Coweta County commissioners approve multiple routine items, grants and contracts; summary of votes

Coweta County commissioners voted unanimously on a series of consent and action items at their February meeting, approving subdivision open-space deeds, reappointments, a probate court software contract, bridge support for a GDOT replacement program, recertification for local-administered federal projects, ordinance amendments and several grant and right-of-entry items.

Key outcomes

- Trinity Fellowship conditional-use item withdrawn from the agenda at the applicant’s request; motion to remove the item carried unanimously.

- Reappointment: Leanne Green reappointed to the Three Rivers Commission (motion carried unanimously).

- Subdivision open-space deeds and street acceptance: The board accepted a deed of open-space restriction for 12 Parks Subdivision, Phase D (approx. 28 acres) and accepted public improvements and a maintenance surety for Phase 5 Unit 1 streets; motion carried unanimously. The board also accepted a deed of open-space restriction for Crestwind at Spring Haven Subdivision Phase 2A (approx. 3.4 acres) and executed an easement over private right of way; motion carried unanimously.

- Appointments: Mark Woods and Laurie Bartlett were reaffirmed to water and sewer authority positions; motions carried unanimously.

- Contracts: The board approved a three-year master services agreement for court-recording software for Coweta County Probate Court at an estimated cost of $2,150 per year (or as presented); motion carried unanimously.

- Bridge program support: The board approved a letter of support for inclusion of the Happy Valley Circle bridge over Browns Creek in the Georgia Department of Transportation local bridge replacement program. County staff noted the county’s required $50,000 participation for right-of-way acquisition and an anticipated 9–12 month closure and detour during construction; motion carried unanimously.

- Local administered projects (LAP) recertification: The board approved application materials to recertify the county to administer federal transportation projects; staff said recertification is required to receive federal project funds and cited the Madras Connector as an active project receiving federal reimbursements for engineering work; motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance amendment — Chapter 54 (right-of-way event permits): The board approved changes to require permits for additional event types, expand information required, increase application lead time from 30 to 90 days and add an application fee and penalties for failure to obtain a permit; motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance amendment — Chapter 46 (Parks and Recreation): Board approved amendment expanding who may observe noncompliant behavior and allowing bans when incidents are witnessed or recorded; motion carried unanimously. (See separate article for details.)

- Grants: The board approved submission of Fiscal Year 2026 grant applications: Accountability Court operating grants (drug court total $422,154, match $63,323; DUI court $168,384, match $25,257) and Family Treatment Court ($214,840, match $37,906); motions carried unanimously.

- Right of entry and other routine items: The board approved a right of entry for storm drain replacement at 4 Barrington Court, granted Main Street Newnan permission to use county sidewalks and rights-of-way at the historic courthouse, scheduled two work sessions (April 22 revised from April 24 and a new session June 19 at 9 a.m.), and confirmed a property sale/acreage transfer related to an Old Corinth Road bridge project with GDOT; each motion carried unanimously.

All recorded votes on the listed items were unanimous "aye," and the board took no votes that failed at the meeting.