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    Click here to visit the Chamber of Commerce website  or call (478) 994-9239.

    The Monroe County Public Defender’s Office is located at 102 East Johnston Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029. The telephone number is (478) 994-0040.

     

    Click here to find current bids and solicitations.

    Click here to find resident information. 

    Click here to find visitors information.

    Vital records and marriage licenses can be obtained from the Monroe County Probate Court.

    You can immediately report non-emergency issues to Monroe County directly from your smartphone, tablet, or computer using SeeClickFix.

    This includes the option of uploading a photo of your request. Service requests are sent directly to the department head responsible for handling the matter.

    Request Categories include:

    • Animal Control
    • Buildings/Grounds Maintenance
    • Code Enforcement
    • Landfill
    • Recreation Arena
    • Recreation General
    • Grounds/Trails/Ponds/Pavilions
    • Recreation Playgrounds
    • Recreation Sports Fields
    • Recreation Youth Center/Outdoor Courts
    • Roads
    • Trash and Recycling
    • Water

    Monroe County staffers will respond to See Click Fix requests during regular business hours.

    If we receive a request on a holiday, weekend, or after hours, we will read it on the next business day.

    See Click Fix is not to be used for emergencies.

    • For urgent matters that require immediate attention or a police response, please call 9-1-1.
    • For water service incidents occurring after normal business hours that need immediate attention, please call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 478-994-7010.
    1. Get your address from the Planning & Zoning Department by calling (478) 994-7040 or send an email at kfortner@monroecoga.org.  If you email or leave a message–it’s helpful to have your map and parcel number, property owner name or an address near by.
    2. Get a septic tank permit by calling Environmental Health: (478) 993-3081
    3. Get a driveway permit from the Road Department: (478) 994 -7029
    4. Get a compliance letter at the Planning & Zoning Department office located on the 3rd Floor of the Monroe County Government Offices: 38 W. Main Street | Forysth, GA 31029
    5. When you have all of the aforementioned documents, take them to the Building Inspections Department which is located on the 2nd Floor of the County Government Offices: (478) 994-7618

    The Monroe County Commissioners Meetings are open to the public, however the Executive Session is closed.

    For the calendar year, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners observes the following holidays: 

    • New Year’s Day (Monday, Jan. 1)
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 15)
    • Presidents’ Day (Monday, Feb. 19)
    • Good Friday (Friday, March 29)
    • Memorial Day (Monday, May 27)
    • Juneteenth Day (Wednesday, June 19)
    • Independence Day (Thursday, July 4)
    • Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 2)
    • Veterans Day (Monday, Nov. 11)
    • Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28)
    • Day After Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 29)
    • Christmas Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 24)
    • Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) 

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