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Statham City Council amends agenda, reviews community events and hears resident concerns about sewer tap fees
Summary
At its March 4, 2025 meeting, the Statham City Council amended the agenda to add Spring Fest and a permissive-use moratorium extension, approved prior meeting minutes, reviewed departmental reports and event planning, and heard two public commenters about sewer tap fees and the moratorium. Several items (ordinances and the moratorium extension) were discussed but no final council votes on those measures are recorded in the minutes.
Vice Mayor Patterson called the Statham City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and noted the presence of Councilmembers Terilli, Bogenrieder, Penn and Burnette; Mayor Krause was absent.
Councilmember Penn moved to amend the published agenda to add two discussion items — VI.11 (Spring Fest, Lions Club) and VI.12 (Extension of Permissive Use Moratorium) — and Councilmember Burnette seconded. The motion passed on a recorded vote of four to zero (Terilli, Bogenrieder, Penn and Burnette voting yes). Councilmember Terilli then moved to approve minutes from Feb. 18 and Feb. 24, 2025; Councilmember Burnette seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
The council received routine department reports. The finance report was provided in the meeting packet and drew no discussion. Lt. Hood presented the police department report. Public Works Director Brett Day presented the public works report. No follow-up motions or formal actions on the reports are recorded in the minutes.
Councilmembers and staff discussed a series of agenda items listed for review. City Administrator Cheryl Venable and Councilmember Bogenrieder addressed a quote for the Star-Spangled Statham fireworks display; specific contract amounts were not recorded in the minutes. Venable also presented Edee’s rental agreement, a proposed City of Statham Personnel Safety Policy and a Personnel Seatbelt Policy for council consideration. City Attorney Jody Campbell summarized three ordinance items for council review — a fire hydrant meter ordinance, a light pollution ordinance and a right-of-way ordinance — and also spoke about the proposed extension of a permissive-use moratorium added earlier to the agenda. The minutes record these presentations and discussion but do not show adoption or final votes on those ordinances or the moratorium at this meeting.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Gray Holcomb addressed council about sewer tap fees he is being charged. Another commenter, David Shockley, spoke about the moratorium. The minutes record both speakers’ remarks but do not document a council response or a formal resolution of those concerns in these segments.
Councilmember Penn moved to adjourn the public hearing and work session; Councilmember Terilli seconded. The roll call recorded four yes votes and the council adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
The council’s minutes list several items for continued review; the moratorium extension and the three ordinance items will require later meetings or formal agenda items for any ordinance adoption or binding council action.
