The city will get a trackhoe, excavator, dump truck and backhoe for its water mains work through a lease-purchase arrangement rather than paying cash upfront.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: New capital lease financing for Water Mains equipment purchase
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- No next step has been documented.
Budget materials for the school district lay out different total-spending figures and employee pay-raise options for the year ahead, affecting district staff pay and health coverage.
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- September 30, 2026: FY2025 employee pay increase: $2,500 for certified and full-time classified staff (prorated for part-time), plus 2% increase for local certified supplement
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- The notice states the final FY2025 budget was set for adoption at the board's June 18, 2024 meeting.
A state legislative proposal to phase out homestead property taxes by 2032 could cost Habersham County and its city millions in revenue, according to county records.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: HB 1114 Constitutional Amendment / HB 1116 enabling legislation ('Home Act') phasing out homestead property taxes by 2032
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- No next step has been documented.
A draft state air permit would set a rolling emission standard and required pollution controls for the facility's combustion turbines…
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- September 30, 2026: Required Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for NOx: dry low NOx combustors, low NOx burners, and selective catalytic reduction on combustion turbines and duct burners
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- No next step has been documented.
A city report shows work underway to replace a sewer line in the Appletree Alley area, connecting manholes for a new 8-inch pipe.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: Appletree Alley sewer line project
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- No next step has been documented.
The city manager reported that Cornelia's Main Street Program has again received national accreditation.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: Main Street Program re-accredited by Main Street America Program
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed FY2025 budget would raise solid waste rates, adding to what residents and businesses in Toccoa pay for trash collection.
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- September 30, 2026: FY2025 Solid Waste Fund budget and rate increase
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- No next step has been documented.
The Franklin County Board of Education wants to raise the millage rate that determines residents' school property taxes, and is inviting public comment before any final vote.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: Public hearings on the property tax millage rate
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- Three public hearings on the proposed millage rate, dates not yet specified in the record.
The approved budget sets total expenditures for the fund at $530,000, up from $152,258 the prior year.
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- September 30, 2026: FY2027 Water Renewal and Extension Fund budget
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- No next step has been documented.
Residents would see no change to utility rates under the city's proposed FY2026 budget.
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- September 30, 2026: No utility rate increases proposed for FY2026
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's approved budget lowers its annual payment to the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority by more than half.
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- September 30, 2026: Reduction in funding to Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority
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- No next step has been documented.
A draft state permit would limit how many hours each auxiliary boiler can run in a year, a restriction tied to air-quality compliance.
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- Latest
- September 30, 2026: Annual hours-of-operation limit for each auxiliary boiler
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- No next step has been documented.