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🌱 Patch AM: Why are Daniel Park homeowners facing $400K in HOA fines and foreclosures?
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What's up Dacula! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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- Why are Daniel Park homeowners facing $400K in HOA fines and foreclosures?
Also on today's calendar: Literacy | Read to Oliver the Cat and 5 more events.
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- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 62, low: 39.
- Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 44 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• HOA fines over $400K for issues like leaves on ground, homeowners say. Now its foreclosing on people (wsbtv.com) — Homeowners in Dacula’s Daniel Park subdivision say their HOA has issued more than $400,000 in fines and begun foreclosing on some properties, prompting calls for change. Residents are demanding financial transparency, access to records, and a proper board election, while the HOA’s management insists it is following Georgia law and its governing documents.
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- Literacy | Read to Oliver the Cat
Gwinnett County Public Library - Hamilton Mill Branch , 3690 Braselton Hwy , Dacula
2:00 pm - Dacula Middle vs Radloff Middle
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5:30 pm - Candy Cane Course Atlanta
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9:00 am - Jingle All the Way to a 5K! The We Run Gwinnett Series Championship
2125 Tribble Mill Pkwy SE , Lawrenceville
1:00 pm - International Christmas Festival
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Saturday December 13
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Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
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- Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
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The Sacred Healing Well | Spinal Energetics , Past Life Regression (QHHT) , Dacula
7:30 pm - FLL Robotics competition @ Mtn View HS
Mtn View HS Auburn, GA 30011
8:00 am - Loop Around the Lake
Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
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Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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- I just want to say that the lady who worked at the UPS store on Braselton Highway next to Kroger is the nicest woman ever!
I chooses to use this store for all of my shipping and postal needs because of her! Don’t know if anyone knows her, but she is amazing. (Nextdoor Apalachee Crossing) - I’m looking to rescue or foster a kitten this Christmas.
My son‘s been asking for a cat he’s really in love with Maine coons I know those are hard to come by as well as they’re very pricey, but if anybody… (Nextdoor Harbins Ridge)
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