The county board has approved nearly $48,400 in repairs to stop a leaking courthouse roof and restore the building's clock tower.
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- August 25, 2026: Courthouse roof repair project scheduled to begin August 31
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- No next step has been documented.
The approval lets the Plaisteds build with a rear yard setback of just 3 feet instead of the standard 10…
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- August 25, 2026: Variance request from Aaron & Heather Plaisted for reduced rear yard setback at 553 Currahee Point, Toccoa
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- No next step has been documented.
The county has moved forward with a new criminal investigations building tied to the jail, approving a construction contract and furniture purchase this year.
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- August 25, 2026: Furniture quote for new CID building
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board signed off on two fuel bills covering gasoline and diesel purchases from Acree Oil.
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- August 25, 2026: Acree Oil invoices for gasoline and diesel
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- No next step has been documented.
The board recognized the county's emergency management efforts with a formal proclamation.
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- August 25, 2026: Proclamation: National Emergency Management Awareness Month
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- No next step has been documented.
The variance lets a roughly 23-acre Hayes-Wilbanks Road property build closer to the road than county rules otherwise allow.
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- August 25, 2026: Variance request from ASI Southeast, Inc., Hayes-Wilbanks Road, Eastanollee (front yard setback)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county has rezoned a roughly 3-acre parcel on Camp Mikell Road from residential to agricultural use so it can be combined with adjoining land.
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- August 25, 2026: Rezoning Request from Lesli Golonka, Camp Mikell Road, Toccoa, to Agricultural Intensive
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- No next step has been documented.
County officials granted a variance letting a Martin homeowner build closer to a side property line than standard rules allow.
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- August 25, 2026: Variance request from Carl & Sheila Mauldin, 345 N. Century Drive, Martin (side yard setback)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county advertised openings on two boards in May, and commissioners have since appointed two people to the children's services board while Recreation Board seats still need…
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- August 25, 2026: Recreation Board Appointment
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- No next step has been documented.
Residents on Clarks Creek, Sewell, Stovall and Bulldog Circle roads and near the county boat ramp now have newly paved surfaces.
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- August 25, 2026: LMIG and LRA road paving projects progress update
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed amendment would raise production limits and emissions caps at the quarry, a step that affects local air quality near the site.
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- August 25, 2026: Air Quality Permit Amendment No. 1423-133-0018-S-02-2 for Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC – Siloam Quarry (adds portable stone processing plant, raises production limits)
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- No next step has been documented.
A roughly 13-acre Prospect Road property would shift from agricultural to highway business zoning to allow a recreational vehicle park, under applications set for planning commission review.
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- August 20, 2026: Conditional use for RV Park in Highway Business zoning district at 700 Prospect Rd
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- Franklin County Planning Commission meeting to consider the applications