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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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The city's water plant withdrawal permit renewal and several water and storm-related plans are up for council consideration.
The board overseeing the city's water and sewer utility did not convene in January, leaving no action taken at that meeting.
A rate study under review by the water and sewer authority recommends raising water and sewer rates, which could mean higher bills for Cornelia customers starting in 2027.
County commissioners discussed adding solar power to the Recreation Department gym and the timing of a federal tax credit, but have not yet voted on the project.
The county board has yet to finalize who collects trash at its solid-waste convenience sites, a service residents use directly.
A collapsed sewer line on Greene Street has required excavation, and the city is tracking the repair.
City council is considering upgrades to the Little Creek can station, though no decision has been recorded yet.
A Baldwin resident says she was billed for sewer service for years despite never being connected, and the city has now drafted a settlement to credit her back.
County and planning leaders say some municipal water systems are nearing capacity, a constraint that could affect where future development can be served.
Businesses with Thursday commercial pickup will see their trash collected the following Friday instead, but yard waste won't be picked up that week.
Residents whose routes normally run on Christmas Day will see their trash and recycling picked up four days later instead.
The city is trying to offset a tightened wastewater phosphorus limit by trading with another Chattahoochee basin utility instead of building costly new filtration.
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