews.com
Main Street Park is approaching the
end of Phase One after nearly 15
months of work. The project, which
has suffered extended delays from
weather, is starting to take shape and
has already begun to see use, accord
ing to Dawsonville City Manager
Bob Bolz.
“We’ve already had a lot of people
walking on the trails,” said Bolz. “We
don’t really say they can, because
technically that’s a construction area,
but still we have a lot of people that
have been walking like they’re anxious
to have another option for walking and
getting exercise.”
In terms of when the park is expected
to be complete, that’s still up in the air.
“I would like to say at the latest, the
first of November. Once the bulk of
the construction is done, and we’re no
longer worried about heavy equipment
operating or that sort of thing, the park
will be ready to open up.”
The park is designed to open in
phases, with additional parts of the
park built and opened after the play
ground, walking trails and dog park
are ready for public use.
“If we wait until everything’s done
that we want to do, it’ll never open,
and we want to get it open as soon as
possible,” said Bolz. “Our goal is to
open parts as we can once the main
part — all this grading and paving —
is done.”
The park, which runs next to the
farmers’ market and the future site of
the monthly Food Truck Friday, is
intended to be a community center
where everyone in the area can come
to enjoy the beautiful open air and
small town feel of Dawsonville.
“We’re anxious to get those things
open and up and running. The idea was
to have, as quickly as possible, some
green space for people to come out and
picnic and throw the frisbee, just relax
and enjoy,” said Bolz. “We’d love to
have it with this beautiful fall weather.”
The timeline now, unfortunately, once
again relies on Mother Nature. If
Hurricane Dorian has a large impact on
the Georgia coast, Georgia Power will
be prioritizing their response there over
all other projects, which could push the
completion date on the streetlights in
the park back another 6-9 weeks.
But Bolz remained hopeful that the
project is almost done.
“I think the public’s excited, and I
think they’re going to be pleased with
what they’ve got. And there’s still going
to be work — excellence is a moving
target,” said Bolz. “But at least we’re
going to have a really nice start to a
really nice park.”
“We’re getting close to the end,” he
concluded.
Patriot Day
event set
for the 11th
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office
will host the annual Patriot Day Service
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 11.
The service will be held at the Dawson
County Law Enforcement Center at 16
Tucker Ave. in Dawsonville.
Patriot Day occurs on Sept. 11 every
year to commemorate and honor those
who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 ter
rorist attacks.
See Patriot Day 18A
Grits and Granola
brunch Sunday
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
The Good Shepherd Clinic will once
again host its annual brunch to help the
nonprofit continue its efforts to offer free
medical care in Dawson County.
Volunteers with the free clinic will be
at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8 for the eighth
annual Grits and Granola brunch, where
Tames is catering a delicious meal.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at
www.goodshepherddawsonco.org or by
calling Elaine Laney at (706) 216-8914.
All proceeds of the event will benefit
the Good Shepherd Clinic, a non-for-
profit 501 (c)3 clinic free non-emergent
medical, dental, vision, hearing, wellness
services and prescription medications to
eligible patients. This year marks the 10th
anniversary of the clinic.
To be eligible, patients must live, work
or go to school in the county, not have
any insurance and have an income of 200
percent or below the federal poverty
level. For a family of two, that’s an
income of about $34,000 a year.
For more information about the clinic
visit www.goodshepherddawsonco.org or
call (706) 429-9914.
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