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Georgia adds five listings to National Register of Historic Places

Georgia adds five listings to National Register of Historic Places

Georgia added five new listings to the National Register of Historic Places.

The listings are:

  • 1238 Professional Building, Columbus, Muscogee County
  • Columbus Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Columbus, Muscogee County
  • Ruben Gay Place, Fayetteville vicinity, Fayette County
  • Maxeys Historic District, Maxeys, Oglethorpe County
  • Dixie Cotton
    • ...
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September 20, 2022
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The Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Serves Announces $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Georgia

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Serves Announces $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Georgia

The State of Georgia announced today that it has received $7,260,916 in AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, a federal agency.

These grants will put 605 AmeriCorps Members on the ground to serve with twenty-five (25) organizations. AmeriCorps members will tackle some of the toughest problems in Georgia including education, economic opportunities, healthy futures, homelessness, people...

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August 24, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Powder Springs’ residents praise transportation improvement efforts

Powder Springs’ residents praise transportation improvement efforts

Residents are praising the City of Powder Springs as it addressed their transportation concerns, developing safer streets for pedestrians and drivers alike.

Goals and objectives set forth in both Powder Springs’ “Springs in Motion: Comprehensive Plan Update” (2021) and the “Cobb in Motion 2040” Transportation Plan led the city to create several corridor studies.

The results of...

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August 16, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Griffin makes $3M improvements to historic city hall

Griffin makes $3M improvements to historic city hall

The City of Griffin’s Historic City Hall received its first major facelift since its inception in 1910.

It was in use up until 2003, only being vacated after the building was found to be steadily deteriorating.

Its decline continued over the years, officially being designated by the city as a “Place in Peril” in 2014.

As Griffin set about creating its updated...

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August 12, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Griffin makes $3M improvements to historic city hall

Griffin makes $3M improvements to historic city hall

The City of Griffin’s Historic City Hall received its first major facelift since its inception in 1910.

It was in use up until 2003, only being vacated after the building was found to be steadily deteriorating.

Its decline continued over the years, officially being designated by the city as a “Place in Peril” in 2014.

As Griffin set about creating its updated...

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August 12, 2022
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Georgia’s Rental Assistance Program Provides Rental, Utility and Housing Stability Assistance to 35K Tenants Statewide

Georgia’s Rental Assistance Program Provides Rental, Utility and Housing Stability Assistance to 35K Tenants Statewide
As America continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s overwhelming impact, many Georgians received aid that prevented evictions, housing instability, and loss of utilities. Georgia’s Rental Assistance Program (GRA) hit record numbers this week, helping to keep more than 35,000 tenants in their homes. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) administers the GRA program. Since its...
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August 10, 2022
Georgia Rental Assistance Program

PlanFirst Success Story: Douglas fire department reaches class 2 ISO rating

Douglas fire department reaches class 2 ISO rating

The Douglas Fire Department (DFD) is giving peace of mind to and putting money back in the wallets of local business owners with its new ISO rating.

The DFD moved from a Class 3 fire Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rating to a Class 2, achieving one of the goals it set in its 2019-2023 Short Term Work Plan.

ISO ratings reflect how prepared the community is to handle fires...

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August 03, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Gainesville turns heads with park, trail investments

Gainesville turns heads with park, trail investments

The City of Gainesville paved the way for its residents to get active and have fun seeing the city from a different perspective literally and figuratively.

In 2021, Gainesville finalized the Midtown Greenway, a collection of parks and facility improvements to revitalize the city’s capacity for recreation.

This finalization extended the greenway’s existing trail by .25 miles,...

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August 02, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Sidewalk project forges city-wide connections

Sidewalk project forges city-wide connections

A sidewalk project in the making connects major parts of the City of Cornelia physically and socially.

The Level Grove Road Sidewalk Project was completed in 2021, resurfacing Level Grove Road and expanding its sidewalk from Wayside Street to Highway 441.

This expansion connects Highway 441 to City Park, the opposite side of the city including the entire downtown district, with...

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July 29, 2022
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PlanFirst Success Story: Cochran Implements Citywide Sewer Rehab

Cochran Implements Citywide Sewer Rehab

The City of Cochran had cause to celebrate after making $1.1 million in improvements to its sewer system over the course of 2021.

These improvements, part of the Phase II Sewer Rehabilitation project listed in the Joint Comprehensive Plan, have reduced city inflow and infiltration into the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

This project was conducted by Renee Group, Inc. (RGI...

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July 27, 2022
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