The county is set to decide whether to ratify its acceptance of a federal firefighter grant that would fund ten Stryker Lifepak cardiac monitors for ambulances.
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- October 19, 2026: Ratification of acceptance of FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant for purchase of 10 Stryker Lifepak 35 cardiac monitors
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- Habersham County Board of Commissioners meeting on October 19, 2026, where the ratification is on the agenda.
The Board of Tax Assessors has been approving batches of Conservation Use Valuation Assessment applications for small properties through 2026…
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- July 28, 2026: Conservation Use 2026 approval listing
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- No next step has been documented.
The money is meant to help build a new emergency operations facility as 911 call volumes have grown sharply over nearly two decades.
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- May 18, 2026: $2.5 million Congressional Directed Spending grant for future 911 Emergency Operations Facility
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is seeking grant funding to replace 10 outdated defibrillators on its ambulances, equipment tied to patient survival during emergency calls.
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- October 19, 2026: Georgia Power grant application for Habersham County Safety Equipment (replacement of 10 outdated ambulance defibrillators)
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- No next step has been documented.
Property owners who filed late appeals on their 2026 tax assessments learn one group's appeals were denied and pushed to next year…
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- October 13, 2026: 2026 late property tax appeals
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- The Board of Tax Assessors is scheduled to take up the 2026 late appeals listed on its October 13, 2026 agenda.
After repeatedly delaying a decision, the Habersham County Development Authority paid off a $19,000 streetlight installation balance at the Airport Business Park but is still discussing who should…
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- June 11, 2026: Airport Business Park streetlights - future maintenance and cost responsibility
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- No next step has been documented.
The board is set to weigh a proposal from Precision Planning, Inc. for design and construction-phase services on the county's planned new jail and sheriff's office.
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- October 19, 2026: Precision Planning, Inc. jail design services proposal for new Adult Detention Center
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is considering accepting new state funding to keep its mental health court running and naming a judge to sign the related paperwork.
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- August 17, 2026: Acceptance of CJCC Subgrant AW-ACFP-27-074 for Mental Health Court operations
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board is considering acceptance of a state grant that would fund the county's family treatment court and name a judge to sign the award documents.
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- August 17, 2026: Acceptance of CJCC Subgrant AW-ACFP-27-112 for Family Treatment Court
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- No next step has been documented.
The subgrant would fund the county's drug court and requires a Superior Court judge to sign for the money on the county's behalf.
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- August 17, 2026: Acceptance of CJCC Subgrant AW-ACFP-27-027 for Mountain Circuit Drug Court
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- No next step has been documented.
The application would bring over $1 million in state road money to resurface a dozen county roads, with the county covering part of the cost.
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- Latest
- August 17, 2026: LMIG 2027 grant application
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- No next step has been documented.
More state road-paving money means the county expects to repave roads worth roughly $2.3 million this year, though no new spending has been voted on.
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- July 20, 2026: LMIG road paving program funding update (approx. $2.3 million in paving work)
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- No next step has been documented.