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Paulding County commissioners approve multiple contracts, equipment purchases and an ethics-board appointment
Summary
At a regular meeting, Pauding County commissioners approved several SPLOST- and general-fund-backed projects including a park construction contract, road right-of-way purchases, equipment purchases and the appointment of Chris Wheeler to the county Board of Ethics. Details, funding sources and vote outcomes were recorded.
Paulding County commissioners opened their meeting with an invocation and ROTC presentation before moving through a series of routine and project-related votes that resulted in approvals for multiple contracts, equipment purchases and an ethics-board appointment.
The board adopted minutes from its Dec. 9, 2025, work session and board meeting, accepted the consent agenda, and approved bid awards and purchases including a stormwater maintenance project and fleet and equipment items. Speaker 1 (meeting chair; unnamed in the transcript) described funding sources as stormwater department general funds, the FY2026 capital budget and SPLOST (special-purpose local option sales tax). "I will abstain for this," Speaker 1 said when the board took up one appointment.
Why it matters: approvals advance construction and infrastructure projects that the board said will be paid from SPLOST and general-fund capital allocations and may be eligible for federal reimbursement. The meeting approved engineering and construction steps for road and park projects…
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