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October 28, 2024

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Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected.

County, judge, people in front of the bench

A McIntosh County judge finds himself on the other side of the bench, brought there by his own county, while the county itself is brought there by its own people – all part of a legal tangle over the powers of local elected officials that’s resulting in a stack of lawyers’ bills piling up at the county commission. 

The McIntosh County Commission has racked up nearly $40,000 in legal bills in two months fighting a Sapelo Island zoning referendum that it had argued would be too expensive to hold, writes The Current’s Mary Landers. It’s her latest coverage of the questions around civil rights, zoning, public access, judicial power and election law triggered by the county’s decision to allow larger houses in the historic Hogg Hummock community.

Counties have enough legal questions and sue and get sued often enough that every single one has a county attorney to handle day-to-day wrangles; contract attorneys can come in for bigger cases.

To see what your county or other local government agency is up to, check out our list of public meetings over the next two weeks.  We’re tracking 50 agencies and counting — keep scrolling, it’s a long list. 

As always, if there is a public entity you’d like to see, let us know. We’ll try to add it. This list depends on what local governments offer on the internet. 

Listen Up!

What does it mean to vote for the soul of a nation? In Episode 6 of Coastal Navigator, we explore into how faith has impacted this election — how voters and faith leaders alike are understanding the candidates and the future of the country. From the pews of a “gospel get out the vote” event to the voices of pastors on both sides of the aisle, we dig into how faith affects our communities and our choices ahead of Nov 5. Look for the next pod at this link — and catch up on ones you’ve missed.

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Bryan County

Bryan County| Commission and Planning & Zoning 🖥

Richmond Hill | City Council 🖥

Bulloch County

Bulloch County | Commission 🖥

Camden County

Camden County | Commission and Election Board 🖥

Camden County Board of Education

Kingsland

St. Marys | 🖥

Chatham County

Bloomingdale

Chatham County Commission | 🖥

Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission

Garden City

Pooler

Savannah | 🖥

Savannah-Chatham Board of Education | 🖥

Tybee Island | City Council 🖥

Effingham County

Effingham County | Commission and Planning Board 🖥

Glynn County

Brunswick | City Commission 🖥

Brunswick | Housing Authority 🖥

Glynn County Commission | 🖥

Glynn County Board of Education | 🖥

Golden Isles Development Authority

Liberty County

Hinesville

Liberty County | Commission 🖥

Midway

Riceboro

McIntosh County

McIntosh posts some schedules via The Darien News.

McIntosh and Darien streams for Darientel subscribers only | 🖥($)

McIntosh

McIntosh County Board of Education

This list starts with an automated collection and is checked and edited by a human. But agencies may announce new meetings, change meeting times or cancel them, sometimes without any online notice. Some publish calendars in more than one place with different information.  Some rely on Facebook posts which may require a login to read and cannot be collected automatically.

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Maggie Lee is a data reporter for The Current. She has been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008, contributing writing and data journalism over the years to Creative Loafing,...