Tag: work session
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County Commission denies zoning change for Cave Spring Road building
A request to the Polk County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday evening to change a property’s zoning on Cave Spring Road was denied after neighbors around the area cited a variety of safety concerns if the plan for the structure were allowed to move forward. The former Animal Hospital on Cave Spring Road was sought…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Polk County Board of Education Work Session – June 3, 2025
The Polk County Board of Education held their June 3, 2025 work session at 4 p.m. at the Central Office. Included in discussions were committee reports, a review of the upcoming June 17 agenda, and tabling two policy requests until next month for approval. Additionally, the 14-day period to announce a Superintendent candidate was also…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Board of Education accepts resignation of Dr. Thomas, selects Lumpkin as interim
The above clip includes votes on the acceptance of the resignation of Dr. Katie Thomas, superintendent of the Polk School District, and the selection of Mark Lumpkin as the interim superintendent by the Polk County Board of Education during their Tuesday, March 4, 2025 session. Find additional coverage of this item here on Polktoday.com for…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Board of Education Work Session – January 2025
The Polk County Board of Education held their first work session of 2025 on January 7 at 4 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room at the Central Office in Cedartown. Board members chose Britt Madden as the chair, and Judi Renshaw to serve as Vice Chair in taking up action items during the work session.…
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Four way stop planned for Cave Spring Rd. intersection
A four-way stop will soon go into place as the city is taking the final steps toward ensuring detours around a main thoroughfare through town are safe to travel. During the opening work session of 2025, the only topic up for public discussion from the Cedartown City Commission was a new set of stop signs…
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Logan Shelton, a Polk County Police Patrol Officer, was named the 2024 Employee of the Year for the County Government. He won the Employee of the Month award in November. PCPD’s Shelton named County Employee of the Year for 2024
A two-year veteran of the Polk County Police honored for not just his service, but for giving back to those in need as he was awarded as the 2024 County Employee of the Year. Logan Shelton was joined by family and friends for the ceremony on Tuesday evening, January 7 during the Polk County Commission’s…
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School board vote on bond request coming to voters in March
Voters will get a chance to determine whether they will allow another mill on their property taxes through the 20-year payback plan for a new set of bonds to be sold to cover the cost of school expansion. The Board of Education in their work session late Tuesday afternoon gave unanimous approval 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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Board of Education approves TAN resolution
The Board of Education during their Tuesday work session approved of a new Tax Anticipation Note resolution sought from Polk School District administration to help ensure that bills will be paid through year’s end. The resolution for the note for $5 million comes with a requirement that the money be used to pay the bills…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Aragon City Council Work Session – August 15, 2024
The Aragon City Council held their monthly work session on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at City Hall.