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IssueCorneliaunder consideration

Cornelia's draft FY27 budget earmarks SPLOST VII money for City Hall bond, paving and a fire ATV

The city is lining up how to spend sales-tax revenue voters approved on projects that could affect streets, city facilities and fire equipment.

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September 22, 2026: SPLOST VII Fund projects: City Hall bond, GMA lease final payment, Jones/Lee Street paving, Fire Department ATV
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IssueCorneliaunder consideration

Cornelia city commission releases draft FY2027 budget with $788,769 General Fund shortfall

The draft budget proposes higher sanitation and water/sewer fees for residents while spending across the city's nine funds totals more than $28 million.

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September 22, 2026: Railroad Crossing Elimination Project (federally funded)
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A public hearing is scheduled for October 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM at City Hall, with adoption expected at the November 8, 2026 City Commission meeting.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

State review attributes Augusta PM2.5 exceedance to prescribed and silviculture fire smoke

Georgia's environmental regulator is weighing whether to exclude a January 2025 air pollution reading at its Augusta monitor from official record because of nearby forestry burning.

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on January 9, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

State draft notice attributes Augusta PM2.5 exceedance to prescribed fire smoke

Georgia's environmental regulator has proposed linking a January 26, 2025 air-quality exceedance at an Augusta monitor to smoke from prescribed burns…

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on January 26, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD drafts notice attributing Augusta air pollution spike to prescribed burns

The state environmental agency is preparing to argue that a February 2025 pollution reading in Augusta should not count against the area's air quality record because it came…

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 23, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD drafts finding that fire smoke caused Augusta air quality exceedance

A draft state notice attributes a February 2025 spike in fine-particle pollution at an Augusta monitor to smoke from prescribed and silviculture burns…

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 5, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD draft notice attributes Augusta PM2.5 exceedance to prescribed fire smoke

State air regulators are moving to explain a January air quality exceedance at an Augusta monitor as smoke from planned burns rather than ordinary pollution.

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on January 10, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD opens 30-day comment period on Augusta air quality exceptional event claim

The state is asking for public input before deciding whether to exclude certain Augusta air-quality readings tied to prescribed fires from official records.

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September 21, 2026: 30-day public comment period on the Augusta Exceptional Event Demonstration
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Public comment period runs 30 days from September 21, 2026.
IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

State environmental agency drafts notice tying Augusta air quality exceedance to controlled burns

A draft state filing attributes a February 2025 spike in fine-particle pollution at an Augusta monitor to smoke from nearby prescribed and forestry fires.

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 27, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

State draft notice links Augusta PM2.5 exceedance to prescribed-fire smoke

Georgia's environmental agency has drafted a case attributing a February 2025 air quality exceedance at an Augusta monitor to smoke from prescribed and silviculture fires…

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September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 4, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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