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Whitfield County approves budget amendments, SPLOST projects, rezoning and equipment purchases
Summary
At its March 8 meeting the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine motions including 2020 and 2021 budget amendments, multiple public works and fire department purchases, two rezoning requests, and contracts for IT and drainage work.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on March 8 approved a slate of routine measures including budget amendments, equipment purchases and contracts for SPLOST projects.
In roll-call votes, the board approved the 2020 budget amendment on a 3–1 vote, with Commissioner Barry W. Robbins recorded as abstaining; a separate 2021 budget amendment was later approved 3–0. Finance Director James Garvin presented January financials showing January collections of $925,846 for Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) and YTD revenues of $2,012,038, which Garvin said were about 10.5% below projected revenues.
The board approved multiple Public Works purchases and contracts funded in part by SPLOST: four Ferris ISX‑2200 zero‑turn mowers at…
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