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Grovetown City Council forms ad hoc utilities committee, adopts surplus-property resolution and approves alcohol license
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Grovetown City Council appointed an ad hoc committee to study utility service rates, adopted Resolution 2026-03-01 declaring items surplus, and approved an alcohol beverage license for Blossom Investments LLC; all motions passed unanimously.
Grovetown City Council on March 9 appointed an ad hoc committee to study city utility service rates and approved two formal measures, including a surplus-property resolution and an alcohol beverage license.
Mayor Pro-Tem Eric Blair placed Councilmember Veronica Simpkins as chair of the ad hoc committee on utility service rates and named Councilmember Jacqueline Rivera-Player, City Administrator Elaine Matthews, Assistant City Administrator Bradley Smith, General Services Director David Carlin and Business Manager Roxanne Brown as committee members. The council did not set a deadline in the meeting record; the assignment establishes who will lead the study and who will serve on it.
Councilmember A. Richard Bowman moved to adopt Resolution 2026-03-01, a measure to declare specified city items surplus; Councilmember Jacqueline Rivera-Player seconded the motion. The council voted unanimously in favor (Mayor Pro-Tem Eric Blair, Councilmembers Bowman, Veronica Simpkins and Rivera-Player voting yes), and the resolution was adopted.
Later in the meeting Bowman moved and Rivera-Player seconded approval of an alcohol beverage license (beer and wine) for Blossom Investments, LLC at 5100 Wrightsboro Road. The motion carried unanimously.
Council members also approved the financial statement for the relevant period and recognized employees and local businesses: Police Sgt. Christian Izquierdo was presented with Employee of the Month for February 2026, Roxanne Brown received a 10-year service award, and Belair Donuts was named March's Business Spotlight.
City Administrator Elaine Matthews briefed the council on upcoming community events, including Downtown Jam "Spring Bling" on March 13 and the Grovetown Easter event at Cedar Ridge Elementary School on April 1–2. The council adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
What happens next: the ad hoc committee will study utility service rates as assigned; the meeting record does not specify the committee's reporting timeline or any immediate rate changes.
