There are great benefits to living in a county with a robust economy and quality of life that lures more people to move here, but also a price to pay at times. That push and pull of progress in our area now is playing out on Dawsonville Highway and plans for an 860-home active-adult community. After weeks of debate, the Gainesville City Council last week gave initial approval to the project, which would create 535 single homes and a 325-unit structure for independent- and assisted-living residents on a 234-acre site.