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Votes at a glance: Long County Board approves appointments, plats, surplus sales, and extends rezoning moratorium
Summary
The Long County Board unanimously approved agenda items including Planning and Zoning appointments, the Provident Land Holdings final plat, several surplus vehicle sales, solicitation of bids for courthouse roof and storm repairs, and extended a moratorium on R1/R2 rezoning; one rezoning request received no motion.
The Long County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during meetings on April 1 and the called meeting April 8. All votes noted were unanimous among members present unless otherwise specified.
- Approve agenda (motion: Commissioner Gerald Blocker; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Approve March minutes (motion: Commissioner Jeremy Hall; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Approve payment of bills (motion: Commissioner John Reddish; second: Commissioner Gerald Blocker). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Solicit bids for courthouse roof repair and recreation storm damage repairs (motion: Commissioner John Reddish; second: Commissioner Gerald Blocker). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Appointments to Planning and Zoning Board (motion: Commissioner Jeremy Hall; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present. Appointees and terms: Nicholas Maxwell (Position 1, District 2, 4-year term); Mike Allen (Position 2, District 2, 4-year term); Mary Hamilton (Position 3, District 1, 3-year term); Linda Burns (Position 4, District 1, 2-year term, Vice Chairman); Robert Kitchens (Position 5, District 2, 2-year term, Chairman).
- Extend moratorium on R1 and R2 single-family residential rezoning until the second moratorium ends (motion: Commissioner Gerald Blocker; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Approve Provident Land Holdings Company final plat for Map/Parcel 081 004, Tibet Road Subdivision (motion: Commissioner Gerald Blocker; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: carried.
- Maybank Partners, LLC rezoning request (Z-024-007) to rezone Map/Parcel 066 001 001 from Agricultural Forestry to Rural Residential: No motion was made and no action was taken. On the record, John Kuhaneck of Maybank Partners said he "could not understand why his rezoning request was not approved, despite having complied with all requirements presented to him." Laura Brant asked about setback requirements and said she opposed development of 2-acre tracts on Stafford Dairy Road.
- Authorize sale of surplus vehicles (motion: Commissioner Gerald Blocker; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present. Items authorized for sale: 1971 International Truck (VIN #486070HI05945), 1989 Kotic Kustoms Tank Truck (VIN #1K9AF4285JNO59095), 1988 Pierce (Lance) Fire Truck (VIN #1P9CT02JA040511).
- Authorize sale of 2024 Kia Telluride (VIN #5XYP6DGC8RG453486) (motion: Commissioner John Reddish; second: Commissioner Gerald Blocker). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Approve TSPLOST expenditures including Caterpillar excavator repairs and payment of past-due Caterpillar invoices (motion: Commissioner Gerald Blocker; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Enter and exit executive session for real estate and personnel (motions by Commissioners Blocker and Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
- Adjourn (motion: Commissioner Jeremy Hall; second: Commissioner John Reddish). Outcome: passed unanimously among members present.
These items were recorded in the official minutes; for matters that received no motion (Maybank Partners rezoning request), the minutes record public comments and state no action was taken.
