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County staff said the preservation work is funded by Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) funds together with SPLOST 8 matching dollars. Public works presenter Jared told commissioners the preservation bid covers about 11.34 miles and that the quoted cost works out to about $142,000 per mile; the bid listed preservation work on 32 road segments. Jared recommended awarding the preservation contract to Asphalt Paving Systems; commissioners approved the award by voice vote.

Commissioners also approved a separate full-depth resurfacing contract covering five roads (about 5.16 miles). Staff said the resurfacing bid list originally included Owens Ferry Road but that road was removed to stay within budget. The resurfacing recommendation was to award to The Scruggs Company; commissioners approved the award.

Under a multi-item IGSA with Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, the board approved an award to The Scruggs Company for full-depth resurfacing at the USS Benjamin Franklin entrance (the county estimated receiving about 1,000 tons of reclaimed asphalt millings as part of that work). Because the Benjamin Franklin bid came in higher than early estimates, commissioners formally rejected a second, smaller preservation bid for a different base section and agreed to re-bid it next year.

Also under the IGSA items, commissioners approved a cooperative purchase to replace athletic-field lighting for a base field using Musco Sports Lighting through a Sourcewell cooperative contract. Staff described Musco as providing design, equipment purchase (at roughly 5% below MSRP under the cooperative) and turnkey installation; the county’s role is to facilitate ordering and coordination under the IGSA.

The board approved tourism promotional service agreements that reflect the board’s October 1, 2024 change to a 6% hotel-motel tax and cite OCGA 48-13-51(b). Finance director Nancy Clark Gonzalez said the revised contracts allocate 50% of the tax receipts to the county’s convention and visitor entities (distributed by 2020 population), with $20,000 annually assigned to the ThiCal memorial project and remaining unrestricted receipts transferred to the county general fund. Clark Gonzalez said fiscal year 2024 collections were about $165,000.

The board approved the sheriff’s request to purchase four vehicles; Sheriff Cheney told commissioners the cost increase (particularly for radios and in-car cameras) required buying fewer vehicles than the department requested earlier. The board also appointed Ray Holland to the District 5 Board of Elections and Registration and designated the chair and vice chair to serve on the fiscal-year 2026 budget committee with Commissioner Martin Turner named as the alternate.

Finally, after an executive session on IT matters, the board approved a three-year contract for planning-and-development software with an annual cost of $27,000 and a one-time data migration/implementation fee of $13,500.

All recorded motions described above were approved by voice vote; the meeting minutes and each motion were adopted with no recorded roll-call breakdown beyond the chair’s announcement that all commissioners were present.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Camden County Board of Commissioners: Regular Meeting - March 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Camden County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a package of county and intergovernmental contracts and appointments, including a pavement-preservation award, multiple resurfacing and base projects under an IGSA with Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, athletic-field lighting via a Sourcewell cooperative, tourism-promotion contracts under the county’s new 6% hotel-motel tax, purchase of sheriff vehicles and an appointment to the District 5 elections board.","taxTitle","Camden County, Georgia","taxId",28223,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":44,"_45":78,"_47":79,"_49":50,"_51":80,"_53":81,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":82,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":83,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6296825,"Commissioners approve tourism promotional agreements after hotel-motel tax increase to 6%",75,2193000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2513255-820599dd16aa2d70a6636ee899c40b19&start=2118&end=2193","/articles/6296825/Camden-County/Georgia/Commissioners-approve-tourism-promotional-agreements-after-hotel-motel-tax-increase-to-6","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296825-8a34ef4cddc565186e68e8a8e832b12c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770644786&Signature=ZlCLl8XTJ4-5zQ7-N-0zzMaybRZ-Hcl~ktR9rHWirkTGvP91dScBs9n6OokS5GT01U12Rk9nmDKqx-VY6tLn7a4sUs6Xpi4~XGYlVjCooLw-zRlMnWtYbEgwL7IbtqjIOf5VLXHBHLui5c~bOUprRL33oOz0IiRJcg11GjhH1CdLSmjXJdK38z6dUqfF1YJAcKETPscUgqDF~8vqQT-ut8ziad7t9EkOco3chIdol~wKFb3h5nhL0oGZDsppLnmHS-eZwyyf186m9YrSyBUARPk4yYGAC6nEVqE6uT2CJliJpzNwZaRQFyflfwB80LSzTJczeWImvvUniidlpX~4VQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Camden County Board of Commissioners approved revised tourism promotional service agreements that reflect the board’s earlier action raising the county hotel-motel tax to 6% effective Oct. 1, 2024. Finance director Nancy Clark Gonzalez told the board the contracts distribute 50% of the tax collected to the county’s tourism promotion entities (St. Marys and Kingsland convention and visitor centers and the Camden County Chamber of Commerce), with the allocation based on 2020 population. Clark Gonzalez said the contracts reference OCGA 48-13-51(b) and include a 60-day termination clause.

Clark Gonzalez explained the historical context: the county previously collected a 3% tax with a different distribution; the 50% distribution of the 6% is equivalent in dollar terms to previous distributions under the older rate. She said the ThiCal memorial project receives $20,000 annually and that fiscal year 2024 collections were nearly $165,000; the county transferred roughly $47,000 of prior receipts to the general fund in FY24.

