Tag: agreement
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City Council to decide upon agreement moving forward for fuel station in front of Triangle
The Rockmart City Council will get a say about what will be going into a remaining spot around a busy intersection, should they agree to a compromise position on another development request. The city is looking at an agreement with Anil Dossani to allow for a previously approved project for a new gas station in…
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Young takes plea deal in several cases including attack on jail staff members
A man who earlier this year attacked jail staff while in custody on other charges will now spend years behind bars after taking a plea deal to end his time in the Tallapoosa Circuit Superior Court’s docket. Dewayne Ramon Young will spend many years behind bars after he was sentenced to two decades in prison…
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FLOST proposal could add penny to sales taxes
Upcoming vote by Cedartown City Commission likely determines if Floating Local Option Sales Tax goes before voters this year for start to 2026 collections Will the cities and the county come to an agreement on a new sales tax being proposed for the November ballot? That’s a question that will be answered Monday night as…
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Rockmart Mayor Sherman Ross listens in as City Manager Stacey Smith announces Momon Construction as the lowest bidder for the new Public Works facility contract on Tuesday evening, July 8, 2025. City of Rockmart plans to build new Public Works facility
The Public Works Department at the City of Rockmart has been in long need of replacement, and now the city is moving forward with a plan to replace it with a new facility utilizing what used to be the old Rockmart High School baseball field as the new site. City Council members approved a $1.85…
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RELEASE: County responds to City of Rockmart’s Automatic Aid Agreement decision
Note: The following release was provided by Polk County officials for publication late this afternoon. -KtE Over the past 12 years, both Polk County and the City of Rockmart have both enjoyed automatic aid for fire services with zero annual monetary payments received by either entity. Polk County has similar automatic aid agreements with other…
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Rockmart City Council votes to end Fire Services Automatic Aid Agreement with Polk County on July 1, 2025, barring last minute negotiations
Note: the following item was submitted to Polk Today by the City of Rockmart for publication. -KtE During the May 2025 meeting of the Rockmart City Council, the Council voted to end participation in the Fire Services Automatic Aid Agreement with Polk County. Barring any last-minute negotiations, participation will end July 1, 2025. The City…
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Rockmart to County: Come to table for Fire Automatic Aid Agreement
City Council votes to call off Fire Department’s Automatic Aid Agreement Since 2013, residents within a five mile radius of the Rockmart city limits have benefitted from an agreement between the County Government and the City of Rockmart. Whenever the tones come over the loudspeakers within the walls of the station at Rockmart Fire and…
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More solar panels coming to Polk
Inman Solar, Murphy Harpst Children’s Center coming to agreement for solar farm A special use permit for a parcel owned by the Murphy Harpst Children’s Center in the Cedartown area was given a thumbs up to allow for a new solar farm to be installed on the property. County Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a…
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Agreement change over regional trash, gas plant coming to landfill
Polk County Commissioners continue to disagree about some of the landfill issues, and this one was no different as 4-1 votes on Tuesday night saw the approval of a new agreement limiting how much longer the Grady Road site will be taking regional trash, and what to do with all that gas being burnt of…
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City of Rockmart hosting public meeting over sludge issue
City officials: Service Delivery Strategy agreement in violation by county The City of Rockmart is set to host a meeting about the municipal sludge issue and explain why the city’s byproduct from wastewater processing – along with the City of Cedartown’s – should be allowed to be dumped into the Grady Road Landfill alongside municipal…