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Elected officials will often listen when residents speak
Local decisions have direct impact on lives
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Residents pack Flowery Branch City Hall in February 2010 to protest a rezoning and annexation request for a commercial property off McEver Road. The rezoning was passed by the City Council. - photo by Tom Reed
It was a night when Hall County residents proved they could have an impact on local government beyond the ballot box. Hundreds crammed into a Georgia Mountains Center meeting room on a stormy night Jan. 26 to have their voices heard by the Hall County Board of Commissioners. The showing came while the “occupy” movement was raising awareness of political activity on a large scale nationally.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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