Mayor Liz Ordiales welcomes you to the City of Hiawassee's website. Please explore our site to find information about the services we provide and how to attain them. You can also find out about your city government to include elected officials and hired staff. You can view recent city council agendas and minutes.  Learn about the history of Hiawassee as well as facts about our population and geography. Additionally, you can find out information about doing business in Hiawassee.

 The City of Hiawassee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MountainTrueNews Release-

On July 1, Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition — a 25-year-old organization with a strong presence in North Georgia and Western North Carolina’s western-most counties — merged with MountainTrue to establish MountainTrue’s new Western Regional Office. The merger allows us to continue HRWC’s existing programs and to build one organization that can effectively advance the interests of our mountain region.

MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities in Western North Carolina and the Hiwassee watershed in North Georgia. We are committed to keeping our mountain region a beautiful place to live, work and play. Our members protect our forests, clean up our rivers, plan vibrant and livable communities, and advocate for a sound and sustainable future.

The new Website to access is now mountaintrue.org

Drought Management

Trick or Treat!

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NOTICE

The City Of Hiawassee does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be
held at City Hall on 9-23-19 at 6 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section
48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the digest and levy for the past five years.

CURRENT 2019 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY

2019 hiawassee five year TC

On Monday August 26, 2019 at 5:30pm there will be a special meeting (meet and greet) with the members of the newly formed Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and the City Council of Hiawassee in the Council Chambers at City Hall. 

Refreshments will be served. 

At 6pm, the DDA will be presented with their information packages and date of first official regular meeting, Monday September 16, 2019 at 6PM at Hiawassee City Hall.

Special accommodations Information

Note: Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to participate in meetings or questions regarding accessibility are required to contact City Hall at 706-896-2202.  The City will strive to make reasonable accommodations for those individuals.