Franklin County considers making Planning Commission recommendation decisive in tied zoning votes
Commissioners discussed the idea during an April Unified Development Code review, but the meeting record does not establish that any rule was adopted.
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Franklin County Has Yet to Resolve Conflicting Development-Area Rules
Commissioners heard that staff apply a six-to-10-acre reading of a county development code section, but meeting minutes show no vote or ordinance amendment.
Franklin County Considers Common Home Setbacks, With Lake Areas Kept Separate
Commissioners reviewed a proposal that would apply 40-foot front, 25-foot side and 30-foot rear setbacks to primary homes across most residential classifications…
Franklin County vehicle-tax appeals remain unresolved in public record
The Board of Assessors placed appeals involving Susan Alexander Poe and Christopher Michael Duncan on its April 8 agenda…
Franklin County board approves two S-5 homestead exemptions for parcel 052-131-A
The April 8 action followed a discussion with the board attorney involving Rayford, Lawrence Sr. and Erika; the minutes do not document what administrative steps follow.
Franklin County authorizes court action to seek sealed poll tapes
Commissioners’ unanimous vote empowers the county attorney to pursue the records, but no lawsuit or court decision has been confirmed.
Franklin County approves $341,420 booster-station award tied to Highway 59 water connection
Commissioners voted 5-0 to award the work to WL Griffin & Company after staff described it as part of a Lavonia connection upgrade financed with GEFA funding.
Lavonia owner seeks county water connection, saying he prepared site for promised service
Wayne Norman told Franklin County commissioners he spent about $30,000 on infrastructure for a property near Ed Murdock Superstore and N&C Marine…
Lavonia Resident Urges Franklin Commissioners to Add Spay-and-Neuter Rules to Animal Ordinance
Susan Wesson backed the county’s proposed Animal Control Ordinance at a March 31 work session while asking commissioners to make sterilization requirements explicit.
Franklin County’s water-study vendor choice remains unresolved after March discussion
Commissioners were presented sharply different options for locating potential well sites, but the cited work-session account does not show that they authorized either one.
Franklin County’s choice on water-study contractor remains unrecorded
Commissioners were presented with two sharply different options for identifying possible well-drilling sites, but the March 31 work-session minutes do not show a selection or vote.
Franklin County’s 911 tower is up, but Royston site remains stalled
County officials reported power at the Highway 326 tower and equipment on hand for Royston, but gave no timetable for resolving the issue blocking construction there.