Canton, GA got some unexpected public promotion recently when Stephen Colbert referred to Canton as crappy. Here is Colbert’s quote: “Canton. And not the crappy Canton in Georgia. I’m talking about Canton, Ohio!” Many local papers have covered the story and seem to focus on Bill Grant‘s attempt to have Stephen Colbert visit Canton, GA [...]
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Canton Real Estate
Canton Homes Canton Real Estate The City of Canton has a rich heritage. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the site where Canton would be founded lay in the heart of the Cherokee Nation. During the first hundred years of Georgia’s history, Northwest Georgia was generally considered “Indian Country,” and was bypassed [...]
Bob Barr to speak to Cherokee Citizens for Property Rights group
Bob Barr, Author of The Barr Report and Former US Congressman, will speak to Cherokee CPR on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm at Creekview High School in Canton, GA. The topic of conversation is slated to cover the soaring tax assessments of undeveloped property in Cherokee County and an update on the county land use [...]
Cherokee Land Use Plan Update
Cherokee CPR Cherokee Citizens For Property Rights CCPR Community Meeting Monday, April 30, 2007 7:00-8:30PM Creekview High School Auditorium 1550 Owens Store Road, Canton GA 30115 This will be the last meeting before the proposed land use plan is given by the Steering Council to the Commissioners for approval. Please plan to attend. Topics: Land [...]
Cherokee County Road Projects
Cherokee CountyRoadway Project UpdateBy: Geoffrey E. Morton, PE – Cherokee County Public Works Agency Director County Projects (SPLOST Funded): 1. Eagle Drive Widening· $6.0 million final construction cost.· Construction was substantially completed in August 2006. 2. Sixes Road Widening· $9.5 million final construction cost.· Construction should be substantially completed by April 2007. 3. Robin Road [...]
Cherokee Slow Growth Commissioners Fight City Annexations
As I anticipated in an earlier post about property rights in Cherokee County, the cities within the county are already seeking annexation of property. Of course the Cherokee Board of Commissioners are fighting the City of Holly Springs over the issue… County, Holly Springs face off Board of Commissioners challenges two annexations; growth boundary expired [...]
Cherokee Citizens for Property Rights
Many of my recent posts have been related to Property Rights and how Cherokee County’s future plans to control growth threaten those rights. The organization that helps every property owner fight to keep those rights is Cherokee Citizens for Property Rights (CCPR). Recently, CCPR had an article appear in the Cherokee Tribune. Here is the [...]
Commissioner Buzz Ahrens: An Accessible Listener
On December 27, CCPR board members met with incoming Cherokee County Commission Chairman, Buzz Ahrens, at the Justice Center in Canton. The meeting provided an opportunity for members and Mr. Ahrens to get acquainted and to discuss some hot property rights topics. As expected, the first topic of discussion was the Proposed Land Use Plan [...]
More Property Rights Concerns from Cherokee Property Owners
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner’s Threats…Disappointing I just left the Board of Commissioners meeting(Tuesday, December 19). During Case 06-12-084 for the88.88 acres on E. Cherokee Drive, Commissioner HarryJohnston blatantly threatened the property owners anddeveloper, that if the case were to pass at therequested RD-3 zoning, that he would personallyrequest and vote to rescind the zoning [...]
Property Rights Under Attack in Cherokee County
2007 will bring a new Chairman to the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, Buzz Ahrens. The board is also in the process of appointing new members to Planning and Zoning Commission. It’s these appointments that most concern me and many long-time Cherokee County natives about the future fairness for property rights in Cherokee. Here is [...]