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Fannin County commissioners approve home setback request, ratify GDOT right-of-way action, approve fundraiser liquor permit, buy two trucks and agree to coroner
Summary
The board approved multiple consent items: a home-building setback request, a resolution ratifying participation in a GDOT right-of-way acquisition, a one-day special-event alcohol license for a hurricane-relief fundraiser, purchase of two pickup trucks, and a lease to house the coroner's office.
The Fannin County Board of Commissioners approved several consent and action items during the meeting, voting to grant a lot-setback request, ratify participation in a Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) right-of-way acquisition, approve a one-day special-event alcohol license for a hurricane-relief fundraiser, authorize the purchase of two pickup trucks, and authorize a lease to house the county coroner’s office.
A request from Christian Pope to build a new home 25 feet from the centerline of Plantation Lane on Lot 11 was presented. Staff reported that the septic system had been installed before the purchaser acquired the lot and that the application met applicable requirements. The board approved the request after a motion and second.
The board ratified participation in a GDOT State Road 5 — Blue Ridge Drive Wideman project regarding parcel number 72 and authorized the chairman to execute right-of-way acquisition documents as needed to complete the county’s participation in that project.
The board approved a one-day special-event alcohol license for a fundraiser for Western North Carolina Hurricane Relief; staff said the applicant, Jody Smith, had met the requirements and the event date on the application was 04/26/25.
Public works requested authorization to purchase two 2024-model Ford pickup trucks from Thompson Ford (vendor name appears inconsistently in the record) for an amount presented in the meeting as $93,286 for both vehicles; the item was approved and staff indicated the funding source as a public-works/public-safety account (the transcript did not provide a formal budget line-item citation).
After an executive session on real estate (no action taken while in session), the board voted to enter into a lease agreement to house the coroner’s office with Clinton Departure LLC, with the lease structured to include three five-year renewal options and a rent expressed in the meeting as a dollar amount per square foot.
All motions cited in this summary were approved by the board with affirmative voice votes recorded as “Aye.” The meeting record did not include roll-call tallies by name for these items in the transcript provided.
