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Gainesville council unanimously approves special-use permit for Home2 Suites; okays land deal for fire station and bond sign-off for Brenau

2894443 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a special-use permit for an 80-room Home2 Suites by Hilton at 1181 Dawsonville Highway NW, authorized an intergovernmental agreement to relocate Fire Station No. 5 using SPLOST funds, and approved a development-authority bond resolution for Brenau University.

The Gainesville Mayor and Council voted unanimously to grant a special-use permit for an 80-room Home2 Suites by Hilton on a 1.92-acre lot at 1181 Dawsonville Highway NW and approved two additional items: an intergovernmental agreement to help locate a new Fire Station No. 5 and a local approval required for development-authority bonds issued for the benefit of Brenau University.

Planning staff described the hotel proposal as an 80-room, extended-stay Home2 Suites by Hilton occupying about 62,000 square feet across four stories built over a below-street-grade parking garage. The project would provide 87 parking spaces (41 garage, 46 surface), access from an existing cul-de-sac, and amenities including an outdoor pool, grills, a…

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