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Board asks General Assembly to broaden Public Facilities Authority to finance county and municipal projects
Summary
Newton County commissioners on Jan. 7 unanimously approved a resolution asking the county’s legislative delegation to introduce a local act to expand the Newton County Public Facilities Authority’s financing powers.
Newton County commissioners on Jan. 7 unanimously approved Resolution R010725 asking the county’s legislative delegation to introduce local legislation that would expand the purposes of the Newton County Public Facilities Authority.
County staff said the change would allow the authority to act as a financing conduit for a broader set of public projects, including an expansion of the joint county‑city emergency management/911 center and certain municipal sewer and drainage improvements. The board voted 5‑0 to request that its local delegation present the local act during the…
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