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With the jail population outgrowing capacity, the county is looking at bond financing for a new jail after voters rejected a bond referendum for it.
Voters backed a six-year extension of the 1% sales tax and up to $52 million in bonds for a new county jail…
The county's general fund budget grows 5.82% for the year ahead, and commissioners have now set the property tax rates, including for county residents and the school board…
The amendments, which would let two county airport hangars be used for business, go to county commissioners for final approval.
The Habersham County Airport Commission's vote moves the county closer to leasing out two more sites for private hangar construction.
The airport commission has signed off on its financial reports each month this year, including a $300,000 transfer from the airport's account into the county's general fund.
The city council is set to weigh another one-year lease term for the Cherry Street Gym with Brian Edens.
The council is set to weigh in on water and fire department purchases too large for the city manager to approve alone.
The county will pay A&T Fence, Inc. over $17,000 for fencing work approved by commissioners.
The county board signed off on the purchase, which will draw on county funds.
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners signed off on a software agreement for the county's emergency management agency.
The county will pay more than $26,000 at signing and again after one year for aerial imagery services used for GIS and tax assessor work.
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