The change limits how long members can serve on the county's Recreation Board without reappointment.
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- September 14, 2026: Recreation Board ordinance
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- No next step has been documented.
Residents raised concerns about the Recreation Department's operations and its director, prompting a joint closed-door personnel discussion with the county's Recreation Board.
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- August 3, 2026: Executive session to discuss a personnel matter, joint with the Recreation Board
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposal followed a board request for the Industrial Building Authority's audit and financial records before any decision on its separate millage rate.
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- May 16, 2025: Proposed consolidation of IBA and General Fund millage rates
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears the way for county attorneys to proceed on an agreement to interconnect the two counties' radio systems.
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- August 3, 2026: Waiver of conflict for Franklin County-Habersham County IGA on interconnecting radio systems
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- No next step has been documented.
The Highway 145/Highway 29 roundabout is projected to cost $3.6 million and isn't expected to be built until 2031.
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- January 27, 2026: Highway 145/Highway 29 roundabout project in Franklin Springs
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears a 4-acre tract at 8016 Highway 320 for agricultural zoning, a change residents near the property will see reflected in what can be built there.
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- July 16, 2026: RZ-2026-006 Rezone for John Harold Payne III, 8016 Highway 320, Toccoa, from Agricultural (AG) to Rural Residential (RR)
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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.
A proposal to rezone a roughly 1-acre tract near Carnesville for a commercial flex-space park is delayed, leaving the property's zoning unchanged for now.
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- June 18, 2026: Rezoning on I-85/Stagecoach Rd, Carnesville (RZ-2026-012) from Highway Business to Light Industrial for a commercial flex-space park
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- Planning Commission meeting on July 16, 2026
Commissioners advertised four board and committee vacancies last fall and have since appointed members to the Board of Assessors and Planning & Zoning Board…
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- May 26, 2026: Recreation Committee appointment previously tabled in November 2025
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- No next step has been documented.
A state grant the county said last year was approved for $814K has now been paid out in full…
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- June 30, 2026: LRA funding of $816,875.15 received, requiring no local match, allowing bid process to begin
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- Bid process to begin
The changes could affect how farm stands, agritourism activities and other farm-related businesses are allowed to operate under the county's zoning rules.
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- April 20, 2026: Update of UDC Sections 2-1 and 2-2 use tables
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- Mr. Norwood will update Sections 2-1 and 2-2 of the UDC and distribute revised tables for Board review and feedback as part of the formal amendment process.
Georgia's environmental regulator is reviewing an air permit application for a facility that would process landfill gas into renewable natural gas in Polk County.
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit for Grady Road Renewable Energy RNG facility
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- No next step has been documented.