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Pickens County commissioners authorize negotiations for Jasper site for public safety center
Summary
On June 23, 2026, the Pickens County Board of Commissioners authorized Chairman Kris Stancil to negotiate buying 3228 Highway 53 East in Jasper for a future Public Safety Center, with a price cap of $775,000 pending an appraisal and Georgia Department of Transportation approval for access.
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners on June 23 authorized Chairman Kris Stancil to negotiate the purchase of a property at 3228 Highway 53 East in Jasper to serve as the county’s future Public Safety Center, setting a purchase cap of $775,000 and making the acquisition contingent on a supporting appraisal and approval from the Georgia Department of Transportation for an access encroachment.
The action was recorded in minutes from a called executive session that began at 5:30 p.m. Chairman Kris Stancil announced the session under O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(1), the state code provision that permits closed-session discussion of proposed real-estate transactions. Commissioner Josh Tippens moved to enter executive session at 5:34 p.m.; Commissioner Josh Tatum seconded and the board voted 2–0 to proceed.
After the executive session concluded at 6:03 p.m., the minutes record that Commissioner Josh Tippens moved to authorize the chairman to enter negotiations for the purchase of 3228 Highway 53 East, with the price not to exceed $775,000; Commissioner Josh Tatum seconded. The recorded minutes state the purchase is conditioned on an appraisal that justifies the purchase price and on obtaining GDOT approval for an access encroachment to serve the Public Safety Center, and they authorize the chairman to sign all necessary documentation and contracts to complete the purchase.
The minutes do not include a roll-call vote for the authorization motion; the document records the motion text and identifies the mover and seconder. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.; the minutes were later approved at the board’s July 20, 2026 meeting.
Next steps identified in the minutes are limited to obtaining an appraisal and GDOT approval. The minutes do not specify funding sources, a construction timeline, or whether the purchase or any resulting contract will return to the board for a separate public vote.
