Airport support
Stormwater Management
When it rains, it pours-into streams and rivers and sometimes onto streets. Your county controls the flow, and also monitors it for pollution that could contaminate your local water supply.
County Jail
Definitely not something you'd probably want to do yourself, the Sheriff operates and oversees jails.
Judicial Services
You'll see many examples throughout this page of the Superior, State, Probate & Juvenile Courts in action on your behalf. Judicial services also include providing public defenders as well as maintain court records.
Communications
Public, educational and government (PEG) TV channels are just some of the ways your local government keeps you informed.
Fire Protection
Whether full-time or part-time, your brave neighbors are there for you when you need them most, not just for fires, but for chemical spills and bomb threats, too.
Public Transportation
In all kinds of weather, at all hours, county transportation drivers, engineers, laborers and administrators work to provide safe, reliable, affordable transportation for all.
Tax Incentives
Counties don't operate homeless shelters, but create tax breaks and other incentives to attract and retain these irreplaceable services we all benefit from.
Food Inspectors
Work behind the scenes enforcing safety standards and best practices so you can eat out with peace of mind.
Economic Development
Positioning your county as an attractive place for businesses to locate creates jobs and expands the tax base.
County Roads
County road crews are there to keep signals working, signs maintained and keep more than 85,000 miles of county roadways safe.
COUNTY SERVICES
When you need a record of anything related to your county, you turn to your county's keeper of all things official. Decades and decades of records are housed here, for your convenience.
Library services
Whether county funded or part of a regional system, your library lends more than books and videos, with free internet and computer access, educational programs and more.
Fire Protection Services
Without your having to think much about it, your county tests and maintains the equipment and infrastructure so it's ready the instant someone needs it.
Elections
A lot of work goes into local elections, including checking candidates' qualifications, registering voters, overseeing absentee balloting and maintaining county voter rolls.
Water Supply
When you turn the faucet, out comes the efforts of talented, dedicated county employees that erect towers, maintain reservoirs and ensure the safety of life's most precious liquid.
Health services
Technically a state agency, many counties help pay for certain personnel to provide immunization, infant health services, family planning, water supply testing, sewage disposal, swimming pool and other inspections.
Parks & Rec
Your county maintains buildings for all-season use, as well as educational programs and summer camps for kids. Got any Parks & Rec memories, made possible by your county?
Parks & Rec.
Providing areas where friends and families gather and relax and play is important to our quality of life. It's also a huge responsibility to keep them maintained and insured.
Library Services
The Dewey Decimal System in action, your library collects and maintains and meticulously catalogs books, CD and videos ... and lends them to you for free!
Communications
Giving you convenient access to a variety of local government info via social media, websites, newsletters and more.
Immunizations
Where there are kids, there is the opportunity for the spread of diseases, so your county immunizes them as part of an overall infant health program.
Roads
There are many, many miles of "county roads" in your county. And many, many that aren't. Road signs are the best clues as to who should be addressing the problem on a given road.
County Roads
Populations grow, and new roads are required. Trees fall across roads that need clearing. Potholes develop, new asphalt is laid, and bridges get a fresh coat of paint. Your road crews are out there, for you.
Public Works
Nothing in your county gets built, renovated or even torn down without a county professional making sure the appropriate codes are being enforced, to protect your safety, property values, water supply and more.
Animal Control
Most people love animals, but dealing with a rabid raccoon or dog, or clearing road kill, are things that most people are glad they don't have to do for themselves.
Automobile Tag & Title
Imagine the lines if we all had to register our cars or trucks at one state Motor exit office! Your County Tax Commissioner's office deals with the Georgia MVD on your behalf instead.
Emergency Medical Services
One of those services you hope you never need, but that you're mighty glad is there for you when you do.
Public Transportation
In all kinds of weather, at all hours, county transportation drivers, engineers, laborers and administrators work to provide safe, reliable, affordable transportation for all.
Economic Growth
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Marriage License
After you pop the question, you head over to see the good folks at the Probate Court who will issue you a marriage license.
Law Enforcement
The sheriff and deputies patrol streets and roads for emergencies and speeders, serve court-related papers and many other things to ensure everyone's safety.
Sanitation
Not everyone owns a truck to use to tote away their yard clippings and fallen leaves. Your county does! And specialized equipment, hard-working staff and efficient systems that make it seem effortless.
