BALL GROUND CELEBRATES ITS 135TH BIRTHDAY!

One hundred and thirty-five years and still rockin’! The City of Ball Ground will be celebrating its 135th anniversary on Saturday, September 29th. Everyone is invited to attend this special event co-hosted by the Ball Ground Historical Society. There will be historical exhibits, food, music and more. It’s a birthday party, so, of course, there will be cake The party will be at the Ball Ground Community Building, 250 Civic Drive, from 10 am until 2 pm.

Ball Ground civic organizations, families, churches, former businesses, and individuals are invited to participate by having a display of photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, quilts, tools or anything Ball Ground related you think others would be interested in seeing. To reserve a table, contact Nancy Sosebee Madden at nysosebee@windstream.net or 770.823.7838. If you have a vintage car you’d like to display, contact Nancy for a reserved space outside the Community Building.

Commemorative t-shirts will be available. Information will soon be available on this page for ordering a shirt.

Bring a lawn chair and come out for an exciting time celebrating Ball Ground’s past! Reconnect with old friends and make some new ones.

Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA
September 27, 2018

1. Call Meeting to Order – Mayor Roberts

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Appearances

4. Announcements – City Manager Eric Wilmarth

5. Consider Approval of August 16, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes

6. Old Business
a) Consider Second Reading of Defined Benefit Plan Ordinance

7. New Business
a) Consider Comprehensive Plan Update Transmit Resolution
b) Consider First Reading of Application for New Alcohol License
Applicant: Ball Ground Convenience, Inc./Khuram Ramzanali
Location: 8615 Ball Ground, Hwy
c) Consider Proposal from InterDev for GIS Services
d) Consider Intergovernmental Agreement Between Cherokee County and City of Ball Ground Regarding a Cherokee County Simulcast Remote Radio Site to be Constructed and Located on Property Owned by the City of Ball Ground
e) Consider petition for Speed Humps on Old Canton Road
f) Consider Intergovernmental Agreement Between Cherokee County and City of Ball Ground for Animal Control Services
g) Consider Request for 5 Month Extension on Service Delivery Strategy
h) Consider FY 17-18 Budget Amendments
i) Consider Resolution in Support of GEFA Loan for Property Acquisition
j) Consider Resolution in Support of Grant Application with Georgia DNR

8. City Managers Report

9. Mayor Roberts Comments

10. Council Members Comments

11. Public Comments

12. Executive Session: For Discussion of Land Acquisition

13. Adjourn

Please Note……The Work Session will begin at 6:00 PM followed by the regular monthly Council Meeting at 7:00 PM

Work Session of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 6:00 P.M.

AGENDA
August 16, 2018

1. Call Meeting to Order – Mayor Roberts

2. Review/Discuss the proposed City of Ball Ground Downtown District Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study. The regular monthly meeting of the City Council will begin at 7:00 PM.

3. Adjourn

Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA
August 16, 2018

1. Call Meeting to Order – Mayor Roberts

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Appearances
Presentation by Ball Ground Lions Club

4. Announcements – City Manager Eric Wilmarth

5. Consider Approval of July 12, 2018, Council Meeting Minutes

6. Old Business
a) Consider Second Reading of Application for New Alcohol License
Applicant: Sanvi Business, LLC/DBA Chevron Food Mart-Mikramdip Sign
Location: 155 Howell Bridge Rd
b) Consider Second Reading of An Ordinance Amending Article II (Alcoholic Beverage Dealers)
c) Consider Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Division 3 (Operational Rules) Section 4-111 (Hours of Operation of the Code of the City of Ball Ground, Georgia

7. New Business
a) Consider Fire Services Agreement with Cherokee County
b) Consider first reading of revised Defined Benefit Plan Ordinance.
c) Consider adoption of Short-Term Work Plan
d) Consider adoption of Capital Improvements Plan
e) Consider appointment to Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
f) Consider Adoption of LCI Study

8. City Managers Report

9. Mayor Roberts Comments

10. Council Members Comments

11. Public Comments

12. Executive Session (If Needed)

13. Adjourn

Amended: August 15, 2018

The Mayors’ Challenge 2017- Ball Ground (2)

MAYORS’ RECYCLING CHALLENGE

Canton, GA (May 30, 2018) – The 7th Annual Mayors’ Recycling Challenge will kick-off in Cherokee County this Friday, June 1st. This Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Going Green Committee initiative is aimed at sparking continued awareness surrounding community recycling while spurring a little friendly competition among the cities involved. During the months of June and July, Cherokee County cities will be competing to see which can collect the most recycling. Awards will be given for most pounds of recycling collected overall, most improved city, and most pounds collected per capita.
Santek Waste Services of Georgia and Waste Management are partnering with the Chamber on this initiative by tracking curbside and large recycling container weigh slips within the participating cities of Ball Ground, Canton, Holly Springs, Waleska, & Woodstock.
The Chamber’s Going Green initiative mission is to encourage the community to implement green practices that conserve community resources while helping businesses thrive. For more information on the Chamber’s green initiatives, or to download a recycling guide, please visit CherokeeChamber.com or call 770-345-0400.
The mission of the Cherokee County Chamber, a Georgia Certified Chamber of Commerce, is to promote business and the community while expanding the economy and enhancing the quality of life.

Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 7:00 P.M.

June 14, 2018

1. Call Meeting to Order – Mayor Roberts

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Appearances
Debra Garrard, President of the Ball Ground Business & Community Assn: Check Presentation to the City of Ball Ground from April fundraiser at Homiller House

4. Announcements – City Manager Eric Wilmarth

5. Consider Approval of May 10, 2018 Meeting Minutes

6. Old Business

7. New Business
a) Consider first reading of Annexation Petition
Applicant: Mae, LLC/Chris Geist – 131 Old Canton Road
b) Consider approval of updated Zoning Map
c) Consider the purchase of Back-Up Pump for Howell Bridge Sewage Lift Station
d) Consider Amendment to The Code of the City of Ball Ground Sec 4-65.(d)
e) Consider Approval of Tentative Millage Rate for 2018 City Property Tax

8. City Managers Report

9. Mayor Roberts Comments

10. Council Members Comments

11. Public Comments

12. Executive Session (If Needed)

13. Adjourn