A Sept. 16 public hearing will determine whether the city moves ahead with its proposed land acquisition for water-system expansion; no vote or court filing has been documented.
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- An August 11 attorney notice to the current ownership again described a proposed condemnation for water-system expansion and set a September 1 hearing. Habersham News reports that hearing was rescheduled to September 16. The later city notice sets the new date but does not itself explain the schedule change.
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The City Council agenda put a proposed equipment purchase for the wastewater treatment facility’s aeration basin before officials, but the documented record does not show what happened afterward.
The equipment proposal was placed before City Council as part of sewer capital projects, but the record provided does not show whether members approved it or set terms.
The proposal was the largest single project listed under the council’s water-capital agenda item, but the public record does not yet show what action, if any…
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.
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.
The proposed two-year arrangement would bill qualifying properties at a smaller meter’s minimum rate while retaining their existing 2-inch meters.
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.
Council’s unanimous vote follows a watershed review that found Hazel Creek and Cross Creek generally healthy but still affected by runoff and bacteria.
A unanimous council vote authorizes payment for a budgeted pump-and-motor installation; city records cited do not yet confirm payment, installation or operation.