CITY OF BALL GROUND
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Tuesday, November 2, 2021, a special election will be held in conjunction with a Municipal General Election to fill the vacancy and unexpired term of Council Member Frank Homiller.

Each person seeking to qualify for the position of City Council Post 3 shall file a notice of candidacy in the Office of the City Clerk at Ball Ground City Hall located at 215 Valley St., Ball Ground, GA 30107 beginning at 9:00 AM Monday, August 23, 2021, through 4:30 PM Wednesday, August 25, 2021.  The qualifying fee for the position is $35.00.  Candidates qualifying must have been a resident of the City of Ball Ground for 12 months immediately preceding the election and shall be registered to vote in Municipal Elections of this City.

The last day to register to vote for the said special election is October 4, 2021.  You may register to vote online at the Secretary of State’s Website.

This is to provide notice that the Ball Ground City Council will hold a special called meeting Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers.

The purpose of this meeting is to call for a special election to be held Tuesday,  November 2, 2021, to fill the vacancy in the office of City Council Post 1 caused by the resignation of Council Member Frank Homiller and to set qualifying dates for said election.

Thanks,
Karen L. Jordan, City Clerk
City of Ball Ground

Good Morning Ball Ground –

Just a heads up that Georgia Power has scheduled some extensive transmission line maintenance in the Ball Ground area for this week (July 26, 2021).  As such we can expect to see low flying helicopters, some spraying, and some equipped with aerial saws for tree trimming.  These unusual-looking instruments generally result in a significant number of community inquiries, so just providing a heads up.  Hope you all have a great week.

Eric

Upper Etowah River Alliance Fundraiser

The “Ball Ground Streamers” are working with the alliance on a used book drive fundraiser.  Please consider dropping off your used books here in the foyer at City Hall between now and July 31^st, 2021.   The cleanliness of our waterways is vital in our mission of providing quality drinking water to our customers.   We appreciate the work of the Ball Ground Streamers and the Upper Etowah River Alliance in achieving clean waterways.

Our system was recently tested for the presence of Trihalomethanes (TTHM).  What is TTHM? Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) are a group of disinfection byproducts that form when chlorine compounds that are used to disinfect water react with other naturally occurring chemicals in the water. They are colorless and will evaporate out of the water into the air.  If these byproducts form in large enough quantities they can present health concerns, so the EPA has established a maximum contaminant of 80 parts per billion in drinking water.  We are happy to say that there are no detectable levels of TTHM in the City of Ball Ground water supply.