The proposed county budget for next year is smaller than the current one, which could affect county spending decisions ahead.
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- April 29, 2025: FY2026 preliminary county budget
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- No next step has been documented.
The county replaced EMS equipment using voter-approved sales tax revenue rather than property taxes or general funds.
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- April 29, 2025: Purchase of two new EMS ambulances using SPLOST funds
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- No next step has been documented.
A county board discussed a previously submitted request for information tied to an earlier economic development project, though no decision was recorded.
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- April 2, 2025: Resurfaced RFI (Request for Information) for older economic development project considering Franklin County
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority met behind closed doors but did not vote or decide anything, so the matter under discussion remains unresolved.
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- April 2, 2025: Executive session held; no action taken
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- No next step has been documented.
A $100,000 donation from an entity in the county would help cover part of the cost of replacing cardiac monitors, county commissioners said.
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- March 25, 2025: Replacement of cardiac monitors funded partly by a $100,000 donation
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed change would amend the county's land-use code section governing accessory buildings and structures on private property.
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- March 3, 2025: UDC amendment cleaning up language on Accessory Use, Building or Structure Generally
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- No next step has been documented.
The Board of Commissioners met behind closed doors to discuss legal and personnel matters that were not detailed in the public record.
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- March 3, 2025: Executive session on litigation and personnel matters
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- No next step has been documented.
A request to rezone a roughly 2-acre property on Muddy Branch Road from agricultural to rural residential use is on hold after the applicant asked to pause it.
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- March 3, 2025: RZ-2025-003 rezone request by William Stacey Britt from AG to RR on Muddy Branch Rd, Canon
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- No next step has been documented.
A commenter told the county board that social media criticism is scaring off industry and urged residents to back the commissioners.
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- February 25, 2025: Community controversy over social media and calls for city meeting transparency/recording
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- No next step has been documented.
County officials are weighing a study of farming's economic role in Franklin County with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
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- February 25, 2025: Agricultural economic impact study (Ag Study) with Carl Vinson Institute of Government
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- No next step has been documented.
An agriculture study was presented to county commissioners, though no decision on it is on record.
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- February 25, 2025: Agriculture Study presentation by Kristen Miller and Tommie Shepard
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- No next step has been documented.
An outside auditor briefed the county board on the results of its annual financial audit.
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- February 3, 2025: Annual audit presentation by Rushton
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- No next step has been documented.