Habersham County Weighs $1.04 Million Landfill Compactor Replacement
Commissioners discussed using SPLOST VIII money and a lease-purchase structure, but the April work session record shows no final action.
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Water & Utilities
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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Franklin Springs flags possible utility-rate hike, but customers still lack the numbers
Council cited rising costs at its April 16 meeting and raised the prospect of a May vote, without identifying the service, size or timing of any increase.
Toccoa weighs utility equipment requests amid shortage of CDL-qualified drivers
Commissioners discussed excavators, trucks and other gear for water and wastewater work, but the April budget meeting record shows no purchase or funding decision.
Demorest weighs water-bill relief for some 2-inch-meter owners, but no decision is documented
The proposed two-year arrangement would bill qualifying properties at a smaller meter’s minimum rate while retaining their existing 2-inch meters.
Demorest approves $12,500 contract to set utility rules for new development
Council authorized EMI to develop water and sewer specifications and a plan-review system, but the city has not identified the final standards or a timetable for delivering them.
Demorest approves conservation plan after creek monitoring finds minor impacts
Council’s unanimous vote follows a watershed review that found Hazel Creek and Cross Creek generally healthy but still affected by runoff and bacteria.
Franklin County’s choice on water-study contractor remains unrecorded
Commissioners were presented with two sharply different options for identifying possible well-drilling sites, but the March 31 work-session minutes do not show a selection or vote.
Franklin County Has Yet to Record a Choice on Potential Well-Site Surveys
Commissioners heard a comparison between a $2,000-per-site satellite-imagery service and an estimated $194,000 alternative, but the March 31 work-session record does not show what they chose.
Franklin County Has Water-Study Options, but No Recorded Choice on Well-Site Services
At a March 31 work session, the county manager outlined sharply different estimated costs for finding potential drilling locations. The record does not show commissioners acting on either…
Lavonia owner seeks county water connection, saying he prepared site for promised service
Wayne Norman told Franklin County commissioners he spent about $30,000 on infrastructure for a property near Ed Murdock Superstore and N&C Marine…
Franklin County’s water-study vendor choice remains unresolved after March discussion
Commissioners were presented sharply different options for locating potential well sites, but the cited work-session account does not show that they authorized either one.
Franklin Springs weighs utility billing options, but no rate change is before council
March council minutes show staff research into flat-rate and usage-based structures and promise further discussion, leaving residents without a documented proposal or decision.
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