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Habersham Commissioners Table, Then Repeatedly Revisit Ken Schubring's Regional Commission Appointment

The county's at-large seat on the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission has appeared on board agendas for three straight months without a recorded vote to fill it.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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August 18, 2025: Georgia Mountains Regional Commission appointment (Ken Schubring)

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Where it stands

The appointment returned once more on the board's August 18 agenda, this time listing the seat's term as running through June 30, 2026. No minutes recording a vote on this date are in the record.

The story

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners' June 16, 2025 agenda proposed reappointing Ken Schubring to the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission's at-large seat. Minutes from that meeting show the board voted 5-0 to table the appointment until its July 21 meeting.

SourcesMeeting4831_0 Agenda for 06.16.25 BOC Meeting.pdfMeeting4831_5 Minutes for 06.16.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

The July 21 agenda again listed the same at-large appointment of Schubring, but no minutes in the record show it was taken up or decided that day.

SourcesMeeting4832_0 Agenda for 07.21.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

The appointment returned once more on the board's August 18 agenda, this time listing the seat's term as running through June 30, 2026. No minutes recording a vote on this date are in the record.

SourcesMeeting4833_0 Agenda for 08.18.25 BOC Meeting.pdf

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Appeared on agenda
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Georgia Mountains Regional Commission appointment (Ken Schubring)

Georgia Mountains Regional Commission 1-Year Term Expiring 6/30/2026 1. Ken Schubring (Term Expires 6/30/2025): At-Large Appointment

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Georgia Mountains Regional Commission appointment (Ken Schubring)

Ken Schubring (Term Expires 6/30/2025): At-Large Appointment

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Georgia Mountains Regional Commission appointment: Ken Schubring

Ken Schubring (Term Expires 6/30/2025): At-Large Appointment

Tabled
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Georgia Mountains Regional Commission appointment - Ken Schubring seat

voted unanimously (5-0) to table this appointment until the July 21, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting

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