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What is changing in public safety and accountability?Public Safety issues across Northeast Georgia
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Council members are set to review a camera system proposal that could affect surveillance in the city.
A city police training/safety grant is being used to buy equipment, including license plate readers, according to council packets.
The city and county agreement governing how Demorest's animal control ordinance is administered and enforced has been amended after being tabled for a month.
The subgrant would fund the county's drug court and requires a Superior Court judge to sign for the money on the county's behalf.
The county board is considering acceptance of a state grant that would fund the county's family treatment court and name a judge to sign the award documents.
The county is considering accepting new state funding to keep its mental health court running and naming a judge to sign the related paperwork.
The agreement covers emergency radio equipment shared with the county's 911 system.
A proposed deal for the City of Demorest to handle court clerk services failed to get a motion for approval from Clarkesville's council.
The town relies on the county sheriff's office for fingerprinting services under a yearly agreement up for council consideration.
The board's July 2026 agenda includes a item involving Sheriff Scott Andrews, though the record does not specify the topic or any action taken.
The town is pursuing state funding and land for a water tank meant to improve fire protection on Hickory Nut Mountain…
Residents raised the issue of unpermitted block parties in the Springview Height neighborhood with the mayor and council, though no action was taken.
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