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Ware County commissioners approve resurfacing, audit and multiple contract actions
Summary
At a May 11 meeting in Waycross, the Ware County Board of Commissioners approved a $459,455.54 LMIG resurfacing contract, a $325,815 four‑year audit contract, several one‑year contract extensions, accepted a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreement (amount as listed in the minutes), and approved road and park actions.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners on May 11 approved a slate of contracts, grant acceptance and infrastructure actions that the board said advance routine county maintenance, disaster recovery readiness and parks planning.
The board awarded the 2026 LMIG resurfacing contract to East Coast Asphalt, LLC for $459,455.54 after a motion by Commissioner Leonard Burse and a second from Commissioner Barry Cox. The board also approved a restriping contract for the 2026 Safety Action Plan with NPR South, LLC, and awarded a four‑year audit services contract to Carr, Riggs & Ingram for $325,815, all by recorded roll‑call votes (four ayes, Commissioner Timmy Lucas absent).
Commissioners approved a $10,500 contract with Bunnell Lammons Engineering (BLE) for semi‑annual groundwater monitoring at the Iron Bridge Landfill and on‑call consulting, and they extended a one‑year contract with Crowder Gulf (used previously for debris removal after Hurricane Helene), with discussion noting the contract must be activated before the county incurs charges. The board also approved a one‑year extension for Thompson Consulting; County Commissioner Jon Tindall said the monitoring work is required to document debris collection for FEMA reimbursement.
The board accepted a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreement; the minutes record the local cost as "$8, 7321.20" as printed in the record. County Manager James Shubert told the commissioners the fee will be reduced through in‑kind services such as staff attendance at meetings and trainings. The minutes’ figure appears to be misformatted and was recorded exactly as printed in the meeting record.
In parks planning, the board selected Concept 1 for proposed pickleball courts on the Wadley Road side, a choice Commissioner Leonard Burse said requires less construction. The board also approved closing and abandoning Roscoe Mixon Road as part of a land swap in which a church donated land for a new road and the county will deed the old road back to the church.
Procedural and administrative actions included approving consent items and moving the Joint Comprehensive Plan submission forward: the board voted to submit the 2026 Joint Comprehensive Plan to DCA (minutes use the acronym) for approval.
Votes at a glance - LMIG resurfacing: East Coast Asphalt, LLC; motion by Commissioner Burse; second Commissioner Cox; outcome: approved; roll call: Burse‑aye, Tindall‑aye, Lucas‑absent, Cox‑aye, Thrift‑aye. - 2026 Safety Action Plan restriping: NPR South, LLC; motion by Tindall; second Cox; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Audit services: Carr, Riggs & Ingram, $325,815, four‑year term; motion by Burse; second Tindall; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Iron Bridge Landfill monitoring: Bunnell Lammons Engineering, $10,500; motion by Tindall; second Burse; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Crowder Gulf contract extension (1 year): motion by Tindall; second Cox; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Thompson Consulting extension (1 year): motion by Tindall; second Burse; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreement: motion by Cox; second Burse; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Pickleball court Concept 1 selection (Wadley Road side): motion by Burse; second Tindall; outcome: approved; same roll call. - Close/abandon Roscoe Mixon Road (land swap): motion by Burse; second Cox; outcome: approved; same roll call.
What changed and why it matters The contracts and awards authorize routine road maintenance, safety striping and financial oversight (audit services), and they secure monitoring and contracting capacity related to landfill operations and disaster debris management. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program acceptance could provide state/federal funding leverage for resilience work; the minutes include a recorded local cost figure that appears misformatted in the record and that the county expects to reduce with in‑kind services.
Administrative notes A motion to rename Cameron Lane to Taylor Bristow Lane died for lack of a second. The board moved to submit its 2026 Joint Comprehensive Plan to DCA for approval. County Manager James Shubert said he will be out of the office May 12–14 to receive a Public Manager certification. Commissioner Barry Cox asked staff to research costs for a community trash‑dump weekend.
The meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.
