The Blue Ridge City Council has voted to proceed with their plan to annex part of Hwy. 515 from south of the Blue Ridge city limits to the Gilmer county line and from the east of the city to the Lakewood (intersection of Hwy. 515 and Hwy. 60).

The Georgia General Assembly must approve this change.  Blue Ridge city council may have waited too late to start this again since the Georgia legislature will soon convene.  The city council would like to hold a town hall meeting and hear what the public has to say on the matter.  One council member who cast the only vote against the proposal said the council should study the matter further. 

It seems there has been plenty of time to hear from the public and for council members to meet to discuss since nine months has passed since the last time the council wanted this annexation last April.  Some people feel waiting until the last 40 days the legislature has to meet to bring this up is a disservice to the public.  A state representative says there is a lot of opposition.  Given the timing and opposition, this is an issue that should not be hurried.

Read more detail in The News Observer    
local newspaper serving Fannin County

Donna Yates, Realtor
Mountain Investments of North Georgia
706-633-0644 cell
www.move2northgeorgia.net
donna@ellijay.com