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Votes at a glance: Houston County commission meeting
Summary
At its March meeting the Houston County Board of Commissioners approved a series of contracts, bids, personnel actions and land-use items; all recorded motions carried unanimously.
The Houston County Board of Commissioners approved actions across infrastructure, procurement, personnel and land-use items. All motions recorded during the meeting carried unanimously.
Key outcomes
- Annexation (Item 1): Commission concurred with the City of Centerville’s request to annex 123.25 acres on William Drive (motion by Commissioner Gottwals; second Commissioner Robinson). Stipulations require 8-inch water mains throughout and on William Drive, a traffic and trip-generation study, and street connections to existing county right-of-way.
- Special Exception (Item 2): Approved Special Exception Application No. 2825 for James Pierce (109 Dynasty Terrace) to use his home as an administrative business address; included zoning-appeals report stipulations and an explicit prohibition on storing business equipment, including trailers, on the property (motion Commissioner Gottwals; second Commissioner Byrd).
- Easement abandonment (Item 3): Approved abandoning county interest in two easements adjacent to 131 and 137 Walnut Street (motion Commissioner Gottwals; second Commissioner Touton).
- Personnel (Item 4): Approved a step increase for Eric Hester, treatment plant lead mechanic, to Grade 17 Step F effective March 30 for obtaining a Georgia water laboratory analyst license (motion Commissioner Touton; second Commissioner Byrd).
- Engineering services (Item 5): Approved a $74,500 agreement with Saunders Engineering Consultants for road and drainage plans in Lashley Subdivision, funded by 2018 SPLOST blight abatement funds (motion Commissioner Touton; second Commissioner Robinson).
- School-zone flashing signs (Item 6): Approved purchase of school-zone flashing signs from Temple Inc. for $31,578.04 (five-year fixed cost) to install at two locations; will be installed by county with assistance from Warner Robins traffic and signal department (motion Commissioner Touton; second Commissioner Gotwalls).
- Sanitary sewer feasibility study (Item 7): Approved $140,000 contract with Carter and Sloop for a year-long feasibility study on county-operated wastewater and sanitary sewer systems (motion Commissioner Robinson; second Commissioner Touton).
- Vehicle and equipment bids (Items 8–10): Approved purchase of a Ford F-150 for animal control ($41,121, Phil Brandon Ford), a 2026 tandem dump truck ($154,500, Middle Georgia Freightliner) and paving at the Solid Waste Disposal Facility ($132,287, Reams & Son Construction), funded as noted in each item (motions: Commissioners Robinson, Byrd as applicable; seconds recorded).
- Sheriff's courthouse change order (Item 11): Approved change order No. 4 decreasing the contract by $39,274.53 for the courthouse renovation project, bringing total to $6,383,302.57 (motion Commissioner Byrd; second Commissioner Touton).
- Payment of bills (Item 12): Approved payment of bills totaling $3,806,521.65 (motion Commissioner Byrd; second Commissioner Gotwalls).
- Executive session (Item 13): Entered executive session by unanimous vote for attorney-client consultation under OCGA; the commission stated it did not anticipate action following the session.
All listed motions carried by recorded unanimous voice/hand votes as reflected at the meeting.
