The county has rezoned a roughly 3-acre parcel on Camp Mikell Road from residential to agricultural use so it can be combined with adjoining land.
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- August 25, 2026: Rezoning Request from Lesli Golonka, Camp Mikell Road, Toccoa, to Agricultural Intensive
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- No next step has been documented.
Each approval clears another batch of veterans for their property tax exemption for Tax Year 2026.
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- August 25, 2026: 2026 Homestead Exemption Veteran Listing
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- No next step has been documented.
County officials granted a variance letting a Martin homeowner build closer to a side property line than standard rules allow.
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- August 25, 2026: Variance request from Carl & Sheila Mauldin, 345 N. Century Drive, Martin (side yard setback)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county advertised openings on two boards in May, and commissioners have since appointed two people to the children's services board while Recreation Board seats still need…
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- August 25, 2026: Recreation Board Appointment
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- No next step has been documented.
The Board of Tax Assessors has approved batches of homestead exemption applications at nearly every meeting since January, extending the property tax break to qualifying homeowners as applications…
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- August 25, 2026: 2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
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- The August 25, 2026 Board of Tax Assessors agenda lists a 2026 approval listing for consideration.
Residents on Clarks Creek, Sewell, Stovall and Bulldog Circle roads and near the county boat ramp now have newly paved surfaces.
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- August 25, 2026: LMIG and LRA road paving projects progress update
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed amendment would raise production limits and emissions caps at the quarry, a step that affects local air quality near the site.
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- August 25, 2026: Air Quality Permit Amendment No. 1423-133-0018-S-02-2 for Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC – Siloam Quarry (adds portable stone processing plant, raises production limits)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax assessors board has an assessment correction that could change a property owner's tax assessment on its agenda.
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- August 25, 2026: Assessment Correction Order ACO 2026-3
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- No next step has been documented.
After nearly a year of discussion on redeveloping the city-owned Monroe Street property, council members say they don't agree on building a hotel there and have paused the…
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- August 20, 2026: Update on 555 Monroe Street property
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- No next step has been documented.
A roughly 13-acre Prospect Road property would shift from agricultural to highway business zoning to allow a recreational vehicle park, under applications set for planning commission review.
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- August 20, 2026: Conditional use for RV Park in Highway Business zoning district at 700 Prospect Rd
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- Franklin County Planning Commission meeting to consider the applications
The rate, approved after a series of public hearings, will determine how much residents pay in city property taxes next year.
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- August 20, 2026: 2027 millage rate of 8.107 mills
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- No next step has been documented.
A property owner is asking the county to allow a home smaller than the minimum floor area normally required on Rural Residential land.
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- August 20, 2026: Variance for minimum heated floor area (737 sq ft vs 800 sq ft) on Rural Residential property at 7291 Hwy 320
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- Franklin County Planning Commission meeting of 2026-08-20