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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.
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.
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.
The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to set the 2026 property tax rates, including a higher Emergency Medical Services millage meant to fund more EMS staff.
The sales tax, passed at the ballot box in November, funds capital projects across the county, Toccoa, Martin and Avalon backed by up to $12 million in county-issued bonds.
The town is pursuing state funding and land for a water tank meant to improve fire protection on Hickory Nut Mountain, even as residents raise concerns about land acquisition, easements and backup power.
The city commission put $25,000 toward marking 100 years of the Big Red Apple monument after the downtown development authority took over planning the June 6 celebration at the new park.
The town council approved turning the Rock House into police offices and public meeting space, but the project is now delayed because the building's septic system must be relocated or an easement obtained from the state park.
The county hired McCormick Solutions last fall to handle appraisal field work and interim Chief Appraiser duties, but commissioners now plan to put the field work out for bid since a permanent Chief Appraiser is in place.
The sales tax funds county capital projects like the Animal Control Facility and a new Fire/EMA/E911 headquarters, and residents recently voted to extend it for future work.
The county's independent auditors gave a clean opinion on the FY2025 financial statements, but the report shows the solid waste fund again lost money and needed a general fund transfer to cover it.
The city has locked in its fee schedule for the year, but after five public hearings a final vote on how much property tax rates will rise is not yet on the record.
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