The item has continued to appear on the authority's agendas through mid-2026, most recently in July 2026 paired with pending litigation, but no minutes in the record show a vote on it after August 2025 or any public disclosure of what property has been discussed.
IssueHabersham Countyunder consideration
Development Authority repeatedly closes meetings to discuss property acquisition and disposal
The authority has voted several times since early 2025 to go behind closed doors on buying or selling property, but no public record shows what property or what, if anything, was decided.
Latest
July 16, 2026: Executive Session on property acquisition/disposal and pending litigation
What happens next
No next step has been documented.
At a glance
What this means now
The story
Starting in January 2025, the Habersham County Development Authority began placing a closed-door executive session on property acquisition and disposal on its meeting agendas, citing the state open-meetings exemption for such matters.
On March 13, 2025, the authority voted 4-0 to enter executive session for that purpose, after listing it on that meeting's agenda.
The authority took the same step again on June 12, 2025, voting 7-0 to enter executive session for property acquisition and disposal along with litigation, and again on August 14, 2025, voting 6-0 to enter executive session for property acquisition and disposal.
The item has continued to appear on the authority's agendas through mid-2026, most recently in July 2026 paired with pending litigation, but no minutes in the record show a vote on it after August 2025 or any public disclosure of what property has been discussed.
What happened
How this issue got here
Open any step for its supporting record. A proposal remains labeled as proposed until later evidence establishes an outcome.
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive Session on property acquisition/disposal and pending litigation
Executive Session – Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1);
Pending Litigation, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2(1)
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Executive Session on property acquisition/disposal and pending litigation
Executive Session – Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1); Pending Litigation, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive Session for Property Acquisition & Disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive Session for Property Acquisition & Disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session for property acquisition and disposal matters
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session for property acquisition and disposal matters
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session for property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session for property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
ApprovedconfirmedEntering executive session for property acquisition and disposal
voted 6-0 to enter Executive Session at
4:35 p.m. for the purpose of Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1).
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Entering executive session for property acquisition and disposal
voted 6-0 to enter Executive Session at 4:35 p.m. for the purpose of Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1).
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive Session for property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive Session for property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
ApprovedconfirmedEntry into Executive Session for property acquisition/disposal and litigation
enter Executive Session for
the purposes of Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1), and
Litigation, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-2
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Entry into Executive Session for property acquisition/disposal and litigation
enter Executive Session for the purposes of Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1), and Litigation, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-2
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive Session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive Session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
ApprovedconfirmedEntering executive session for property acquisition and disposal
Motion by Jeff Bruns, seconded by Bryan Ferguson, and voted 4-0 to enter executive session at 4:10
p.m.
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Entering executive session for property acquisition and disposal
Motion by Jeff Bruns, seconded by Bryan Ferguson, and voted 4-0 to enter executive session at 4:10 p.m.
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
Appeared on agendaproposedExecutive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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Executive session on property acquisition and disposal
Executive Session - Property Acquisition & Disposal, pursuant to O.C.G.A §50-14-3 (b)(1)
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