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Committee approves substitute to move Central State redevelopment authority to DCA, prompts local-control objections
Summary
A substitute to SB260 that would transfer management of the Central State Hospital redevelopment authority to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and change board residency requirements passed committee, despite objections from local representatives concerned about loss of appointment power.
The Intergovernmental Coordination Committee on Oct. 27 considered and approved a substitute to SB260 (LC 62017S) that would transfer oversight of the Central State Hospital redevelopment authority to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and change board membership and residency requirements.
Madam Chair opened the meeting saying, “We are here today to discuss a substitute to SB260,” and described the changes in the substitute language, including a provision that two of the governor’s appointees must reside in Baldwin County and a reconstitution of the authority to a six-member board with five voting members.
The substitute responds to concerns about site deterioration and the authority’s ability to act. Madam Chair said the property comprises “2,000 acres and a hundred…
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