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“No easy answers” : Here’s what possible solutions came from Dawson County’s property taxes town hall
Tax forum recap 1 10202023
Ga. District 9 Rep. Will Wade, right, listens to fellow event speaker Ga. District 51 Sen. Steve Gooch during the Oct. 17, 2023 forum on Dawson County property tax-related issues in Dawson County. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Jun 4, 2025, 6:48 PM
Published: Oct 20, 2023, 4:07 PM
When several dozen Dawson-area residents gathered for an Oct. 17 town hall on property taxes, Ga. District 51 Sen. Steve Gooch compared considerations with local property taxes to “a see-saw.”
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Where Dawson County will gain a new hotel near Ga. 400
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A SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel is planned off Marketplace Boulevard near Ga. 400 in southern Dawson County.
Julia Hansen
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Published: Jul 22, 2025, 8:00 PM
A major hotel brand plans to debut along Dawson County’s commercial corridor, expanding farther into northeast Georgia.
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