Stephens Co. Commission To Meet Today

The Stephens County Commission is expected to consider a motion to extend a temporary signage moratorium along Highway 17 at its meeting today.

County commissioners are scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa.

During the meeting, the county commission will consider a 90-day extension of the temporary moratorium for signage along the unincorporated portions of Highway 17 from the Franklin County line to the intersection of the Toccoa By-pass and then continuing along the By-pass until it reaches the Habersham County line.

County commissioners originally passed the moratorium in February while work continued on a sign ordinance proposal for Stephens County.

Work on that sign ordinance has not yet finished and commissioners already passed one extension of this moratorium back in May.

The moratorium passed by commissioners in February and extended in May covered only new signage on the 17 corridor larger than size 4 feet high by 8 feet wide.

Also on today’s meeting agenda is consideration of a motion to approve a work detail agreement with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.

Stephens County Commissioners will start at 5:30 p.m. with a work session to discuss agenda items and the business meeting to vote on agenda items will follow right after the end of the work session.

Today’s 5:30 p.m. Stephens County Commission meeting is open to the public.