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Coffee County commissioners approve health‑department fees, multiple contracts and hazard mitigation plan
Summary
The Coffee County Board of Commissioners on April 1 approved a new health‑department fee schedule required by state law, awarded street‑improvement and service contracts, adopted a hazard mitigation plan resolution and approved grant applications and surplus sales in routine votes that were unanimous.
The Coffee County Board of Commissioners on April 1 unanimously approved a series of administrative and procurement items aimed at aligning county fees, advancing road and utility projects and securing grant funding.
County Administrator Wesley Vickers said the board’s approval of a revised fee schedule for services provided by the Coffee County Health Department will bring the district’s environmental health fees in line with those charged by other health districts. "This will put the Coffee County Health Department in line with the fees that other districts are charging," Vickers said before Commissioners voted to adopt the schedule.
On transportation and construction procurement, the county reported three bids for the TIA Local Discretionary Funds Maplewood Road and Creekside Drive Street and Drainage Improvements Project (SWE#23‑3428): East Coast Asphalt, LLC ($199,819.99); Thrift Brothers, LLC ($203,216.88); and Douglas Electrical & Plumbing Company, Inc. ($260,333.68). County Attorney Tony Rowell told commissioners the low bidder has had multiple delinquent contracts and recommended awarding to the next lowest bidder; the commission voted to award the contract to Thrift Brothers, LLC. "They are aware of the issues," Vickers said in response to a question about the low bidder's prior performance.
The board approved a $359,645.43 change order for Griffin Grading & Concrete LLC on the Ashby Drive project that brings that contract to $814,063.86, with an estimated 180‑day completion timeline. Vickers characterized the change order as necessary to finish the job.
Other contracts approved included annual Contract #AAA‑2025‑23 with the Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging to operate a senior center and provide congregate and home‑delivered meals; a brush‑control spraying contract with Bristow, LLC at $125 per acre not to exceed $40,000; and an engineering services contract with Statewide Engineering for a 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application, a $224,070 contract contingent on award. The board also approved a 2024 LMIG (Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant) application to the Georgia Department of Transportation listing a total project cost of $1,789,393.68 and requested grant funds of $1,757,467.20.
The commission authorized the Road Department to list several surplus vehicles and equipment on GovDeals, including a 2004 Mack dump truck, a 2009 CAT 938H loader and multiple pickup trucks, as the department replaces aging machinery. The board also approved a utility easement allowing the City of Douglas to install water and sewer lines in several locations tied to an economic‑development project.
The board adopted a resolution under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to formalize the Coffee County Hazard Mitigation Plan; Loretta Hylton of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission told the commission that GEMA had already approved the plan, fulfilling a FEMA/GEMA requirement.
Votes at a glance: all motions taken during the April 1 meeting passed unanimously. Key vote records included approval of the health‑department fees (mover Commissioner AJ Dovers; second Commissioner Oscar Paulk), awarding SWE#23‑3428 to Thrift Brothers, LLC (mover Vice‑Chairman Johnny Wayne Jowers; second Commissioner Oscar Paulk), approval of the Ashby Drive change order (mover Commissioner AJ Dovers; second Vice‑Chairman Jowers), and adoption of the hazard mitigation resolution (mover Commissioner AJ Dovers; second Commissioner Oscar Paulk).
The meeting opened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
