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Votes at a glance: Canton Council approves street acceptance, water-plant change order, appointments and legal settlements
Summary
At the Sept. 18 Canton City Council meeting, members approved acceptance of new streets at Preserve at Canyon Ridge Phase 1, a $24,500 change order for the water treatment plant filter rehab, multiple appointments to local boards, and two litigation-related items including a $2.7 million contract change order tied to a settlement.
The Canton City Council took a series of routine and consent actions on Sept. 18, 2025. Key votes and outcomes:
• Street acceptance — Preserve at Canyon Ridge Phase 1: Council approved acceptance of the subdivision streets for city maintenance after staff confirmed they meet UDC requirements (motion and unanimous voice vote).
• WL Griffin change order — Canton Water Treatment Plant filter rehab: Staff reported an unforeseen leaking butterfly effluent valve and an inoperable filter drain valve that required additional manual handling and disposal of media; council approved Change Order 1 to WL Griffin for $24,500 (six filters at $4,900 each) and directed expedited work due to seasonal cooling concerns.
• Appointments: Todd Baker was appointed to the Cultural Arts Commission to replace Jamie Foreman; Daryl Rice was appointed to the Impact Fee Advisory Board; Bobby Dyer was nominated and approved as the city’s representative to the Cherokee Regional Land Bank Authority (council clarified Dyer would serve as a citizen representative, not as city attorney).
• Project updates: Staff reported receipt of eight bids for South Canton Park (apparent low bid $7,600,000) and outlined tenant relocation assistance steps for Cherokee North Apartments, which is scheduled for demolition early next year. Canton Village Shopping Center demolition bids are due Oct. 7 and hazardous-material inspections are planned.
• Executive session follow-up — litigation matters: After an executive session on litigation, council added and authorized a consent order in City of Canton v. Roach and Adams Investments LLC (141 Jarvis Street) and approved a settlement agreement and release with Clark Reeves Young JV that includes a contract change order in the amount of $2,700,000. Both actions passed by unanimous voice vote.
All listed votes were taken by voice vote with unanimous council approval as recorded in the meeting minutes. Where specific movers/seconders were not recorded in the verbal transcript, the council recorded motions and seconds and carried the items by consensus.
Pending items: staff will return with final construction costs and financing recommendations related to the downtown fire station financing and will present South Canton Park bid recommendations in October.
