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Buford Commission authorizes property transfers, contracts and project payments
Summary
The commission declared surplus land and authorized its sale, transferred a parcel to the Downtown Development Authority, abandoned rights-of-way for a light-industrial project, authorized a GDOT acquisition agreement, approved contracts and authorized multiple payments to Backbone Infrastructure and Charles Black Construction.
At the Jan. 5 meeting the Buford City Commission approved a series of property, contract and project-payment items as part of routine municipal business.
Property and rights-of-way: The commission declared roughly 3.2 acres (portion of parcel 08-151-002008) surplus and authorized the City Manager to solicit bids for sale. Commissioners also approved transferring parcel 7-302-001 (0.57 acres) to the Buford Downtown Development Authority. The commission voted to abandon rights-of-way for Joy Drive and Mishell Lane and authorized the chairman to sign quitclaim deeds to support a proposed light industrial project.
Intergovernmental agreement: Commissioners authorized the chairman to enter into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation allowing the city to acquire rights-of-way for a federal/state-aid Garnett Street trail and bridge extension project.
Contracts and payments: The commission approved annual membership dues of $7,626.41 to the Georgia Municipal Association and the 2026-2027 theater season at the Buford Community Center. It awarded an annual sanitary sewer and water maintenance contract to the low bidder, JDS, Inc. The commission authorized payments to Backbone Infrastructure LLC for the New Street Roundabout (payment #6: $149,168.03; payment #7: $26,805.65) and Moreno Street LCI (payment #10: $132,299.60). It also approved several payments to Charles Black Construction Co., Inc. for municipal and school projects, including $70,713.00 for the Tom Riden track resurface, $10,433.56 for the Buford City cemetery project, $94,237.34 for a soccer/lacrosse field scoreboard at Buford High School, $16,980.00 for a band director platform, and $26,535.00 (Invoice #BUF-022-0) for New Street relocation final paving. All motions were approved by recorded votes of ayes 3, nays 0.
City Manager Mr. Kerlin and City Attorney Mr. Jay delivered their regular reports before the meeting adjourned.
