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Votes at a glance: Pulaski County commissioners, Jan. 20, 2026
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes from the Pulaski County Board of Commissioners meeting: minutes approved, farm lease awarded, claims approved, Liberty Elm planting authorized, Abby Dickey appointed to APC and BZA, 12‑month data center moratorium adopted, meeting adjourned. Voice votes recorded; numeric tallies were not specified in the transcript.
Key actions taken by the Pulaski County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20, 2026 (as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Approve minutes of the regular and executive session for Jan. 20, 2026 — Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 2 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 1; approved by voice vote (exact tally not specified). (topic provenance: SEG 001–013)
- Award farm lease to Thaddeus Alexander — Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 2 to accept Alexander’s bid: $205 per acre plus $1/acre for corn over 150 bushels and $2/acre for beans over 45; base figure read as $2,222,755 (without add‑ons). Seconded by Unidentified Speaker 1; approved by voice vote (exact tally not specified). (provenance: SEG 015–033)
- Approve claims and payroll number 3 — Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 2 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 1; approved by voice vote (exact tally not specified). (provenance: SEG 034–044)
- Authorize planting of a Liberty Elm (America250 Liberty Tree) on the courthouse square — Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote (exact tally not specified). (provenance: SEG 048–176)
- Appoint Abby Dickey as a commissioner‑appointed citizen member to the APC and to the BZA — Motion(s) made and seconded; approved by voice votes (exact tallies not specified). (provenance: SEG 745–769)
- Adopt a 12‑month moratorium on acceptance of new data center applications — Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 1 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 2; approved by voice vote (exact tally not specified). Moratorium effective Jan. 26, 2026 and set to expire in 12 months unless altered by a majority at a public hearing. (provenance: SEG 771–943)
- Motion to adjourn — Approved by voice vote. (provenance: SEG 1511–1515)
Notes: The meeting transcript records voice votes and affirmative “aye” responses for motions but does not record numerical roll‑call tallies. Where dollar amounts or counts were spoken (for example, the farm bid base figure and ADA assessment estimates), those figures are quoted as spoken in the transcript and characterized as estimates where the speaker described them as such.
