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Bullock County approves $850,000 land purchase and $175,965 emergency contract for Highway 67 fire station
Summary
The Bullock County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to buy land at 494 Elmer Phillips Road for $850,000 and to award a $175,965 contract for a metal fire-station building, citing an emergency exception to procurement rules to meet a July 1 service timeline.
The Bullock County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on April 17 to buy a parcel at 494 Elmer Phillips Road in Statesboro for $850,000 and to award a $175,965 contract for a metal station building, measures county officials said are needed to ensure local fire protection if the county must assume services in the Statesboro Fire District on July 1.
County Attorney Jeff Akins told commissioners the land purchase contract is slightly revised from the copy on the agenda because the named seller does not yet own the property and the county’s purchase is contingent on “R and R 5 29 closing on said property prior to the closing date of 04/24/25.” Akins asked commissioners to approve a resolution authorizing county officials to sign documents needed to complete the acquisition.
Akins also explained the $175,965 construction contract with Hock Construction LLC and Smith Steel Structures…
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