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Union County adopts 90-day moratorium on development tied to public sewer
Summary
At a Jan. 15 called meeting, Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins adopted Resolution R-2026-01, enacting a 90-day emergency moratorium on development applications for properties on public sewer to allow review and revision of county ordinances following a city sewer expansion.
At a called meeting on Jan. 15, 2026, Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins adopted Resolution R-2026-01, enacting an emergency moratorium on applications for the development of any property connected to public sewer. The resolution states the moratorium will take effect Jan. 16, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. and remain in place for 90 days or until repealed by the adoption of new regulations or ordinances.
County Attorney William Mercer explained the purpose of the emergency measure, saying, "what this does is set lot sizes for developments on public sewer," and that the action responds to the City of Blairsville expanding city sewer into county areas. Mercer said the county needs to make sure its ordinance language addresses lot sizes and the types of water systems being used by property owners.
The minutes record the resolution as "adopted" by Commissioner Collins; no vote tally or recorded roll-call was included in the published minutes. The moratorium is an administrative emergency step to allow staff and elected officials time to draft or revise ordinance language. The minutes did not specify a next meeting date for ordinance changes or whether staff were assigned a formal task to draft revisions.
