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Cherokee commissioners weigh contribution to keep Pine Log Wildlife Management Area under DNR ownership
Summary
Cherokee County commissioners discussed whether to contribute up to $2 million to help the Georgia Department of Natural Resources buy the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area, but the transcript does not record a final board vote on the proposal.
Cherokee County commissioners discussed whether the county should contribute toward the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' purchase of the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area, a roughly 14,000-acre tract mostly in Bartow County with about 2,500 acres inside Cherokee County.
Commissioners said Bartow County has pledged $5 million and that DNR is negotiating to close an estimated $10 million shortfall. Commissioner Carter moved that Cherokee County commit $2,000,000 toward the purchase, subject to an acceptable intergovernmental agreement spelling out county rights and uses; Commissioner…
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