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The city is holding a series of public hearings on whether to opt out of a new state homestead exemption…
The city commission is set to weigh an equipment purchase for the Public Works Department, though no decision has been recorded yet.
The city has scheduled a series of public hearings on whether to opt out of a statewide property tax homestead exemption…
The county will sell the item through the online GovDeals auction site instead of keeping it in inventory.
The board signed off on two vendor payments above the $10,000 threshold that requires its approval.
The county's outside auditor briefed the board on the FY 2024 audit, giving residents a first look at the county's year-end finances.
County commissioners heard firehouse renovations named as an upcoming capital expense, a step toward funding repairs to fire department facilities.
A February 2025 financial update shows the county spent more than it budgeted for fiscal year 2024, shrinking the general fund's balance.
The county is working on grant requests that would fund ball field lighting at the Aquatic Center and a pickleball/tennis court project with the local pickleball club.
County commissioners reviewed HB 581 and a FLOST, alongside a future SPLOST, as possible ways to fund capital projects, but took no action.
The county landfill, which operates as a self-funded enterprise fund, is spending $2.78 million this fiscal year.
A capital needs assessment flags roof and other work at the fire station, a step toward any future county spending decision.
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