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Dawson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Billy Thurmond ---PAGE BREAK--- State of Dawson County ---PAGE BREAK--- Areas of Discussion o Transportation Projects o Planning & Development o SPLOST VII Projects o Finances o Funding Options o Current BOC Projects o Challenges o Questions ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning & Development 2023: o Business License Renewals 1,264 o New Business Licenses 349 o Commercial Building Permits (buildout / tenant change) 137 o New Commercial Structure Permits 15 o Commercial Sign Permits 67 o Residential Building Permits (repair/ upgrade) 280 o New Single-Family Residential Units 518 o Zoning Applications (Land Use Amendments) 16 ---PAGE BREAK--- Comprehensive Transportation Study O Transportation Element added to the Comprehensive Plan; -and- O Completion of the Lumpkin Campground Road Corridor Study ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Commercial Projects o Tire Discounters o Dawson Commons Medical o Northside Drive Medical Building o Wells Fargo Bank o Anderson Medical Expansion o Kroger Outparcel - Image Hair Salon o Dawsonville Medical Office Building o Northside Medical Offices o Arrow Storage o Ghost Kitchen - Walmart o RaceTrac Addition o Goss Orthodontist o Strickland Brothers Oil o East Gate Holdings - Lumpkin Campground o Dawson Yards Office - Warehouse – Highway 53 ---PAGE BREAK--- Residential Projects (number of lots) Kilough Point [2023] - 226 The Oaks [2023] - 136 Crosby Square [2023] - 120 Castleberry Pointe [2024] - 82 Creekside [2023] - 76 Dawson Grove [2023] - 179 Sosebee Creek [2021] - 263 The Woods [2022] - 109 Etowah Preserve [2022] - 288 Riley Place [2022] - 144 Enclave [2023] - 145 Lee Castleberry [2024] - 82 Chestatee East Harbor II [2023] - 66 Grandview [2024] - 139 Hughes Court [2024] - 89 *[year of plat approval] ---PAGE BREAK--- SPLOST VII Projects ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Finances FY 2024 Budget Adopted on November 16, 2023: * General Fund Total Budget: $43,437,258 * Total All Funds Budget: $69,664,740 ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2024 General Fund Revenues FY 2024 FY 2023 % FY 2023 Approved Amended Change Original Property Taxes 14,762,722 14,267,096 3.47% 14,267,096 L.O.S.T. 11,500,000 10,500,000 9.52% 10,500,000 Other taxes 5,739,800 5,316,500 7.96% 5,316,500 Licenses & Permits 1,584,150 1,331,450 18.98% 1,331,450 Intergovt. Revenues 460,200 397,000 15.92% 397,000 Charges For Services 2,869,630 2,763,485 3.84% 2,694,920 Fines & Forfeitures 590,100 378,500 55.90% 378,500 Investment Income 1,223,500 13,225 9151.42% 13,225 Donations - 45,742 -100.00% - Miscellaneous Revenue 171,340 369,019 -53.57% 183,575 Transfers In 164,610 111,860 47.16% 111,860 Use Of Fund Balance 4,371,206 3,089,776 41.47% 2,098,495 Totals 43,437,258 $ 38,583,653 $ 12.58% 37,292,621 $ ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2024 General Fund Revenue Sources ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2024 General Fund Expenditures by Function FY 2024 FY 2023 % FY 2023 Approved Budget Change Budget Budget Amended Original General Government 8,620,015 7,021,120 22.77% 7,669,172 Judicial 5,081,908 4,635,788 9.62% 4,440,184 Public Safety-Sheriff 12,006,483 10,900,355 10.15% 10,270,805 Public Safety 8,431,781 7,292,671 15.62% 7,159,237 Public Works 2,445,738 2,278,038 7.36% 2,174,497 Health & Welfare 398,734 489,173 -18.49% 381,168 Recreation & Culture 2,304,737 2,229,972 3.35% 1,932,986 Housing & Development 1,433,919 1,402,455 2.24% 1,363,869 Transfers out (uses) 2,713,943 2,334,081 16.27% 1,900,703 Totals 43,437,258 38,583,653 12.58% 37,292,621 ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2024 General Fund Expenditure Allocation ---PAGE BREAK--- FY 2024 Grant Transfers GRANT NAME GRANT BUDGET COUNTY MATCH/BUDGET Treatment Court 248,686 in kind Match for potential grants 50,000 50,000 Superior Court-ARPA 298,778 K-9 112,204 - H.E.A.T. Grant 126,465 50,587 Bulletproof Vest Grant 14,714 7,357 GA Forestry 10,000 5,000 EMPG 15,568 7,784 EMS Trauma Equipment Gran 5,500 - Hazard Mitigation 30,000 7,500 LMIG 686,794 206,038 Legacy Link 550,000 400,000 Legacy Link (Respite Care) 40,000 20,000 DOT Capital Grant 13,000 13,000 Transit 310,000 78,000 Totals 2,511,709 $ 845,266 $ FY 2024 DAWSON COUNTY GRANTS FUND ---PAGE BREAK--- Funding Options o Property Taxes o Impact Fees o SPLOST VII (Started July 1, 2021) o Grant Funding o Other Fees, Etc. o T-SPLOST (May 2024 Ballot) ---PAGE BREAK--- Current BOC Projects o Future Land Use Plan for Needed Amendments o Ordinance Updates o Service Delivery Strategy ---PAGE BREAK--- Challenges o Labor Force o Growth Management o Economic Diversity ---PAGE BREAK--- Questions?