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IssueStephens Countyunder consideration

Stephens County school board weighs FY2025 budget scenarios with staff raises

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.
IssueHabersham Countyunder consideration

Habersham County estimates $12.1 million revenue hit from state homestead tax phase-out plan

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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September 30, 2026: HB 1114 Constitutional Amendment / HB 1116 enabling legislation ('Home Act') phasing out homestead property taxes by 2032
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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Georgia EPD draft permit proposes 30-day NOx limit for combustion turbine and duct burner stacks

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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IssueFranklin Countyunder consideration

Franklin County school board proposes 14.760-mill property tax rate for 2026

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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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.