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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Carolyn Crist
Gainesville asks residents what city should be
It's time for Gainesville residents to decide how they want their city to look in the future. Gainesville's planning staff is hosting an open house and public comment session this morning as they begin to hash out the details of the city's next 20 years. The staff are creating the next comprehensive land use plan, which is a blueprint that outlines community development goals and guidelines. "This open house is comprehensive planning 101 for the ...
Gainesville not merging with county
Despite another tough budget year, Gainesville and Hall County officials don't plan to merge services any time soon.
Officials: Reservoir mediation is delayed
Gainesville and Hall County officials have agreed to delay mediation over Cedar Creek Reservoir until a more definite idea surfaces about the fate of Lake Lanier as a source of drinking water.
Firms interested in Glades reservoir plans
Nearly 30 engineering firms are interested in having some input in Hall County's Glades Farm project.
Hall official delves into school funds
A new statewide commission with a Hall County representative will investigate how Georgia's public schools are funded.
Emergency weather sirens will be tested
The sirens you hear this morning are only a test. At 10 a.m., Hall County's 911/Central Communications Center will hold its quarterly test of the severe weather warning sirens located around the county. The sirens, which are audible from a mile away, are used to alert people that a tornado has been spotted. "Every February, May, August and November, the wail sounds for about three minutes," said Leigh Stallings-Jarrell, the center's operations manager. "These are ...
Volunteer Wiegand remembered for smile, good works
There is nobody like Nell Whelchel Wiegand. To the Gainesville community, she embodied all the qualities of a truly fantastic woman. Many describe her as a symbol of southern hospitality, faith, friendship, tenacity, commitment and wit. Most of all, it was her smile. That was her trademark. "I never saw her when she wasn't happy about something, and she always made whoever she was talking to feel better," said John Ferguson, former CEO of North ...
City council OKs outdoor alcohol waiver for 1st Fridays
Gainesville City Council members are welcoming First Friday events to the downtown square. The council voted Tuesday to allow the sale of alcohol for outdoor consumption in the commercial district. The move starts a new open container rule that allows people to purchase beer and wine on the square one day each month. The vote was 3-1, with council member George Wangemann opposed and Mayor Pro Tem Danny Dunagan absent from the meeting. "We're feeling ...
Ex-deputy pleads guilty to touching 3-year-old
A former Hall County Sheriff's Office investigator whose job was to look into allegations of misconduct within the agency pleaded guilty Monday to sexual battery involving a 3-year-old girl.
City may update pool room rules
Gainesville may change the way pool rooms operate in the city. A new ordinance, which gives a more detailed definition of a pool hall, would add a $100 regulatory fee per year for the operation of a pool room. The city last updated the ordinance in 1999, said city marshal Debbie Jones. Gainesville City Council members will vote on the changes at tonight's council meeting. "It was a little vague in some areas," she said. ...
Gainesville to increase wastewater surcharge fees
Gainesville's public utilities department is increasing industrial surcharge fees for the first time in 15 years.
Hall mails tax assessment notices
Hall County sent out more than 75,000 tax assessment notices to residents on Friday, but officials want to make sure they don't pay their taxes just yet.
Gainesville’s balanced budget includes spending increase for only 2 departments
Gainesville's budget may include a surplus from the current fiscal year, but city staff members are keeping an eye on how the economy will affect fiscal year 2012, which starts July 1.
Dance club may spark new policy in Hall
An Athens Street business can welcome jazz and dancing for now, but not alcohol. The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved a 90-day business license for Sky City Jazz Lounge to test how weekend events will work for the location that has drawn complaints in the past. "I can tell you, I live out there, and I know from driving by that there may be all sorts of good things going on inside, but we've ...
Group to launch recall effort
A group of Hall County residents are starting their efforts to recall Hall County Commissioner Craig Lutz.
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