City and downtown board leaders are shaping this year's downtown improvement priorities, with a state grant now set to help fund placemaking efforts.
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- June 4, 2026: DDA Work Plan progress and placemaking grant awarded to the city
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- No next step has been documented.
A downtown Cornelia business is seeking a façade grant to help pay for painting its building, but board members have questioned the cost of the work.
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- June 4, 2026: Façade grant review for Rae Co Salon paint quotes
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's downtown development board is looking at ways to target recruitment and gather public input on what stores should fill empty storefronts.
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- June 4, 2026: Development of an Ideal Business List for downtown recruitment
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- No next step has been documented.
The board says it wants to step up efforts to bring businesses downtown now that a planned amphitheater project is moving forward.
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- May 7, 2026: Business recruitment effort tied to amphitheater project
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's downtown development board is eyeing a wall along Apple Tree Alley for a new public mural.
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- May 7, 2026: New murals at Farmacia wall (Fenders Alley) and BSG wall (Apple Tree Alley)
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- No next step has been documented.
City officials are discussing whether to allow short-term vacation rentals and how to regulate them, a decision that would affect residential neighborhoods.
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- May 5, 2026: Short Term Rentals (public forum)
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposal to allow a package store on the site stays on hold while the board waits for more information.
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- March 19, 2026: Conditional Use to allow a package store (Cook Construction)
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- The Planning Board is expected to take up the request again at its next meeting.
The city's Downtown Development Authority board is set to discuss plans for a "Catch Me in Cornelia" event in May.
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- March 5, 2026: Catch Me in Cornelia event planning for May
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- No next step has been documented.
A Ward 4 mural project is being funded by a state arts grant, and organizers have asked the city to help sponsor a conference presentation about it.
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- March 3, 2026: Request for city sponsorship of Georgia Planning Association conference for Brushstroke for Change Mural Project
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- No next step has been documented.
A city commission retreat agenda calls for looking at how Cornelia handles annexation requests, a process that affects property owners seeking to join the city.
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- February 21, 2026: Annexation Discussion
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- No next step has been documented.
City officials were slated to discuss extending Cornelia's historic district, a step that could affect building and renovation rules for property owners in an expanded area.
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- February 21, 2026: Process to extend the historic district
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- No next step has been documented.
A property variance and a conditional use application were set for review at the commission's March meeting.
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- February 19, 2026: March 2026 meeting agenda preview: variance request and conditional use application
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- Planning Commission review of the variance request and conditional use application in March.