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Hoschton candidates spar over developer influence and citizen input at forum
Summary
At a Hoschton City candidate forum, municipal candidates debated how to ensure residents’ voices guide rapid growth, proposing neighborhood workshops, advisory boards, stronger planning-and-zoning processes and clearer rules for developer variances.
At a candidate forum hosted by the Hoschton Women's Civic Club on Oct. 23, city council and mayoral candidates discussed how the city should balance rapid development with citizen input.
Candidates stressed different procedural fixes — from early neighborhood outreach to formal advisory boards — as ways to ensure residents are consulted before major projects advance. Councilmember David Brown said live streaming council meetings has helped, but several candidates pressed for more proactive outreach.
"When citizens are part of the conversation early, we can make smarter, more balanced decisions," said Maria Bentz, a candidate for council,…
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