The approved refund covers tax years 2024, 2025 and 2026 on parcel 127-014, so the taxpayer's prior payments on that parcel are being returned.
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- August 25, 2026: Property tax refund request for Lynn Stephens, parcel 127-014, for filled-in pool
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The board's approvals of these listings cover homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026, so they matter to county homeowners who applied.
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- August 25, 2026: 2026 Homestead Exemption applicant listing
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- No next step has been documented.
Each approved listing covers veteran applicants for the 2026 homestead exemption, a property tax break, so the listings determine which veteran applications move forward.
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- August 25, 2026: 2026 Veteran Homestead Exemption applicant listing
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is weighing a deal to sell $50,200,000 in general obligation bonds, debt that would ultimately be repaid by taxpayers.
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- August 17, 2026: Bond Purchase Agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for the Series 2026 GO Bonds
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- Closing of the bond sale is set for 10:00 a.m. Eastern on August 27, 2026, unless the county and underwriter agree to another date.
The agreement would set rules for protecting patient data as the county's medical imaging service works with an outside vendor.
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- August 17, 2026: HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with Price Transparency Analytics, LLC d/b/a Know the Costs
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- No next step has been documented.
The bonds would pay for a new county jail and be repaid through a property tax levied on all taxable property in the county.
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- August 17, 2026: Annual tax levy on taxable property to pay principal and interest on Series 2026 GO Bonds
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed deal would set fuel pricing and terms for corporate aircraft at the county airport for three years…
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- August 17, 2026: Preferred FBO Agreement between Habersham County Airport and Corporate Aircraft Association (CAA)
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- No next step has been documented.
A draft resolution tied to a 2026 county bond issuance would exempt the bonds from a state-required performance audit…
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- August 17, 2026: Waiver of statutory performance audit/review for the bonds
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board is weighing whether to let its law firm represent both counties in an agreement covering shared use of a radio system.
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- August 17, 2026: Waiver of conflict of interest for Jarrard & Davis, LLP's joint representation of Habersham County and Franklin County on radio system IGA
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- No next step has been documented.
With the jail population outgrowing capacity, the county is looking at bond financing for a new jail after voters rejected a bond referendum for it.
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- August 17, 2026: Construction Fund created to hold bond proceeds for Jail construction costs
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- No next step has been documented.
The November 2025 referendum continues the county's 1% sales tax for six years and clears the way for bonds to build a new county jail…
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- August 17, 2026: Voter approval of Sales and Use Tax and GO Bond issuance in November 2025 election
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- No next step has been documented.
The Board of Tax Assessors has scheduled a 2025 valuation of CenturyLink Communications' public utility property, which can affect the company's local tax bill.
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- August 11, 2026: Public Utilities valuation: CenturyLink Communications
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- No next step has been documented.