Calhoun and Gordon County government officials met this morning at 10:00 a.m. to continue planning regarding the COVID 19 situation.

Following the Governor’s outline for limiting the crowd exposure and protecting a vulnerable population, Calhoun and Gordon County have agreed to take preliminary steps to close the Senior Center. Steps will be taken to ensure that the seniors will receive their meal service and we will have staff making daily welfare calls to our seniors.

Both the City of Calhoun and Gordon County Parks and Recreation Departments will close their gyms and will be closed to organized activities, games, practices, and all gatherings. The parks will remain open for walking and passive activities but the intention is to limit social interactions. The recreation departments will be open for the March 24th Presidential Preference Primary.

The conference room of the Gordon County Agriculture Service Center will be closed to public meetings.

We would like to remind everyone that both City and County online services are available for those who do not want to be in public areas. Please see the City and County websites and social media accounts for more details concerning tax payments, utility payments, court services, etc.

Calhoun and Gordon County continue to attend briefings and gather information. The central theme is to be prepared but do not panic while we all work together to promote and maintain a healthy Gordon County.

The city council meeting schedule for 2019 has been amended as follows:

• May 20th
• June 10th
• June 17th
• July 1st
• July 22nd
• August 12th
• August 26th
• September 9th
• September 23rd
• October 14th
• October 28th
• November 11th
• November 25th
• December 9th
• December 23rd

All meetings will be held at 7:00 PM.

For more information, please contact Sharon Nelson, City Clerk at (706) 629-0151.

A work session for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Plan will be held immediately following the April 23rd meeting of the Calhoun City Council. The first public hearing will be held on May 14th, at 7:00 p.m.