The city council approved a request to hold a carnival at Royston Wellness Park on October 17.
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- July 14, 2026: Request from The Franklin Church to host a carnival at Royston Wellness Park on October 17
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The city council approved bringing the Hwy 17 North property into city limits for a townhome project, then moved this summer to consider switching the plan to single-family…
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- July 14, 2026: Resolution changing Gary Fields property to single family homes and approving preliminary plat on Georgia Hwy 17 North
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The city council signed off on two big-ticket purchases — street repaving and a new backhoe — that exceeded what the City Manager could approve on his own.
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- July 14, 2026: Purchase of new Caterpillar backhoe (Model 416 AC) for Water Department
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Council members met privately to discuss buying or selling real estate, a step allowed under state law that keeps the details out of public view for now.
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- July 14, 2026: Executive session for discussion of acquisition or disposition of real estate and employee evaluation
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The council has formally updated and consolidated Royston's code of ordinances through May 2024, the version residents and businesses will now be held to.
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- July 14, 2026: Ordinance 1007 re-codifying the Royston Code of Ordinances through May 14, 2024 (CivicPlus)
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The city council approved changing the permitted use of an 8.80-acre property from a townhome development to single-family homes, along with a preliminary subdivision plat…
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- July 14, 2026: Change of permitted use from 36 townhomes to 21 single-family homes and preliminary subdivision plat approval for Gary Fields property (Fields Landing) on GA Hwy 17 North
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The agreement sets out how Franklin and Banks counties will maintain Nowhere Road, which lies along their shared county line.
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- July 6, 2026: IGA with Banks County for cross-jurisdictional road maintenance
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The new ordinance and a related shelter agreement give the county's Marshal's Office authority to enforce animal control after commissioners noted the county had none.
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- July 6, 2026: IGA with Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter for Animal Control Ordinance
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The board's July 2026 agenda includes a item involving Sheriff Scott Andrews, though the record does not specify the topic or any action taken.
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- July 6, 2026: Sheriff Scott Andrews
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The pause blocks new data center projects in Franklin County while officials draft permanent rules for the county's development code.
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- July 6, 2026: Data center moratorium through December 2026, with language to be broadened to cover similar facilities
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The Franklin County Board of Education has put forward a $55.2 million General Fund budget for fiscal year 2027, which would set spending levels for the school district.
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- July 1, 2026: FY2027 Franklin County Schools Tentative General Fund Budget
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The county board ended a ban on new water connections that began amid a supply shortfall from the City of Toccoa…
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- June 30, 2026: Water meter moratorium lifted effective immediately
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