Though in the planning period for years, developers met with the Development Authority of Dawson County on Wednesday to formally propose their plan for a 2.1-million-square-foot facility that would include multiple hotels, residential housing, 800,000 square feet of retail space, and a 1-million-square-foot indoor ski resort. The Falls at Lanier Highland would be located on 400 acres between Ga. 400 and Ga. 53 at Dawson Forest Road, and is planned to incorporate an area of Lake Lanier.
According to the developer’s presentation, a natural waterfall on the property would be incorporated and expanded into the design, flowing from the top of the site, through a hotel lobby, and eventually into a relocation of Thompson Creek.
The benefits this mega-complex would bring to Dawson County include: millions of dollars in tax revenues, more than 2,500 jobs, and extensive road improvements.