Demorest approves $10,174.75 replacement of aging firewalls at three city facilities
The unanimous vote authorizes a quote for end-of-life network-security equipment at City Hall, the Police Department and the Water Department…
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The unanimous vote authorizes a quote for end-of-life network-security equipment at City Hall, the Police Department and the Water Department…
Council authorized a staged banking change that keeps the current account open until outstanding checks clear, but the record does not show when the new account will be…
The unanimous council action directs utility capital-improvement funds toward sheltering equipment and improving security at the maintenance shop, though no construction schedule has been announced.
Town agenda packets put water and sewer spending before the public this spring, but they do not show whether officials adopted or changed the proposal.
Council approved the increase in May after citing higher system costs, but the published record offers only one inside-city rate and not a complete schedule for calculating bills.
Commissioners unanimously ratified an agreement that could reimburse up to $75,000 in eligible scrap-tire costs, while county staff projected local landfill operations would cover expenses above the state…
The mayor’s May 12 appeal asks customers to curb unnecessary use under Georgia’s Level 1 drought advisory, but town records show no newly adopted local restrictions.
A city manager’s May report described pipe installed for a new industrial-park customer while a separate gas-service reference in the same minutes offered no public explanation or outcome.
Commissioners discussed a 20,000-foot pipe intended to move water from Davidson Creek Lake to Lake Toccoa more efficiently, but the project has not received documented approval or financing.
The city asked customers to curb waste and limit midday outdoor watering, while the notice says mandatory restrictions had not been imposed.
Signed council minutes document a Jan. 7 approval, while a later May agenda again listed an amended fee structure without revealing charges, customer classes or an effective date.
County Manager Terry Harris sought 90 more days to assess the restriction, but the May 4 minutes do not say whether commissioners kept it in force.
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