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There were some talks about turning Cave Spring, Ga., (pop. 1,200) into a full-time deaf city. The city already have most of the buildings that were once occupied by the Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD). The State still own the older buildings. The town already has a fairly-sized established deaf community, a mayor that is a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) and a deaf/hard-of-hearing city council member. There is at least two apartment complexes for deaf/hard-of-hearing senior citizens in the vicinity of the GSD-Gordon Campus (newer campus). I believe one of the larger buildings is occupied by the State's welfare division (group homes.)
Cave Spring may lack several things such as big-box retailers, entertainment, etc., but is close by to Cedartown, Rome, Cartersville, Dallas/Hiram, Atlanta's far northwestern and western suburbs and even Gadsden in Alabama. Cave Spring has some really nice little shops and restaurants and on the square. The largest retailer (at least 30,000 sq. foot) there is Casey's FoodStore.
I suppose if the State of Florida still consider moving the deaf school to Jacksonville-Duval, the campus in St. Augustine could be turned into a deaf city.
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-Brian
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