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Votes at a glance: Ware County Board of Commissioners — Aug. 11, 2025
Summary
A quick summary of motions and roll-call outcomes from the Ware County Board of Commissioners' Aug. 11 meeting, including contract awards, authorizations for ROW work, surplus approvals, borrow-pit agreements, and street abandonments.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions and roll-call outcomes at its Aug. 11, 2025 regular meeting.
- Approve agenda: Moved by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Cox-aye; Lucas-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Approve meeting minutes (July 14 and July 28 items): Moved by Commissioner Lucas; seconded by Commissioner Burse. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Cox-aye; Lucas-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Approve contract for Short Street paving (low bid $1,351,112.15): Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Jon Tindall. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-abstained. Funding: LMIG $1,119,535.22; county match $231,576.93 (SPLOST or TIA discretionary funds).
- Authorize title searches/appraisals/purchases for ROW on Wadley Road, Banks Lane, Banks Road and Slash Pine Road: Moved by Commissioner Barry Cox; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Approve surplus of IT, Fire Rescue and EMS items (donation of expired rescue equipment overseas; functional IT items to be auctioned): Moved by Commissioner Barry Cox; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Adopt Resolution 2025-17 to participate in ACCG-IRMA First Responder PTSD program: Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Jon Tindall. Vote recorded in minutes as Burse-aye; Pope-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Approve borrow pit option agreements for Rusty Tatum and David Tucker (Ammons Road): Moved by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Close and abandon an unnamed street in the Sandhill Subdivision: Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Close and abandon an unopened 50' x 500' section of Lacie Street in Deenwood Subdivision: Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse. Vote: Burse-aye; Tindall-aye; Lucas-aye; Cox-aye; Thrift-aye.
- Adjourn meeting: Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas. Vote: unanimous; meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m.
Notes: The minutes record a Commissioner Pope vote on Resolution 2025-17 though Commissioner Pope was not listed among commissioners present earlier in the minutes. Specific dollar amounts for ROW purchases, appraisal results, and premium amounts for Resolution 2025-17 were not provided in the meeting minutes.
