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News and Public Notices

News Updates and Required Public Notices

Public Notice
  • 2025
CEMA Invites Public to Review and Discuss the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Hazard Mitigation Plan outlines the county’s risks and vulnerabilities from natural, technological, and human-caused disasters.

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Public Notice
  • 2025
Public Information Open House to discuss the State Route 204 Corridor Study Results

The Chatham County Department of Engineering is hosting a Public Information Open House for the results of the State Route 204 Corridor Study at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 4PM to 7PM.

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Public Notice
  • 2025
Notice and Explanation of 2025 Property Tax Increase and Current Digest and Five-Year History and Dates for Budget and Millage Hearings

The public hearings on this tax increase will be held in the Commission Meeting Room on the second floor of the Old Courthouse, 124 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, on June 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and June 27, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.

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Public Notice
  • 2025
Notice of Property Tax Increase: Third Millage Levy Hearing

See the dates for the upcoming budget and millage public hearings. Each hearing will be held in the Commission Chambers on the 2nd floor of 124 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.

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News
  • 2025
Hurricane Preparedness: Be Ready Before the Peak of the Season

Hurricanes are unpredictable, but preparation makes all the difference.

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News
  • 2025
The Front Porch - Meeting Needs and Changing Lives

The Front Porch is incredibly effective at resolving issues that in the past would have led to involvement with the juvenile justice system. It asks the right questions, assesses which resources are the right fit, connects youth and families to services with a warm hand-off, and follows them through the process, stitching all the pieces together seamlessly.

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News
  • 2025
The Critical Role of an Emergency Manager

August is the first ever National Emergency Management Awareness Month. Learn why Emergency Managers are so important for keeping our community safe.

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News
  • 2025
Chatham Commissioners Appointed to National Association of Counties Leadership Positions

Two members of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners have been appointed to leadership positions on the National Association of Counties' policy steering committees by J.D. Clark, the President of the National Association of Counties.

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Helplines & Emergency Services
  • Sonya L. Jackson
  • 222 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
  • (912) 652-7100
  • (912) 652-7101
  • Email Department
  • Wendy Williamson
  • 133 Montgomery Street
  • (912) 652-7265
  • (912) 652-7262
  • Email Department
  • Holly S. Fields, MAHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP
  • 123 Abercorn St.
  • (912) 652-7925
  • (912) 652-7849
  • 124 Bull Street
  • (912) 652-7878
  • (912) 652-7880
  • Corey Gillenwater
  • 222 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
  • (912) 652-7271
  • (912) 652-7301
  • Email Department