Hall County Current Issues
Council Members’ Companies Honored at 2011 NAIOP Awards
Weeks Robinson Properties and Duke Realty received top developer awards from the National Association IOP at their annual awards banquet on December 1. Weeks Robinson Properties, lead by 2011 Council for Quality Growth Chairman Forrest Robinson and Council member Ray Weeks, received the award for Industrial Owner/Developer of the Year. At the beginning of 2011, Weeks Robinson had raised $158 million in investment equity. Throughout 2011, Weeks Robinson closed on a number of significant acquisition and development deals throughout the...
read moreE-SPLOST Passes
Hall County voters passed a special purpose local option sales tax for education on March 15, 2011. Voters passed the SPLOST 66 percent to 34 percent. Hall County plans to spend $50 million on renovations; $20 million on classroom additions, $15 million on technology and $3 million on school buses and library books. You can learn more...
read moreSPLOST VI
Hall County voters passed the SPLOST VI. to authorize a continuation of the tax that has been in place since 1985. According to the Hall County Chamber of Commerce, the SPLOST will fund the following projects: $72 million for road improvements and landfill expansion Expansion and improvement of health department services Extension of sewer infrastructure to support new industry and jobs in North Hall and South Hall A new library in North Hall More greensapace with community parks and walking trails Downtown Gainesville...
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