County Sends Letter To City Requesting Denial of Annexation
Community September 19, 2022
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga.- The Dawson County Commissioners voted to send a letter to the City of Dawsonville requesting that they deny the annexation of JSW Gee Corner, 922 Hwy 53 east.
The commissioners also approved the SRO contract with Dawson County Schools at the meeting. They voted to accept a Victims of Crime Act grant that District Attorney Lee Darragh presented during the work session.
The City will be reviewing the annexation request at a future meeting but their planning and zoning department has already reviewed the request. Their planning and zoning voted to deny the request.
The request is for 3 acres located on parcel 093 046 which is currently zone RSR. They are also requesting a zoning change to R6 for the use of 195 attached rental homes yielding a density of 5.74 units per acre.
This letter that the commissioners voted to send does not mean the city has to deny the request for annexation. The letter was just to urge the city to deny the request, the matter could come before them at the Oct. 3 meeting. To view the agenda for that meeting visit https://www.dawsonville-ga.gov/meetings.
During the Board of Education’s September meeting on Sept. 13, they voted to approve the SRO contract with the sheriff’s office and the county. To review that meeting visit https://dawson.fetchyournews.com/2022/09/14/board-approves-ctae-grants/.
The commissioners also voted to approve the annual contract with the Board of Education. The contract is for seven SROs for an estimated 42-hour work week with a 50/50 pay from the Board of Education and Sheriff’s office.
Heard in the clip above is Commissioner Tim Satterfield expressing his opinion on the need for more officers. He also voices opinions on the pay spilt in the clip.
DA Lee Darragh while presenting his request to the board.
Darragh presented the board with a request to approve the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant. The grant is $74,419 through the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
The DA’s office has been receiving this grant since 2017. It covers the wages and benefits of one employee. The vote was unanimous to approve.
Planning Director Sharon Farrell while presenting the withdrawal request to the board.
Also at the meeting the rezoning request, ZA 22-15 submitted a request to withdraw the rezoning request. The request came to the Planning Director Sharon Farrell Wed. Spet. 14.
This request was for parcel 097-017 to rezone from RSR to RPR in order to develop a 332-lot subdivision. The withdrawal request was approved by the board, if the developer wishes to try to rezone again they will have to begin the whole process over again.
County withdraws objection to Allen Street Properties annexation into City of Dawsonville
News May 11, 2021
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – With the cards stacked heavily in the City’s favor, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously today (May 11) to withdraw its objection to the request of Allen Street Properties LLC and B&K Turner Family LLP for annexation into the City of Dawsonville for the purpose of construction of a subdivision.
The vote came during a special called session and ended the process of arbitration before the Department of Community Affairs.
County Attorney Angela Davis said, “The law in Georgia on annexation affords the City all the authority and rights. It’s all in the City’s court, so to speak. What we’re left with is an arbitration that will not stop the annexation. That is not possible. It will only go to certain conditions and how the annexation will take place.
The property to be annexed is approximately 74.865 acres, a portion of TMP 090 004 001 at Perimeter Road. The applicants have also asked for the property to be rezoned from County zoning Residential Sub Rural (RSR) and Restricted Agriculture (RA) To City zoning Residential Single-Family (R3).
On hearing the news, Mayor Mike Eason was pleased. “It’s always better when you can work things out,” he said.
The Board also voted 4-0 to acquire approximately 6.961 acres from Bart Bruce designated as Dawson County Tax Parcel 119 037 002 in the amount of $210,000.00, the appraised value of the property.