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Whitfield County authorizes application for Reconnecting Communities planning grant to study Cohutta reconnection

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a resolution Sept. 11 to apply for a Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods planning grant to study reconnecting the Cohutta community; the maximum award is $2 million with required local match, though county staff estimated planning costs at about $100,000.

Whitfield County commissioners on Sept. 11 voted to authorize a planning grant application under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RC) program to support planning and community engagement for a reconnection project in the Cohutta community.

Commissioner John Thomas moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Barry W.…

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