City council members are set to talk over HVAC issues at the Cultural Center, a facility residents use for events and programs.
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- September 22, 2026: Cultural Center HVAC
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- No next step has been documented.
City council members reviewed a contract with the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce during a work session.
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- September 22, 2026: Franklin County Chamber of Commerce contract
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- No next step has been documented.
Council members are set to review a camera system proposal that could affect surveillance in the city.
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- September 22, 2026: Flock Safety camera system
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council voted to fill seats on the board that oversees downtown development efforts.
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- September 8, 2026: Appointment of Carah Pulliam and Gene Williams to the Downtown Development Authority Board
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- No next step has been documented.
The council's denial blocks Ponder Development's plan to rezone ±20 acres on Highway 17 for a 73-lot subdivision, despite the planning commission's earlier vote to approve it.
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- September 8, 2026: Rezoning R-26-004: Ponder Development/Douglas Whitlow Trust, Highway 17 (±20.0 acres, B-2 to R-1B)
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- No next step has been documented.
The council voted unanimously to take ownership of a parking area deeded by developer Ken Gary, putting the city in charge of its upkeep.
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- September 8, 2026: Acceptance of deeded Wrights Creek parking area from developer Ken Gary
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- No next step has been documented.
The city is moving to rezone 13.60 acres on Cornog Road from heavy industrial to residential to allow a 53-home subdivision.
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- September 8, 2026: Rezoning ~13.60 acres on Cornog Rd from B-3 to R-1A (Ken Gary applicant, Der Same LLC owner)
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- A second reading before the Lavonia City Council
The city will finance the new utility truck through Ford Capital Leasing over five years, a cost that will show up in future budgets.
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- September 8, 2026: New vehicle purchase
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council signed off on replacing a sewer lift station near Smith Road and Gerrard Road, authorizing spending of up to $146,000.
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- September 8, 2026: Replacing lift station off Smith Road
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will spend $92,000 on new digital radios for the Fire Department, a purchase the city council approved unanimously.
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- September 8, 2026: New radios for the Fire Department
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- No next step has been documented.
The roughly 4-acre property is now inside city limits and zoned R-1B, after both the planning commission and city council signed off unanimously.
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- September 8, 2026: Rezoning R-2026-006: 387 Wright Street from Rural Residential to R-1B, contingent on annexation
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- No next step has been documented.
The new business can now sell alcohol after city council signed off on its license application.
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- September 8, 2026: New alcohol license application for The Drink Depot
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- No next step has been documented.