IssueOct 1, 2026
Stephens County directs pay study findings into proposed FY26 budget
County commissioners had Finance staff fold results of a pay study into the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, a step that could affect county employee compensation.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Demorest City Council schedules public hearing on FY2025 budget
The city set a public hearing for residents to weigh in on next year's operating and capital budget before council acts on it.
- Place
- City of Demorest
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County school board approves FY2025 final budgets and salary schedules
The board's approval sets how much the school district will spend and how staff are paid for the 2025 fiscal year.
- Place
- Habersham County School System
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Franklin County's proposed FY2025 budget sets Water Department total at $2,929,930
The county's proposed budget report lists total spending for the Water Department, a figure residents pay for through water service.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Lavonia council approves $1.76 million increase to FY2021 budget
The city's General Fund tax revenue line was raised by $1,760,000 to cover additional departmental spending.
- Place
- City of Lavonia
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Toccoa commissioners approve $180,000 for police department relocation, vote to proceed with city hall renovations
City Hall has been under environmental remediation for water intrusion, and the Police Department is relocating as part of the work, with the project still ongoing nearly a year after it began.
- Place
- City of Toccoa
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Franklin Springs council member calls for ban on rendering plants as wastewater plant spending questioned
Residents have repeatedly pressed the city for details on funding for its new wastewater treatment plant and for assurance that no rendering, biomass or data center facility is coming.
- Place
- City of Franklin Springs
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham voters approve SPLOST VIII tax renewal and $52 million jail bonds
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, paid for with those sales-tax collections.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County completes airport runway lighting project, final payment still pending
A GDOT-funded rebuild of the airport's runway and taxiway lighting is finished after a monthlong runway closure, but the county has not yet paid out roughly $117,000 held back from the contractor.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Habersham County school board keeps approving monthly financial reports, with occasional delays
The board has routinely signed off on the district's monthly and year-end financial reports over the past two budget cycles, though the reports closing each fiscal year have twice been tabled before final approval.
- Place
- Habersham County School System
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Cornelia commission awards Circle Drive water, sewer and storm project to Higgins Construction
The city is moving ahead on water, sewer and storm-drainage upgrades near Circle Drive and Myrtle Street after landing a $1 million federal CDBG grant.
- Place
- City of Cornelia
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueOct 1, 2026
Franklin County commissioners adopt an animal control ordinance and shelter agreement
The new ordinance and a related shelter agreement give the county's Marshal's Office authority to enforce animal control after commissioners noted the county had none.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →