The county's property-tax assessment board put a personnel issue behind closed doors, with no public details or decision on record.
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- March 11, 2025: Executive summary on personnel matters
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- No next step has been documented.
The Board of Tax Assessors took up a settlement conference over the assessed value of Duane Hartness's cell tower property, with an adjustment cutting the value by $7,400.
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- March 11, 2025: Settlement conference with Duane Hartness over cell tower property value
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- No next step has been documented.
The airport commission is considering a guardrail and a formal viewing spot for residents who want to watch airport activity near a gap in the perimeter fencing.
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- March 11, 2025: Perimeter fencing gaps and proposed guardrail/observation area at runway 6
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's property assessment software, part of an ongoing revaluation conversion, had an error affecting conservation-use property values that officials say is now corrected.
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- March 11, 2025: WinGap/CAMA conversion revaluation project status update
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax assessors brought in the HR director to answer questions about vacancies in the Assessor's office before voting to discuss a personnel matter behind closed doors.
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- March 11, 2025: Executive Session entered to discuss personnel/litigation matter
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- No next step has been documented.
The school board's agenda includes staffing changes that affect who works in the district's schools.
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- March 10, 2025: Personnel recommendations
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- No next step has been documented.
The appointees will represent Habersham County Schools at the Georgia School Boards Association's summer meeting.
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- March 6, 2025: 2025 GSBA Delegate and Alternate appointments (Dr. Darlene Hudson and Dr. Robert Barron)
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- No next step has been documented.
The commission has twice scheduled a vote on its own leadership, though the record does not show a result.
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- March 4, 2025: Election of Officers for the Planning Commission
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- No next step has been documented.
Opting out of the state property and sales tax reform act would change how local taxes are set, and county officials are examining what it would take to…
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- March 1, 2025: Opting out of HB581 property tax and sales tax reform act
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- No next step has been documented.
A lawsuit involving the Habersham County Board of Tax Assessors was set for trial, a proceeding that could affect how the county's property assessments are handled.
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- February 25, 2025: Saville case trial date
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- Trial in the Saville case was scheduled for March 25, 2025.
The county's outside auditor briefed the board on the FY 2024 audit, giving residents a first look at the county's year-end finances.
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- February 17, 2025: Rushton's FY 2024 Audit Report presentation
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- No next step has been documented.
A new business park location could shape where future industrial development and jobs land in Habersham County.
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- February 13, 2025: Researching a new location for an industrial/business park
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- No next step has been documented.