DALTON, Ga. — Residents and visitors soon may have the ability to canoe a four-hour stretch of the Conasauga River.
The Conasauga River Alliance hopes to get permission from owners of the Beaverdale Superette, located off Highway 2 in the northern part of Whitfield County, to complete a stream bank stabilization project there that would also provide a canoe access site for public use.
Boaters could get out of the river further downstream at a public access point that Dalton Utilities plans to install this spring. The Dalton Utilities access site will be located on property the company owns near Norton Bridge in the Dawnville area, said Mark Marlowe, vice president of water and wastewater engineering for Dalton Utilities.
It’s not clear yet whether or not owners of the Beaverdale Superette will go along with the project.
Aelana Queen, manager at the store, said she’s hopeful the project will work out because it’d be good for the area. She said her family is working with the city to negotiate terms of access to their property. They have certain concerns, such as how it would affect their property value, she said.