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Proposed neighborhood calls for 332 houses
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
A subdivision with 332
single-family detached
homes is planned near
Grizzle and Hanging Dog
roads in southern Dawson
County, according to a
rezoning application posted
on Dawson County’s
Zoning web page before the
June 21 Planning
Commission meeting.
The owner, Atlanta-based
firm CN Investment
Partners LP, requested a
rezone of 332.4 acres from
Residential Sub-Rural
(RSR) to Residential
Planned Community (RPC)
for a proposed development
on tax parcel 097 017.
DCN will continue to
follow the proposed subdi-
vision’s application
through the duration of the
planning and zoning pro
cess.
The property is bordered
by the Etowah River and
agricultural land to its
north and west. Hanging
Dog Road is to its south
and Grizzle Road and
Suburban Residential-
zoned land are to its east.
The subdivision’s
planned density is .99 units
per acre, which means the
project would have about
the same amount of sug
gested homes as there is
acreage.
A concept plan from
home construction firm
DR Horton shows the sub
division’s lots and amenity
area concentrated in the
property’s southern por
tion. Each of the 332 lots
would have a minimum
size of 6,000 square feet,
and the primary access
point is planned to be a
paved access road coming
off of Grizzle Road.
As for amenities, there
would be a clubhouse, pool
and two tennis courts with
in the development. CN
Investment Partners would
be adding gas services.
The application’s letter
of intent noted that while
the land is designated as
rural-residential on the
county’s Future Land Use
Plan because of the
Etowah River’s proximity,
the property is “in a high-
growth area and surround
ed by tracts designated as
Suburban Residential (1
unit per acre) and Mixed-
Use Village (2.8 units per
acre).”
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Cadets learn ABCs of police work
Dawson gets
award for
budget work
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County has once again received
the Government Finance Officers
Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for its exemplary work
with its budget.
According to a release by the GFOA,
receiving the budget award represents a
significant achievement for the county.
“It reflects the commitment of the gov
erning body and staff to meeting the high
est principles of governmental budgeting,”
the release said. “In order to receive the
budget award, the entity had to satisfy
nationally recognized guidelines for effec
tive budget presentation.”
These nationally recognized guidelines
are an assessment of how well an entity’s
budget does in four categories. According
See Award 14A
Photos by Julia Fechter Dawson County News
Cadets got to try on the SWAT team's protective vests during the Dawson County Sheriff Office's 25th Junior
Law Enforcement Academy on June 9.
DCSO hosts 25th Junior Law Enforcement Academy
Evans, McCormick
tout conservative
values in debate
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
From fingerprinting tools to
bonafide SWAT protective gear, local
school children recently got to see and
touch some of the same equipment
used by law enforcement.
This past week, rising fourth through
seventh graders participated in the 25th
annual Junior Law Enforcement
Academy at Dawson County Middle
School.
The weeklong day camp was hosted
by the Dawson County Sheriff’s
Office. During the academy, cadets
were split into four different teams.
As part of the activities, they were
given age-appropriate training in oper
ating firearms and emergency vehicles.
This year, cadets used newly-acquired
Glock airsoft guns and a laser tag-style
system for the shoot-or-don’t-shoot Cadets got to try on the SWAT team's protective vests during the
Dawson County Sheriff Office's 25th Junior Law Enforcement Academy
See Academy 14A on June 9.
By Rebecca Grapevine
Capitol Beat News Service
Jake Evans and Dr. Rich McCormick, the
two Republican candidates competing in
the runoff for Georgia’s 6th Congressional
District seat, faced off in a debate Monday.
The candidates focused on core conser
vative issues such as abortion, gun control,
law enforcement, and election integrity.
Both said they were opposed to abortion.
Evans, a lawyer, said he would only make
an exception to save the life of the mother.
“I support rolling back and eliminating
Roe v. Wade,” Evans said. “We have to
make sure that Christianity, the foundation
al principles that our country was based on,
are pushed forward because I think that
will solve a lot of the major issues facing
our country today.”
McCormick, an emergency room physi
cian, called himself a “100% life doctor”
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