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Rowen Foundation to hold community meeting in Dacula Wednesday

Mason Ailstock is the head of the Rowen Foundation. AJC FILE PHOTO

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Mason Ailstock is the head of the Rowen Foundation. AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
June 7, 2021

A community meeting will be held Wednesday for residents to weigh in on a massive Gwinnett development.

The event, for residents to hear about plans for Rowen and offer feedback, will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Dacula. It’s sponsored by the Rowen Foundation.

Rowen is a planned 2,000-acre “knowledge community” outside of Dacula, near the Barrow County line. Gwinnett County let nearly $68 million in bonds to pay for construction of the project, which is envisioned as a research community focusing on agriculture, medicine and the environment.

Wednesday’s meeting will be held at the Dacula Park Activity Building at 2735 Old Auburn Ave. in Dacula. There will be no online option.

To attend the event, RSVP at https://www.rowenlife.com/community-event/community-event-06-21/

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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