Local Government

Out of 51 eligible alumni communities, 4 communities were selected for the second phase of review, which consisted of a site visit. After the site visit, Statesboro was selected as one of the inaugural communities. GICH Senior Year will allow the City of Statesboro to receive technical assistance from the Carl Vinson Institute, Georgia Municipal Association, and Department of Community Affairs on several housing and development-related grants.

The city noise ordinance was reinstated, Azul Tex-Mex Express was granted an alcohol license and development on Jones Mill Road will proceed with the approval of a preliminary subdivision PLAT for the construction of 152 townhome units. Click on the image to read about all City business covered.

After months of planning and meetings, Bulloch County held their final Comprehensive Plan public hearing. No citizens spoke at the hearing. The Commissioners voted to approve the preliminary plan for submittal to DCA. Click on the picture to read about all business covered at the meeting.

The Special Election will be held "separate and apart" from the county election, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Confronting issues with last year's overages, pending raises and filling public works vacancies, increased costs and target revenues pose challenges to drafting the FY25 budget for the Brooklet City Council.

Chairman Thompson made the tie breaking vote to rezone a property adjacent to Youngblood Road from a Residential-25 to Residential-15, after developers received approval from the EDP to utilize a community septic-sewage system. Residents of homes near the proposed subdivision spoke in opposition to the request. Click on the picture to read all County business covered at the meeting.

Bulloch Commissioners heard presentations for the final two departments on Thursday for the upcoming budget. Click on the picture to read more.

One of the actions taken by the City Council at their bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday was to approve the paving of the City's last unpaved street. They also approved the new proximity waiver revisions to help expand entertainment venues downtown. Click on the image to read about all the action taken at the meeting.

City Manager Charles Penny says this alcohol proximity ordinance is a part the grander plan of to foster a vibrant downtown business and community scene and remove limitations to this growth.

Budget requests far outweigh revenue projects; this is the continuing theme Bulloch Commissioners are balancing. The largest non-capital budget request is for additional staff to manage a rapidly growing county. Click on the picture to read more about the budget needs and revenue challenges.