Habersham County
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Habersham County's economic development partnership has lost most of its local funding, including a steep county cut, and is trying to get the money restored.
The advisory board is looking at how fees and contracts differ between facility rentals and county programs that use outside instructors.
County commissioners are reviewing departmental and outside agency funding requests for the fiscal year 2026 budget, which will shape spending on local services and nonprofits.
The county's Board of Tax Assessors says it is collecting very little of the money owed on vehicles in the county, a gap that affects local tax revenue.
The Board of Tax Assessors took up a settlement conference over the assessed value of Duane Hartness's cell tower property, with an adjustment cutting the value by $7,400.
A county airport commission member asked for special-event funding to promote the airport with a food truck event.
The commission has been discussing a fob-based access system for airport fuel pumps that could affect how pilots and a flight school pay for fuel.
Opting out of the state property and sales tax reform act would change how local taxes are set, and county officials are examining what it would take to…
The county's outside auditor briefed the board on the FY 2024 audit, giving residents a first look at the county's year-end finances.
County commissioners heard firehouse renovations named as an upcoming capital expense, a step toward funding repairs to fire department facilities.
A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.
The county is working on grant requests that would fund ball field lighting at the Aquatic Center and a pickleball/tennis court project with the local pickleball club.
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