The month of July marks the halfway point of calendar year 2021 and the start of the final quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 for the city of Canton from a financial standpoint.

In his July report, City Manager Billy Peppers highlighted some impressive figures:

  • 10,671 inspections completed by the Building & Safety Services Department since January 1
  • 4,283 tickets have been handled by Municipal Court since October 1
  • 4 vacancies exist in the City organization: 3 police officer positions and 1 public works technician position
  • 39 single family residential construction permits were issued in the month of June
  • 242 single family residential construction permits have been issued since January 1; 27 of these are townhomes
  • 3.51 MGD, the average monthly wastewater flow from the water pollution control plant since January 1; an increase of over 390K gallons per day over the same period in 2020
  • 0 is the number of cities in Cherokee County with a lower property tax rate than Canton

Information: cantonga.gov

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