A break at the town's prison facility needs to be fixed, the Alto Town Council was told.
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- July 14, 2026: Repair of break at prison facility on Wright Street
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council approved a request to hold a carnival at Royston Wellness Park on October 17.
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- July 14, 2026: Request from The Franklin Church to host a carnival at Royston Wellness Park on October 17
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- No next step has been documented.
County commissioners are set to review a fuel invoice over $10,000 that requires their sign-off.
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- July 14, 2026: Invoice/quote over $10,000: Acree Oil Co.
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax assessors rejected a bid to recover $4,730.84 tied to the Rockford Farm HOA clubhouse parcel.
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- July 14, 2026: Refund request from James Ferraro, parcel 127-009R
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's decision lets a conservation-use covenant on the property be broken without the financial penalty that normally applies.
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- July 14, 2026: Conservation Use miscellaneous item: Dillashaw, Phoebe Estate, parcel 045-003B
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- No next step has been documented.
The town council's approval supports the county-wide sales tax measure, which can affect local tax rates and funding.
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- July 14, 2026: Habersham Co FLOST Resolution
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- No next step has been documented.
The board has placed a property assessment correction case on its agenda, a step that can change a property's tax assessment.
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- July 14, 2026: ACO 2025-17 (appeal/case)
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council approved bringing the Hwy 17 North property into city limits for a townhome project, then moved this summer to consider switching the plan to single-family…
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- July 14, 2026: Resolution changing Gary Fields property to single family homes and approving preliminary plat on Georgia Hwy 17 North
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council signed off on two big-ticket purchases — street repaving and a new backhoe — that exceeded what the City Manager could approve on his own.
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- July 14, 2026: Purchase of new Caterpillar backhoe (Model 416 AC) for Water Department
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- No next step has been documented.
Council members met privately to discuss buying or selling real estate, a step allowed under state law that keeps the details out of public view for now.
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- July 14, 2026: Executive session for discussion of acquisition or disposition of real estate and employee evaluation
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- No next step has been documented.
The Planning & Zoning Commission is looking at whether to update subdivision regulations that residents and developers still follow decades after they were written.
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- July 14, 2026: Review of Subdivision Regulations on subdividing/merging lots
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- No next step has been documented.
The Habersham County Airport Commission is weighing a cheaper path to clear runway obstructions flagged by a LIDAR survey…
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- July 14, 2026: Review of airport LIDAR obstruction data and use of easements instead of land acquisition
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- No next step has been documented.