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Staff described an April 5 early-morning structure fire in which Engine 3 personnel located and removed an unconscious victim within about 60 seconds of making entry; the victim was transported to Cobb Hospital and discharged seven days later, staff said. Chief Brubaker presented a Medal of Valor and letters of commendation to Lieutenant O\u0000Keefe, firefighter Soto Plummer and firefighter-plumber (name in transcript unclear), and acknowledged Fire Apparatus Operator Alvin Powell (who could not attend). The chief said those crew members saved a life by rendering emergency care while others suppressed the fire.

Separately, the board celebrated a recruit graduation: presenters said the new firefighters completed a 16-week Firefighter I training block plus a 16-week advanced EMT program (about 32 weeks and \"well over a thousand hours\" of combined training). Several graduates were named in the transcript and the board presented a public-safety appreciation award to Lieutenant O\u0000Keefe and others.

Speakers repeatedly thanked public-safety personnel for their service. The transcript shows the awards presentation, the screening of a shortened ceremony video and remarks about the rarity of giving public commendations; no formal policy action or vote was recorded in the provided excerpt tied to the awards.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOC Work Session - 06/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Commissioners presented a Medal of Valor and letters of commendation to firefighters involved in an April structure-fire rescue and celebrated the graduation of a recruit class that completed firefighter and EMT training.","taxTitle","Paulding County, Georgia","taxId",12823,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6189375,"Paulding County introduces new communications department and staff",135,420000,555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753&start=420&end=555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753/thumbnail_420000.jpg","/articles/6189375/Paulding-County/Georgia/Paulding-County-introduces-new-communications-department-and-staff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189375-d0afe559df75afff95b97efa9dddbb0c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159729&Signature=EIW-pKPXAmMJls2Q4Z67Xp53ezpVdRKm9-aa7HIKnYMhBNG-lW4lJ2jZ8pXaIlAx72ZIYuP6~uXk~UR8bV2m9omHzO7wgZ0thXqd-yeUYb7IUkQnWJiP91FcavJhvDrAV6KVQnkKYjTL3mB~3jsJbZD8CzyaqCQtLSrZ6TPvpT8nfeUAQSHC~Ptvlk~TNHjLowCsq6dl1AicjS7oyLnAWzAK2DzTYTBWA8-e9zMC9KAHCPhAK~oaHmp7Dgrdlk5hK-H6yk3K-24wrPqiod-cqcgSWdnPfcmsGtUoD~j4JvS7MOTr8RLeO9h5vol7YXB8M-4te6pA65w2vlhr3oEkcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","John Grant, a county staff member, introduced Paulding County\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s newly formed Communications Department and said the entire department staff was present at the meeting.

Grant said the department will serve as a central point connecting citizens, businesses, elected officials and county departments, and listed responsibilities including promoting public events, managing county social media, livestreaming board meetings, drone operations and producing in-house video content. He described the work as promoting \"transparency, engagement, and unity throughout the community.\"

Philip, identified in the transcript as \"media production coordinator for Paulding County,\" said the county has produced content and that the department has more to do to keep residents informed. Matt Walker introduced himself as the new video producer and described his excitement to tell county stories; Walker was identified in the transcript as \"the new video producer here.\"

Grant and the new staff asked residents to engage with county content and participate in public meetings either in person or online; Grant noted the county\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s livestream audience (a prior month cited as 9,900 viewers) as evidence of increasing interest. The transcript shows staff presented the department\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s scope but does not record any formal board action tied to the announcement.","County staff announced the creation of a new, centralized Communications Department to manage social media, event promotion, livestreaming and multimedia content; staff introduced two new hires and outlined responsibilities.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6189379,"Commissioners asked to support single-lane roundabout at SR 61, county would assume lighting and landscaping costs",146,2024000,2170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753&start=2024&end=2170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753/thumbnail_2024000.jpg","/articles/6189379/Paulding-County/Georgia/Commissioners-asked-to-support-single-lane-roundabout-at-SR-61-county-would-assume-lighting-and-landscaping-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189379-817949544ace79383640688333746025/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159729&Signature=amHZPNG61m3nVnUimXED4paMpcuhitDcOq2PcVSFlzEbftgTduSEDuNcG9Ef1p6PpD1nCop70qQBwLEILc8CvPNqfccOjDVtOhRWLm79KlsjAhqwB1WKFeoSlHl0LXUKc30gBvig5da~8nvwGmPn4NI5uNKgqWSnzV8oDiTgbGqQpj4S-xbmNEtTiAd36QU-aK4v6s5fs5PY-H9NMraqQi-4PVDbd1UFbHE3d3yj~HOmwBC03iOtZ3SlDQehjHBWCBOzcw8dGP9dh37rrQepiddOyTDWgRRvx728gXq60oBckNQF52yimB0CgX-YGNHqxVkVpmElCf~M11SVpzKqdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paulding County staff asked the Board of Commissioners to authorize the chairman to sign a letter supporting the Georgia Department of Transportation\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s plan to install a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of SR 61 (Cartersville Highway), Cochran Road and Harmony Grove Church Road.

