A request to exempt two properties from taxation is set for review, which would affect county tax revenue if granted.
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- April 8, 2026: Exempt status request for parcels 017-037 and 017-038B
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- No next step has been documented.
Two residents' vehicle tax assessment appeals are set to come before the Franklin County Board of Assessors.
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- April 8, 2026: Vehicle assessment appeals of Poe Susan Alexander and Duncan Christopher Michael
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- Board of Assessors meeting on the agenda dated 2026-04-08.
Conservation use valuation agreements affect how qualifying farmland and timberland are taxed in the county.
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- April 8, 2026: CUVA (Conservation Use Valuation Agreement) applications
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- No next step has been documented.
State regulators are reviewing an air quality permit application for a proposed combined cycle power plant near Baconton, a step that will set pollution limits before any construction…
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- October 23, 2026: Air quality permit application for Mitchell Energy Center combined cycle power plant
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- No next step has been documented.
The state air permit now relies on continuous NOx monitoring instead of earlier compliance-monitoring conditions on the plant's combustion turbine and duct burner stacks.
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- September 29, 2026: Removal of CAM Plan monitoring conditions 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.2.10 and 5.2.11 (turbines exempt due to NOx CEMS)
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental regulator has signed off on post-closure oversight terms for the former Chadwick Road construction and demolition landfill in Fulton County.
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- September 25, 2026: Post-Closure Permit approval for Chadwick Road Construction and Demolition Landfill, Roswell (Fulton County)
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- No next step has been documented.
State regulators signed off on closure-period requirements for a completed section of the Augusta landfill, setting the terms it must meet now that it is no longer taking…
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- September 25, 2026: Post-Closure Permit for Augusta Deans Bridge Road Phase 2C Landfill
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental regulator plans to let a sand mine operator draw groundwater in Washington County, a decision that could affect local water supplies.
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- September 23, 2026: New Groundwater Withdrawal Permit No. 150-0028 for Caye Properties LLC (Washington County, sand mine operations)
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- No next step has been documented.
After nearly a year of discussion on redeveloping the city-owned Monroe Street property, council members say they don't agree on building a hotel there and have paused the…
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- August 20, 2026: Update on 555 Monroe Street property
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed rules would set minimum house sizes, garage, bond and road requirements for new major subdivisions in the county.
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- July 20, 2026: Reduced minimum house size for major subdivisions from 1,800 to 1,200 square feet
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- No next step has been documented.
A major break in a 12-inch water line along Interstate 85 was brought to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners' attention.
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- June 30, 2026: Water main break on Interstate 85 (12-inch line)
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's curbside brush collection will continue under its current provider after a council member flagged it as a drain on public works…
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- June 17, 2026: Brush pickup service outsourcing vs. in-house ESG program
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- The incoming city manager will address the brush pickup service topic.