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Cherokee County CAN

Countywide action on the issues that affect all of us.

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Cherokee County CAN is our countywide branch for people organizing at the broadest level.

School board, county commission, and the issues that touch every community across Cherokee. If your focus is the big picture, or if you don't identify with a specific city, this is your home base. Join NGA CAN and plug into the Cherokee County branch, or as many branches as you want.

Upcoming Cherokee County CAN Events

Tech Watch Kickoff: Our First Organizing Meeting
Wed, Sep 02
R.T. Jones Library, Programming Room
RSVP
Multiple Dates
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
Tue, Sep 08
Cherokee County Admin Building
RSVP
Before the Aug. 18th County Commission Hearing: A Data Center Community Meeting
Wed, Aug 12
RT Jones Public Library - Community Room
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Multiple Dates
Cherokee Board of Commissioners
Tue, Jun 16
Cherokee County Admin Complex
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Town Hall - Steve Rogers for Cherokee Co. Commissioner District 4
Sat, May 09
Patriots Park (Playground Pavilion)
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Cherokee County Candidate Forums
Wed, Apr 15
Cherokee County Courthouse
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Cherokee Democrats GA | Politics Chat
Sat, Mar 21
Physical location will be emailed to RSVPs
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Cherokee County---Self Defense Training
Fri, Mar 20
Canton Warriors BJJ Academy
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Michael Hettig's SD32 Campaign Kickoff
Fri, Mar 13
Physical location will be emailed to RSVPs
Details

Cherokee County Extends Its Data Center Moratorium to 180 Days After a Packed Public Hearing

Cherokee County commissioners voted unanimously August 18 to extend the data center moratorium 180 days. Eleven residents spoke, none in favor, and several asked for a permanent ban. Chairman Johnston: "I'd rather pay the higher property taxes than have the data center." The board also enacted a 30 day apartment moratorium, denied the BridgeMill townhome size reduction, approved the TJDJ rezoning 4 to 1, and heard a 13 year firefighter say public records cost her nearly $10,0

Your Cherokee County Property Tax Rate Gets Set Tonight at 6:00. Here Is How to Read It.

Tonight at 6:00, five people decide what nearly 300,000 residents pay. Three residents spoke at the last hearing.

Woodstock Scheduled a Silent Vote on a Contract That Had Already Been Replaced

Item 7.2 came off Monday's agenda, but it isn't dead. The city had scheduled a silent consent vote on a contract that had already been replaced by a newer version the City Attorney never reviewed. Two residents spoke. A third warned about data centers, which is where this data would actually live. And the City Manager has now promised in writing, to the full Council, that it returns as a regular agenda item with public comment.

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