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Resident urges reinstatement of Prater's Mill historic-site protections, says repeal lacked notice

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · November 11, 2025
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Summary

Catherine Sellers criticized the county for repealing the local historic-site ordinance affecting Prater's Mill, saying the June 9 repeal lacked public notice and was not recorded in minutes; she urged the board to involve the Historic Preservation Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office and asked for a board response.

During the Nov. 10 public-comment period, Dalton resident Catherine Sellers urged the board to reinstate the county’s local historic-site ordinance that previously protected Prater's Mill and Rocky Face Ridge.

Sellers said the ordinance’s repeal on June 9 was not publicly announced, not included in published minutes, and that the State Historic Preservation Office may not have been notified. "The repeal on June 9 was not made public ahead of time and was not reported publicly…

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