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Hart County OKs $3,000 to back regional water-partnership seed grant

5811042 · September 12, 2025
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After a presentation from Pat Goren, the Hart County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to authorize a $3,000 local match and a letter of support for a proposed regional water partnership seed grant to the state environmental agency.

The Hart County Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 9, 2025, to authorize a $3,000 local match and a letter of support for a proposed regional water-partnership seed grant, following a presentation from Pat Goren, director of the Howard County Water and Sewer Authority.

Pat Goren told the commission the seed grant — roughly $75,000 — would fund data collection and planning for an Upper Savannah River Basin partnership. "I strongly encourage Hart County to participate, in this partnership," Goren said, adding that local collaboration would give the northern counties "a bigger voice than what happens downstream." He asked the county to authorize a…

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