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After divided debate, commissioners approve contractor estimates for Ag Center repairs and allow removable carpet installation
Summary
The board agreed to allow the Livestock Association to install removable roll-up carpet at the Ag Center and voted 4–3 to have a contractor provide estimates for repairs (roof, bathroom, kitchen, front door, AC, tie wall); Commissioner Willis moved the measure and Commissioner Dixon seconded.
Commissioner Allison Willis raised an item about the Ag Center, noting that the Livestock Association had previously applied for a grant to install removable roll-up carpet to improve accessibility for children with disabilities but had not been allowed to install it. Willis also identified a range of needed repairs at the facility — roof, bathroom, kitchen, front door, air-conditioning and tie wall — and asked whether $50,000 in SPLOST funds could be made available to begin work.
The board agreed to allow the Livestock Association to install the removable carpet. On the question of repairs, Willis moved to get a contractor to provide estimates; Commissioner Mike Dixon seconded. Commissioners Rosa Romeo and Edwin Lovett voted in favor; Chairman Will Boyd, Commissioner John Triplett and Commissioner J.C. Warren opposed. The motion carried by majority vote, indicating at least four votes in favor (mover Willis, seconder Dixon, plus Romeo and Lovett). The minutes do not list a formal dollar commitment or contractor selection — the outcome authorized obtaining estimates only.
Next steps: staff will solicit contractor estimates and present them to the board for specification and funding decisions; the availability of SPLOST funds and a formal appropriation were not finalized at the meeting.
