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IN SPORTS Kadmon Girls tennis earns kicks it at The Nugget’s place in State crowded office Tournament u Page 1B u Page 15A “The Gold of the News” Volume 125, No. 42 Dahlonega, Ga. 30533 April 22, 2015 thedahloneganugget.com $1.00 LIVING IN A BOX? Dog park debate Lumpkin mourns New rule death of may allow 3-year-old container By Matt Aiken The Nugget dwellings A sweeping search for a missing three-year-old came to a tragic end last week when officials found the body of By Sharon Hall young Charlie James Lewis in a small The Nugget The Nugget / pond near his Hemlock Trail home. “We have called off the search,” said Lumpkin County Board of Commis- Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Inves- sioners could vote next week on allow- Matt Aiken tigator Wesley Burnett just after 1 p.m. ing shipping containers to be used as last Wednesday. “Unfortunately he was residences, as well as “sleeping units” found a short distance from his house.” for bed & breakfasts and storage units. Photo by The child disappeared from his “This subject has been a sore spot Lumpkin County home during the for me for over a year now,” said Coun- morning hours with his two German ty Commissioner Doug Sherrill. “The Shepherds in tow. BOC tasked (the Planning Commis- Local effort for downtown The dogs returned to the house, said sion) with writing a policy that would Burnett, but the child didn’t. set restrictions on the use of contain- A team of local and regional agencies ers. It is much more complex than one greenspace may be gaining ground searched the heavily wooded area grid would think. Using them as storage is by grid, with six tracking K-9’s leading not a problem. Living in them can be, Thursday to make a the local GOLD Dog Pictured the way. because of the density that the current By Matt Aiken second plea to council Park group. above: Sandy The child was discovered just after regulations and building code allow.” The Nugget members to turn the Her initial visit to Steele takes 1:30 p.m. in a pond that was close to Shipping containers meet ICC (In- grassy acre next to the council last month her dog Susie a quarter mile from the house of the ternational Code Council) standards Downtown dog park the old school building resulted in many ques- on a tour of child. for habitation. Since the containers supporters are digging on North Park Street tions from council the downtown Once Lewis was found, a Forsyth are not mentioned in the county’s Land in at Dahlonega city into an official canine- members who were lot that could County Dive Team assisted in recover- Use Code, until the BOC passed a mor- hall. friendly zone. concerned that the be home to ing his body. atorium on them last year, they could a Dahlonega The team was already in the area Sandy Steele re- “This will enhance rare piece of down- dog park. be used as a dwelling as long as they turned to the meet- the image of Dahlone- town property was just near Highway 52 searching alongside followed all other code requirements ing room with a siz- ga,” she said while Lumpkin County Emergency Services, able assemblage last speaking on behalf of See Dog park Page 3A See New rule Page 15A See Death Page 3A Changes to senior tax u CITY OF DAHLONEGA exemption face opposition Water plant may see source By Sharon Hall The Nugget of solar power savings Supporters of the local it,” said city council member senior tax exemption for By Matt Aiken “The system Sam Norton. those 65 and older have The Nugget City officials unanimously been calling, emailing is capable of approved the project, which and even buttonholing Dahlonega officials are go- paying itself off will be partially funded by a Lumpkin County Superin- ing green, and hopefully sav- loan from the Georgia Envi- tendent of Schools Dewey starting in year ings some green in the process, ronmental Finance Authority Moye in the parking lot. with a solar powered plan that one...” (GEFA). “I was accused of pick- will bring an extensive sys- u Don Moreland of Bright Spaces A total of $172,000 will be ing on seniors who can’t tem of panels to the city water solar development group covered by GEFA while the afford to pay property Photo by John Bynum/The Nugget plant. city will owe approximately taxes, but that’s just not “It’s a combination of a $258,000 for the project. true,” Moye said. “I’m not Three supporters of the would fix the schools’ fi- rooftop facility and a parking Moreland said the city will against seniors. I am a se- exemption attended last nancial woes. canopy to shade the cars,” said a 25 year period. begin to see energy savings as nior. All we’re trying to do week’s School Board meet- “Only new revenue Don Moreland of Bright Spaces