Local Government

The Brooklet Planning and Zoning Commission's August 13 meeting focused heavily on the proposed "Oldfield" subdivision, with discussions centered around its impact on Brooklet. Concerns were raised about the timing of the city’s sewer system readiness and the potential strain on essential services, but developers assured the commission of their commitment to addressing these challenges.

The Georgia EPD returned to the Southeast Bulloch High School to hold a public meeting and hearing about applications from Bryan and Bulloch County to drill four new wells inside of Bulloch County, to supply the Hyundai Metaplant with maximum of 6.625 million gallons of water per day. Special conditions of the permits required a mitigation fund to be established that would pay for wells that are negatively impacted by the water withdraw to be lowered or re-drilled.

Bulloch County Commissioners received TS Debby emergency response and road damage updates at their meeting on Monday. After hearing the reports the commissioners unanimouly approved up to $5 million to speed up repairs of roads.

At the August 12th Board of Commissioners meeting, several public safety officials and the commissioners came together to discuss the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Debby. After a citizens voiced his concerns of a proposed 714-acre development commissioners voted to challenge the annexation.

Statesboro City Council approved a resolution calling for a Special Election to fill the unexpired term of the vacant District One council seat, previously held by Phil Boyum. Read about this and all business covered during Tuesday's council meeting.

The Mayor and Brooklet city council led discussions about their intentions to request additional SPLOST funding outside of their percentage allocation, hopefully to be used towards the sewer plans of the new SEB school.

On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Farmlands, chaired by Statesboro's Senator Billy Hickman, convened for its inaugural meeting at the Georgia Southern University Center for Continuing Education. The session was dedicated to tackling the pressing issue of safeguarding Georgia's valuable agricultural lands.

The Bulloch County Board of Education tentatively approved the adoption of the 2024 Tax Digest and M&O Millage Rate for FY25, at 7.932 mills. This is a decrease from last year's millage rate of 8.478, but an increase of .374 mill over the rollback rate set this year.

The Statesboro City Council approved $20,000 each for three apartment complexes to enhance security. Councilman Phil Boyum announced his resignation after 12 years effective August 1st. Continue reading for all business covered by City Council tonight.