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Port Wentworth council approves land transfer, appointments and contracts; alcohol update passes second reading
Summary
At its March 20 meeting, the Port Wentworth City Council approved an appointment to the Planning and Zoning Board, a land transfer to the Port Wentworth Development Authority, a professional services contract for athletic facilities (with one abstention), and advanced an alcohol ordinance on its second reading.
The Port Wentworth City Council on March 20 approved several routine and policy actions, including the appointment of a Planning and Zoning Board member, the transfer of city land to the Port Wentworth Development Authority, and a professional services contract for athletic facility improvements.
In the first formal action, the council unanimously approved the appointment of Patrick Donivan to the Planning and Zoning Board. Mark Stephens moved the appointment and Shawn Randerwala seconded; the motion carried with the affirmative votes of Mayor Pro-Tem Gabrielle Nelson and council members Thomas Barbee, ArtLise Alston-Cone, Mark Stephens, Rufus Bright and Shawn Randerwala.
Council also approved a transfer of land to the Port Wentworth Development Authority. The motion was moved by Mark Stephens and seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Gabrielle Nelson; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
The council approved a proposal from JLG Professional for concession, bleachers and team-room facilities for city athletic fields. The proposal was approved, with Shawn Randerwala recorded as abstaining on the motion.
On ordinances, the council advanced an alcohol ordinance update on its second reading; the motion passed with a recorded mover of Shawn Randerwala and seconder Rufus Bright, and a unanimous recorded vote. A second-reading zoning ordinance update also appeared on the agenda and was considered; specific roll-call language in the excerpt is limited.
The meeting minutes record these votes as formal motions and show movers and seconders where provided. Where the transcript excerpt lists vote tallies, those names are reported above; where the transcript does not provide a full roll call for an item, the minutes note the recorded outcome without additional vote detail.
What’s next: items that passed take effect according to their statutory or administrative schedules; the record shows routine follow-up will be handled by city staff as appropriate.
