The city will install speed bumps near Sierra Vista and Lee Street Apartments after commissioners voted to approve them.
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- July 7, 2026: Installation of permanent speed bumps on Lee Street near Sierra Vista and Lee Street Apartments
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- No next step has been documented.
The agreement sets out how Franklin and Banks counties will maintain Nowhere Road, which lies along their shared county line.
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- July 6, 2026: IGA with Banks County for cross-jurisdictional road maintenance
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- No next step has been documented.
The new ordinance and a related shelter agreement give the county's Marshal's Office authority to enforce animal control after commissioners noted the county had none.
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- July 6, 2026: IGA with Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter for Animal Control Ordinance
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's July 2026 agenda includes a item involving Sheriff Scott Andrews, though the record does not specify the topic or any action taken.
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- July 6, 2026: Sheriff Scott Andrews
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council's unanimous vote fills a seat on the Franklin County Library Board.
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- July 6, 2026: Franklin County Library Board Appointment
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- No next step has been documented.
A drainage project meant to address the East Main and Rainbow Drive area has moved forward, with the city reporting the railroad-tracks segment now finished.
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- July 6, 2026: East Main Street drainage work completion
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- No next step has been documented.
The restaurant in the Silo Shopping Center can now sell alcohol after city council's unanimous vote.
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- July 6, 2026: Alcohol license application for Frida's Tacos (Silo Shopping Center)
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears the way for the city to dispose of vehicles it no longer needs.
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- July 6, 2026: Declaration of surplus vehicles for disposal
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- No next step has been documented.
The renewal keeps a borrowing line in place that backs the city's water utility finances.
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- July 6, 2026: Water Fund Line of Credit Renewal
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- No next step has been documented.
Lavonia responded to a reported gap in speed limit signage on a curve along Wright Street by putting up a new 25 mph sign.
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- July 6, 2026: Wright Street 25 mph speed limit sign installation
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- No next step has been documented.
The pause blocks new data center projects in Franklin County while officials draft permanent rules for the county's development code.
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- July 6, 2026: Data center moratorium through December 2026, with language to be broadened to cover similar facilities
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- No next step has been documented.
The new pipe loop between Smith Road and Newtown adds a secondary water feed to the Gumlog area.
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- July 6, 2026: Smith Road waterline extension completion
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- No next step has been documented.