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HOMETOWN VISIT SCHEDULED FOR WILLIE SPENCE

DPD, MARSHAL’S OFFICE, AND MUNICIPAL COURT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE GCIC AUDIT

During the last week of April 2021, the Douglas Police Department, City Marshal’s office, and Douglas Municipal Court were evaluated by a Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) during their FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) audit...

DOUGLAS AWARDED CDBG MITIGATION FUNDS FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has awarded $1,788,761.00 in grant funds to the City of Douglas through the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program.  The CDBG-MIT funds will be used to for street and drai...

IN THE ZONE? TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RURAL ZONE BUSINESS TAX CREDITS

In 2020, the City of Douglas was designated as a RURAL Zone by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.  Downtown businesses that are located within the RURAL Zone may qualify for tax credits relating to property purchase, rehabilitation cost...

CITY OF DOUGLAS COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MAY

The City of Douglas would like to encourage citizens to attend or become a part of various city committees and boards.  At the present time, there are vacancies on the Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) and Downtown Development Authority (DDA)...

LAND BANK AUTHORITY IS A SOLUTION FOR VACANT AND BLIGHTED PROPERTIES

The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority is seeking to assist individuals that own vacant and blighted property.  The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority (L.B.A.) was formed in 2016 as a five (5) member city-county board to focus on wo...

RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUMMER CAMP SIGN UP BEGINS ON MAY 4 AT 3PM

Summer is fast approaching! Do you need something for your child to do?  The Douglas-Coffee County Parks & Recreation Department has fun and active camps to offer children this summer as well as golf team and tennis team.

“We are pr...

DOUGLAS MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL AND TEEN COURT SEEKS YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

The Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council (DMYC) and Douglas-Coffee County Teen Court programs are looking for youth volunteers for the 2021-2022 school term.  Both programs seek to build leadership skills within our youth community.

The DMYC se...

City of Douglas’ Title VI Notice to the Public

The U.S. Department of Justice regulations, 28 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 42.405, Public Dissemination of Title VI Information, require recipients of Federal financial assistance to publish or broadcast program information in the news media. Adv...

DOUGLAS RECEIVES GICH ALUMNI CERTIFICATION

On April 5, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), in partnership with the University of Georgia, Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), and Georgia Power Co., recognized the City of Douglas for achieving certified alumni status through th...

DOUGLAS AWARDED COMMUNITY HOME INVESTMENT PROGRAM FUNDS

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has awarded $400,000 in grant funds to the City of Douglas through the DCA 2021 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP).  The CHIP funds will be used to rehabilitate owner-occupied housing in Dou...

GOVERNOR KEMP SIGNS NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATING TO COVID-19

On April 30, 2021 Governor Kemp signed Executive Order 4.30.21.01 relating to COVID-19 guidance in Georgia which is in effect May 1 through May 30, 2021.

According to the press release from the Governor's Office, the key provisions in the new ord...

CITY EXTENDS GRACE PERIOD FOR BUSINESS/PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY DELINQUENT PROPERTY OR PERSONAL TAXES

At the City Commission meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021, the City of Douglas Mayor and Commission approved an extended grace period for business owners and/or property owners to pay delinquent personal and property taxes owed to the City, County, and Scho...

DOUGLAS CITY HALL OFFICES WILL RELOCATE FOR RENOVATIONS TO BEGIN ON CITY HALL

By the end of January, City Hall offices will be temporarily re-located for renovations to begin at City Hall.  Due to offices moving, City Hall will be closed to the public on Thursday, January 28, 2021 and Friday, January 29, 2021.  

Be...