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Demorest DDA approves yearlong contract with Jessie Owensby; city funds $2,000 program
Summary
The Heart of Habersham Downtown Development Authority approved a yearlong contract with Jessie Owensby for a smaller marketing package and accepted $2,000 from the city to fund a DDA Funding Resources Program focused on grant guidance and funding support.
The Heart of Habersham Downtown Development Authority in Demorest voted Aug. 6, 2025, to accept a yearlong contract with Jessie Owensby and to authorize Welborn to sign the agreement.
The decision followed a board discussion of one of Owensby's smaller package options. The board also noted that the City will fund the DDA Funding Resources Program with $2,000 to provide grant guidance and other funding support for the authority. Members flagged marketing as an item to revisit at a future meeting.
Allen moved to accept the contract as proposed and to authorize Welborn to sign; the motion was seconded by Allred and approved unanimously, according to the meeting record. Earlier in the meeting, the board called the meeting to order at 4:38 p.m. and approved minutes for May, June and July after striking April's notes because they were not provided. The minutes approval included a suggestion to add the DDA logo to meeting materials.
The board voted to enter an executive session at 5:44 p.m. and later voted to exit the executive session; the transcript does not record the subject discussed in executive session. The meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.
The transcript does not include verbatim quotes from members about the contract or the DDA Funding Resources Program, nor does it list specific vote tallies; motions are recorded as having passed by unanimous approval.
