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- Thursday, May 23, 2013 DAWSONVILLE, GA
Archive By Section - Government
Recapping the election
Running on a platform of change, Barack Obama broke through barriers to become the nation's first African American president Tuesday with an early win over Arizona Senator John McCain.
Dawson County Board of Commissioners
G.L. Pete Gilleland Council Chambers at City Hall, 6 p.m.
Going to the polls
Voters were standing in line as early as 6 a.m. for polls opening at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning in the nation's historic 2008 Presidential Election.
Building to receive new name
Plans submitted last week call for the local government building to be renamed in honor of Dawson County's last sole commissioner.
Commission approves courthouse site
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved a site plan Oct. 16 that includes a portion of downtown land currently owned by the Turner family for the new 1-cent tax approved courthouse.
Dawson County Board of Commissioners
G.L. Pete Gilleland Council Chambers at the Dawsonville Municipal Complex, 4 p.m.
Officials push for home sprinkler systems
In 2007, an estimated 78 percent of all structural fires occurred in residences, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
Countywide fire drill planned for Friday
Dawson County Emergency Services urges the community to take a lesson from the school system, which teaches students how to react in the event of a fire on campus, by participating in a countywide home fire escape drill planned for Friday.
County collecting food for upcoming holidays
With the holidays just around the corner and the number of families needing assistance growing due to the nation's sagging economy, local government employees want to give back.
Dawson County Board of Commissioners
The G.L. Pete Gilleland Council Chambers at the Dawsonville Municipal Complex, 6 p.m.
Board considers court site
Commissioners last week saw preliminary site plans for the county's proposed new courthouse and heard a request to consider re-investing a portion of the courthouse bond to yield a higher return.
Large numbers turn out for early voting
A larger than anticipated number of Dawson County voters has taken advantage of the state's early voting period.
County suspends take-home vehicles
With a steady rise in gas prices and measures already in place to cut costs in the unsteady economy, Dawson County Government suspended the use of employee take-home vehicles.
Dawson County Board of Commissioners Work Session Agenda Thursday, Oct. 9
K. New Business
Turner property may not be needed
Three versions of plans for the new courthouse will be presented to the Dawson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday.
Articles by Section - Government
Digital sign OK’d by planning commission
The proposed digital, illuminated sign for the city of Dawsonville has cleared another step in the process to becoming a reality. As part of the Dawsonville Planning Commission meeting on March 18, the city had requested a variance to its own ordinance regulating the size and luminosity of digital signs.
Local Republican party fills roles
The Dawson County Republican Party met March. 9 to discuss the coming year. Clint Bearden, chairman of the 2012-13 board led the Republican Party in its annual meeting.
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