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 is weighing how projected tax revenue from the Walmart project would be divided, including money for the Industrial Building Authority and schools…
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- October 5, 2026: Citizen allegations regarding tax distribution from Walmart Distribution Center and payment for Tonya Powers' education
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The state's decision raises how much wastewater the Hyundai Metaplant's pretreatment facility can discharge, while rejecting calls to deny the permit or add PFAS and extra…
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- September 29, 2026: Removal of references to City of Savannah Travis Field WRF, which no longer receives wastewater from North Bryan WRF
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The county's new 911 radio system, including towers, determines how emergency calls and dispatch communications are handled countywide.
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- August 25, 2026: 911 system upgrade installation and testing
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The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
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- August 20, 2026: 2027 Millage Rate
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State air-quality regulators are reviewing a proposed permit amendment that would let Southern Natural Gas add a new turbine, generator and fuel heater at its Thomaston compressor station…
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- November 6, 2026: Title V significant modification for Southern Natural Gas Co. Thomaston Compressor Station (Upson County)
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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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A new firearms training range for the Sheriff's Office has moved through site work, giving deputies a dedicated local facility.
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- May 26, 2026: Sheriff's Office Shooting Range grading and site work completed
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A significant modification to the facility's Title V air permit would allow new combustion equipment that increases several pollutant emissions.
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- November 6, 2026: Title V significant modification for Southern Natural Gas Co. compressor transmission station (Harris County)
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- No next step has been documented.
The change would replace the Georgia Department of Transportation's general stormwater discharge permit for its statewide storm sewer system with an individual one.
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- November 5, 2026: Reissuance of NPDES MS4 Permit GAR041000 for Georgia DOT stormwater discharges
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- A public hearing/meeting on the proposed permit is noticed for 2026-11-05.
Georgia's environmental regulator has issued a notice proposing changes to the wastewater discharge permit for BASF's Decatur County facility…
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- October 16, 2026: NPDES permit modification for BASF Corporation (Attapulgus) facility (Decatur County)
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Georgia's environmental regulator has proposed renewing the discharge permit that governs wastewater from the Sulfco sulfuric acid facility, a permit residents and other interested parties can weigh in…
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- October 16, 2026: NPDES permit reissuance for Sulfco, LLC sulfuric acid facility (Chatham County)
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- No next step has been documented.