Downtown building-façade help in Cornelia will now depend on money the DDA raises itself rather than a line item, while the board's fundraising plan remains unsettled.
Latest and next
- Latest
- October 1, 2026: DDA fundraising efforts, revisited
- Next
- The DDA/MainStreet Board is scheduled to revisit fundraising at its October 1, 2026 meeting.
A blown head gasket has prompted a proposed increase to the Fire Department's vehicle maintenance budget to repair the city's ladder truck.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: Fire Department ladder truck engine rebuild
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city's proposed FY2027 budget would remove three permanent part-time firefighter jobs added earlier this year, a change that could affect fire department staffing.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: Elimination of three permanent part-time firefighter positions
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The draft budget would give city employees a cost-of-living increase and a merit increase, alongside changes to insurance premiums.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: Employee cost-of-living increase, merit increase, and insurance premium increases
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city's draft spending plan includes lift station and digester upgrades for the water system and hotel-motel tax funding for local improvements, including the Summer Concert Series.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: Hotel-Motel Tax Capital Improvement Fund projects
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city's proposed budget would add a water plant operator and a public information officer while eliminating one Police Department major position.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: New Public Information Officer position
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city's draft FY27 budget sets aside SPLOST VIII sales tax funds for a new pavilion and restrooms at Oak Street Park.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: SPLOST VIII Fund (new): Oak Street Park pavilion and restrooms
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city is lining up how to spend sales-tax revenue voters approved on projects that could affect streets, city facilities and fire equipment.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 22, 2026: SPLOST VII Fund projects: City Hall bond, GMA lease final payment, Jones/Lee Street paving, Fire Department ATV
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The reduced setback lets construction proceed on narrow, nonconforming lots along Cash Street.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 17, 2026: Variance request by ALMS Homes, LLC/Michael Bouge to reduce required side-yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet on nonconforming lots along Cash Street
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city has enrolled in an online platform meant to help the Main Street program, nonprofits and local groups run promotional campaigns.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 3, 2026: City subscription to SeeMyLegacy promotional platform for DDA, Main Street and local organizations
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
The city will pay Franklin Fence roughly $10,844 to install an automated gate at its Moss Street storage lot, with commissioners shifting budget funds to cover it.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 1, 2026: Proposal for gate at Moss Street property
- Next
- No next step has been documented.
Commissioners closed part of their Sept. 1 meeting to discuss a legal matter out of public view, with no details of the litigation disclosed in the vote itself.
Latest and next
- Latest
- September 1, 2026: Executive session regarding pending litigation
- Next
- No next step has been documented.