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Residents oppose 280‑lot rezoning at Dawson Forest; developer offers to study 55+ alternative
Summary
A 152.44‑acre rezoning request for a 280‑lot subdivision at Dawson Forest Road and Highway 9 drew more than a dozen public speakers who cited traffic, school and emergency‑services shortfalls; the applicant asked the board to table the request and explore a 55+ alternative.
Dawson County commissioners heard more than an hour of public comment on ZA24‑11, a rezoning request from Jim King to reclassify 152.44 acres at the southeast corner of Dawson Forest Road and Georgia Highway 9 from residential‑agriculture to RS2 (residential suburban 2) to allow a 280‑lot subdivision.
Jim King, representing the property owner, told the board the proposal has a gross density of 1.7 units per acre and a net density of 2 units per acre and argued the plan conforms to the county comprehensive plan and character map. King said the development would use 85‑foot lots with side‑entry garages and compared the proposal to prior higher‑density plans that did not proceed. He later asked the board to table the case while his client…
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