A handful of northeast Hall County residents past the reach of the city of Gainesville’s water lines are hoping a nearby Habersham County city can meet their water needs. The Demorest City Council on Tuesday discussed extending city water lines into Hall County to provide service to homes along Pea Ridge Road. A half-dozen homes and a Baptist church on Pea Ridge rely on wells and have been left with little to no water in the worst days of Georgia’s droughts.