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The sales-tax-funded capital projects account that paid for jail repairs, HVAC and other county upgrades is set to make its last debt payment next year with no further tax collections expected.
The board's unanimous vote sets in motion notices that will show most Habersham County property owners a real property value increase this year.
The county's Tax Assessors Office relied on an outside contractor for appraisal consulting and interim Chief Appraiser duties, but commissioners now plan to separately bid out the field work once a permanent Chief Appraiser is in place.
The town will put a large share of its public-safety reserves into interest-bearing certificates of deposit and government securities, including $400,000 earmarked to cover a new police officer's salary for three years.
The city will receive nearly $197,000 in state paving grant money for FY27, with the required local match coming from voter-approved sales tax funds rather than the general budget.
The city is seeking federal community development funding to replace water and sewer lines serving the Garden Gate and Whispering Wood areas.
The award covers water, sewer and storm system upgrades on several Cornelia streets that the water authority had been planning since early 2025.
The special sales tax funding local projects keeps bringing in more revenue than officials estimated, with county reports tracking both collections and project spending through 2025.
Commissioners plan to use $4 million already budgeted to start the new fire, EMA and 911 headquarters now, pushing a second phase to a future SPLOST round.
City commissioners have been weighing whether to add impact fees on top of water and sewer tap costs, which could raise what residents and developers pay to connect to city utilities.
The advisory board discussed letting renters use the Fairgrounds on Fridays and Sundays for setup and cleanup around Saturday events, but decided not to change the rules until next year's budget process.
The town's budget documents call for hiring a dedicated patrol officer to improve local safety response, but no vote has approved it yet.
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