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Columbia County committee approves consent agenda for parks, rentals, contracts and a GDOT grant
Summary
The Community and Emergency Services Committee approved a broad consent agenda including multiple recreation contracts and concessions, a glamping renewal, a GDOT FY26 transportation funding application, and an automatic aid agreement with the City of Harlem. No public comments were received.
Columbia County’s Community and Emergency Services Committee approved a slate of routine consent items at its meeting, including contract renewals for recreational programs and concessions, a county application for GDOT transportation funds, and an upgrade of a mutual-aid firefighting pact with the City of Harlem.
County staff presented the consent calendar and recommended approval of each item. On the recreation side, the committee approved new and renewed independent-contractor agreements for a senior-center ceramics instructor (Patricia Essick at $20 per hour, not to exceed 24 hours weekly), youth and instructional contracts with Ignite Soccer Academy, Hane Tennis Academy (Riverside Park) and Peter Petersburg Tennis Academy (instructor Woody Blunt). Staff said the Petersburg program generates about $25,000 annually for the county. The committee also renewed contracts for kayak, canoe and bicycle concessions at Wildwood Park and Savannah Rapids Park and a glamping agreement for six…
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