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Carroll County commissioners approve equipment purchases, right-of-way abandonment, judicial pay unfreeze and election fees
Summary
In a single session the board approved multiple routine items: two tractors and four batwing mowers (using SPLOST funds), began abandoning Woodland Drive right-of-way, reappointed Craig Dodson to a county board, un-froze state court judges' pay under OCGA and set 2026 qualifying fees.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners approved several routine procurement and administrative items during its Jan. 6 meeting, voting unanimously on a slate of motions covering equipment purchases, land record changes, judicial pay and election administration.
Finance Director Alicia Searcy opened the meeting with a November 2025 financial recap: $45,821,000 in revenue versus $42,642,000 a year earlier, tax revenue of $38,875,000, and SPLOST collections of $31,860,000 year-to-date compared with $30,108,000 in 2024. Searcy said year-to-date expenses were $38,243,760 (34,572,000 excluding capital acquisitions) and noted SPLOST…
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