Coffee County school board approves consent agenda including TREES Act item; discusses $20,000 land purchase and server addition

The Coffee County Board of Education approved its consent agenda at a regular meeting and discussed a separate proposed land purchase and a technology server purchase, and entered an executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation and real estate.

The consent agenda — moved by board member Darrows and approved by voice vote — included minutes, a technology purchase listed on the consent items, and support for House Bill 223 (the TREES Act), described at the meeting as providing tax relief for property owners who lost timber to Hurricane Elaine. Board members voted "all in favor" to adopt the consent agenda, and the TREES Act item was included in that approved package.

Board discussion then turned to a proposed purchase of a 0.49-acre triangular parcel on Trojan Way, behind Coffee High School, to allow the district to place signage representing the school system and the board office. The parcel was described by a district speaker as a narrow, odd-shaped sliver; the sellers agreed to sell the property for $20,000. The speaker said the district would use East Bloss funds to pay for the parcel.

The meeting record does not show a formal, recorded board vote on the Trojan Way parcel in the provided transcript. The district speaker asked the board to approve the purchase at a price of $20,000, and fielded a question confirming the East Bloss funds would…