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Hart County commissioners ask administrator to seek denial and arbitration on Byersville annexation and debate a moratorium on Hartwell annexations
Summary
The Hart County Board of Commissioners authorized the county administrator to write the Department of Community Affairs indicating intent to deny a Byersville annexation and seek arbitration, and they debated asking Hartwell to enact a temporary residential annexation moratorium while county and city leaders meet.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners took two annexation‑related steps during the meeting: it voted to authorize the county administrator to send a letter to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) stating the county’s intent to deny a pending Byersville annexation and to seek arbitration, and commissioners debated (but did not record a final vote on) asking the City of Hartwell to adopt a temporary moratorium on residential annexations to allow talks with the newly seated city council.
On the Byersville matter, Commissioner Brown (S8) moved that the board give the administrator authority to write the DCA a letter "on our intent to deny and seek arbitration," citing concerns about…
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