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Ware County moves forward with $2M CDBG paving project; approves contract edits and submittal
Summary
The board approved using 2026 LMIG funds as the county match for a roughly $2 million CDBG paving and drainage project, authorized Southern Georgia Regional Commission to submit the application, and approved a contingent SGRC contract with deletion of an indemnity clause.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners on March 10 approved using the county's 2026 LMIG allocation as the local match for a 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) paving and drainage project estimated at about $2 million.
County Manager James Shubert told the board the project scope covers paving and drainage work on Deerfield Road and Pine Forest Road, roads located off Josephine Park Road. The minutes say the anticipated CDBG award would be $1 million and the county match also $1 million; using the LMIG allocation requires a 10% ($100,000) county cash match to enable the transfer, meaning the county would receive a $2 million paving project for a $100,000 cash outlay under the described funding plan.
Commissioner Jon Tindall moved to use the 2026 LMIG funds for the county match; the motion passed on roll call. The board also approved Resolution 2025-08 authorizing the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) to submit the CDBG application on Ware County's behalf and approved a contingent administrative contract with SGRC, contingent on CDBG funding. Assistant County Attorney Jennifer Herzog recommended deleting Paragraph IX (the indemnification clause) from the contract; Commissioner Tindall amended his motion to approve the contract with that deletion and the amendment carried on roll call.
Assistant Herzog reminded the board that minutes must reflect any conflicts of interest; commissioners stated they had no conflicts and staff were reported not to have conflicts for this project. The minutes do not specify contract start dates, reporting requirements from SGRC, or a deadline for delivery of the deleted indemnity language's replacement; those items will require follow-up by staff.
