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Whitfield County advances SPLAST designs, approves equipment purchases and transit grant match
Summary
The board accepted SPLAST design bids for three traffic projects, approved several public‑works fee changes and purchases (including a $102,900 tandem roller and a $300 per‑load millings fee), ratified a $26,550 opioid‑settlement purchase, and authorized three transit vans under a federal grant with a $36,367 county match.
On March 9 the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners advanced multiple capital and operating items tied to SPLAST and county operations.
Staff updated commissioners on SPLAST 2024 finances and proposed designs for three heavy‑traffic projects: a roundabout at Reed Road and Rashenberg, a roundabout on 2011 at Haston Valley, and a traffic signal at South Dixie and Brickyard. The board voted to accept design bids so the county can complete plans and move toward construction.
Financial motions approved at the meeting included:
• A reported January financial summary by CFO Godfrey: "we collected $1.1 million in sales tax in January," and total revenue of $5.3 million versus expenditures of about $5.1 million, producing a $217,000 variance for the month.
• A motion to approve the county’s January finances (passed 4-0).
• Approval of updated fees and equipment purchases for public works: revised residential driveway material fees, a $300 per‑load delivery fee for road millings, and purchase of a lightly used tandem roller for $102,900 to be funded from 2024 SPLAST allocations.
• Ratification of a contract to purchase opioid‑settlement testing supplies (presented verbally as approximately $26,550) and acceptance of a $2,500 senior-center grant.
• Approval of a three-year software agreement for the sheriff’s office (PowerDMS) to centralize procedures (first-year cost presented at about $26,000, to be funded from forfeiture funds) and a low-bid approval of approximately $44,247 to outfit previously approved K9 vehicles.
• Authorization to accept a federal grant covering 90% of three transit vans, with the county match of $36,367 to be paid from county funds.
Commissioners said the SPLAST design acceptance was intended to accelerate projects that otherwise could take years under state timelines. All listed motions passed on voice votes recorded in the meeting.