Staff said GDOT is funding and managing preliminary engineering, right-of-way, utility work and construction. The requested county letter would confirm local support and state that the county will pay to energize the roundabout\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s streetlight system and assume responsibility for the lights\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000operation and maintenance going forward. Staff also said GDOT requires local governments to assume mowing and landscape maintenance for roundabout projects; the letter would note the county\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s acceptance of that obligation.

A commissioner asked whether SR 61 is scheduled to be widened to four lanes in some segments; staff replied that widening is in the program on the south end (Nebo Road to north of U.S. 278, fiscal year 2026) while the north end remains long-range with no engineering underway. The question prompted discussion of why GDOT proposed a single-lane roundabout instead of a double-lane facility.

Staff said additional local agreements would follow later in the process, including local lighting agreements and mowing/maintenance agreements. During the recorded discussion, staff concluded that the project is \"a worthwhile project\" and requested the board\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s signature on the letter of support. The transcript does not record a formal motion or a recorded vote on the letter during the excerpt provided.

The staff presentation emphasized that GDOT will fund major project components but expects the county to accept certain ongoing operational costs if the roundabout is constructed.","GDOT has proposed a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of SR 61 (Cartersville Highway), Cochran Road and Harmony Grove Church Road; county staff requested the chair sign a letter of support that commits the county to pay streetlight energization, ongoing lighting operation and landscaping/mowing costs.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_46":103,"_48":104,"_50":105,"_52":106,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":107,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":108,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6189383,"Paulding County staff asks commissioners to adopt comprehensive safety action plan to qualify for federal safety grants",120,2210000,2330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753&start=2210&end=2330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5057422-a65bb4d06c896c98e561c506bacf1753/thumbnail_2210000.jpg","/articles/6189383/Paulding-County/Georgia/Paulding-County-staff-asks-commissioners-to-adopt-comprehensive-safety-action-plan-to-qualify-for-federal-safety-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189383-0d10aaa741f1ab776f3bb7df436336e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159729&Signature=fbYCMpN88CE5ln8XVQFQqrqvNQLxYbHWtU5mEzU2kQzr-izzdsIwlclnWuJcFKaqn9EpaHbt68X1KJzsQ4cAvip3e1zEmx0eWUceRcHoJWbUrb8zVE~Ms6gg-hCPgiXkCnJIlqCrIhSLpWi0JOSwPYBO2mBrith1KmuJWNdOAM1mUU1V5Vv0zti7vGgl9VnsasjNcbvGF6xkqC-pxmeusiFYoTgsiZh-GWTnfe5WCsVaT4KNZOOrLpn2BOnKu22Ozwk6xOAJOFDpvAiVfbEXRuwtGsmd~poZ8BXhp~texHhR~ghuBkwXBQ0WyHfaJDtrzKpZjMWHzBxlct13cjYmdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paulding County staff asked the Board of Commissioners to adopt Resolution 2025-517, the county’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP), which staff says is required to apply for certain federal roadway-safety grants.

The CSAP, funded in part through a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) action plan grant, lays out strategies the county says are intended to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries. Staff told commissioners the plan was produced with multiple stakeholder and public meetings and coordination with cities, GDOT and adjacent counties.

Paulden County was notified on Jan. 31, 2023, of selection for the SS4A action plan grant; the U.S. DOT allocated $160,000 and the county provided a required 20% local match (at least $40,000), staff said. The board previously authorized a consultant services agreement with VHB for $200,000 and issued a notice to proceed on March 20, 2024. The CSAP covers analysis and both systemic and location-specific strategies to reach the county goal of reducing traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries; staff noted that between 2019 and February 2023 there were 93 fatalities and 376 serious-injury crashes on county roadways.

Staff asked the board to adopt the plan “so we can apply for some funding sources,” and there were no public comments or recorded objections in the meeting transcript. The transcript does not record a formal motion or vote to adopt the resolution during the portion provided.

If adopted, county staff indicated the CSAP would be used to support applications for safety-focused grants and align with the county’s 2022 comprehensive transportation plan update. Commissioners did not request additional clarifying materials during the discussion recorded in the transcript.

Details from the presentation, including the grant amounts, consultant contract and the crash counts, were provided by staff during the agenda item; the transcript does not show an ensuing roll-call or formal approval vote.","Staff presented the Paulding County Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) developed with SS4A grant funding and asked the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution so the county can pursue safety grant opportunities; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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Paulding County honors firefighters with Medal of Valor and celebrates recruit graduation

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Commissioners asked to support single-lane roundabout at SR 61, county would assume lighting and landscaping costs

Paulding County staff asks commissioners to adopt comprehensive safety action plan to qualify for federal safety grants