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Gray pursues GDOT safety-equipment grant; council flags trash-rate and nuisance enforcement issues
Summary
City staff said a GDOT safety-equipment grant could fund crosswalk devices (application due by March); police clarified nuisance enforcement needs a written complaint and council discussed that the sanitation contract rate increases mean the city pays more than revenue from the service.
City Superintendent Cheyenne Morgan briefed the council on a Georgia Department of Transportation safety-equipment grant that would cover the cost of devices such as crosswalk signals but would require the city to install them; Morgan said the application must be submitted by March if the council wants to pursue the funding.
Police Chief Adam Lowe said that nuisance enforcement requires a written complaint before officers or staff can act, responding to residents' concerns about items placed curbside on Peachtree/Eastview. Council members asked for clarity on the complaint process and enforcement steps.
Council members discussed a sanitation contract rate increase that now causes the city to pay more for trash pickup than the city receives in revenue from that service. Councilman Terry Favors raised concerns about carts being left at the road repeatedly; Mayor Pro Tem James Collins proposed adding a note to water bills asking residents to remove carts from the roadside after collection.
No formal action to change the sanitation contract was recorded; the GDOT grant opportunity was identified as time-sensitive and a potential topic for a future agenda if council decides to apply.
