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.
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- September 22, 2026: Hotel-Motel Tax Capital Improvement Fund projects
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The city is weighing forcing the purchase of two properties needed to expand its water system.
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- September 16, 2026: Eminent domain proceeding to acquire Parcels 100D 006 and 100D 006A for water system expansion
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The county, which already lets Cornelia use its shared radio system, is weighing similar access and maintenance deals with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest…
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- October 19, 2026: Intergovernmental Agreement with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest, Mt. Airy, and Tallulah Falls for county radio system use and maintenance
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- Habersham County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider/approve the IGA with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy and Tallulah Falls at its October 19, 2026 meeting.
The county is weighing how projected tax revenue from the Walmart project would be divided, including money for the Industrial Building Authority and schools…
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- October 5, 2026: Citizen allegations regarding tax distribution from Walmart Distribution Center and payment for Tonya Powers' education
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The state's decision raises how much wastewater the Hyundai Metaplant's pretreatment facility can discharge, while rejecting calls to deny the permit or add PFAS and extra…
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- September 29, 2026: Removal of references to City of Savannah Travis Field WRF, which no longer receives wastewater from North Bryan WRF
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Stephens County sends its female inmates to the Jackson County jail and pays the bill, and commissioners now face a new, larger invoice.
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- October 13, 2026: Jackson County Sheriff's Office invoice
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- Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the $17,780.00 invoice at its October 13, 2026 meeting.
The city's proposed budget would add a water plant operator and a public information officer while eliminating one Police Department major position.
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- September 22, 2026: New Public Information Officer position
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The county's new 911 radio system, including towers, determines how emergency calls and dispatch communications are handled countywide.
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- August 25, 2026: 911 system upgrade installation and testing
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The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
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- August 20, 2026: 2027 Millage Rate
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Residents have repeatedly pressed the city for details on funding for its new wastewater treatment plant and for assurance that no rendering…
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- August 20, 2026: Proposed ordinance or moratorium against rendering, biomass and data center facilities
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- No next step has been documented.
A property tax refund request for a parcel owned by Tony and Julia Souther is on the county tax assessors' agenda.
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- August 11, 2026: Refund request: Souther, Tony & Julia
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The county's tax assessors board has put a property tax refund request from Emerson D. Brooking on its agenda.
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- August 11, 2026: Refund request: Brooking, Emerson D
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- No next step has been documented.