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Government spending
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Franklin County’s Courthouse Repairs Move Toward Bidding After $816,875 Funding Arrivalunder considerationFranklin County weighs higher library funding, but decision remains unclearunder considerationFranklin County approves FY2027 budget, but final spending details remain unclearunder considerationCarnesville adopts FY 2026–27 budget without publishing its spending detailsunder considerationCarnesville Tables Park Shelter Fees as Grant Plans Remain Unsettledon holdCarnesville Approves City Hall Repairs Without Price or Project Planon hold
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A March 2026 agenda placed before the council a proposed $63,873 bid for a new mini-excavator for the natural gas department.Historical recordOfficials placed consideration of a new medium-duty truck for the Street and Sanitation Department on the April 2026 agenda.Historical recordOn November 20, 2025, the council approved the 2026 budget after a motion by Josh Walden and a second by Tommy Pritchett; the motion carried. The council also approved employee bonuses after a motion by Tom Wilson and a second by Walden; that motion carried.Historical recordOn November 10, 2025, the council approved a $25,147.98 invoice from Jaymarz Signs & Graf-X to replace City Hall’s message-board sign with a 3-by-7-foot LED display. The motion passed 6-0; the city manager said the existing sign had been nonfunctional for more than a year and that replacement parts were unavailable.Historical recordOn November 10, 2025, the council voted 5-1 to table for 60 days consideration of a $75,000 bid to demolish the collapsed old Belk Building at 6 and 12 Franklin Springs St. The delay was intended to allow evaluation of possible restoration or replacement proposals.Historical recordOn November 4, 2025, the council unanimously tabled discussion of shelter fees at the city park. The mayor also reported a $10,000 Georgia Power Legacy Project grant award for park improvements.Historical recordOn November 4, 2025, the Carnesville City Council unanimously approved moving forward with City Hall repairs. The same minutes separately tabled discussion of city-park shelter fees.Historical recordOn October 14, 2025, the council approved purchasing a new 20-cubic-yard garbage truck for $205,556.80 by a 5-0 vote after the city manager said the prior truck had been declared a total loss following an early-September accident.Historical record
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