The vote closed the meeting to the public for the property discussion; no details of the property or any resulting deal appear in the record.
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Clarkesville council votes to enter closed session on property deal
The city council unanimously agreed to discuss a possible property purchase, sale or lease behind closed doors, a step state law allows before any deal is finalized in public.
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The Clarkesville City Council's March 31, 2026 agenda listed a vote to enter executive session to discuss or authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property, under Georgia's open meetings law.
Council Member Brad Coppedge moved to enter executive session for that purpose, and the council passed the motion unanimously.
The vote closed the meeting to the public for the property discussion; no details of the property or any resulting deal appear in the record.
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ApprovedunknownExecutive session to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property
Council Member Brad Coppedge made a motion to enter executive session
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Executive session to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property
Council Member Brad Coppedge made a motion to enter executive session
ApprovedconfirmedExecutive session to discuss/authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property
Vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss or vote to authorize negotiations to
purchase, dispose of or lease property as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(B).
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Executive session to discuss/authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property
Vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss or vote to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(B).
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session to discuss/authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property
Vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss or vote to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(B).
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Executive session to discuss/authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property
Vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss or vote to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(B).
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