IssueSep 30, 2026
Carnesville council adopts FY26-27 budget, sets millage rate at 1.272
The city council's budget sets how Carnesville spends taxpayer money for the year and, with the millage rate, how much residents pay in property taxes.
- Place
- City of Carnesville
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Franklin County commissioners approve $35.07 million FY2027 budget, take up millage rate
The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Franklin County commissioners set 2026 millage rate at 8.352 mills
The vote sets how much county property tax Franklin County residents will pay for 2026, capping a budget and millage cycle that also funded a new Industrial Building Authority levy and library budget increases.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Stephens County commissioners adopt FY2027 budget, then set 2026 millage rate
The county's general fund budget grows 5.82% for the year ahead, and commissioners have now set the property tax rates, including for county residents and the school board, that will fund it.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Tallulah Falls Council adopts $476,575 FY2026 general fund budget, later amends it
The budget sets the town's spending plan for police, water and other services for the fiscal year that ran July 2025 through June 2026.
- Place
- Town of Tallulah Falls
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Clarkesville council approves 2025 budget amendments, redoing the vote after a quorum problem
The city council's Resolution 2026-4 updates the 2025 budget ahead of the year's audit, and city records show the council had to re-vote it after its first approval lacked a quorum.
- Place
- City of Clarkesville
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Habersham County school board approves FY 2027 final budget
The Habersham County Board of Education unanimously adopted its final budget for all funds, along with pay scales and job descriptions, after three public hearings.
- Place
- Habersham County School System
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Tallulah Falls Town Council adopts FY2027 budget
The council's unanimous vote sets spending for the town's general, water, hotel/motel tax and other funds for the year starting July 1.
- Place
- Town of Tallulah Falls
- Status
- approved
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Habersham County parks fee schedule is amended, but new rental-rate changes stay tabled
The fee schedule sets what residents and groups pay to use county parks and recreation facilities, including fairground rentals, and several proposed changes remain unresolved more than a year after review began.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Stephens County continues work on SPLOST VIII project list and bond size
County commissioners are still shaping which capital projects and what bond amount will go into the next local option sales tax, work that determines spending on county and city projects for years to come.
- Place
- Stephens County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Toccoa's new budget cuts roof-repair funding, trims City Hall and Ritz Theatre loan spending
The city commission's FY2027 budget eliminates money set aside a year earlier for roof repairs on city buildings and scales back City Hall renovation and Ritz Theatre loan funding.
- Place
- City of Toccoa
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueSep 30, 2026
Tallulah Falls audit shows FY2025 budget approved, with added spending on police equipment
The town's year-end audit confirms the council adopted its FY2025 budget and added funding during the year for police and public-safety gear, while camera-fine revenue swelled the town's reserves.
- Place
- Town of Tallulah Falls
- Status
- under consideration
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