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\"The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case. Now they are back asking us to join, in support of their amicus brief to the Supreme Court to have the Supreme Court overturn the Court of Appeals decision in Chang versus Milton,\" Tallent said. He described the underlying dispute as one in which the city of Milton was hit with a \"very substantial verdict\" because of a planter located in the right of way and warned that the Court of Appeals decision \"essentially sets up a standard that is almost strict liability if you were to have something in your right of way and someone were to strike it.\"

Tallent explained this council had previously been asked to join a petition for a writ of certiorari and that the Supreme Court has accepted the case. He presented Resolution R2025-04 asking the council to sign on to an amicus brief seeking reversal of the Court of Appeals decision. A motion to support the amicus brief was made and seconded; the transcript records the motion and second but does not show a recorded tally or explicit final action.

Shortly after the resolution discussion, the council moved into an executive session to discuss pending or potential litigation, real estate acquisition and personnel matters. When the council returned, the mayor said, \"I don't think there'll be anything to report after this.\" No formal vote tally on the amicus resolution was included in the public transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Special Called Meeting Wednesday, July 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City Attorney Kevin Tallent asked the Dawsonville City Council to support Resolution R2025-04, joining an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Chang v. Milton.","taxTitle","Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia","taxId",56678,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6175975,"Council considers change to authorized signers on Dawsonville bank accounts",23,198000,221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5351498-86c75d0f3b5c46915be895b317be064a&start=198&end=221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5351498-86c75d0f3b5c46915be895b317be064a/thumbnail_198000.jpg","/articles/6175975/Dawsonville/Dawson-County/Georgia/Council-considers-change-to-authorized-signers-on-Dawsonville-bank-accounts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6175975-b08d617cd771909305a61c7b48147583/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176754&Signature=mvpPNSFWExvBSMtyhWH4NG6~2YE8uF5w2luP2HRB01ytoRWSwR31rhK-YrmAE0jsmfWnc22hT-txuIz8ixA4oz-R5Tyjn3jR5Z6Hfc304rl3RUK3C1vD3YEBGvnqagNDz2e9zQRg2ZE6AmHvlKlJYyYwqxOXSDJBDOATy6KzcYyI-dj-7945sjd6Np89l2vdvEU0PJp7DGAEsLbdFki8Zhbv7p6j6XDV5XGXsFKuRrnot25PFQsN1Lh0HJnnqLvpPwieDTHXeKU2XW62rOFAiIgELb6KKEiCSq9FEJ8Ekn5IH3X90vOJLvc4Fx8IytPDHS9uQjKe6~R6jvr~IQHQHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Dawsonville City Council special-call meeting, City Clerk Beverly Bannister asked the council to ratify changes to authorized signers on the city's accounts at United Community Bank.

\"We already got the signature cards ready. It just need you to have an approval, for the change that we have on the signature cards for all the bank accounts at the, United Community Bank,\" Bannister said.

Council Member Mark French moved to approve the change and Council Member Sandy Sawyer seconded. The mayor asked members to signify their votes; the transcript records the motion and second and the mayor's request for a vote but does not provide a recorded tally.

No additional details about which officials would be added or removed as signers, or about any internal controls changes, were stated on the record.","City Clerk Beverly Bannister told the council that signature cards for the city's accounts at United Community Bank are ready and asked for council approval for the change; a motion and second were recorded but the transcript does not show a formal vote tally.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6175980,"Dawsonville council reviews purchase of spring site for potential water supply",67,119000,186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5351498-86c75d0f3b5c46915be895b317be064a&start=119&end=186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5351498-86c75d0f3b5c46915be895b317be064a/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6175980/Dawsonville/Dawson-County/Georgia/Dawsonville-council-reviews-purchase-of-spring-site-for-potential-water-supply","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6175980-ad686c26b46a7d317ba459f19f339b22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176754&Signature=Zfdu2N0K~7PAuT6pdwPbAi7DJGIJj61XBSeEKFkFHeDaFUxYY7RpCvri1f9LW6TAJxE82RD2qb7x8y0jE8wVQHcNAg5qMhq53f1EJa5Vr2vn7RLnZmtVhoJzJHOhA55wxca0qSSXfq4nhce7slurayp6DyirnA2OOWQ1nYA2badxS2dcVukZHUdeTAqSJQNutJ0X-wgpOZ7KlieQd533uKfip4zIAN-a84teAjOoA6la6YzIxbCROvxk~8GmHtssw1CZSY5W~mxNz3QvmdTwDPgGK4abykkWWkdjEA6o6IE2Ui4lqO41iAGB2kooaTyihHehBNsqUfSLp95Eikc4hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a special-call Dawsonville City Council meeting, City Attorney Kevin Tallent presented a proposed purchase of a spring site that would cover up to eight acres at a price calculated at $28,500 per acre based on a recent appraisal.

The purchase matter matters because city staff described the parcel as a water-producing spring that could augment the municipal supply. \"We have set this up to be for a maximum of 8 acres with a purchase price, based upon a calculation of the actual acreage purchase, which would be, I think, is $28,500 per acre,\" City Attorney Kevin Tallent said during the council discussion.

Tallent said the appraisal was performed by Penley and Penley. Utilities Director Jacob Barr discussed the site's production, saying a rough v‑notch weir estimate \"should be close to a 100 gallons a minute, if not more.\" City Clerk Beverly Bannister told the council the earnest money check was ready to proceed to the seller.

Council Member Eells made a motion \"to approve as presented,\" seconded by Council Member Kayla Phillips, and the mayor asked members to signify their votes. The transcript records the motion and second but does not provide a recorded tally or explicit statement of approval.

Tallent said that, if approved, the city would forward documents to the sellers for signature. The discussion included only those operational details; no additional funding sources, closing dates or conditions were specified on the record.","At a special-call meeting, city attorneys presented a proposed purchase of up to 8 acres of a spring site, priced at $28,500 per acre based on a Penley & Penley appraisal; staff estimated roughly 100 gallons per minute of flow and said earnest money is ready. Council moved to vote; the transcript does not record a final tally.","actionData","errors"]

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