The county board voted unanimously to approve amendments to the ordinance governing county roads and bridges.
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- September 8, 2026: Adoption of changes to the Roads & Bridges ordinance (resolution, second reading)
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The county is seeking state grant funding to resurface a list of roads that commissioners have already approved.
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- September 22, 2026: FY2027 LMIG (Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant) application
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- No next step has been documented.
A new transit program could affect how residents get around the county, but commissioners have not yet made a decision.
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- September 8, 2026: Public hearing on proposed public transit program in Stephens County
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board signed off on a second list of in-house road resurfacing work, including Comanche Trail, Scott Circle, Piedmont Connector, Wolf Pit Road and Yonah Dam Road…
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- September 22, 2026: In-house road resurfacing List B funded by potential LRA funds (Comanche Trail, Scott Cir, Piedmont Conn, Wolf Pit Rd, Yonah Dam Rd, and others)
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- No next step has been documented.
The approved list sets which roads the county plans to work on in 2027.
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- September 22, 2026: 2027 Road Improvement List
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- No next step has been documented.
County commissioners are reviewing a list of roads, including Abbey Lane, Memory Lane and Meadowlark Lane, that could get in-house resurfacing work in 2028.
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- September 22, 2026: In-house road resurfacing List C, roads under consideration for 2028 (Abbey Lane, Memory Lane, Meadowlark Ln, and others)
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- No next step has been documented.
A Stephens County commissioner raised a resident's safety concerns about the intersection to the Board of Commissioners.
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- August 11, 2026: Citizen concern about dangerous intersection at S. Yow Mill Road and Tower Road
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's approval funds paving work at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport using a mix of federal and state grant money.
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- July 28, 2026: Supplemental agreement with GDOT and Toccoa-Stephens County Airport
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- No next step has been documented.
A resident's request could mean paving for a stretch of Swilling Road that isn't yet paved.
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- May 13, 2025: Citizen request to pave remainder of Swilling Road
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- No next step has been documented.