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The update gives year-by-year figures for public utility taxes collected, which show how much revenue this tax has brought in recently.
The county board's approval clears the way for repair work on tennis and pickleball courts that had been deteriorating and awaiting quotes for resurfacing.
The Airport Commission approved ground leases for FBO Drive and Higgins Construction in the airport business park, but as of September 2026 the Higgins…
The vote sets the governing rules for the county's Airport Commission.
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.
The airport commission has signed off on its financial reports each month this year, including a $300,000 transfer from the airport's account into the county's general fund.
State legislation that would phase out homestead property taxes by 2032 could cost the county and city millions in revenue, according to a county fiscal estimate.
The approval returns property tax money to a single taxpayer for tax years 2024 through 2026.
A pause on approving subdivisions of five or more lots and rezonings to residential and planned-development districts has been renewed by the county board every month or two…