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Etowah Bluffs mixed-use project may be dead after this vote
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The Dawson County Government Center is located at 25 Justice Way in downtown Dawsonville.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Aug 19, 2022, 7:55 PM
Published: Aug 19, 2022, 4:07 PM
Following months of public meetings and input from dozens of residents and government officials, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved a developer’s Aug. 18 request to withdraw an application to rezone 518 acres for a proposed mixed-use village off of Ga. 400.
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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
DCN Staff
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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