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What may affect service, rates, or reliability?Utilities issues across Northeast Georgia
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The authority's board is scheduled to review the utilities director's report on water and sewer operations for the first quarter of the year.
The county board is weighing an agreement with a regional conservation partnership to fund grazing practices meant to protect water quality in the Upper Chattahoochee Watershed.
Water rates haven't changed since 2018 or 2019, and the council is weighing an increase as the water fund's finances come under strain.
The projects would upgrade the city's water treatment and sewer systems, which residents rely on for water and wastewater service.
The city is building a new sewer facility and sought resident input on the related sewer improvement work.
City gas department staff spent weeks readying for a Georgia Public Service Commission review of pipeline safety procedures, work that affects the natural gas lines serving Royston residents.
The city is inviting residents to join its annual community clean-up event.
City officials say a plan exists to fix aging waterlines and add fire hydrants along Highway 105, but the project awaits a funding source.
A resident's water bill was cut by more than half after a leak, a case the city council discussed as part of its handling of billing disputes.
The proposal would set up street lighting for the Sugar Creek Subdivision through an agreement with Georgia Power.
Residents have raised complaints about trash pickup and an added bag procedure, and the city council is weighing landfill and recycling options for households in both Habersham and…
The county is considering installing two self-contained compactors at the Cornelia Recycling Center to remove metal steps that pose a safety risk to elderly and handicapped visitors.
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