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Pickens County board approves DOT counteroffer, asks state for five-year facilities plan help
Summary
The Pickens County Board approved a counteroffer to the Georgia Department of Transportation for a partial easement and voted to request assistance from the Georgia Department of Education to develop a new five-year facilities plan. The measures were presented by Superintendent Dr. Thomas.
The Pickens County Board of Education on April 16 approved a counteroffer to the Georgia Department of Transportation for a partial easement on parcel 47A and voted to request state assistance in developing a new five-year facilities plan.
Superintendent Dr. Thomas said the district and Georgia DOT negotiated after a 2024 offer and subsequent discussions and that the DOT “accepted our counter, and so that’s what we’re approving tonight.” The board moved to approve the counteroffer, which the transcript records in the amount of $32,654.06, and the motion was seconded and taken to a voice vote (tally not specified in the transcript).
The board also voted to approve a resolution requesting help from the Georgia Department of Education to develop a five-year local facilities plan. Dr. Thomas said the resolution would begin the district’s planning work and seek the state DOE’s support in drafting the plan. The motion was seconded and taken to a vote (tally not specified in the transcript).
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): • Approval of amended agenda: recorded voice vote 5–0 in favor. • Counteroffer with Georgia DOT (parcel 47A, amount transcribed as $32,654.06): motion moved and seconded; vote tally not specified in the transcript. • Resolution to request Georgia DOE assistance on a five-year facilities plan: motion moved and seconded; vote tally not specified in the transcript.
The board did not record roll-call tallies for the two later votes in the public transcript; the meeting proceeded to consent items and adjournment after those approvals.
