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The City of Hiawassee intends to consider opting out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption for Towns County, Georgia.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this matter all hearings will be held at the Hiawassee City Hall Upstairs Training Room.
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MEETING LOCATION
Upstairs Training RoomÂ
Hiawassee City Hall
50 River Street
Hiawassee, GA 30546
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PUBLIC HEARING DATES
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM
Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 12 noon
Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM
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City of Hiawassee |
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SPLOST Report |
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2024 |
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Project |
Referendum Authorized Amounts |
Original Estimate of Cost |
Current Estimate of Cost |
Amount Previously Expended |
Amount Expended this Year |
Total Expended to Date |
 Remaining to be Spent |
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Economic Development |
600,000 |
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
$26,510 |
$264,842 |
$291,352 |
$308,648 |
Roads, Streets and Bridges |
200,000 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
$131,374 |
$11,856 |
$143,230 |
$56,770 |
Parks and Recreation |
200,000 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
$63,090 |
$21,346 |
$84,436 |
$115,564 |
Public Safety |
80,000 |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$80,000 |
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Total |
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$1,080,000 |
$1,080,000 |
$220,974 |
$298,044 |
$519,018 |
$560,982 |
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| At the April 2nd, 2024 meeting, the Hiawassee City Council voted to restate the 2023 SPLOST Report to reclassify expenses related to the Boardwalk project from Economic Development to Parks and Recreation. | |||||||
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| Project | Referendum Authorized Amounts | Original Estimate of Cost | Current Estimate of Cost | Amount Previously Expended | Amount Expended this Year | Total Expended to Date | Â Remaining to be Spent |
| Economic Development | 600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $5,095 | $67,375 | $72,470 | $527,530 |
| Roads, Streets and Bridges | 200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $34,855 | $96,519 | $131,374 | $68,626 |
| Parks and Recreation | 200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $17,130 | $0 | $17,130 | $182,870 |
| Public Safety | 80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| Total | Â | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $57,080 | $163,894 | $220,974 | $859,026 |
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| Project | Referendum Authorized Amounts | Original Estimate of Cost | Current Estimate of Cost | Amount Previously Expended | Amount Expended this Year | Total Expended to Date | Â Remaining to be Spent |
| Economic Development | 600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $5,095 | $21,415 | $26,510 | $573,490 |
| Roads, Streets and Bridges | 200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $34,855 | $96,519 | $131,374 | $68,626 |
| Parks and Recreation | 200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $17,130 | $45,960 | $63,090 | $136,910 |
| Public Safety | 80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| Total | Â | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $57,080 | $163,894 | $220,974 | $859,026 |
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Here is the  report in plain text:
NOTICE
The Hiawassee City Council does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the
Hiawassee City Hall on December 19, 2024 at 6pm and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the
following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
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