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Mar. 11, 2024 | Council Meeting Recap

Posted on March 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM by Nicole Newsom

The City Council, by 4-0 unanimous votes:

  • Approved the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-622, which enables new city council members to be sworn in as early as Jan. 1 following a municipal election. 
  • Approved Resolution No. 2024-02, which ensures the City abides by a regional Water Resources Management Plan mandated by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (MWD) as it relates to plumbing contruction codes for water efficiency. 
  • Approved Resolution No. 2024-03, with an amendment, to adopt to the City's updated 2024 Comprehensive Plan for submission to the Department of Community Affairs. The state mandated growth blueprint now includes a "character map" that encourages more commercial projects and less residential ones on Highway 29.
  • Tabled Resolution No. 2024-622, which would have approved two intergoverment agreement contracts tied to the Railroad Avenue project. The matter will be reconsidered at the April 8, 2024 Council meeting. 

Mar. 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda

Missed the meeting? Watch the video recording below: