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Board approves minutes, consent items and grader lease; proclamation and other routine items pass unanimously
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners approved minutes and consent agenda items, approved a proclamation designating Suwannee County a Purple Heart County and approved a lease to replace motor graders; multiple routine items passed by unanimous votes recorded on the record.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners handled routine business and several unanimous votes during its March 4 meeting in Live Oak.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Feb. 18, 2025 regular meeting): motion to approve carried 5‑0. - Proclamation: The board adopted a Purple Heart County proclamation presented by William M. Smith; vote carried 5‑0. - Consent agenda: Items 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 were approved on consent by a 5‑0 vote after members pulled items 5 and 8 for discussion. - Item 5 (consent): Approval to lease six Caterpillar 120 motor graders to replace existing leased graders when the current lease expires in October; motion carried 5‑0.
Chair and commissioners also acknowledged staff and community updates, including recognition for outgoing Economic Development Director Jimmy Norris and presentations related to the Douglas Center grant effort. The board adjourned after a motion by Commissioner Hale and a second by Commissioner Perkins; the motion to adjourn carried 5‑0.
Ending
Routine approvals cleared multiple consent items and established direction for staff on pulled items (timber harvest and grader lease were discussed; timber award was tabled for rework). The board recorded unanimous votes for the listed items.
