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Corps keeps Lumpkin County dog park on hold
Supporters still waiting approval for leash-free area along Chestatee River
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Mike Warlick, with Midas, and Sandy Steele talk Tuesday about the problems and hopes for the Dahlonega Dog Park on the banks of the Chestatee River. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The dogs will stay on their leashes in Lumpkin County, at least for now. Some county residents have been clamoring for an off-leash dog park near Dahlonega since 2007. Despite being approved by the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners in 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the land, have called for additional environmental impact assessments before the park can be built.