MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Since summer of 2019, Milledgeville and Baldwin County have gone back and forth over an expiring service delivery strategy, which is mandated by the state.
After months of extensions, an agreement was met by both sides on Tuesday night.
City and county officials met to sign the deal, which lays out how the city and county will pay for various countywide programs that cross the city line, like libraries.
County manager Carlos Tobar says it's a win-win situation for everyone, including the two libraries.
"We're relieved and excited to get this behind us. There are some big changes, of course, with this service delivery strategy for the next 10 years. The library, for example, is a big winner, they get infrastructure needs taken care of over the life of this agreement," says Tobar.
Some other areas of the deal include splitting SPLOST funding between the city and county and providing water service to people who live outside the city limits.
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