Social Circle notified of decertification after annexation into Newton County

Social Circle faces possible decertification over annexation

An annexation issue could cost the city of Social Circle its status as a Qualified Local Government through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). This would make the city ineligible for nearly 20 federal and state grant and loan programs, including community development, emergency, housing, business assistance and historic preservation funding.

Social Circle notified of decertification after annexation into Newton County

The annexation of a portion of unincorporated Newton County into the corporate limits of Social Circle has led to the possibility that the city will be decertified as a Qualified Local Government by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Decertification…