The city's probation services, which affect how municipal court cases are supervised, are moving from the Town of Alto to a new provider after a council vote.
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- September 1, 2026: Termination of Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Alto for probation services
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will pay $195,000 for new headworks equipment at its wastewater treatment facility after an earlier version of the purchase was put on hold.
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- September 1, 2026: Sewer project (WWTP compact classifier) based on MPE's quote
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- No next step has been documented.
The approved application seeks more than $2 million in state funding, with no city match required, for pedestrian lighting and sidewalk work along Hancock Road to Hazel Avenue.
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- September 1, 2026: Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank application
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- No next step has been documented.
A $5.1 million water line upgrade for the Iron Ore pressure zone remains undecided after Demorest's city council tabled it twice in a row.
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- September 1, 2026: Iron Ore Zone
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- Mr. Musselwhite asked to table the item until Fletcher can attend next month's meeting.
After the city council rejected a rezoning for a 34-lot subdivision off Saluda Drive, the same request has been placed back on the council's agenda for another public…
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- November 10, 2026: Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
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- A public hearing on the rezoning request is scheduled before the city council on November 10, 2026.
The purchase funds dissolved oxygen analyzers for the aeration basin at the city's wastewater treatment facility, a sewer system upgrade paid for by residents.
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- August 4, 2026: Sewer capital projects at WWTF: dissolved oxygen analyzers and grit classifier
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote funds one of several water system upgrades the city says will improve its booster stations.
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- August 4, 2026: Water capital project: Iron Ore Booster Station
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will pave a new shop entrance, upgrade the Bangkok Bistro parking lot, and fix a sinkhole at the dog park.
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- August 4, 2026: Additional capital outlay paving projects: new shop entrance off Habersham Mills Rd, Bangkok Bistro parking lot upgrade, and dog park sinkhole repair
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's Downtown Development Authority will have one less member after the council formally accepted a board member's resignation.
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- August 4, 2026: Accepting Rebecca Brantley's resignation from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
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- No next step has been documented.
The city council ratified the Downtown Development Authority's choice of a new director, formally installing Angel Lee, owner of Bon Cocoa, in the role.
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- September 1, 2026: Appointment of Angel Lee as DDA Director
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- No next step has been documented.
The city is using federal pandemic relief money to add fire hydrants around Demorest.
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- March 4, 2025: Purchase of six additional fire hydrants using ARPA funds
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- No next step has been documented.
The city says it will buy an AWAS flow meter for its wastewater treatment plant, a piece of equipment tied to monitoring the facility's operations.
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- November 6, 2025: Purchase of AWAS flow meter for the WWTP
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- No next step has been documented.