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Chattahoochee County holds millage hearings and keeps rate at 8.512 mills; manager reports grant and infrastructure updates
Summary
Following public hearings Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 the county set the millage rate at 8.512 mills; at a work session county staff reviewed a Georgia Forestry report, department updates, and noted the sewer grant application was not awarded while a roundabout project remains on schedule.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County held a called public hearing Aug. 19 and a public hearing Aug. 26 to consider and adopt the county millage rate. Commissioners set the county millage at 8.512 mills after the hearings; Chairman Charles Coffey and County Manager Thomas Weaver said the rate remains essentially the same as the previous year and noted the gross digest increased by nearly $64 million.
County Manager Weaver told the commission the county will host a called meeting to finalize the millage schedule and thanked the Tax Assessor and Tax Commissioner for their work preparing the digest. The minutes record the school millage at 17.30 mills and note the county’s net digest changed slightly from the prior year.
At an Aug. 26 work session Justin Brown, chief ranger for Georgia Forestry, gave an annual report covering July–June: the county pays $0.10 per acre for forestry protection on roughly 34,000 acres; the county issued 26 permits and recorded one wildfire in Chattahoochee County during the reporting period. Brown announced he will transfer to Schley County and the commission thanked him for his service.
Department heads reported operational updates: Mordie Askew said youth football registration has concluded and soccer is starting; Samantha Hedgecoke reported the first permit for Magnolia Grove; Chris Tymes reported CUP taps and wells are online and crews are repainting hydrants; Lou Beck noted GDOT will provide free classes for public‑works staff and the county is hiring for mechanic and crew positions.
Manager Weaver reported the county’s sewer grant application was not awarded; he said the county can review next steps after Sept. 30. He also said payroll processing is being outsourced, two leased vehicles are approaching replacement and the county is evaluating whether to purchase fleet vehicles, and that the DOT roundabout project remains on schedule with construction expected around the beginning of the year.
Work‑session items slated for the Sept. 3 regular meeting include use of Old City Hall by the Board of Education (as a centralized registration point), a cardboard compactor lease for the recycling center, an appointment to the River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC), and a finalized process to allow businesses to use the recycling center with invoicing.
