City staff are recommending Demorest apply for state paving funds to repair sections of Laurel Avenue, Fisk Avenue and West Central Avenue.
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- January 6, 2026: LMIG road resurfacing application for Laurel Avenue, Fisk Avenue and West Central Avenue
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- LMIG application due February 1, 2026.
A resident's push to replace an illegible airport identification sign has stalled after the county lost contact with the vendor handling the installation.
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- November 18, 2025: New airport identification sign installation
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- No next step has been documented.
The city will now be responsible for maintaining Rocky Branch Road after a Habersham County request.
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- November 10, 2025: Habersham County request for City to accept Rocky Branch Road as a City-maintained road
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- No next step has been documented.
Two additional bridge replacements are on the county's radar, meaning future construction and possible detours for residents.
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- October 28, 2025: Two additional Franklin County bridges scheduled for replacement
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- No next step has been documented.
The commission is scheduled to hear a status update on Hangar E-3, though no details have been made public yet.
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- October 20, 2025: Hangar E-3 update
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- No next step has been documented.
A county-awarded paving job on River Street, which the town must help pay for through SPLOST, is on hold until underground pipe work is done.
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- October 9, 2025: River Street paving as part of Habersham County paving package
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- Paving was expected to begin in Habersham the week after the October 9, 2025 meeting, once the pipe crossing work is done.
Residents on Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Tower Terrace can expect repaving next year after the city commission approved SPLOST funding in the 2026 budget.
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- October 7, 2025: SPLOST 2026 paving and sidewalk project (MLK, Rosa Parks, Tower Terrace resurfacing; Wells Street sidewalk; Rosa Parks parking lot design; final payment for Fire Trucks and Patrol Vehicles)
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- No next step has been documented.
City council received a briefing on the state's planned passenger rail line connecting North Carolina, Atlanta and Savannah, which could eventually pass through the area.
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- September 8, 2025: Georgia Intercity Passenger Rail update
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- No next step has been documented.
A city manager's monthly report raises adding parallel parking spaces to Rosa Parks Street as part of a paving project planned for next year.
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- August 31, 2025: Parallel parking addition on Rosa Parks Street paving project
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- Paving of Rosa Parks Street is planned for next year, per the report.
The state is taking a portion of a BP gas station property through condemnation to make way for a planned roundabout in Clarkesville.
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- August 4, 2025: GDOT condemnation of portion of BP property for roundabout; City retains Attorney Matt Skilling
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- No next step has been documented.
The city is set to examine how it maintains streets, rights-of-way and green space, work that affects the upkeep residents see around town.
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- July 28, 2025: Review of Street, Right-Of-Way, and Green Space Maintenance
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- No next step has been documented.
A city council member has raised concerns about the Monroe Street and Bryant Street intersection, a first step toward possible changes for drivers who use it.
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- July 23, 2025: Intersection improvements at Monroe St. and Bryant St.
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- No next step has been documented.