City Council approves Blue Ridge’s new logo
City Council June 22, 2022FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Blue Ridge City Council held four public hearings during their June 21, 2022 meeting. They also gave a certificate of appreciation to Megan McDaniel for her role in the creation of the city’s new logo.
A Fannin High School arts class recently held a contest to design a new logo for the City of Blue Ridge. After selecting a design using input from that contest, further updates were made by the council and a graphic designer. The final logo design was approved by a unanimous vote during a special called meeting on May 26, 2022. During their latest meeting, however, the council recognized an individual for their role in the creation of the new logo. Megan McDaniel received a certificate of appreciation for “creating the best artwork that inspired the new logo for the City of Blue Ridge.” Mayor Rhonda Haight also personally thanked McDaniel, saying, “Your logo will be with us for some time. So, thank you so much.” The city’s website has already been updated with the new logo.
After approving rezonings during a prior meeting, the council also held two public hearings with the purpose of amending the city’s zoning map. The amended map would reflect changes made during a May 17 meeting, where the council approved a rezoning request from the Searles Foundation. The property, changed from General Commercial (C-2) to High Density Residential (R-3), is the planned site for 84 affordable workforce housing units. Two other public hearings addressed amendments to the city’s code that City Administrator Eric Soroka called “house-keeping” to provide clarity in certain provisions.
While there were no actions items on the council’s agenda, the consent agenda included an expenditure of $6,780 for an HVAC System replacement at the Baugh House. The agenda also noted the expense was not budgeted for.
Millage Rate public hearings on Thursday, September 23
News September 22, 2021BLUE RIDGE, Ga – Two public hearings concerning the 2021 millage rate will be held tomorrow at the Fannin County Courthouse in the Jury Assembly Room.
The first public hearing will take place at 11:30 a.m. and the second at 6 p.m.
The county portion of the millage rate is remaining the same as last year at 3.862 mills. By not accepting the rollback rate, the commission was required to advertise the millage rate as a tax increase. The notice concerning the property tax increase indicated:
“A home with a fair market value of $200,000 is $6.96 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $150,000 is approximately $5.22.”
However, Fannin County School Board is lowering their millage rate to 10.159 from 10.391 mills. So, Fannin County citizens will see an overall reduction in the millage rate from 14.253 to 14.021.
Hazard Mitigation Public Hearing Notice
Fannin County will be holding a public hearing to review a draft update to the Fannin County Hazard Mitigation Plan on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fannin County Emergency Services Complex at 20 Station Ridge, Blue Ridge, GA 30513.
Once the plan is updated, it will be presented to the county commission for adoption. The plan considers natural and other hazards that affect the county and cities within and looks at ways to potentially mitigate those hazards.
The county extends this invitation to attend to all interested parties, including residents, businesses, government agencies, neighboring communities and counties, educational institutions, and any other interested parties.