Toccoa approves nearly $177,000 purchase of police SUVs and pickup
Commissioners authorized three 2026 Dodge Durangos and a four-wheel-drive truck from Jacky Jones, using SPLOST VII funds; delivery and deployment remain unsettled.
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Toccoa Public Works Seeks Trucks, Sweeper and Staff to Hold Service Levels
City officials heard a department plan that combines recent hiring, possible contractor bids and major equipment requests, but the budget meeting recorded no funding or purchasing decision.
Franklin County vehicle-tax appeals remain unresolved in public record
The Board of Assessors placed appeals involving Susan Alexander Poe and Christopher Michael Duncan on its April 8 agenda…
Franklin County approves $341,420 booster-station award tied to Highway 59 water connection
Commissioners voted 5-0 to award the work to WL Griffin & Company after staff described it as part of a Lavonia connection upgrade financed with GEFA funding.
Stephens County approves $184,500 consolidation of coroner’s office and morgue
Commissioners voted unanimously to combine operations now split between the government building and county shop, but construction timing and contracting details remain unresolved in public records.
Toccoa approves $30,000 Norfolk Southern lease without disclosing property details
Commissioners unanimously authorized the agreement March 23, but the published agenda and minutes do not say which property is involved or how the money is structured.
Franklin Springs approves $250 charge for each building inspection
Council minutes say builders and contractors will be charged per inspection, but do not say when collection will begin or how the fee will be administered.
Habersham tax commissioner pay increase was proposed, but board’s decision remains unknown
Commissioners put a higher county-funded supplement for June Black-Warren on their March 16 agenda, following a $6,000 annual supplement approved in 2022.
Habersham Finance Department Earns Eighth Budget Award, but No New Spending Action Follows
County commissioners publicly recognized an outside finance association’s fiscal 2026 honor on March 16; the meeting record shows no accompanying appropriation or policy change.
Habersham Considers Lease-to-Buy Plan for Demorest Fire Truck
County commissioners discussed gaining access to a 2022 pumper truck owned by Demorest, but the public meeting record does not show whether the proposed agreement moved forward.
Habersham assessors clear recommended CUVA applications for small properties
The unanimous March 12 vote advances qualifying 2026 conservation-use applications, but the public record does not identify the parcels or show their later assessment treatment.
Habersham County board authorizes penalty notices over possible conservation-use breaches
The unanimous March 12 action formally notifies affected property taxpayers, but county minutes leave the alleged violations and any penalties unspecified.
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Franklin County Government
Franklin commissioners advance millage and fee decisions after an August public hearing
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Habersham County Government
Habersham commissioners put a floating sales-tax question on the November ballot
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- Commissioners voted 5-0 to call a November 3, 2026 special election on a five-year, 1% floating local option sales tax.
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