Local government roundup includes roundabout forum

A forum on plans for a traffic circle on West Broad Street is set for 5:30 til 7:30 at the HT Edwards Building on Dearing Extension. Traffic planners are talking about a roundabout for the busy intersection of West Broad and Hancock. 

There is an afternoon meeting of the Athens Downtown Development Authority: 2 o'clock in the Gameday Building on Broad Street in Athens. 

They are looking to get on the same page in Jefferson: Jackson County Commissioners and Jackson County School Board members are talking about holding meetings and working together in a more cooperative fashion. 

First time since 1988: Barrow County School Board members are getting pay raises. The Board approved the salary hikes in a meeting in Winder. 

The City Council in Winder signs off on a water sharing agreement with the city of Statham.

A Gainesville City Council work session is set for 9 o’clock this morning at the Administration Building in Gainesville. Hall County Commissioners are also meeting in Gainesville, 6 o’clock this evening at the Hall County Government Center.