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The county's 2026 property tax digest, which sets the base for tax bills, saw growth reported through the spring and hundreds of appeals filed by July.
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 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 SPLOST-funded building meant to house county fire, emergency management and 911 operations is being built in stages, with the second phase's estimated construction cost now approaching $14 million.
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.
A proposal to let renters book half days on Fridays and Sundays for set-up and clean-up around Saturday events at the Fairgrounds has been discussed for months but remains unresolved.
The agreement would bring $499,952 in federal Clean Water Act funds to a Soque River watershed mitigation project, with the county pledging in-kind matching funds.
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 town's budget documents call for hiring a dedicated patrol officer to improve local safety response, but no vote has approved it yet.
Town budget documents propose spending camera-fund money to help recruit and keep volunteer firefighters, though the town council has not yet voted on the funding.
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