The program pairs mentors with students, and the update gave the school board a look at how participation and involvement are going this year.
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- July 23, 2026: Teach One Lead One program update
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's vote lets the school system take part in a federal summer meal program and names the district's authorized representative to run it.
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- July 23, 2026: Summer Feeding–Helping Hands program
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- No next step has been documented.
The Habersham County Board of Education voted unanimously to hold a closed executive session covering personnel and real estate matters.
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- July 23, 2026: Executive Session for Personnel and Real Estate matters
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed "Distraction Free Learning" policy could change how students use personal devices during the school day.
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- July 23, 2026: Distraction Free Learning policy discussion
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- No next step has been documented.
The tool is meant to let schools reach families by text, email, and app notifications.
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- July 23, 2026: ParentSquare communication tool rollout
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- No next step has been documented.
The board is weighing new radio equipment for the district's school bus fleet, though no funding or contract decision has been recorded.
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- July 23, 2026: New districtwide bus radio system
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- No next step has been documented.
The new code, approved after a year and a half of review, rewrites the county's zoning and development rules and adjusts lot-size minimums, home-size standards and data-center permitting.
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- July 20, 2026: Proposed county zoning map
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- No next step has been documented.
Voters approved a six-year, 1% sales tax and $52 million in bonds for county projects including the new jail in November 2025…
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- July 20, 2026: Intergovernmental agreement between Habersham County and Alto, Baldwin, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Mt. Airy and Tallulah Falls to impose the Floating Homestead Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST/PTRLOST)
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- A special election on the new one percent FLOST sales tax is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
A proposed change to county subdivision rules would let landowners carve out more one-acre lots for family members without meeting normal zoning density limits.
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- July 20, 2026: New Family Exemption Subdivision allowance of up to three one-acre parcels for immediate family
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board publicly honored Dover's years of service to Habersham.
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- July 20, 2026: Citizen recognition of former State Representative William "Bill" Dover
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- No next step has been documented.
The new rules set requirements for businesses that provide commercial aeronautical services at the county airport.
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- July 20, 2026: Amendments to Habersham County Airport Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Services
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed rules would set minimum house sizes, garage, bond and road requirements for new major subdivisions in the county.
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- July 20, 2026: Reduced minimum house size for major subdivisions from 1,800 to 1,200 square feet
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- No next step has been documented.