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Rockdale County approves package of contracts and capital projects, including $4.06M sewer upsizing and courthouse furnishings
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved items 140–161, a package of budgeted purchases and contracts that included a $4,059,971.32 Almond Branch Sewer upsizing project, $57,719.25 for historic courthouse furniture (SPLOST-funded), a $43,533.90 traffic engineering study for SR 212, and other water enterprise and public safety requisitions.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners on March 3 approved a bundled set of budgeted contracts, requisitions and renewals covering multiple departments.
Major items included a $4,059,971.32 award for Almond Branch Sewer Upsizing phase 1 (water enterprise fund), a $57,719.25 SPLOST-funded purchase for furniture in the historic courthouse, and a $43,533.90 traffic engineering study for Tucker Mill Road at SR 212 with AECOM. The board also approved water enterprise purchases — including hydrants ($71,485.40), an emergency replacement of two large meters ($44,000), a pull-behind 500-gallon vacuum trailer with pressure washer ($78,240), and a cloud storage backup requisition for the mental health stabilization unit’s surveillance ($20,218.27).
Director Kelly described SR 212 as “a high profile area” with significant daily car counts and multiple problematic intersections and said the study will examine options including roundabouts and coordination with GDOT and ARC for funding. “So this study, this particular location is what can we do to resolve that,” Kelly said.
County staff explained the historic courthouse furniture package is intended to preserve the rotunda and 1939 courtroom while refreshing finishes and adding consistent, modern courtroom furnishings; the county described the work as selective preservation rather than demolition.
The listed items were presented as budgeted and grant-funded where applicable; several were explicitly described as enterprise-fund expenditures rather than direct assessments to neighborhoods. For example, Director Pete said replacement of two large damaged water meters is funded from the water enterprise fund and the fee will not be assessed to the neighborhood.
The board approved items 140–161 by unanimous voice vote. The motion carried after a roll-call-style verbal affirmation of “Aye.”
