Paulding County commissioners approve contracts, purchase land for future fire station; deny impound-lot permit

The Paulding County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 11 and, after an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved minutes and a series of contracts and land actions that the board said were needed to support county operations.

The meeting opened with an invocation by Pastor Wayne Strickland, deputy chaplain with the county sheriff’s office, who offered a prayer honoring veterans. ‘‘On this Veterans Day, we give thanks for their commitment,’’ Strickland said. After the ceremonial items, the board moved quickly through routine business.

In votes taken during the meeting, commissioners approved the minutes from Oct. 28, 2025, and authorized the purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe 4-wheel drive from Hardee Chevrolet for $55,437 to be paid from the jail fund. The board also approved multiple professional services agreements, including design work for utility relocations on SR-120 (contract with Atkins not to exceed $63,640) and an agreement with RK&K LLP not to exceed $54,942; those purchases were funded from the renewal and extension fund.

A major capital item approved was authorization for the chairman to enter an agreement with Albion General Contractor to…