Elbert County work session wrestles with how to define 'open space' and cash-in-lieu rules
County staff and commissioners discussed clarifying a patchwork of open-space definitions, whether buffers should count as open space, and how cash-in-lieu thresholds (notably the 80-acre rule and a 10% formula) affect small land divisions and county revenues.
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Elbert County commissioners spent a March 24 work session asking staff to clarify what the county means by “open space,” how that definition should differ from buffer tracts, and whether current cash-in-lieu thresholds and formulas treat small land divisions fairly.
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