Candler County, Georgia has the welcome mat out, whether you choose to stay a day or two, or a lifetime.
- Candler County Government
- Parks and Recreation
- Voter Registration
- Tags and Taxes
- Tax Assessor
- Courts
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Sheriff’s Office
- Public Works
- Land Use & Zoning
If your visit is a short one (perhaps you're stopping for fuel and a bite to eat as you travel along I-16), let us recommend some must see and do attractions in Metter and Candler County to make your stay memorable.
Municipalities in Candler County include the City of Metter and the Town of Pulaski.
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER INFORMATION CENTER
Storm Debris
The Candler County Landfill is open for regular hours. The landfill tipping fees for storm debris have been waived for Candler County residents through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2nd. The fee waiver period will end at close of business on that date.๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Storm debris collection activities throughout Candler County, Metter & Pulaski are ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ.
The ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (quality control) and ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ (debris collection) will be mobilizing throughout the county to collect debris in the rights-of-way. These personnel are independently contracted through the state of Georgia and are not contracted directly with Candler County or the cities of Metter or Pulaski. Collections personnel and equipment will be clearly marked and will not require any agreement or payment from a resident.
Citizens should immediately move all debris they wish to have picked up to the edge of their property and the right of way as described in the infographic attached. ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
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-Properly staged debris at the edge of the rights of way and property lines (as indicated in the graphic below)
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐:
-Improperly staged debris
-Hangers, leaners or stumps that are still embedded
-Debris on private property outside the pickup zone (indicated below)
-Non vegetative waste (construction, hazardous, etc.)
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
Candler County Resident Assistance
Storm Cleanup for residents. Residents who require assistance with storm clean up on their property may contact Crisis Cleanup at 1 (844) 965-1386 or Team Rubicon at www.teamrubiconusa.org, or may contact a local debris contractor.
FEMA Individual Public Assistance. Residents of Candler County may qualify for assistance under the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) program. For information on the program please visit www.disasterassistance.gov.
SBA Homeowners & Renters Assistance. Residents fo Candler County may qualify for assistance under the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. For information on the program please visit www.sba.gov/disaster or click here: Disaster Loans Fact Sheet
Business Assistance
SBA Business Disaster Loand and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Businesses in Candler County may be eligible for loans or assistance from SBA. For information on the available program please visit www.sba.gov/disaster or Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) Fact Sheet, Business Disaster Loans , or Disaster Loans - Fact Sheet
CANDLER COUNTY ZONING
Candler County Board of Commissioners
Candler County Planning & Zoning Board
The Board of Commissioners of Candler County, Georgia, adopted the Zoning Ordinance on September 23, 2024. Ordinances can be found on the Planning and Zoning page or by clicking HERE
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Adopted (September 23, 2024) ZONING ORDINANCE
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Adopted (May 6, 2024) ZONING MAP (AG-3 ONLY)
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Permanent RV Resident Registration Form (Section 801.6)
Questions regarding the proposed zoning should be directed to the Candler County Zoning Administrator, Crystal Rader, at crader@candlerco-ga.gov or (912) 685-2835
Candler County has partnered with OnSolve to provide a county-wide emergency notification system, CodeRED.
Please click the link below and register to receive up to the minute weather,
emergency and event notifications provided by the National Weather Service
and Candler County Emergency Management.