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Raphael and city representatives reported an active development pipeline in Jasper: a Publix store is now open, a Chick-fil-A had a recent groundbreaking and additional retailers including LongHorn and Chipotle are coming. City officials said an $8,000,000 water and sewer project (referred to as the Jiva project) is scheduled to be bid in June. Officials outlined a series of community events and capital projects: downtown events beginning May 10, a walk starting May 16, a City Park playground ribbon-cutting May 17, the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia event on June 2 at Lee Newton Park, and plans for Parrot Park and Pearl Park with bidding and council milestones through the summer, with a Pearl Park groundbreaking anticipated in August.

City staff also reported that proposals have been received for a second fire station (Station 14) and that wastewater plant work is expected to reach a ribbon-cutting in July; city crews are focusing on stormwater runoff and drainage work in multiple areas. Raphael said these projects are progressing and invited questions; none were recorded in the minutes.

Carly was described as a communications and political science graduate with prior planning experience in Forsyth County; she said her work there involved plats and ordinance assignment, and she emphasized interest in downtown and small-business preservation in Jasper.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Development Authority of Pickens County | May 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Authority members were told the City of Jasper hired a community engagement manager and given a rundown of ongoing and planned city development projects, including new retail, an $8 million water and sewer project, park improvements and a new fire station site.","taxTitle","Pickens County, Georgia","taxId",55054,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6252367,"Development Authority reports Community Bank balance, attorney fees and closed accounts",72,291000,363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3189205-6bdd67901f12c1539ed3fc8689b6a989&start=291&end=363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3189205-6bdd67901f12c1539ed3fc8689b6a989/thumbnail_291000.jpg","/articles/6252367/Pickens-County/Georgia/Development-Authority-reports-Community-Bank-balance-attorney-fees-and-closed-accounts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252367-49e03cb8c2f6050b8b2c06ae12405af1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153052&Signature=Wb65FU8-PrFS9FrLWuPYtG6-MyGueG~xV~gwtMqJVUE3Z8bkweGql3Ja5g2SBQQkW87WAsKCDnwLnaEJDrph1ahgjtDiKZHjv8sVaOlra6oWTbRrB3ul7ee-mpfFSZqkdToJxHx~XeIoQowL07rrejunMqmvAjx-MZfoN~SM-ul~CHwEkT-csXW5Ck0JHjB~X5MNg5tXITZJXdguoEWu4EhiBxZ2XleHnrdSRg5998g5dwab6fUX2EaNfk1O9di43lebqEkiVuCge35nYXc2wFEe3WGvcneq0kgyGkfTExPkB2XQUQ3qGLQ7QhxYysFS6y594hv-~jo90intV7kIMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Development Authority’s treasurer reported that the authority’s only active bank account is at Community Bank and that other accounts have been closed. He said a recent closing produced reimbursements that covered a portion of legal costs.

Treasurer Payne reported attorney fees and invoices related to ongoing matters. He said attorney fees totaled about $27,007.25 and that outstanding invoices for February and March were roughly $2,006.85 and $2,007.06 respectively; portions of those fees were reimbursed through proceeds from a closing. The minutes record a cleared check to the county for insurance reimbursement and closing and attorney costs.

Payne offered to circulate copies of the invoices for board review. No additional budgetary action was taken during the meeting; the financial update was provided as an administrative report and the board had no additional questions recorded in the minutes.","The authority’s treasurer reported that most accounts have been closed and provided details on attorney fees and reimbursements tied to a recent closing.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6252372,"Pickens County Development Authority authorizes sewer easements to Jasper and approves dismissal of dispossessory case",106,113000,219000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3189205-6bdd67901f12c1539ed3fc8689b6a989&start=113&end=219","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3189205-6bdd67901f12c1539ed3fc8689b6a989/thumbnail_113000.jpg","/articles/6252372/Pickens-County/Georgia/Pickens-County-Development-Authority-authorizes-sewer-easements-to-Jasper-and-approves-dismissal-of-dispossessory-case","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252372-f4080aeb476f9a67c3a2cb46d929f3b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153052&Signature=P3wtCD5xKT1mQmZz0DFxWuWpqhRENT2W0gDy~e5ZkONKLBuFc82UxqZhGZELk-hWiXQ08D6eKshAJzPRQSxVYbkbfhmf5mGSNXWWKVYcKKjpuJdS0k-swxYU1XkFN4VAzrpZKEr5DWfZ2k4qH5SCVoC~7vY9rFOmUqC~jaiM0jj8lRRUU0RTTuaGy93bDRBBSFkRJwCO-56OeVF~jWyJUJMO-e9Y9HDUXrK1BRBlDs2lyRWmc98AwWVDrIk0-pL03NuzoDD0nbbB2Z5We1s-FYLxJfacboZdQs0E-bJnryGOXTiG3CTVGyQaCZnrQ~hbEDQshaLMopCfvOp9DXDnig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pickens County Development Authority on an administrative motion authorized the chairperson and secretary to prepare and execute deeds and easements to convey sewer lift station infrastructure and related sanitary sewer lines crossing tax map parcel 041081001 to the City of Jasper, contingent on review and approval by the authority’s legal counsel.

The action followed an executive session on pending or potential litigation and other legal matters. The authority also voted to authorize its attorney, Melissa Tracy, to dismiss with prejudice a dispossessory action styled Development Authority of Pickens County v. North Georgia Financial Holdings LLC, civil action file number 2024SUCV0600, in the Superior Court of Pickens County; the transcript record shows a recorded vote of 4–0 on that motion (the transcript includes a conflicting count in one passage). Mayor Radford recused himself from the easement vote as recorded in the minutes.

Chairman Shaw presided over the meeting. The easement authorization is limited to documents associated with the sewer lift station, sanitary gravity sewer lines and related infrastructure crossing the named parcel and is contingent on the authority’s legal review before execution. The motions and the votes were recorded during the meeting’s executive-session actions and subsequent motions to implement outcomes of that session.

The authority previously considered closing certain bank accounts and other administrative matters during the same meeting; the conveyance, the dismissal of the dispossessory action, and the recusal were recorded as formal actions in the meeting minutes.

The authority scheduled no additional details about the physical transfer timetable of the infrastructure in the minutes; the motions require legal review and any further steps will be subject to counsel approval and any related city or county administrative processes.","At a regular meeting, the Pickens County Development Authority authorized deeds and easements to convey sewer infrastructure to the City of Jasper and voted to authorize legal counsel to dismiss a dispossessory action in Superior Court of Pickens County.","actionData","errors"]

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