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Votes at a glance: Columbus County commissioners approve ordinance, budget and contract items
Summary
At their Nov. 3 meeting, Columbus County commissioners approved the amended cell-tower ordinance, a sheriff's budget amendment, a hospital-parcel sale resolution, a sewer subgrant reallocation, an engineering service contract assignment, multiple appointments, and a water/sewer property purchase; several items were carried to the Dec. 1 meeting.
The Columbus County Board of Commissioners recorded a series of approvals and procedural items at its Nov. 3 meeting.
Key outcomes (motions and voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript): - Amended cell-tower ordinance adopted (motion by Commissioner Floyd; second by Commissioner Smith). The ordinance includes 100%-height setbacks, a 350-foot cap and planning-board language to include public right of way. - Building-inspection/permit fees: staff directed to return with revised fee recommendations for cell-tower permits and inspections (motion carried by voice vote). - Sheriff’s department budget amendment (FY '26) approving items b, c and d (motion by Commissioner Byrd; second by Commissioner Floyd; motion carried). - Resolution approving sale of two Jefferson Street parcels by Columbus Regional Healthcare System (motion by Commissioner Bullard; second by Commissioner Watts; motion carried). - Approval to reallocate remaining grant funds (approx. $130,000 remaining from an original $200,000 grant) toward a 38-acre sewer project owned by Columbus Job Foundation (motion carried). - Engineering services agreement assignment to Talbot, Breit & Ellington LLC for airport-related work approved (motion carried). - Multiple board and council appointments and reappointments approved; at least one appointment was held until a later meeting. - Combined Water & Sewer District meeting: purchase of the Whale Site property on Hickory Hill Road for $20,000 from STIF allocation approved; combined meeting adjourned and regular session resumed.
Several items (notably one position-count item labeled 14c) were carried to the Dec. 1 meeting for further action. Where votes were recorded in the transcript they were taken by voice and recorded as "Aye" or "Motion carried"; formal roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript for many items.
