A new transit program could affect how residents get around the county, but commissioners have not yet made a decision.
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- September 8, 2026: Public hearing on proposed public transit program in Stephens County
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- No next step has been documented.
The approved application seeks more than $2 million in state funding, with no city match required, for pedestrian lighting and sidewalk work along Hancock Road to Hazel Avenue.
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- September 1, 2026: Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank application
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- No next step has been documented.
The application would bring over $1 million in state road money to resurface a dozen county roads, with the county covering part of the cost.
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- August 17, 2026: LMIG 2027 grant application
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- No next step has been documented.
The town council is set to weigh a resolution updating its official road mileage records with the state transportation department.
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- August 11, 2026: Resolution authorizing update of road mileage with GDOT
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- No next step has been documented.
A public comment to the airport commission flagged deteriorating asphalt near the T-hangars and Air Methods area, raising questions about aircraft-area maintenance.
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- August 11, 2026: Public comment on deteriorating pavement and drainage near T-hangars and Air Methods area
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- No next step has been documented.
A GDOT-funded rebuild of the airport's runway and taxiway lighting is finished after a monthlong runway closure, but the county has not yet paid out roughly $117…
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- August 11, 2026: Airport lighting project retainage payment pending closeout
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- No next step has been documented.
Landing-aid lights installed in February remain uncertified months later, a gap that can limit their use by pilots.
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- August 11, 2026: PAPI lights FAA flight check delay
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- No next step has been documented.
A Stephens County commissioner raised a resident's safety concerns about the intersection to the Board of Commissioners.
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- August 11, 2026: Citizen concern about dangerous intersection at S. Yow Mill Road and Tower Road
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will receive nearly $197,000 in state paving grant money for FY27, with the required local match coming from voter-approved sales tax funds rather than the general…
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- August 10, 2026: FY27 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) funding and local match
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- No next step has been documented.
Residents asked for a speed bump on Williams Street, but the city commission approved dead end and radar signs instead.
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- August 4, 2026: Request for a speed bump on Williams Street
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will pave a new shop entrance, upgrade the Bangkok Bistro parking lot, and fix a sinkhole at the dog park.
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- August 4, 2026: Additional capital outlay paving projects: new shop entrance off Habersham Mills Rd, Bangkok Bistro parking lot upgrade, and dog park sinkhole repair
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote backed an application that later brought the city $1 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission and $1 million from the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank for downtown…
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- August 3, 2026: Downtown streetscape project grants from Appalachian Regional Commission and Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank
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- No next step has been documented.