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IssueSep 30, 2026

Toccoa City Commission Approves FY2026 Budget With Larger General Fund, Smaller Water Fund

The adopted budget raises general operating spending while cutting water and wastewater spending as state loan funding for capital projects drops.

Place
City of Toccoa
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Habersham County adopts FY2025 general fund budget of $36.6 million

The Board of Commissioners approved a general fund budget it says grew 5.5% over the prior year while aiming to avoid raising the millage rate.

Place
Habersham County Government
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia city commission releases draft FY2027 budget with $788,769 General Fund shortfall

The draft budget proposes higher sanitation and water/sewer fees for residents while spending across the city's nine funds totals more than $28 million.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Toccoa City Commission takes up FY2026 budget calendar and holds budget discussion meetings

The commission's schedule for building and discussing next year's city budget affects when residents can weigh in before spending and tax decisions are finalized.

Place
City of Toccoa
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Royston City Council reviews proposed FY2024-25 budget totaling $10.5 million

The proposed all-funds budget would set spending levels for city water, sewer, gas, sanitation and other services for the coming year.

Place
City of Royston
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Cornelia DDA shifts façade funding from budget request to fundraising

Downtown building-façade help in Cornelia will now depend on money the DDA raises itself rather than a line item, while the board's fundraising plan remains unsettled.

Place
City of Cornelia
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Habersham County commissioners hold first reading on FY2027 budget

County commissioners are working through the FY2027 budget, including a proposed increase in employee health insurance costs that would add roughly $239,407 to county spending.

Place
Habersham County Government
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Demorest schedules hearings to amend 2025 budget over code enforcement legal costs

The city is moving to formally amend last year's budget after code enforcement legal fees ran over what was budgeted.

Place
City of Demorest
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Toccoa commission sets 2026 property tax rate at 5.09 mills

The city commission approved the millage rate in a 4-0 vote, keeping it unchanged from the prior year as part of the FY2027 budget.

Place
City of Toccoa
Status
approved
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Royston City Council adopts $10.76 million FY2027 budget

The council's approval sets the city's spending plan for the fiscal year running July 2026 through June 2027.

Place
City of Royston
Status
approved
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Habersham County FY2024 spending topped the approved budget by nearly $1.9 million

A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.

Place
Habersham County Government
Status
under consideration
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IssueSep 30, 2026

Stephens County school board weighs FY2025 budget scenarios with staff raises

Budget materials for the school district lay out different total-spending figures and employee pay-raise options for the year ahead, affecting district staff pay and health coverage.

Place
Stephens County School System
Status
under consideration
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Minutes2026

Minutes 03.12.26 Departmental Budget Review Meeting

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Habersham County Government
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Habersham County
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Minutes2026

Minutes — Minutes 2026-06-02 Budget mtg

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City of Royston
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Royston
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Calendar2026

Public Hearing #1- Budget — 08/27/2026

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Franklin County School System
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Franklin County
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Agenda2026

Public Hearing #1- Budget agenda — 08/27/2026

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Franklin County School System
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Franklin County
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Calendar2026

Public Hearing #2- Budget — 09/03/2026

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Franklin County School System
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Public Hearing #2- Budget agenda — 09/03/2026

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Franklin County School System
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Franklin County
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