Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Meeting Votes Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Coweta commissioners approve variances, deeds, grants and transit agreements in busy May 20 session
Summary
The May 20 Coweta County meeting included unanimous approvals of two zoning variances, multiple deeds and easement acceptances, grant and transit agreements (FTA 5307 and 5311), and other administrative actions including a DOC capacity agreement and stormwater monitoring contracts.
The Coweta County Board of Commissioners on May 20 approved a slate of routine and supplemental items, including zoning variances, deeds of open‑space restriction, infrastructure contracts, transit grant agreements and grant applications.
Key actions taken by unanimous vote included: - Approval of VAR25‑05 (Pentecostal Church) to reduce the front setback along Ishman Ballard Road to 75 feet for porticoes (conditioned as recommended by the Board of Zoning Appeals). - Approval of VAR25‑06 (Guillermo Alvarez) to allow a 20‑foot access and utility easement for a landlocked lot (staff noted a superior court consent order granted 20 feet; county code requires 30 feet and applicant will construct required driveway and utilities within the 20‑foot easement). - Approval of VAR25‑07 (Holiday) to regularize the placement of a manufactured home with a reduced front setback and building‑department conditions. - Acceptance and execution of deeds and easements for Daybreak Condominiums Phase 1A and Chris Winn at Spring Haven Phase 2B; associated surety and landscape bonds were posted. - Authorization of contract amendments and procurements: an amendment with Vector Solutions (Target Solutions) to expand fire rescue training licenses; a sole‑response contract with HB Next for construction‑site stormwater monitoring at Fire Stations 5 and 10 (estimated total $13,120). - Approval of transit grants and agreements: a subgrant and MOU with the Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority for FTA 5307 funds (operating funds for 2025 and 2026, equipment and planning funds) and the FY26 FTA 5311 rural operating agreement (estimated $386,000). - Acceptance of several intergovernmental agreements and grants: a $415,000 GDOT Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant application for safety projects (30% match) and a $250,000 IGA from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for Passapark (passive park) on Union Crossing Bypass. - Approval of the FY26 capacity agreement with the Georgia Department of Corrections reflecting a per‑diem increase from $24 to $30 for up to 248 inmates housed locally.
Staff also presented amendments to the employee defined contribution retirement plan in response to SECURE 2.0 (four changes approved), and updated the county’s GIS map/data fee schedule. The board agreed to a mutual postponement of arbitration connected to annexation petition AN02‑25 (NCTI LLC) while DRI traffic analyses and the notice of decision proceed.
Most items passed on unanimous voice votes; no significant opposition was recorded on these agenda items during the meeting. The meeting concluded after public comments and an executive session for real estate matters.
