IssueOct 1, 2026
Demorest DDA discusses tentative budget for 2026 downtown events
The authority that funds downtown Demorest activities is working out what to spend on this year's events, including an August Music Monday.
- Place
- City of Demorest
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Stephens County commissioners approve Tax Commissioner server upgrade
The county will pay for new server equipment in the Tax Commissioner's office out of contingency funds rather than a new budget line.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County commissioners consider new Staff Attorney position for Mountain Judicial Circuit
The county-funded position, shared across the circuit, would come with an $81,000 cost and a budget adjustment.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Cornelia commission approves 2026 budget funding street repaving on MLK, Rosa Parks, Tower Terrace
Residents on Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Tower Terrace can expect repaving next year after the city commission approved SPLOST funding in the 2026 budget.
- Place
- City of Cornelia
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County weighs funding to repair baseball/softball dugouts
A commissioner's push to restore dugout repair funding to the county budget has stalled, with parks officials saying roof, fencing and bench work still needs to be bid out.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Development Authority reviews FY2025 year-end financial report
The report shows the authority took in far more revenue than budgeted while spending just over half its planned expenditures for the year.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Stephens County reports FY25 revenue and spending through second quarter
Unaudited quarterly reports show how county revenue collections and spending compare to the adopted FY25 budget.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County budgets $4.5 million in airport grants for runway, apron and clearing work
The county has approved grant funding to rehabilitate the airport runway, expand the apron and clear the runway object-free area.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Stephens County commissioners weigh cap on vacation payout ahead of FY26 budget
A cap on cashing out unused vacation time could affect how much the county pays departing employees and how FY26 budget figures are built.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Commissioners ask Sheriff for invoice paperwork to pay for K-9 with opioid funds
Stephens County commissioners are looking at covering the cost of a Sheriff's Office drug dog using opioid settlement (DATE) money rather than the general budget.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Tallulah Falls budget proposes camera-fund spending on police vehicles and gear
A town budget document proposes using camera fund money for law enforcement vehicles, gear and equipment, though no vote on the spending is on record.
- Place
- Town of Tallulah Falls
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Cornelia proposes $51,000 to rebuild fire ladder truck's engine
A blown head gasket has prompted a proposed increase to the Fire Department's vehicle maintenance budget to repair the city's ladder truck.
- Place
- City of Cornelia
- Status
- under consideration
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