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Screven County commissioners approve rezoning at Douglas Branch Road; unanimous approvals for airport appointment and safety equipment purchases
Summary
At the Aug. 12 meeting, the Screven County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning 3.6 acres at 754 Douglas Branch Rd to allow a one‑acre family division, appointed Patrick Mills to the Airport Authority and authorized purchases of SCBA gear and a 911 HVAC unit using 2025 SPLOST funds.
The Screven County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning request for 3.6 acres at 754 Douglas Branch Road and cleared a set of routine but operationally significant items at its Aug. 12, 2025 meeting.
Planning & Zoning had recommended rezoning the parcel owned by Terry and Sheila Lee from AG‑3 to R‑2 so the owners could subdivide one acre under the county’s family division ordinance, leaving 2.6 acres in the original parcel. Planning & Zoning Chairman Will Boyd opened the public hearing; Claudia Hagan asked for clarification about the request and Commissioner Ben Thomopson asked whether the property’s well would be shared. After closing public comment, the board approved the recommendation by unanimous vote (motion by Commissioner Rosa Romeo, second by Commissioner J.C. Warren).
The board also took several consent‑style actions. Commissioner Ben Thomopson moved and Commissioner Mike Dixon seconded the appointment of Patrick Mills to fill an expiring term on the Airport Authority; the motion carried unanimously. Commissioners approved a low bid of $24,325.00 for self‑contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and cylinders for the Fire Department, to be paid from 2025 SPLOST funds, and approved a $3,300 HVAC quote from Dogtown Heating & Air for the county’s 911 facility, also to be paid from SPLOST. All motions were carried by unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance - Rezoning: 754 Douglas Branch Rd (AG‑3 to R‑2) — approved unanimously (Romero/Warren). - Appointment: Patrick Mills to Airport Authority — approved unanimously (Thomopson/Dixon). - Fire equipment: SCBA & cylinders, $24,325.00 (2025 SPLOST) — approved unanimously (Warren/Dixon). - 911 HVAC: $3,300 quote (Dogtown Heating & Air, SPLOST) — approved unanimously (Warren/Romeo).
The approvals are procedural actions that allow the county to proceed with the equipment purchases needed for emergency services and to complete a land division under county rules. No timeline for equipment delivery or the effective date for the rezoning was provided in the meeting record. The meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