Those were numbers that soon as they flip the switch. is lower the threshold for ing to express their sup- counts,” said Gerald Lewy, solar development group. city officials could agree with. “The system is capable of school taxes from $120,000 port and refute the idea one the exemptions most He added that this system “It’s a lot easier to go green paying itself off starting in to $60,000 and raise the that repealing or chang- will cost over $430,000, but when they pay you three age from 65 to 70.” ing the current exemption See Changes Page 15A saves a reported $700,000 over quarters of a million to do See Solar power Page 15A Letter writer: Opinions: University: Online Subscribers get Senior Homestead City takes New UNG the same great content online Exemption isn’t the the lead with instructional in the E-edition. Log on using .com problem with taxes, green-friendly site to open the username and password new growth is efforts in Blue Ridge on your mailing label. u Page 5A u Page 4A u Page 8A Subscribe today by calling 706-864-3613. 52 weeks: $27 local, $37 out of county, $47 out of state. | thedahloneganugget.com Imaging & Urgent Care Northside Hospital Services Include . Digital X-ray For More Information Offering urgent care, imaging & . Digital Mammography a variety of physician practices. CT (16-slice) Northside/Dawson Urgent Care Specialties include OB/GYN, . Ultrasound (706) 216-6000 GI, Cardiology, Pulmonology, . Bone Densitometry Northside/Dawson Imaging Urology and General Surgery. MRI (706) 344-3300 northside.com 032515-146378 Page 2A Dahlonega, Ga., April 22, 2015 Hours/Location CRIME Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 12 – April 18 Address: 1074 Morrison Moore Pkwy. Contacting us Weekly Arrest Reports Phone: 706-864-3613 FAX: 706-864-4360 Mail: P.O. Box 36 Crimebeat and charged with posses- rested and charged with Dahlonega, GA The following arrests sion of dangerous drugs- simple assault/battery. 30533 The following incidents were reported to the were released by the amphetamine, reckless _______________ driving, speeding in excess April 18 Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office during the Lumpkin County of maximum limits, driv- ■ Steven King, 26, of Cl- SUBSCRIPTIONS time period of April 4 and April 12 Sheriff’s Office. ing while license suspend- ermont, Fla. was arrested 706-864-3613 ed or revoked and a parole and charged with DUI and April 12 violation. failure to maintain a lane. The Nugget is ■ Kevin Hester, 49, of ■ A man reported that April 12 delivered to mail April 4 April 17 Dawsonville was arrested earlier in the day his neigh- ■ Robert Dagenhart Jr., boxes via U.S. mail ■ A woman said she was ■ Ada Allaire, 19, of and charged with criminal bor, who drives a purplish in 18, of Dahlonega was ar- on Wednesdays loading groceries into her ve- Gainesville was arrested trespass and miscellaneous color car, drove through his rested and charged with hicle at Walmart when a lady, and charged with underage offense. in Lumpkin and yard. He said this was not the possession of marijuana with whom she had previous consumption. ■ James Wheeler, 44, of surrounding counties. first time this has happened. and possession of drug re- disagreements, pulled up be- ■ James Sewell, 68, Dahlonega was arrested See Page 4A for lated objects. hind her yelling and cussing of Canton was arrested and charged with criminal information on rates. ■ A woman said she and ■ Edsel Thomas, 41, of at her. She did not say any- and charged with sale of trespass and simple bat- _______________ a male suspect went to the Cleveland was arrested thing back and got in her ve- dangerous drugs-amphet- tery. store. She told him she knows and charged with a proba- hicle as quickly as she could amine. Advertising more than he thinks she tion violation. and left. ■ The cost to knows. She said he got mad, Rosemary Harrison, 27, of Dahlonega was ar- place a classified April 7 stopped the truck and pulled April 13 advertisement is $9 ■ A man said he filed an her out of the passenger seat. ■ Rance Gibbs, 28, of for the first 10 words, eviction notice due to the rent He then got back in the truck Cornelia was arrested and then 25 cents per not being payed as per their and took off. charged with a probation word after that. These verbal agreement. When he violation. ads must be pre-paid. came to check on the resi- ■ A man reported that af- ■ Dwayne Davis, 55, of The Dahlonega dence he found half of his ter he evicted two people he Dahlonega was arrested Nugget accepts front porch torn down and discovered there was a lot of and charged with a proba- DUI charge has been American Express, missing from the residence.

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