The story
In September 2025, the Demorest City Council voted 4-0 to authorize the city manager to send Tallulah Falls a rate adjustment letter, setting a new wholesale water rate of $3.30 per 1,000 gallons effective July 1, 2025.
In July 2026, the council took up the Tallulah Falls wholesale rate again, noting that the City of Toccoa had increased its own water rate on July 1, 2026.
The council voted 4-0 to approve the Tallulah Falls water rate increase.