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No word yet on the fate of our driveway AJC |
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Paper moves ahead with promotion of website
By Bennett Whipple
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BULLETIN
AJC says “no”
After lengthy conversations with Bob Eiackhoff, Senior V.P. of Operations for the AJC, he informed me late this afternoon that, after careful consideration of our request to establish a pickup from a Forsyth county location, they have decided not to make a variance for continuing service to Big Canoe.
Bob explained earlier that their decision to terminate service to 27 outlying counties was predicated on a need to reduce the number of papers printed, not on distribution issues and, therefore, providing a variance was at odds with their current business plan.
He explained further that they are trying to reduce cost by cutting back on the number of papers printed. They have closed their downtown printing operation and now print only in Gwinnett County.
He appreciated our continued interest and was sorry to disappoint so many readers in Big Canoe.
- Bill Saling (1/5/09)
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Still no word yet on efforts to secure continued home delivery in Big Canoe of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution which ends circulation to Pickens and Dawson counties, among others in the greater Atlanta metro area, on January 12.
Smoke Signals Online had hoped to have a report on the status of conversations between resident Bill Saling and newspaper officials by today’s deadline. No new information was received, however. Any news received later will be brought to you online.
Saling, at the request of concerned property owners, undertook to communicate with newspaper officials in an effort to reverse the decision at least with respect to Big Canoe, if not all of Pickens and Dawson counties.
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Proposed Motor Sports Park raises concerns |
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Duck Thurmond Road resident urges opposition support
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Atlanta Motor Sports Park photo of Indy pace cars used to transport attendees to AMP land.
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By Bennett Whipple
A Duck Thurmond Road resident has asked his Big Canoe neighbors to join him in his fight to prevent the rezoning of nearby property for development as a motor sports park.
In an e-mail message, Dr. Sam Horner says that he “happens to live across the street on a quiet 70-acre horse farm with my daughter and her family. This is a residential road and neighborhood. In essence (the proposed development) will be a race track for high performance cars...”
The plan to develop the property is described in a Smoke Signals Online article of several weeks ago. (See Decision delayed on nearby Dawson motor park http://bigcanoenews.com/content/view/1672/27/ )
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POA kicks off new STAR Performer Program |
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For Service, Teamwork, Attention to details and Results
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(l-r) Anita Gable, Mike Arp, Kim Cooper, and Tom McTaggert are recipients of a special award for outstanding and dedicated service to the POA.
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By Bennett Whipple
The Property Owners Association kicked off its STAR Performer Program for 2009 with the naming of four employees as special recipients this year. They are Anita Gable for Service; Mike Arp for Teamwork; Kim Cooper for Attention to Details; and Tom McTaggart for Results.
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No solution yet to the AJC delivery end |
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Concerned community leaders address problem
By Bennett Whipple
There is no solution yet, if any is to be found, for the plan to discontinue the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s home delivery in Big Canoe at this Monday, December 22 writing.
The loss of a daily newspaper is a major concern of many residents, based on the interest shown in last week’s news announcement on Smoke Signals Online. The story received an exceptionally large number of reader “hits,” a good measure of subject matter importance.
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Decision delayed on nearby Dawson motor park |
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HOA’s Thurman urges environmental impact studies
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George Thurman
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By Bennett Whipple
Big Canoe HOA President George Thurman, appearing before the December 15 meeting of the Dawsonville City Planning Commission, expressed concern over the $20 million motor sports park proposed for western Dawson County, citing a number of negative impacts on the area and urging appropriate studies.
The park is planned on 500 acres some ten miles from Big Canoe on Elliott family land off Highway 183. It is a project of a Forsyth county resident, Jeremy Porter, a racing enthusiast, according to news reports and information provided by Citizens4Dawson, a group monitoring the project.
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POA single-stream recycling to be ready in January |
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Open bins to end except on certain Saturdays
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| Bill Bates points to the planned location of the new single-stream recycling bin scheduled for January operation. |
By Laura Link
The community of Big Canoe is “going green” big time in 2009.
Beginning in January a new recycling bin will be placed with the two garbage and trash compactors currently in operation near the North Gate, according to Bill Bates, director of public works.
And the best part is no sorting of recyclable goods–just dump the plastic, glass, cardboard and aluminum cans all together to the designated single stream recycling bin.
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