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Votes at a glance: Jones County Board of Commissioners, April 1, 2025
Summary
The Jones County Board of Commissioners took a series of land‑use, personnel and intergovernmental actions at its April 1 meeting, including conditional approval of a 32‑unit River North PUD amendment and a conditional use for truck parking on Bone Creek Road.
The Jones County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions at its April 1 meeting.
River North PUD amendment — Approved (conditional). The board approved a PUD amendment to permit 32 fee‑simple townhomes at 632 Rivernorth Blvd. Final permitting is contingent on satisfactory water and sewer engineering (see separate article).
Nelson Buckland conditional use (107 Bone Creek Road) — Approved (conditional). The board approved a conditional use to allow truck parking associated with a paving business, with conditions that include installing an entrance from Joy Cliff Road, limiting vehicle parking to the site’s existing capacity, and prohibiting asphalt storage/hot‑mix operations on the residential parcel. Planning Commission had recommended denial 3‑1.
Clinton Methodist Church addition (110 Old Highway 18) — Approved. Commissioners approved a conditional use allowing demolition of an existing annex and construction of a slightly larger replacement (applicant reported the new building at about 1,300 square feet). The Historic Preservation Commission and Planning Commission had recommended approval.
Variance for additional dwelling (618 Kumslow Road) — Approved. The board granted a variance to allow an additional dwelling on a substandard private road (property approximately 5.47 acres). The applicant was represented by Brian Young.
Memorandum of understanding with Georgia Forestry — Approved. Commissioners approved renewal of the county’s MOU with Georgia Forestry to continue mutual aid and shared equipment arrangements; the renewal was needed because the forestry lead changed hands.
Simulator training pilot (Jones County Board of Education partnership) — Approved (pilot terms to be finalized). The board approved a proposed intergovernmental pilot to use excavator simulators at the local career academy to train county employees. Staff described an eight‑hour pilot (two four‑hour sessions) with up to four county employees per pilot; the school and county will finalize compensation and scheduling in the intergovernmental agreement. The board recorded support for the concept and voted to authorize staff to finalize the pilot terms.
Removal of two Board of Tax Assessors members — Approved. Following receipt of a superior‑court recommendation, the board voted to remove Mr. Andrews and Ms. Morgan from the Jones County Board of Tax Assessors. The board instructed staff to proceed with next steps per state law and county policy.
Consent agenda and minutes — Approved. The board approved prior meeting minutes and routine consent items as presented.
How to follow up: Several items approved by the board require follow‑up actions by county staff (engineering studies and permitting for River North; entrance permitting and enforcement for the Bone Creek conditional use; MOU paperwork for Georgia Forestry; final intergovernmental agreement terms for the simulator pilot). Neighbors were reminded that enforcement and appeals routes exist through planning staff and the county's administrative process.
Ending: Commissioners used a mixture of conditional approvals and permit‑level follow up to address infrastructure, safety and historic‑overlay concerns raised during the meeting.
