The state environmental agency wants federal regulators to discount 2023-2025 Macon air pollution readings blamed on Canadian wildfire smoke…
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- September 21, 2026: Draft Canadian Wildfire Exceptional Event Demonstration for 2024 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS at Macon, GA (2023-2025)
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The request could keep smoke from controlled burns from counting against the Columbus area's compliance with the federal fine-particle pollution standard.
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- September 21, 2026: 30-day public comment period on the Columbus-Baker Exceptional Event Demonstration
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- A 30-day public comment period on the demonstration, which opened September 21, 2026, must close before EPD can submit it to EPA for concurrence.
Georgia's environmental agency says smoke from dozens of permitted burns near Augusta, not routine pollution, caused a fine-particle air quality exceedance recorded in February 2025.
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- September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 3, 2025 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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The draft could let state regulators exclude smoke from prescribed burns when judging whether the Macon area meets federal fine-particle air quality standards.
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- September 21, 2026: Analysis of county fire-return intervals near Macon showing prescribed burns unlikely to recur frequently at a given location (human activity unlikely to recur criterion)
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The pending change would let the asphalt plant swap in new equipment under state-set limits on production, diesel fuel use and sulfur content meant to control air…
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- October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for South Atlanta Asphalt Plant equipment replacement
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A request to pave Hardman Farm Road was raised with county commissioners, who have not yet acted on it.
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- September 14, 2026: Request to pave Hardman Farm Road
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A property owner told the county board that her land was damaged and encroached upon without her knowledge or consent during the nearby Walmart Fulfillment Center construction.
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- September 14, 2026: Citizen complaints of property damage during Walmart Fulfillment Center construction (fence damage, road/encroachment on Fountain property)
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The county board is asking Georgia's two U.S. senators and two congressmen to support bathymetric studies of Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell and Lake Thurmond.
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- September 14, 2026: Sending letters to Congressman Collins, Congressman Clyde, Senator Ossoff and Senator Warnock in support of bathymetric studies of Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell and Lake Thurmond
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The county will replace the Extension Office's roughly 20-year-old van after commissioners approved the funding.
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- September 14, 2026: Budget amendment to purchase new Extension Office van
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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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The county gives up its right to a waterline easement it said it has never used and has no future need for.
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- September 14, 2026: Easement abandonment of Forrester property
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Residents who want to vote in the November 3rd General Election must register or update their registration by October 5th and can cast advance ballots at the county's…
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- September 10, 2026: Advance voting schedule for November 3, 2026 General Election
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- Voter registration closes October 5th, 2026, ahead of the November 3rd General Election.