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Whitfield County commissioners approve routine business, allocate ARP and SPLOST funds
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine motions on Aug. 9, 2021, including the June financial statement, multiple rezoning decisions, SPLOST contract for a road project, a $25,000 ARP donation to the Coalition of Latino Leaders and ARP-funded jail intercom upgrades.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine business and funding actions at its Aug. 9, 2021 regular meeting at The Wink Theatre.
The board approved the June 2021 financial statement (motion approved 3-0). Finance Director James Garvin reported June Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) collections of $1,112,723 (16% over budget) and year-to-date LOST of $6,318,392, about 15.8% higher than the previous year. Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) collections for June were reported at $475,977.
Rezoning approvals recommended by the planning commission were adopted: Robert B. Collier’s 7.95-acre parcel (GA to R-5) and DixiBrix, LLC’s 22.55-acre request (R-5 and C-2 to M-2) on Old Dixie Highway were approved; a request by Gloendy Santana Pineda (R-2 to C-1) was denied (motions passed 3-0).
The board approved selling 522 School Street to the Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development…
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