The county, which already lets Cornelia use its shared radio system, is weighing similar access and maintenance deals with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest…
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- October 19, 2026: Intergovernmental Agreement with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest, Mt. Airy, and Tallulah Falls for county radio system use and maintenance
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- Habersham County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider/approve the IGA with Alto, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy and Tallulah Falls at its October 19, 2026 meeting.
The city's proposed FY2027 budget would remove three permanent part-time firefighter jobs added earlier this year, a change that could affect fire department staffing.
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- September 22, 2026: Elimination of three permanent part-time firefighter positions
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- No next step has been documented.
The agreement covers emergency radio equipment shared with the county's 911 system.
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- August 4, 2026: Intergovernmental Agreement with Habersham County for E911 Radios
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- No next step has been documented.
A city commissioner flagged resident complaints about speeding and non-functioning stop signs on Grand Avenue, along with trash pickup issues, at a September commission meeting.
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- September 2, 2025: Resident concerns about trash pickup and speeding on Grand Avenue
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The city has begun marking park hours to help enforce its ban on urban camping, though no formal commission vote on enforcement has been recorded.
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- August 5, 2025: Urban Camping Ordinance enforcement and park signage
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed agreement covering fire protection between the two cities was set for a vote but was withdrawn before the commission took it up.
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- July 1, 2025: Agreement with Demorest for Fire Protection
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- No next step has been documented.
Cornelia's police are fielding dozens of drunk-and-disorderly calls tied to one bar, the city manager told council.
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- March 1, 2025: Police response to disorderly conduct calls at Big Daddy's bar
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- No next step has been documented.