A change in ownership at the resort prompted county development officials to plan a firsthand look at the site.
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- May 14, 2026: Apple Mountain Resort new ownership and site tour
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- A site tour is planned for June 1.
The authority flagged a company expansion project that could affect local development, though no funding or approval action has been recorded.
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- May 14, 2026: GlobalTech internal expansion (burn lab)
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- No next step has been documented.
The Habersham County Development Authority discussed the completion of a workforce-training pilot meant to move local residents into jobs.
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- May 14, 2026: Habersham Works workforce development pilot program graduation and job fair
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- No next step has been documented.
A Habersham County Development Authority representative described a partnership with the Franklin County Industrial Authority tied to a regional women in economic development event.
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- May 14, 2026: Northeast Georgia Regional Women in Economic Development Day partnership
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority has been pursuing outside grant funding to help pay for a multi-year economic development strategic plan for the county.
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- May 14, 2026: Development Authority strategic planning process update
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposal would allow restricted short-term vacation rentals in the Frye Subdivision on River Street, a land-use change the town's planning commission is still reviewing.
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- May 12, 2026: Proposal to allow short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) in Frye Park subdivision
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental agency is reviewing a permit that would let Apex Site Solutions run diesel emergency generators at a Hampton data center…
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- October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for Apex Site Solutions data center with diesel emergency generators
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- No next step has been documented.
The board says it wants to step up efforts to bring businesses downtown now that a planned amphitheater project is moving forward.
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- May 7, 2026: Business recruitment effort tied to amphitheater project
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's downtown development board is eyeing a wall along Apple Tree Alley for a new public mural.
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- May 7, 2026: New murals at Farmacia wall (Fenders Alley) and BSG wall (Apple Tree Alley)
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- No next step has been documented.
Board members have discussed tightening or updating the grant's standards since spring but have not yet voted on new rules.
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- October 1, 2026: Revision of the Sign and Façade Grant program
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- The DDA/MainStreet Board is scheduled to take up revision of the Sign + Façade Grant at its October 1, 2026 meeting.
City officials are discussing whether to allow short-term vacation rentals and how to regulate them, a decision that would affect residential neighborhoods.
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- May 5, 2026: Short Term Rentals (public forum)
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- No next step has been documented.
The draft permit sets nitrogen oxide and other emission limits for diesel emergency generators at a Clayton County data center project…
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit for TADG - ATL02 / Ellenwood data center
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- No next step has been documented.