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Commission tables most motor-coach trip approvals pending workshop; staff to study depreciation/sinking fund options

Spalding County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners debated fees and revenue-neutrality for county-run motor-coach trips and voted to table most requests until a workshop; staff offered extending the sinking-fund amortization (e.g., to 15 years) to lower per-trip costs and will present figures at the retreat/workshop.

A lengthy policy discussion at the Jan. 5 Spalding County meeting focused on proposed out-of-state motor-coach trips the county subsidizes. Commissioners said the county has not set a definitive revenue-neutral standard for the motor-coach program and questioned whether the trip pricing shown to the board reflected current costs.

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