{"id":104806,"date":"2026-02-04T11:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104806\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:41:10","slug":"watch-baldwin-city-council-first-reading-of-proposed-cook-construction-annexation-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104806\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH Baldwin City Council: First reading of proposed Cook Construction annexation request"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Baldwin City Council. (Patrick Fargason\/Now Habersham) <\/p>\n

The Baldwin City Council approved the first reading of an annexation request from Cook Construction to build an 82+ acre business development off GA 365.<\/p>\n

The council approved the first reading of the Cook Construction annexation ordinance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis first reading is a authorization to continue the process of reviewing the annexation,\u201d said Baldwin Mayor Doug Faust, \u201cit is not an approval of the annexation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faust went on to explain that there is still a requirement for a public hearing and a second reading before the council takes a final vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the steps that we have to go through. What a first reading does is put this item on the agenda, moving forward for continuing study.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Baldwin City Council must now publicize the matter for at least 15 days and hold a public hearing. Faust said they are looking for a larger venue in which to hold the hearing.<\/p>\n

The controversial Cook proposal involves more than 80 acres of property off Ga. 365 previously linked to a failed annexation effort in Cornelia. In Baldwin, it has drawn public attention over traffic and growth concerns, and was previously tabled to allow for additional information and public input.<\/p>\n

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