Floyd County, GA
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Our record for Floyd County may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Tue Jan 27, 2026. (216 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
Floyd CountyGA averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$143.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$136.4M (FY2023)
Taxes$82.7M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$3.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,381 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025330 housing units ($70.3M)
🗳️ Election results (3 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
School Board 2025-11-04
Faith Collins ✓ 2,619 · Brenda Boyd ✓ 2,549 · Toni Blanchard ✓ 2,508 · Will Byington ✓ 2,491 · Alvin Jackson, Sr. ✓ 2,487 · Pascha N. Burge ✓ 2,437
County Commission - Post 3 2024-11-05
Allison Watters (I) ✓ 37,852
County Commission - Post 2 2024-11-05
Mike Burnes ✓ 37,730
Recent meetings
Tue Jan 27, 2026
Board of Commissioners
Commission approves special use permit for industrial recycling center at 870 Woods Rd
The Board will vote on several special use permits, including an industrial/recycling center at 870 Woods Road, an outdoor gun range, and a day‑care/group home. It will also consider rezoning requests for properties on Rockmart Road and Martha Berry Highway, and adopt amendments to the Unified Land Development Code. Additional items include contract approvals, budget items, and road maintenance acceptance.
- Approve SUP25-10-04 for an industrial/recycling center at 870 Woods Road with conditions on use, expansion, and setbacks
- Consider SUP26-01-01 for an outdoor gun range at Morton Bend Road (staff recommendation to deny)
- Consider rezoning of 4334 Martha Berry Highway from Suburban Residential to Community Commercial (approved 8‑0)
- Approve amendment of ULDC Articles 3 and 4 regarding convenience stores and gas stations (approved 8‑0)
- Approve purchase of a 2026 GMC Sierra 3500HD for the prison for $68,295
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📄 From the agenda
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FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 27, 2026
Floyd County Administration Building
Caucus - Suite 204
4:00 pm
Regular Meeting - Suite 206
6:00 pm
CAUCUS
Executive session to discuss property acquisition, litigation, and personnel.
I.
CALL TO ORDER
II.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG -- COMMISSIONER BURNES
III.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.
Adopt minutes of Caucus, Executive Session and Regular Meeting of January 13, 2026.
V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
VI.
PROCLAMATION
VII.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REGARDING MATTERS ON THE AGENDA
VIII.
FIRST READING
IX.
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING
1.
File SUP25-10-04 for the property at 870 Woods Road and 0 Woods Road, Rome, GA 30165, Floyd County Tax Parcels G12Y016A and G12Y016, requests a Special Use Permit for an Industrial/Recycling Center, including concrete/asphalt recycling, tandem/roll off hauling, grading, crusher/screening services.
Staff recommended approval on the following conditions: (1) that approval applies to this project only and does not allow for further expansion of uses or services and will not be expanded in terms of acreage (2) that the SUP will become void if the proposed use ceases to exist for m …
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Tue Jan 13, 2026
Board of Commissioners
Floyd County Board to elect 2026 leadership and review multiple zoning requests
The Board of Commissioners will elect a Chair and Vice Chair for 2026 and appoint key county officials. The meeting includes several special use permit and rezoning requests, as well as the adoption of 2026 qualifying fees and county attorney appointments.
- Special Use Permit requests for an industrial/recycling center at 870 Woods Road, an outdoor gun range at 0 Morton Bend Rd, and a day care/group home at 3770 Kingston Hwy
- Rezoning requests for 0 Rockmart Road and 4334 Martha Berry Highway from Suburban Residential to Community Commercial
- Resolution to support a $1.5 million CHIP funds application for the Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority for new housing
- Contract for Etowah Ball Fields architectural services with Tunnell, Spangler & Associates, Inc. for $321,810.00
- Payment of $198,000.00 to UWS, Inc. for utility relocation at the Bells Ferry Bridge project
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📄 From the agenda
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FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 13, 2026
Floyd County Administration Building
Caucus - Suite 204
4:00 pm
Regular Meeting - Suite 206
6:00 pm
CAUCUS
Executive session to discuss property acquisition, litigation, and personnel.
I.
CALL TO ORDER
II.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG -- Commissioner Wallace
III.
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2026
IV.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.
Adopt minutes of Caucus, Executive Session and Regular meeting of December 9, 2025.
VI.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
1.
Recognition for the service of Ralph Davis on the Floyd County Board of Elections.
2.
Recognition for Floyd County Prison 2025 Officer and Support Person of the Year.
VII.
PROCLAMATION
VIII.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REGARDING MATTERS ON THE AGENDA
IX.
FIRST READING
1.
File SUP25-10-04 for the property at 870 Woods Road and 0 Woods Road, Rome, GA 30165, Floyd County Tax Parcels G12Y016A and G12Y016, requests a Special Use Permit for an Industrial/Recycling Center, including concrete/asphalt recycling, tandem/roll off hauling, grading, crusher/screening services.
Staff recommended approval on the following conditions: (1) …
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🌐 County-level context (Floyd County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+328 people (-$143K net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)6 ({"Severe Storm": 5, "Hurricane": 4, "Flood": 2, "Biological" · last Sat Jan 24, 2026)
Traffic fatalities14 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments2,128 (39,783 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,189/mo (487 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy26.9% (low numeracy 39% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$143.9M
Annual budget
$3.9M
Debt outstanding
330
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$143.9M
Spending$136.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$3.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.03×
Debt-load index31 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.