Franklin County is weighing state legislative help to draw water from Lake Hartwell, a step toward a new water source for the county.
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- March 31, 2026: Lake Hartwell water supply pipeline assistance from Senator Collins
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed warehousing facility in Franklin County seeks state approval to build within a protected stream buffer along a tributary of Nails Creek.
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- March 27, 2026: Buffer variance application for Carnesville Industrial warehousing facility on Old Federal Road, Franklin County
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental regulator is reviewing an air permit application for a facility that would process landfill gas into renewable natural gas in Polk County.
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit for Grady Road Renewable Energy RNG facility
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- No next step has been documented.
The board flagged an error in how a property assessment ratio study was recorded, a document used to check whether local property values match market value for tax…
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- March 17, 2026: Amendment to 3/17/2026 minutes regarding After Ratio Studies (Attachment #4)
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority's March 2026 agenda lists a closed-door executive session, with no public record yet of the topic or any action taken.
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- March 12, 2026: Executive Session
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority's agenda shows how much money it held in its operating and SPLOST accounts as of late August.
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- March 12, 2026: IBA bank account balances (Operating and SPLOST accounts)
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- No next step has been documented.
The Franklin County Industrial Building Authority board is set to take up who will serve as its treasurer.
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- March 12, 2026: New Treasurer for the Industrial Building Authority
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority overseeing the industrial park placed a status update on its agenda, but no details or decisions are yet on record.
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- March 12, 2026: Central Franklin Industrial Park update
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- No next step has been documented.
The added generators and fire pumps would push the data center's air emissions high enough to make it a major source requiring a federal Title V permit.
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- October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for QTS Fayetteville I data center emergency generators
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed power service agreement would supply electricity to a Walmart distribution facility outside the city's home county.
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- February 16, 2026: Electric power service contract for Walmart distribution center at 10725 Old Federal Road, Carnesville
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- No next step has been documented.
A possible transportation sales tax referendum, discussed by commissioners in January, was removed from the board's February agenda before any vote.
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- February 2, 2026: TSPLOST ballot item
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- No next step has been documented.
The board closed part of its meeting to discuss land acquisition, litigation, and personnel matters out of public view.
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- February 2, 2026: Executive session for Land Acquisition, Litigation, and Personnel
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- No next step has been documented.