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Water, sewer, rates, power, broadband, solid waste, and utility infrastructure.
What may affect service, rates, or reliability?Utilities issues across Northeast Georgia
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A proposed recycling center would give residents a paved, covered drive-thru area for dropping off recyclables.
County commissioners reviewed future capital needs for the recycling program and facility, a cost residents could eventually help fund.
Water and sewer installation on Wolffork Valley Road is nearly done, though paving will wait for warmer weather, the water and sewer authority told the town council.
Demorest buys water from Toccoa, and a higher wholesale rate can affect what the city pays and what it charges residents.
The city is planning regular maintenance on the Hardman Water Tank, part of the water system residents rely on.
The authority's fourth-quarter report shows the city's wastewater treatment plant stayed nearly fully compliant while treating hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage.
A Windstream representative briefed the Board of Commissioners on the company's local field operations, a matter of interest for residents relying on the provider's broadband service.
The city's approved FY2027 budget adds state loan principal and interest payments for improvements to the Eastanollee Creek wastewater treatment facility, sharply raising that department's costs.
A utilities matter was placed on the city commission's agenda, but the record does not show what was discussed or decided.
City officials say new water taps have been purchased as the waterline extension moves forward, a project that could expand service to more residents.
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