The draft notice proposes new restrictions on how much a facility's emergency generators and fire water pump can pollute and how often they can…
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- September 30, 2026: Annual hours-of-operation limit for emergency generators and fire water pump
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A 3% pay increase for every city worker has appeared in the city's budget documents for three straight fiscal years, affecting city finances each year it's included.
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- September 30, 2026: Employee salary increase for FY2026
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City Council is considering a purchase of new body cameras for the Police Department, but has not yet made a decision.
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- September 29, 2026: Purchase of new body cameras for the Police Department
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The county's List A would resurface five roads using state maintenance grant funds that support local road upkeep.
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- September 22, 2026: FY2027 LMIG (Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant) application
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- No next step has been documented.
Excluding the days from the calculation could affect whether the Macon-Allied monitor shows the area meeting the federal annual soot standard.
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- September 21, 2026: Exceptional Events Demonstration requesting exclusion of 18 PM2.5 exceedance days at the Macon-Allied monitor caused by prescribed (silviculture) fire smoke
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- EPA review of the demonstration and concurrence decision, following the 30-day public comment period that opened September 21, 2026.
The town's property tax rate for 2026 moves toward public hearings before it can be finalized.
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- September 9, 2026: Set date(s) for millage rate public hearing(s)
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The city is considering raising the property tax rate from 9.5 to 11.5 mills to help close a budget deficit.
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- September 1, 2026: Proposed millage rate
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A city police training/safety grant is being used to buy equipment, including license plate readers, according to council packets.
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- September 1, 2026: Police Department Safety Grant (equipment, training, license plate readers)
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- No next step has been documented.
The town relies on the county sheriff's office for fingerprinting services under a yearly agreement up for council consideration.
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- July 9, 2026: Annual fingerprinting agreement with Habersham County Sheriff's Office
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The council's unanimous vote sets a one percent sales tax under the agreement for five years, affecting taxes collected in the town.
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- July 9, 2026: Resolution and Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to implement a Floating Homestead Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) in Habersham County
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A council member questioned whether the town's fire station can fit newer, larger trucks as the existing fleet ages.
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- May 27, 2026: Fire Department station capacity and aging fire truck fleet
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- No next step has been documented.
A grant framework to help fund police body-worn cameras is expected to open this fall, according to city records.
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- May 26, 2026: BWC (body-worn camera) grant framework
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- The BWC grant framework is expected to open in the fall.