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Votes at a glance: Coweta County commissioners approve comprehensive-plan submission, proclamations and a series of contracts
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Coweta County Board of Commissioners approved transmission of the comprehensive plan to state reviewers and a series of routine actions including a proclamation for National Beef Month, right-of-way abandonment, several agreements and appointments; public comment focused on data-center opposition.
The Coweta County Board of Commissioners on May 5 approved a range of items on the consent and new-business agenda. Key formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes include:
- Transmit comprehensive plan (Item 4): Motion carried to send the 2026—— 2046 comprehensive plan to the 3 Rivers Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for review; staff said this step preserves eligibility for grants and road funding.
- Proclamation: The board approved a proclamation recognizing May 2026 as National Beef Month and May 14—— 16 as rodeo days in Coweta County.
- Right-of-way abandonment (Item 3): The board approved the abandonment of a previously dedicated approximately 100-foot right-of-way for the Holtz Parkway extension after staff said a new alignment is under construction.
- Appointments: Jane Scoggins was nominated to the elections board and Wayne Farmer was reappointed; the motion to approve both nominations carried.
- Property exchange (Item 6): The board approved an intergovernmental property exchange with the county board of education related to the Shaw Connector project (a 2.507-acre remnant parcel to be conveyed to the school board in exchange for right-of-way the county needs).
- GDOT lighting agreement (Item 7): The board approved an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for lighting and maintenance responsibilities at the relocated Gordon Road/State Route 16 intersection (a roundabout), with staff noting a needed correction to an exhibit map.
- Estoppel certificate (Item 8): The board approved an estoppel certificate for a cold-storage property after staff confirmed the site is generally in compliance with stormwater maintenance requirements (minor grassing recommended).
- Agreements and contracts (Items 9—— 11): The board approved a Spectrum Business service agreement for Internet/cable at the new Fire Station 5 and approved a contract with the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development to perform a fairgrounds expansion needs assessment (staff read an approximate amount into the record). The board also approved submission of a local road assistance application for $2,272,542.92; staff said those funds would be applied to several connector and road projects.
- Other consent items: The board approved certified-uncollectible tax write-offs and authorized temporary road closures for cross-drain replacement on Hearthstone Drive North and Smith Road; staff said specific closure dates will be advertised.
Most motions were carried by voice vote after the chair called for "aye" and declared the motions carried. The meeting included substantial public comment opposing data-center development; no formal votes on new data-center rezoning occurred at this session.
The meeting recessed into an executive session on litigation, personnel and real-estate matters and later confirmed Autumn Payne as deputy clerk effective May 18 before adjourning.
