City sets rollback millabe rate at zero

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Mayor Mike Eason

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – City Council voted unanimously Monday to set a millage rate of 8.511 mils for the 2020 tax year and then approve a rollback millage rate of zero which means, once again, city residents will not pay a city tax.

Finance Director Hayden Wiggins calculated that the city’s action would save a homeowner whose house is valued at $250,000 about $851.

Council also unanimously approved a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) budget amendment from $1,812,912 to $2, 269,269,569 to coverage an overage in the cost of the Main Street Park/Farmers Market.

After a lengthy discussion on the status of the 53rd Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival with Rhonda Goodwin, president of Kare for Kids, Mayor Mike Eason said in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Council required more specific information before the city could approve the event. The festival is traditionally held the third week in October.

City Attorney Dana Miles suggested the council not make a decision until September.

“I anticipate if the governor follows the timeline he has in the past you may not have a new EO (executive order) until August 31. It might be prudent to set your meeting Sept. 1. By then we will, for certain, have a published executive order.”

Council voted to postpone any decision until a called meeting Sept. 2 at 4 p.m.

Council members voted 4-0 to utilize the services of Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to conduct an operational efficiency study rather than participate in a similar study with Dawson County Government and the Etowah Water and Sewer Authority.

Mayor Eason said the cost of the GMA study will not exceed $4,000 while the cost of the other in unknown.

 

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Council amends ordinance to allow gravel roads into city road maintenance program

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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council approved a pair of ordinance amendments during a 30-minute meeting Monday. The first will allow gravel roads to be adopted into the city’s road maintenance program under special circumstances. The second provides penalties for violations of the city’s water and sewer ordinance.

Council also unanimously approved a Farmer’s Market Pavilion rental fee schedule and a 2020 lease for the Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery during the combined work session and regular meeting. The fee for rental of the pavilion is $225 with tables and chairs and $150 without plus a $100 refundable deposit.

A request by Cross Bridge Community Church Pastor Timothy Bennett to forgive a portion of the church’s $589.54 water/sewer bill for the month of December was tabled. The bill was much higher than the church’s average monthly bill and Bennett said it was caused by a leaky toilet.

Council unanimously approved a request by Amanda Cagle, community development manager for the American Cancer Society, to hold the 23rd annual Relay for Life event at the Farmer’s Market on April 17 from 3:30 pm. until 11 p.m

Cagle also asked council to approve the closure of Allen Street during the event, a variance to the sound ordinance which prohibits the use of loudspeakers and sound amplifiers between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and waiver of the rental fee for pavilion. The road closure was approved. Based on the rental fee council adopted earlier in the meeting, council could not approve a waiver, but did allow a 20 percent discount.

Kare for Kids Executive Director Tiffany Buchan’s request for Kare for Kids to hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Main Street Park on April 11 was approved unanimously.

Council also approved the appointment of Dwight Gilleland and Marsha Martel to the Dawsonville Development Authority through 2024.

 

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Dawsonville City Council meets Monday

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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council is expected to approve a Farmer’s Market Pavilion rental fee schedule and a 2020 lease for the Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery during a combined work session and regular meeting at 5 p.m. Mon. Feb. 17 in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers on the second floor at City Hall.

Cross Bridge Community Church Pastor Timothy Bennett will ask council to forgive a portion of the church’s $589.54 water/sewer bill for the month of December. The bill was much higher than the church’s average monthly bill and Bennett said it was caused by a leaky toilet.

The Dawson County Relay for Life will ask council to approve its annual Relay for Life event planned for Fri., April 17 at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion. The event will require the closing of a portion of Hwy. 53 at Allen Street to where Hwy. 53 turns into the Food Lion parking lot for about seven hours, starting after school lets out.

Kare for Kids Executive Director Tiffany Buchan will present a request for Kare for Kids  to hold the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Main Street Park on April 11.

Council will hold second readings of ordinances to amend a code in the City Charter to provide construction specifications for unpaved and/or gravel roadways and the acceptance of such roadways into the city’s roadway system.

There will also be a second reading of an ordinance to provide updates to existing ordinances on water and sewer services.

 

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