Public Notices

The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold a Finance Committee Meeting on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm in the Kinchafoonee Conference Room of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, GA 31763. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss various financial matters of the County.

The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing regarding the proposed FY 2026-2027 budget on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 6:00pm in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, GA 31763. This Public Hearing is open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. A copy of the proposed budget for the Lee County Board of Commissioners for FY2026-2027 is available for review at the County...

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Fluoride MCL Violation (Type – 02) Public Notification Requested (Tier 2) Lee County Utilities Authority Water System, Lee County WSID#: GA 1770068, EP 310 Violation ID:2025-43142 Notice of Violation (NOV) of the Georgia Rules for Safe Drinking Water (Rules) 391-3-5-.18 and Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 141.62 for the Lee County Water System, in Lee County, a Community Water System. During a review of sample analysis results, the Environmental...

Advance-in-Person voting for the May 19, 2026 Primary /Nonpartisan Election will be available at the following locations: Lee County Elections Office 100 Starksville Ave North, Suite B, Leesburg, GA 31763 Map & Directions Monday – Friday, April 27 – May 15 8:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, May 2 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, May 9 9:00 am – 5:00 pm The Bindery @ The Oakland Library 445 Oakland Parkway West, Leesburg, GA 31763 Map & Directions Monday, May 4 2:00 pm...

The last day to register and be eligible to vote in May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Election will be April 20, 2026. This will also be the last day to make any address changes prior to the election. Absentee-by-Mail Voting will be available for all registered voters. To obtain an Absentee-by-Mail ballot you may: Use the ballot request portal available at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/ Download an application from the Elections & Registrations webpage Request an...

Notice is hereby given that Logic and Accuracy Testing on the voting equipment to be used in the May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Election will begin at 9:00 am on April 8, 2026. The testing will be held in the Elections and Registration Office and the Elections Storage Building located at 100 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia. Representatives of political parties and bodies, news media, and the public shall be permitted to observe the testing. Testing will continue daily until...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Friday, April 3, 2026 in observance of Good Friday. County offices will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, April 6, 2026. Residential garbage collection will not be affected and will run as scheduled.

April 11, 2026 9:00 am – 12:00 pm This annual event helps improve the appearance of our community by allowing the citizens of Lee County to bring their unwanted items to the landfill (located at 759 Highway 32 East) at no cost! Simply bring items that you no longer need to the landfill! Household garbage is not permitted at the landfill. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Lee County Code Enforcement Office at (229) 759-6000 or email us at...

Due to a conflict, the March meeting of the Lee County Board of Assessors is being changed from March 9, 2026 to March 2, 2026 at 4:30. The meeting will be held in the conference room of the Tax Assessors Office located at 104 Leslie Highway, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. The meeting is open to the public.

Qualifying of candidates for the May 19, 2026 General Primary/Nonpartisan Election and November 3, 2026 General Election will be held March 2–6, 2026. The qualifying period will begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2026 and will end at 12:00 noon on Friday, March 6, 2026. The qualifying fees are as follows: County Office Qualifying Fee County Commissioner District 1 and 3 $169.16 School Board Member District 1 and...

The Department of Community Affairs has adopted new mandatory State Minimum Standard Codes with Georgia Amendments which will become effective on January 1, 2026. The new codes and amendments are as follows: 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Building Code (IBC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday. County offices will reopen for regular business on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Residential garbage collection will not be affected and will run as scheduled.