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The city council formally adopted changes to the fiscal year 2025 budget that had been made to keep city spending from running over.
The city council signed off on replacing a sewer lift station near Smith Road and Gerrard Road, authorizing spending of up to $146,000.
The rate, approved after a series of public hearings, will determine how much residents pay in city property taxes next year.
The vote backed an application that later brought the city $1 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission and $1 million from the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank for downtown…
The city is moving ahead with a multi-phase overhaul of its water treatment plant, backed by state loans, after earlier discussing a joint water plant with Franklin County…
The city has a contractor lined up to repave the rest of Gerrard Road, a project residents have been waiting on since at least June.
The roughly 4-acre property is now inside city limits and zoned R-1B, after both the planning commission and city council signed off unanimously.
The council's denial blocks Ponder Development's plan to rezone ±20 acres on Highway 17 for a 73-lot subdivision, despite the planning commission's earlier vote to approve it.
The new pipe loop between Smith Road and Newtown adds a secondary water feed to the Gumlog area.
The renewal keeps a borrowing line in place that backs the city's water utility finances.
The council's unanimous vote closes out an independent review of the city's 2025 finances.
The vote clears the way for the city to dispose of vehicles it no longer needs.