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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, November 9,2022 Obituaries David H. Cockcroft October 7th,2022 David H. Cockcroft passed away October 7th,2022 at the age of 77. Survived by his wife Jan Cockcroft, his three daughters and five grandchildren. He resided in Dawson county for the past 34 years. Death Notices Danny Weaver November 1, 2022 Danny Weaver, 53, of Dawsonville passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Born July 20, 1969 to the late Gordon and Margie Weaver, he was a lifelong resident of Dawson County. Danny worked his entire career in law enforcement with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. He pos sessed a great desire to help others. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, camp ing, woodworking and was an accomplished artist. Surviving are his daugh ters, Christian Weaver, Gainesville, Jade Weaver, Dawsonville; sister and brother in law, Sharon and Mark Hall, Dawsonville; nephew, Randy and his wife Jennifer Reagan, Jasper; niece, Samantha Bruce, Dawsonville; great nephew, Chase Bruce; and a number of other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. James Thompson will officiate. Interment will follow in Dawsonville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 until 8 at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed at www. beardenfuneralhome.com. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. Mildred Lee (Mema) Hansard November 3, 2022 Mildred Lee (Mema) Hansard, 92, of Cumming passed away Thursday, November 3. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Gardens. Ray Lewis Lanier, Sr. October 28, 2022 Ray Lewis Lanier, Sr., age 90, of Dawsonville, Georgia, passed peacefully from this life on October 28. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, November 18, at 3:00 p.m. at the Bearden Funeral Home Chapel in Dawsonville, GA. With Full Military Honors. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Ray will be interned at a later date at the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, GA. Winford Picklesimer November 2, 2022 Winford Picklesimer, 71, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, November 2. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 5, at 2 p.m. at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel in Dawsonville, Ga. The fami ly will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 noon until the hour of service. Additional $2M in bonds approved for ‘Peaks of Dawsonville’ workforce housing By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Forthcoming apartment complex the Peaks of Dawsonville has been granted an additional $2 million in bonds to cover overages incurred during the proj ect’s building process. Dawson County’s Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution 3-0 to issue the revenue bonds on Nov. 3. The Development Authority of Dawson County approved the bonds’ issuance during their Oct. 18 meeting. Last September, the BOC and DADC voted to issue an initial $10 million in bonds for the workforce housing, which is being built by Landbridge Development. “They ran into some issues with some of the land disturbance as well as infla tion for some of the costs that they had,” Director of Economic Development Kevin Herrit said about the developer on Nov. 3. “So they came back, and they needed $2 million to get past that point so they could finish out the project. We were happy to do that for them.” The apartments are now expected to be done in May 2023, according to a let ter included in the meeting agenda from Chase Northcutt of RHG GP Management, an associate of Landbridge Development. District 2 Commissioner Chris Gaines clarified that there would be “no com mitment on the county’s side” as to the bonds and that the board is just acting as a “pass through” entity for their authori zation. “Most of the time the development authority does anything like that, it is not constricted to your government,” Herrit said. Roundabout A planned roundabout project in Dawson County will soon see another infusion of cash, Chief Financial Officer Vickie Neikirk told the Board of Commissioners at the Nov. 3 work ses sion. The Georgia Department of Transportation recently approved the county’s funding request of $500,000 for the planned roundabout at Thompson Creek Park Road’s intersec tion with Dawson Forest Road and Ga. 53. GDOT has committed $500,000 or 70% of the project’s cost, whichever is less, in Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) funds. This two-phase project will include the realignment of Thompson Creek Park Road and the construction of a roundabout. GDOT’s approval follows the BOC’s Oct. 6 rejection of an initial $556,000 bid for the project to allow for the coun ty’s scope of work to include both proj ect phases. Then-county manager David Headley recommended the county go back and ask for the additional LMIG funds. Typically, Dawson County gets those funds on an annual basis. Developers for the Advenir at Dawson Hills and the Enclave at Dawson Forest will each give $250,000 toward the roundabout project, and another $250,000 is expected to come from SPLOST VI funds. Dawson County News file photo The projected debut date for the Peaks of Dawsonville apartment complex is now May 2023. FROM 1A Voters The Georgia Secretary of State’s Data Hub pins Dawson County as eighth among the state’s 159 counties for voter turnout. The increased turnout in Dawson and other Georgia counties comes amidst highly-watched races for Georgia’s gover nor and U.S. Senate. DCN has provided a 2022 elections guide with key dates and district changes, how to vote and details on what to expect when looking at your bal lot. DCN will provide elec tion results coverage online after polls close next Tuesday, Nov. 8. Because of the newspa per’s Monday publication deadline, print results will be included in the Nov. 16 edition. 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Bourne" © 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ^ Daws o n C o u nty N e ws A Metro Market Media Publication Established in 2015 by the merger of Dawson Community News and Dawson News and Advertiser 30 Shoal Creek Road i PUBLISHER | Stephanie Woody Dawsonville, GA 30534 PHONE (706) 265-3384 EDITOR | Erica Jones FAX (706) 265-3276 usps 018-876 | Updates online at DawsonNews rii Display advertising For Wednesday: Retail and Classified deadlines are 3 p.m. Friday Classified liners (help wanted, for sale, etc.) For Wednesday: Deadline is noon Monday Advertising rates available upon request. To subscribe to the Dawson County News: ONE YEAR | $79.99 TWO YEARS | $149.99 For our digital subscription offerings, go to dawsonnews.com/subscribe Published Wednesdays by the Dawson County News Co., 30 Shoal Creek Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534. Second-class postage paid at Dawsonville, Ga., and additional offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Dawson County News, P.O. Box 1600, Dawsonville, GA 30534.
