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Etowah Village could get up- or-down vote Thursday

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — A hot-button issue that has simmered for months could finally get an up or down vote when the Board of Commissioners meets in a voting session at 6 p.m. Thursday.

A vote on Dawson Village Partners proposed Etowah Village was scheduled last month but developers came to the meeting with a major last-minute modification that commissioners were not prepared to consider.

As a result, District 1 Commissioner Sharon Fausett motioned to table a vote on the project until July 18.

The revision included taking out everything west of the Etowah River and changing the public entrance on Hwy. 53 from a public entrance to a gated emergency vehicle-only entrance and only emergency personnel will have a key.

The revised project now includes 338,000 square feet of retail space, 243,200 square feet of Class A office space, a convention and performing arts center, a site for a future fire station, a cultural center and public awareness of Chinese arts and gardens, four-story hotel, 800 units of multi-family housing (apartments), 180 units of single-family attached homes, 205 units of single-family detached homes, a unit continuing care center and 156 acres for parks and green space.

The other issues on the voting session agenda include a possible pay raise for employees of the Sheriff’s Office and appointment of Carroll L. Turner to the Library Board.

Commissioners will also vote on a resolution in recognition of the Dawson County’s 7 and 8 year-old Dizzy Dean Softball State Champions.

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