The county has scheduled a meeting to set the 2022 property tax millage rate, which affects how much residents pay in county taxes this year.
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- June 29, 2026: 2022 millage rate setting meeting and 5-Year History of Levy notice
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- Millage rate setting meeting on July 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the County Courthouse Jury Assembly Room.
The county plans a public meeting on its 2023 property tax rate, which determines how much tax revenue the county collects from local property owners.
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- June 29, 2026: 2023 millage rate setting meeting and 5-Year History of Levy notice
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- Millage rate setting meeting at the Habersham County Courthouse, 295 Llewellyn Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523, on July 26, 2023 at 6:00 pm.
The adjustments shift money across county accounts, including amounts of $183,658 and $72,500, for the current fiscal year.
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- June 29, 2026: FY 2026 Budget Amendments, Resolution No. 2026-06-006
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After months of departmental budget hearings, commissioners cut initial requests, adopted a FY2026 budget smaller than the prior year…
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- June 29, 2026: 2025 millage rate setting meeting and 5-Year History of Levy notice
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Post-election risk-limiting audits found the hand counts of randomly selected races matched machine totals exactly in both the May primary and the June runoff…
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- June 25, 2026: Risk Limiting Audit of the June 16, 2026 General Primary Runoff
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The council formally closed out the town's 2025 spending plan with an amendment recommended by the CFO.
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- June 25, 2026: Final 2025 Budget Amendment
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The county board considered renewing its Motorola maintenance service agreement, but the record does not show a final vote.
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- June 23, 2026: Motorola Maintenance Service Agreement renewal
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The board signed off on a fire equipment quote and two fuel invoices, part of its routine review of purchases above $10,000.
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- June 23, 2026: Invoices and quotes over $10,000: Bennett Fire Products and Acree Oil Co.
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The county's elected board decided who sits on the panel overseeing the local Department of Family and Children's Services.
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- June 23, 2026: Reappointment of Katie Geter to the Stephens County DFCS Board
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The rezoning clears the way for a homeowner to build single-family housing on land previously zoned for intensive agricultural use.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning request from Matthew Mudge, 1200 Shady Lane, Parcel 043 186P, to agricultural residential
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The 3-acre property changes from Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential zoning, clearing the way for residential use.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning Request - Terry K. Dooley, 677 Shady Lane, to Agricultural Residential
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County commissioners are set to review payment of two Acree Oil Co. invoices totaling more than $30,000 in county funds.
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- June 23, 2026: Invoices from Acree Oil Co.
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