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The board's approval lets the county move ahead on streambank and riparian projects in the Upper Chattahoochee River and Lake Lanier watershed funded through a grant agreement with…
The city council signed off on replacing a sewer lift station near Smith Road and Gerrard Road, authorizing spending of up to $146,000.
The county's new 911 radio system, including towers, determines how emergency calls and dispatch communications are handled countywide.
Residents have repeatedly pressed the city for details on funding for its new wastewater treatment plant and for assurance that no rendering…
The town is pursuing state funding and land for a water tank meant to improve fire protection on Hickory Nut Mountain…
The sales-tax-funded capital projects account that paid for jail repairs, HVAC and other county upgrades is set to make its last debt payment next year with…
The award covers water, sewer and storm system upgrades on several Cornelia streets that the water authority had been planning since early 2025.
The board has routinely signed off on the district's monthly and year-end financial reports over the past two budget cycles…
A GDOT-funded rebuild of the airport's runway and taxiway lighting is finished after a monthlong runway closure, but the county has not yet paid out roughly $117…
A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.
The approved refund covers tax years 2024, 2025 and 2026 on parcel 127-014, so the taxpayer's prior payments on that parcel are being returned.
A sewer line and lift station meant to serve the reopened Fieldale hatchery has stalled while the Cornelia Water and Sewerage Authority waits on grant funds to cover…