Elections & Local Government in Franklin County
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The board recognized the county's emergency management efforts with a formal proclamation.
The county advertised openings on two boards in May, and commissioners have since appointed two people to the children's services board while Recreation Board seats still need…
The county board is asking Georgia's two U.S. senators and two congressmen to support bathymetric studies of Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell and Lake Thurmond.
The change limits how long members can serve on the county's Recreation Board without reappointment.
State environmental regulators are revising buffer variance and local enforcement rules under the state's erosion control law, with a virtual meeting and public comment period ahead of any…
The state air agency has drafted an addendum seeking an additional siting waiver for its Empire Boulevard lead monitoring station…
The move would shift air-quality monitoring in Rossville about a mile to a new Ellis Road site, affecting how PM2.5 pollution is tracked in the area.
State regulators confirm a facility finished the modifications required under an earlier air quality permit amendment, lifting two related permit conditions.
If the county adopts the proposal, businesses licensed to sell alcohol could be barred from selling kratom and similar products.
The proposal would affect eligible employees in public safety and public works, and no vote is recorded yet.
The state is asking for public input before deciding whether to exclude certain Augusta air-quality readings tied to prescribed fires from official records.
Georgia's environmental regulator wants to exclude Canadian wildfire smoke from 2023-2025 air quality readings used to judge Columbus against federal fine-particle pollution standards.
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