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Friendship Road contract approved; Planning & Zoning board cut to five members in tie-breaking vote
Summary
At its Aug. 5 regular meeting the Commission awarded the Friendship Road LMIG contract to Oxford Construction, confirmed several appointments and reduced the Planning & Zoning Board from seven to five members after a 2–2 split and a chair tie‑breaking vote.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County took a string of formal votes Aug. 5, 2025, approving contracts, appointments and board changes.
Road award: County staff and SOWEGA Engineering opened bids for the Friendship Road resurfacing LMIG project; Oxford Construction submitted the low responsive bid at $358,750 and Robinson Paving submitted $389,118.85. Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to award the contract to Oxford; Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded and the vote was unanimous.
Planning & Zoning board size: The board voted to reduce the Planning & Zoning Board from seven members to five. Commissioner Jason Frost moved the change with Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconding. Commissioners Biddle and Hoyte opposed the change; Chairman Charles Coffey cast the tie-breaking vote in favor, and the motion passed. The county attorney said the short‑term fix would be a resolution recorded in the minutes and that an amendment to the zoning ordinance would be a longer‑term solution.
Appointments and agreements: The Commission approved a SEID/trail grant application, renewed the 4‑H annual agreement, and confirmed Alison Wigandto the Chattahoochee County Board of Health (motion by Commissioner Biddle, second by Commissioner Douglas). The meeting minutes also record the reappointment of April Hughes to the New Horizons board.
Other votes recorded in the minutes included routine approvals of prior meeting minutes and a motion to amend the agenda to add the hazard mitigation plan (later approved). All motions listed above were recorded as passing by the vote tallies included in the meeting minutes.
Public comment and board business: During discussion of the Planning & Zoning change, Latrese Brown—who had submitted an application to serve—addressed the Commission to express interest in serving; commissioners thanked her for volunteering. The attorney and commissioners discussed term lengths and a staged approach to reducing membership as current terms expire.
Next steps: The minutes note that several items will return for second readings or further contractual work (for example, the FLOST resolution and the cemetery ordinance process).
