Contractors and home renovators in Habersham County will have to start looking for another place to dump their trash. The Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to stop accepting construction and demolition (C&D) waste at the county landfill, effective February 29, 2024.
Solid waste staff recommended the move because the C&D cells are reaching capacity.
The staff also recommended that the commission close the C&D cells effective the same date that trash is banned. However, commissioners stopped short of doing that due to the pending need to dispose of C&D waste that will result from the demolition of the old county courthouse, which should begin around that same time.
In other business
Habersham County commissioners amended their December 18 agenda and removed six animal control agreements with local municipalities.
One of those cities with a pending agreement is Baldwin.
Baldwin Councilmember Alice Venter spoke briefly at Monday night’s county commission meeting. She spoke positively about the strides made with the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) but said the county needs to have more discussions with the cities to fix the animal control IGA “once and for all.”
In other business, the commission approved the purchase of 15 Panasonic Rugged Toughbook computers for the Sheriff’s Office to replace computers in the Patrol Division. The cost to replace those computers was approximately $35,113. The funds would come from the FY 2024 capital improvement budget.
The commission approved the purchase of a mobile computer-aided dispatching system for law enforcement and Fire/EMS vehicles. The cost of the software is $289,984. The funds for this purchase were approved in the IT FY 2024 capital improvement budget.
Commissioners also approved seven alcohol license renewals and amended the county’s Traffic and Vehicles ordinance. The amendment adds a new article to the ordinance for regulating Tow Trucks and Wrecker Services.
Habersham County commissioners also passed a resolution setting the qualifying fees for the 2024 elections.
We will continue to update you as more information is given.
