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Whitfield County commissioners ratify grants, contracts and routine motions; approve liquor-license transfer
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting in Dalton the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved multiple grants and contracts — including a VOCA MOU, senior-center innovation grant and SPLOST projects — ratified routine minutes and finances, and approved a transfer of an Antioch convenience store alcohol license, all by unanimous votes.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 9 ratified a series of routine motions, accepted multiple grants and approved contracts and license transfers during a meeting in Dalton.
In a sequence of unanimous votes the board approved the agenda and minutes, ratified a memorandum of understanding related to a VOCA grant with the district attorney's office, ratified an innovation grant for the senior center to address hunger (no local match required), and authorized staff to apply for a federal transit grant that would carry a 10% local match if awarded. The board also approved a juvenile diversion continuation grant application for $40,000 and authorized a $43,006.80 contract to write an emergency management (EMA) grant that the county expects will be about 80% reimbursable and will include $14,000 of in-kind labor.
The board approved two SPLOST fence projects for a new indoor recreation center and for Riverbend Park, awarding work to…
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