The town has signed on to a county sales tax plan that includes money for water/public works and police vehicle replacements.
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- July 14, 2026: 2027 Banks County SPLOST Resolution
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax assessors board listed a possible executive session on personnel matters for its July meeting, a closed-door process residents cannot observe.
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- July 14, 2026: Executive session for personnel matters
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- No next step has been documented.
Habersham County's tax assessors have voted unanimously at every meeting since January to approve new Conservation Use Valuation Assessment applications for properties larger than 10 acres…
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- July 14, 2026: 2026 CUVA new applications, properties over 10 acres
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's Conservation Use program affects how certain land is valued for property taxes, and residents with qualifying parcels could see changes depending on what's approved.
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- July 14, 2026: Conservation Use program: 2025 releases and 2026 approval, under-10-acre, and family farm/LLC listings
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- No next step has been documented.
The town is in early talks to lease or buy private land for a new water tank site to serve the town's water system.
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- July 14, 2026: Possible lease or sale of Whealler property on Cornelia/Gainesville Highway for a water tank
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- No next step has been documented.
Robert Gutowski told council members he is now handling code enforcement, including violation letters already going out to residents.
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- July 14, 2026: New Building Official/Code Enforcer introduction and pending violation letters
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- No next step has been documented.
The airport's automated weather system, which pilots rely on for conditions at the field, has broken down more than once and now has spotty radio reception…
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- July 14, 2026: AWOS radio reception problems and possible system upgrade
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- Kimley-Horn is to look into options for replacing or upgrading the AWOS system.
The vote addresses a gap in enforcement after the County Judge stopped hearing animal control cases and the town's prior agreement with the county expired.
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- July 14, 2026: Habersham Co Amendment to IGA for Animal Control Provisions
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- No next step has been documented.
A break at the town's prison facility needs to be fixed, the Alto Town Council was told.
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- July 14, 2026: Repair of break at prison facility on Wright Street
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax assessors rejected a bid to recover $4,730.84 tied to the Rockford Farm HOA clubhouse parcel.
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- July 14, 2026: Refund request from James Ferraro, parcel 127-009R
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- No next step has been documented.
The county Board of Tax Assessors has signed off on lists of veterans' homestead exemption applications at nearly every meeting since February…
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- July 14, 2026: 2026 Veteran Homestead Exemption approval listing
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's decision lets a conservation-use covenant on the property be broken without the financial penalty that normally applies.
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- July 14, 2026: Conservation Use miscellaneous item: Dillashaw, Phoebe Estate, parcel 045-003B
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- No next step has been documented.