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Statham council denies rezone, approves police vehicle purchase and Arbor Day signing
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting the Statham City Council denied a rezone application for 1862 Railroad Street, approved a $192,496 purchase of police vehicles funded by the Police Fines-Blue Line revenue account, and approved an Arbor Day proclamation signing; all recorded motions passed 5-0.
The Statham City Council on Feb. 18, 2025, took a series of routine but consequential votes: it denied a rezone application for 1862 Railroad Street, approved the purchase of additional police vehicles totaling $192,496 from John Megel Ford funded by the Police Fines-Blue Line revenue account, and approved an Arbor Day proclamation signing. All recorded motions passed unanimously by the five council members recorded voting.
Why it matters: The council’s denial of the rezone application preserves the property's existing zoning status; the vehicle purchase commits nearly $192,500 in local funds earmarked to the Police Fines-Blue Line revenue account; and the Arbor Day proclamation is a civic recognition event. These outcomes affect local land use, city public-safety resources and civic programming.
Details of council action recorded in the minutes include: - Rezone: Councilmember Patterson moved to deny the 1862 Railroad Street rezone application; Councilmember Penn seconded. The motion passed 5-0. - Police vehicles: Councilmember Terilli moved to approve purchase of additional police vehicles from John Megel Ford in the amount of $192,496.00, to be funded by the Police Fines-Blue Line revenue account; Councilmember Bogenrieder seconded. The motion passed 5-0. - HB 581: The council had previously opened a public hearing on HB 581 and later voted to postpone the bill to a later date (motion by Councilmember Patterson, seconded by Councilmember Penn, passed 5-0). - Arbor Day: Councilmember Terilli moved to approve the Arbor Day proclamation signing; Councilmember Bogenrieder seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
The minutes show that standard procedural motions (agenda amendments and minute approvals) and the adjournment were also adopted unanimously. The record does not include individual roll-call entries beyond the five councilmembers listed as voting yes on these motions.
The council adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
