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Cherokee County approves GDOT right‑of‑way sale, multiple SPLOST projects, and professional services agreements
Summary
At the May 20 meeting the commission approved a GDOT acquisition of Veterans Park right‑of‑way for $752,600 and a slate of SPLOST‑funded contracts and amendments, including drainage, modular classroom purchase, architectural and testing services, and contract change orders.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on May 20 approved a series of county manager items covering right‑of‑way acquisition, capital projects, and professional services agreements.
Most prominent was the county’s agreement to sell 2.52 acres of Veterans Park right‑of‑way to the Georgia Department of Transportation for $250,000 per acre and a total payment of $752,600. The county manager told commissioners the amount included the parcel purchase and “cost to cure” items such as fence, sign and lighting relocation; the board approved the sale unanimously, with members saying maintaining a cooperative relationship with GDOT supported other large county projects.
Other approvals on the county manager agenda, all approved unanimously, included: an amendment to the KRH Architects contract adding design and contract administration services for renovations to Fire Station 7 (fee $105,000; SPLOST‑funded); purchase of a 36×70 modular classroom trailer from LotusQuote Modular Technology Inc. for the Fire Department training center ($263,858; SPLOST); award of the Altoona Pass drainage improvements construction contract to Azimuth Contractors, LLC ($821,818.62; SPLOST); a change order for the Hickory Road sidewalk project with Seoul Construction ($56,942.70); a professional services agreement with Nova Engineering and Environmental, LLC for materials testing (annual not‑to‑exceed $100,000); and Amendment 4 with Atlas Technical Consultants to update appraisal reports tied to right‑of‑way litigation for the Bells Ferry widening (additional $82,060). The board also authorized the Emergency Management Agency to update the county’s local emergency operations plan and continuity‑of‑government plan (authorization to proceed).
Earlier in the meeting the board approved the consent agenda (six items) that included final acceptance of public rights of way in two subdivisions and two public hearings to be called for June 17 on motorized carts in Lovingood Landing and abandonment of a portion of Morris Road. All consent‑agenda items passed unanimously.
Commissioners said they favored concluding the GDOT negotiation without holding out for a higher price so the county could maintain a cooperative relationship with the state agency on other major projects.
