Meriwether County commissioners approve variance for resident, vendor licenses and multiple procurement actions; set July 2, 2027 fireworks date

Jul 15, 2026

At its July 13 meeting the Meriwether County Board of Commissioners approved a hardship housing variance for a local resident, granted an alcohol-sales request for SK Riverside Inn, authorized CivicPlus accessibility and media services and other contracts, declined a $200,000 cybersecurity grant that failed procurement rules, and set a July 2, 2027 fireworks display not to exceed $25,000.

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Meriwether County commissioners approved a package of routine and substantive items during their July 13, 2026 meeting, including a hardship variance that will let a resident build a home smaller than the county standard, an alcohol-sales permit for a convenience-store restaurant, multiple procurement and contract approvals, and a fireworks date for July 2, 2027 with a contract limit not to exceed $25,000.

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