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Sewage sludge meeting to be held next week at Dawson County golf club
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A public meeting next week in neighboring Forsyth County could draw some interest from those living near 65 acres in southeastern Dawson County where a developer wants to deposit sludge from a wastewater treatment plant.Waterscape Utility LLC filed notice last month to hold the meeting at 10 a.m. Monday in the Hampton Village Golf clubhouse, 6310 Hampton Golf Club Drive.According to the legal notice, Waterscape Services is considering spreading stabilized sewage sludge from the Hampton Creek plant on property owned by Rotag Partners LLC at Harry Sosebee Road and Ga. 9.District 1 Commissioner Gary Pichon said he’s against placing sewage sludge on open ground that hasn’t been treated through a treatment facility as compost.“If I had the power to say no to this, I wouldn’t stumble for even a second. I’d say no,” he said. “We don’t want sludge application here.“The risks to our water supply and noxiousness of possible odors are not worth it to me.