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Long County commissioners approve $581,910 LMIG resurfacing contract, hire county manager and award recreation contract
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Summary
At meetings March 4 and March 10, 2025, the Long County Board of Commissioners awarded a $581,910.10 LMIG road resurfacing contract to Sikes Brothers (with a 30% county match), later awarded a $45,480 recreation lawn maintenance contract to R & R Green Code LLC, hired Charles "Chuck" W. Scraggs as county manager and authorized bids for the Huckaberry Water System.
The Long County Board of Commissioners voted this month to award several contracts, hire a new county manager and move forward on a county water project.
At its March 4 meeting the board unanimously approved awarding the FY2025 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) road resurfacing contract to Sikes Brothers, the lowest bidder at $581,910.10; competing bids included Scruggs Company ($793,868.59) and GA Asphalt Producers, Inc. ($695,530.90). Commissioners said the county will provide a 30% match to the awarded amount.
Why it matters: LMIG-funded resurfacing is a primary local program for maintaining paved roads; the board’s decision commits county matching funds to the contractor selection. The award also resolves the competitive-bid process after the county reviewed three bids.
Public comment at the March 4 meeting included an intergovernmental clarification and concerns about zoning. Ludowici Mayor Jim Fuller apologized for what he called a misunderstanding about SPLOST and clarified the county “does not owe the city,” and he said the city would take maintenance responsibility for a playground if access were provided. John Kuhaneck of Maybank Partners pressed the board on his rezoning application (Z-024-007), saying he had submitted the requested wetland study and asking why the application was not approved before the moratorium ends; District 5 resident Laura Brant questioned an apparent acreage discrepancy in that application. Commissioner Gerald Blocker said the county is awaiting engineer feedback on a Community Development Block Grant project that affects District 1.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the March agenda (with Item No. 9 moved to after executive session), approved February minutes and payment of bills, tabled the Tibet Road Subdivision final plat until April, and awarded the LMIG resurfacing contract (all motions passed unanimously). After executive session the board tabled consideration of the Long County Recreation lawn maintenance contract at the March 4 meeting and then, at a called meeting on March 10, awarded that contract to R & R Green Code LLC for $45,480 (March 2025–January 2026).
At the March 10 called meeting, the board unanimously voted to hire Charles "Chuck" W. Scraggs as county manager; the meeting record notes contract details are available in the commissioner's office. The board also authorized issuance of a request for bids for the Huckaberry Water System.
What’s next: Contract files and bid documents are on record at the Long County commissioners’ office. The board did not vote on the Tibet Road subdivision application; that item was tabled until April. The called meeting adjourned following the actions listed above.