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Whitfield County approves Coahulla Creek Villages road repair agreement, ties costs to four-year special tax district
Summary
The board approved an agreement with JFP Properties Group to repair roads in Coahulla Creek Villages up to $160,060, accept deeded roads once repaired, and place the cost in a four-year special tax district reimbursed at 25% annually as lots sell; Commissioner Robby Staten is recorded as abstaining on the action.
Whitfield County commissioners on Jan. 11 approved an agreement with JFP Properties Group, LLC to repair roads and alleys within the Coahulla Creek Villages subdivision and accept roadway ownership once repairs are complete.
Under the agreement the county will provide repairs up to $160,060. After Jan. 1, 2021, JFP Properties Group will convey the roads by property deed to Whitfield County; the county will assume future maintenance and paving. The minutes state the county will initially perform patching and a temporary asphalt coating in spring 2021, with final asphalt paving to be placed as development progresses.
The board also agreed to allow the development cost to be placed into a special tax district for four years. The total cost can be divided among individual subdivision lots and transferred as lots are sold; 25% of the total cost will be reimbursed to the county each year through the special tax district assessment.
The motion was made by Commissioner Barry W. Robbins and seconded by Commissioner Greg Jones; the minute text records the vote as approved with Commissioners Robbins, Jones and Chairman Jensen in agreement and notes Commissioner Robby Staten abstained. The minutes list the vote outcome as approved 3-0 with Staten noted as an abstention in the narrative.
No timetable for final paving beyond the general development-linked schedule was recorded in the minutes, nor were details given about how assessments would be administered to individual lot owners.
