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Pickens County approves ambulances, sewer payoff and multiple rezones in August meeting

Pickens County Board of Commissioners · August 21, 2024
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Summary

The board voted to buy two ambulances with Stryker systems for $922,335.60, to pay off an airport sewer lift station for $256,282.29 and transfer it to the City of Jasper, and approved multiple rezoning requests and other consent items during a single meeting.

Pickens County commissioners approved a slate of purchases, transfers and land-use decisions at their August meeting, including the purchase of two ambulances, payoff and transfer of an airport sewer lift station, adoption of several rezoning requests, and procedural approvals.

The board authorized the purchase of two Braun 4x4 ambulances equipped with Stryker systems, citing fleet shortages and the need to avoid year-long delivery waits. The total purchase price, including equipment, was stated as $922,335.60. County staff said the purchase would be funded from a public-safety SPLOST account and that finance staff would solicit…

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