June 22,2026 News from Scott Ryfun iHeart Radio

One of the aims of our legislators in the special session that started last Wednesday was to implement a plan to eliminate or greatly reduce property taxes. Over the weekend, the local legislative delegation released several statements blaming a lock of cooperation from Democrats as the reason for their inability to get it done, as the Democrats were unanimous in the opposition to the proposal. Senator Mike Hodges in his statement said, “I hope you remember in November how the Democrats denied you this opportunity.” Representative Rick Townsend said he was “disappointed and appalled at our Georgia House Democrats who voted not to lower property taxes.” Passage of the bill would have put the final decision in the hands of the voters in November.

The Joint Water Sewer Commission’s new rate structure for the fiscal year starting July 1st is ten days away but the good news is that your residential rate is not going up. Expenses overall are up, which necessitated some rate increases but the increases were designed to only affect significant industrial customers.

The previously-announced 62 day red snapper season has been curtailed by the courts. The season has only lasted a day or two in recent years, but an application was bring prepared for a greatly extended season, when a coalition of commercial fishing groups sued to prevent the longer seasons from taking place. A judge issued an injunction against the longer season back in May. The two sides have not been able to work out a compromise since then. A longer season may still be possible, but the 62 day season being discussed won’t be, because the suit has to make its way through the courts.