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Coffee County commissioners approve Conway Vickers Road realignment after executive session
Summary
Coffee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 5 to approve an agreement to realign Conway Vickers Road, granting the county needed right-of-way. The board first met in executive session to discuss property negotiations under state law before approving the agreement and authorizing the chairman to sign documents.
The Coffee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 5 to approve an agreement to realign Conway Vickers Road that county officials said will provide the right-of-way the county needs.
Chairman AJ Dovers opened the special called meeting at 11:30 a.m. and announced the presence of Vice-Chairman Ted O'Steen and Commissioners Johnny Wayne Jowers and Jimmy Kitchens; Commissioner Oscar Paulk was absent. County Attorney Tony Rowell told the board the motion to enter executive session should be amended to cite O.C.G.A. §50-14-3(b)(1)(B), which authorizes negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property, and O.C.G.A. §50-14-2(1). At 11:35 a.m. Commissioner Jimmy Kitchens moved to enter executive session for those statutory purposes; Vice-Chairman O'Steen seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The board reconvened at 12:05 p.m. after adjourning the executive session on a motion by Commissioner Johnny Wayne Jowers, seconded by Vice-Chairman O'Steen. Following the session, Attorney Rowell discussed an agreement to realign Conway Vickers Road and said the deal will give the county the right-of-way it needs for the project.
Vice-Chairman O'Steen moved to approve the realignment agreement and to give Chairman Dovers authority to execute the documents necessary to complete the transaction; Commissioner Jowers seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. The commission adjourned the special called meeting at 12:09 p.m. on a motion by Vice-Chairman O'Steen, seconded by Commissioner Kitchens.
The meeting record does not specify further details of the agreement, including any property owners involved, funding sources, or timelines for construction. Those details were not provided in the transcript.
