Franklin County approves AutoZone tax settlement, leaving local shares to 2026 rates
The agreement calls for a $50,000 credit on AutoZone’s 2026 tax bill after the company paid additional 2025 property taxes tied to a Freeport-exemption dispute.
Taxes & Public Money in Franklin County
Taxes & Public Money
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Where is public money being raised or spent?Public Money issues in Franklin County
14 current issues
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Franklin County Sets 8.352-Mill Levy, Edging Above Staff’s Rollback Estimate
Commissioners’ unanimous Aug. 20 action establishes the county rate for general purposes, while leaving parcel-by-parcel tax effects and the reason for the slight change unexplained.
Franklin County weighs higher library funding, but decision remains unclear
Commissioners considered an increased request for the Royston and Lavonia branches during a June budget hearing; the meeting record does not show a final vote or appropriation.
Franklin County approves steep Convenience Center fee hikes for double-axle trailers
Commissioners voted 5-0 to more than double charges for resident and nonresident double-axle trailers, after staff raised concerns about larger, side-walled loads and business use.
Franklin County approves $48,398 repair contract for courthouse clock tower
United Contract & LLC is set to replace roofing around the tower, repair copper components and repaint the courthouse feature after a unanimous commission vote.
Franklin County’s Courthouse Repairs Move Toward Bidding After $816,875 Funding Arrival
County officials say the state-linked LRA money requires no local match, but commissioners have not yet awarded a contract for dome, copper-roof and clock-tower work.
Franklin County approves FY2027 budget, but final spending details remain unclear
Commissioners voted 4–0 on June 30 after a May review and a June public hearing on a proposed $35.1 million plan.
Royston adopts $10.76 million FY 2027 budget after hearing draws no comments
The unanimous June 9 vote sets the city’s spending framework for the fiscal year beginning July 1, but the record does not detail department or program allocations.
Proposed Franklin County library funding would keep Saturday closures and staffing cuts
Commissioners heard that the proposal would cover required benefit-cost increases, but the June 1 discussion did not produce a documented final library appropriation.
Reporting problems delay Franklin County’s 2026 assessment notices and tax digest
County assessors were told May 29 that unresolved issues in a key consolidation and growth report would push back two central steps in the property-tax process…
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.
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Franklin County Government
Franklin commissioners advance millage and fee decisions after an August public hearing
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- The commissioners' minutes record action on the 2026 millage rate following the public-hearing process.
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