Under the agreement, SARP would contract with the county to carry out the improvements, which the packet describes as including an agricultural best-management-practices cost-share program for landowners along the affected streambanks.
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Habersham County commissioners consider ratifying streambank enhancement agreement with SARP
The agreement would bring up to $152,722 in grant funds to Habersham County for streambank and riparian enhancement work, including a cost-share program for local landowners.
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September 21, 2026: SARP/FSEFWA agreement for agricultural BMP cost-share program with Habersham County landowners
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The Habersham County Board of Commissioners placed on its September 21, 2026 agenda a measure to ratify an agreement with the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) for streambank and riparian enhancement projects.
A packet prepared for that meeting described the measure as approval and ratification of Agreement No. SARP-HABERSHAM-03, providing up to $152,722 in grant funds for the work, with $0 in county matching funds required.
Under the agreement, SARP would contract with the county to carry out the improvements, which the packet describes as including an agricultural best-management-practices cost-share program for landowners along the affected streambanks.
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Appeared on agendaproposedRatification of SARP Streambank and Riparian Enhancement Agreement (Agreement No. SARP-HABERSHAM-03)
approval and ratification of Agreement No. SARP-HABERSHAM-03 between Habersham County
and the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP), providing up to $152,722 for streambank and
riparian enhancement projects
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Ratification of SARP Streambank and Riparian Enhancement Agreement (Agreement No. SARP-HABERSHAM-03)
approval and ratification of Agreement No. SARP-HABERSHAM-03 between Habersham County and the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP), providing up to $152,722 for streambank and riparian enhancement projects
Appeared on agendaproposedRatification of agreement (SARP-Habersham-03) with Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership for streambank and riparian enhancement projects
Ratification of Agreement (SARP-Habersham-03) with Southeast Aquatic
Resources Partnership (SARP) for Streambank and Riparian Enhancement Projects
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Ratification of agreement (SARP-Habersham-03) with Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership for streambank and riparian enhancement projects
Ratification of Agreement (SARP-Habersham-03) with Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) for Streambank and Riparian Enhancement Projects
Appeared on agendaproposedSARP/FSEFWA agreement for agricultural BMP cost-share program with Habersham County landowners
SARP will contract with Habersham County, Georgia (the County) to
implement these improvements.
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SARP/FSEFWA agreement for agricultural BMP cost-share program with Habersham County landowners
SARP will contract with Habersham County, Georgia (the County) to implement these improvements.
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