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Lumpkin council approves mileage rate, parade permit and GMA lease; discusses $450,000 Elm Street paving estimate
Summary
At its Sept. 10 meeting, the City of Lumpkin council approved routine items — including the 2024 mileage rate, a homecoming parade permit and Resolution 2024-12 (GMA lease) — and reviewed budget materials that flagged a proposed Elm Street paving project estimated at about $450,000 and an ad-hoc asphalt alternative.
Mayor Jimmy Babb called the City of Lumpkin council to order on Sept. 10 and the body approved routine business items and several measures by unanimous 4–0 votes.
The council approved the meeting agenda (motion by Councilmember B. Cullefer, seconded by Councilmember F. Brown), the Aug. 13, 2024 minutes (motion by F. Brown, seconded by B. Cullefer) and the August financial report (motion by B. Cullefer, seconded by M. House). Clerk Anne Holloway told the council that department updates were included in members' folders.
The council granted Stewart County High School a permit for its Homecoming Parade set for Oct. 17, 2024 (motion by B. Cullefer, seconded by M. House), and approved a 2024 mileage rate of 19.469 (motion by M. House, seconded by B. Cullefer). The mayor read Resolution 2024-12, a GMA lease agreement; the council approved the resolution on a motion by B. Cullefer, seconded by M. House. Each formal vote was recorded as 4/0.
During department and budget reports, council members received copies of amended 2023–24 and current budgets. The council discussed operational needs including buying a metal shed to house a chipper and backhoe and the possibility of using Transportation Investment Act (TIA) funds to purchase a backhoe for public works; those items were presented for further review rather than decided at the meeting.
Council members also reviewed an LMIG grant application that listed Elm Street for a paving project estimated at about $450,000. Clerk Anne Holloway noted the estimate and proposed an alternative: rather than a full paving project, she suggested placing two to three dump-truck loads of asphalt from Oxford on Elm Street to address surface needs. No formal decision on Elm Street paving or the proposed alternative was made; council members were asked to review the budget materials and proposals.
Chief of Police M. Holloway reported continued work on camera setup; Supervisor W. Clark and Fire Chief G. Stewart were noted as absent and their updates were filed with the council. At the end of the meeting Councilmember F. Brown thanked workers who edged around the courthouse and B. Mallory distributed folders for members to review. The council adjourned on a motion by F. Brown, seconded by M. House (4/0).
The council did not take further formal action on capital purchases, the TIA suggestion, or the Elm Street paving alternative; those items remain under review and subject to budgeting and grant decisions.