Commissioners approved the three revised contracts by voice vote; the action does not amend the tax rate itself (that change took effect Oct. 1, 2024) but implements distribution and contracting consistent with the stated statute.","The board approved revised contracts allocating 50% of the county’s 6% hotel-motel tax to local visitor entities, with $20,000 annually to the ThiCal memorial project; contracts cite OCGA 48-13-51(b).",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":91,"_51":92,"_53":93,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":94,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":95,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6296830,"Residents raise road, flooding and animal-control concerns; sheriff outlines stepped-up enforcement on Harriet's Bluff Road",353,2548000,2901000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2513255-820599dd16aa2d70a6636ee899c40b19&start=2548&end=2901","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2513255-820599dd16aa2d70a6636ee899c40b19/thumbnail_2548000.jpg","/articles/6296830/Camden-County/Georgia/Residents-raise-road-flooding-and-animal-control-concerns-sheriff-outlines-stepped-up-enforcement-on-Harriets-Bluff-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296830-e04cacd01b59bf07567f43a505c35887/orig.mp4?Expires=1770644786&Signature=IalwKKsLCiAVaaLqLhf3h9nbunpu6vlFwiIaFn2XRh3~P5aR5eb5T~5uKBnkZVmgP-mgasC0izoXsT93-IQmkVRHvglhfJWmRt4iCcBlmI~Lux7zBq4jBU0u1Og1VOY3V9HEGQzxNPD9WagWLB~nYzr8YDHlqIGtGOQTbf7i6IbnlzbxcWT8~wpZ5dcf8d3Eyf38~MZ7k~zuG6rfs8cb1Z4gtVe8DEu5LHaSPVF6LTfUhIFbOorjd6v-YV8XrrPMjxr-NwIGISRm8ExccXPs6gspwZX~-0i6fGED5Wyh6lkbHDuTqKq01UK0JRzCNoQCgkpcS-R~EMs6Os2e1mN0jQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Camden County Board of Commissioners meeting two residents used the public-comment periods to press county officials on road maintenance, flooding and animal-control services.

Robert Bauer, who identified himself as living in Harriet’s Bluff, criticized local road conditions and flood-prone sections, said some electrical panels were exposed and urged repairs, telling commissioners the county is “digging a hole so deep you’ll never get out of it.”

Debbie Olsen, who said she lives off Harriet’s Bluff on the Woodbine side, described chronic speeding on the main road and on Pine Street near a stop sign, said children play near Pine Street and asked the county for help. She also raised concerns about a growing stray-cat population and difficulty accessing animal-control or humane services; she said she had requested spay/neuter assistance months earlier and had not yet received help.

Sheriff Cheney responded that his office is rebuilding staffing and that officers will increase enforcement in the Harriet’s Bluff area. Cheney said the sheriff’s office placed a vehicle in the area (sometimes marked, sometimes unmarked) to be moved around and that officers will perform targeted enforcement at certain days and times; the sheriff said staffing increases will allow more frequent enforcement trips to the area. Cheney said the department would also review requests such as speed bumps.

The public comments led to a county acknowledgement that road and public-safety concerns are active matters for staff and the sheriff; no formal county policy changes were proposed at the meeting.","Two residents urged action on road conditions, flooding and stray cats; Sheriff Cheney described increased enforcement and a vehicle deployment on Harriet's Bluff Road and said staffing is rebuilding.",{"_33":97,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":98,"_41":99,"_43":100,"_45":101,"_47":102,"_49":103,"_51":104,"_53":105,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":106,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":107,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6296835,"Woodbine Public Library seeks more open hours, expands outreach with launch pads and little free libraries",279,1013000,1292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2513255-820599dd16aa2d70a6636ee899c40b19&start=1013&end=1292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2513255-820599dd16aa2d70a6636ee899c40b19/thumbnail_1013000.jpg","/articles/6296835/Camden-County/Georgia/Woodbine-Public-Library-seeks-more-open-hours-expands-outreach-with-launch-pads-and-little-free-libraries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296835-2450c778dada9a5ff3d4e6ff9cb906a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770644786&Signature=j0EECnadh2b5A4PK-cAQh8DmWkBh3OuHRRbGZ0v023c5SLtxWoCx66-5D45LCw66SY66Al~NC6kMPqAYt9YodfEzAdjCnDtKTyTtrNYktRKVpZopFH2JfeDamn96qn0bBS1iBhR9KAPzPPA~sforADk2tCxDfVMglJJGZVCA2JW9-HZEaNYIaYpKseH2ocIRWk7khT4nv6o7BEGhKm9NVdqh3xOw3MfaolQHn-jJQe5kePtZSIpecnuWfmo4tItmjKMfiUwauu~88-jEwITEPnrIvyHaHYBE7F1M8Vx~t-H2ugY7WcXNqO3BsDuSYeLN6XSEvVYCVByPc7xSI~bUWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Woodbine Public Library staff told the Camden County Board of Commissioners that the library is open four hours a day, six days a week and wants expanded hours to meet community needs for public computers and document services used by courthouse patrons. Library representatives said the courthouse lacks public copying and internet-download facilities, and county residents come to the library to access those services.

At the meeting the library’s representative described a range of programs that serve children and adults and noted attendance as high as 45 adults at some adult programs. Library staff said Emily Long served as manager until the previous Friday and that oversight and support come from the 3 Rivers Regional Library and its new director, Jeremy Snell. Jeremy Snell told the board the library has received “launch pads” — child-oriented devices funded by a regional grant — that include early-literacy and basic math learning programs and can be checked out by patrons.

The library is also installing small “little free libraries” across the county. Staff said five permits have been obtained for locations including Mabel Ford Park, Spring Bluff, the Tarboro fire station, Harriet’s Bluff and a location near the Gateway Center; they also reported additional neighborhood requests after announcing the project.

Commissioners and county staff thanked library volunteers and staff for the library’s community programs, and the board’s members were invited to visit the facility and check the program schedule. The presentation did not require board action.","Woodbine Public Library told the Camden County commissioners it is open limited hours and is planning small free-library installations and circulating child-focused 'launch pads' funded through a regional grant.","actionData","errors"]

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