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McEver Road turn lanes hit snag

Flowery Branch, Hall County officials still working on agreement

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Carly Sharec

Updated: May 30, 2015, 3:30 AM

Published: May 29, 2015, 10:12 PM

The exact scope of a Flowery Branch road project is still up in the air as city and county officials continue ironing out an intergovernmental agreement regarding financial responsibility. Flowery Branch City Council members approved an initial agreement with Hall County during the May 7 meeting, detailing improvements to be made at the intersection of McEver Road, Jim Crow Road and Gainesville Street. The primary draw of the agreement was to put in dedicated left-turn lanes at the intersection.

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This Gainesville landfill could get 134-acre expansion. Here's what you need to know

A map by the City of Gainesville annotated by The Times showing the planned 134-acre expansion of a privately owned landfill.

Existing landfill (2).png — A map by the City of Gainesville annotated by The Times showing the planned 134-acre expansion of a privately owned landfill.

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Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 8:34 PM

Published: Apr 7, 2025, 8:16 PM

A privately owned Gainesville landfill could expand by more than 130 acres if a pair of rezoning and annexation requests gets the OK from city officials.

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