Stone Bridge Road Damage Leaves Franklin County Facing Repair-Cost Question
Heavy dirt hauling for Lavonia’s future Tractor Supply site was linked to potholes and failed recent repairs, but commissioners recorded no decision on a fix or who would…
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Franklin County’s new road funding opens bidding, but Stone Bridge Road repair remains unresolved
County officials reported receiving $816,875.15 with no local match required, yet the June 30 record does not tie the money or any upcoming contract to the pothole-damaged road.
Franklin County’s Courthouse Repairs Move Toward Bidding After $816,875 Funding Arrival
County officials say the state-linked LRA money requires no local match, but commissioners have not yet awarded a contract for dome, copper-roof and clock-tower work.
Franklin County considers rules that could govern future data centers
Commissioners discussed adding data-center provisions to the Unified Development Code, but no vote, adopted language or timetable is documented.
Franklin County approves FY2027 budget, but final spending details remain unclear
Commissioners voted 4–0 on June 30 after a May review and a June public hearing on a proposed $35.1 million plan.
Franklin County Secures $816,875 for Road Work, but Where It Will Be Spent Remains Unclear
Commissioners say the state LRA money removes the need for a county match and opens the way to bidding…
Franklin County Considers Data-Center Safeguards, but Leaves Key Rules Undecided
Commissioners discussed folding new protections into the county’s development code at a June 30 work session, with no recorded vote or adopted ordinance.
Franklin County weighs higher library funding, but decision remains unclear
Commissioners considered an increased request for the Royston and Lavonia branches during a June budget hearing; the meeting record does not show a final vote or appropriation.
Split Franklin County vote allows old Prospect Road home to stay as storage
The variance resolves whether Eugene Pittman may retain the manufactured home near Toccoa, but county records leave the conversion conditions and timing unstated.
Franklin County Flex-Space Rezoning Near I-85 Still Lacks a Decision
Planning commissioners postponed a request to change roughly an acre near Stagecoach Road to Light Industrial; a later agenda item on the same road involved a different…
Canon poultry-house rezoning wins approval, with road access still central
Franklin County’s 3-0 vote clears a zoning hurdle for 140.31 acres at 700 Grady School Road, but it does not establish when or whether poultry houses will be…
Proposed Franklin County library funding would keep Saturday closures and staffing cuts
Commissioners heard that the proposal would cover required benefit-cost increases, but the June 1 discussion did not produce a documented final library appropriation.