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Dawsonville planning on condemning downtown lots
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The Dawsonville City Council has voted to condemn parking lots at the corner of Shoal Creek Road and Hwy. 9 after unsuccessful attempts to contact the property owner. The county will no longer need the space after the new courthouse opens.

Calvin Byrd said Dawsonville officials have spoken with downtown merchants and polled visitors.

"One of the main issues we keep hearing is we don't have enough parking for downtown," said Byrd, a city councilman.

With the pending opening of the new county courthouse, officials view the two lots at Shoal Creek Road and Hwy. 9 as "kind of the perfect place" for additional parking and a small commons area.

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