Local Government

Qualifying ended on Thursday with three candidates qualifying. John Grotheer, Kenneth Jackson, and Tangie Reese Johnson have all qualified to run for Statesboro City Council District 1 in this November's special election.

A large crowd of attendees at tonight's Statesboro City Council meeting exited the council chambers after the council decided to table agenda item 8, the public hearing about Blue Fern Management's request to annex 714 acres of property for the development of a mixed-use subdivision on Burkhalter Road.

Bulloch County Board of Commissioners made a request to GADOT for flashing beacons at the US Hwy 25 at the Rocky Ford Road intersection, as well as a traffic signal at the US Hwy 80 at the Akins Pond Road intersection at Tuesday's meeting. Click on the picture to read about all business covered at the meeting.

John Grotheer and Tangie Reese Johnson qualified to run for City Council District 1 today. Grice Connect will update daily with any new qualifiers.

In recent public hearings, Bulloch County School Board members and citizens discussed the complexities of the state-mandated 14-mill tax rate and its impact on local taxpayers. The conversation covered concerns about potential tax increases, the balance of residential development, and recent legislative efforts to address these ongoing challenges.

Brooklet City Council met on Thursday, August 15, covering topics including Cromley Road, Winnie Brook Subdivision, water and sewer, rezoning, and more. The Council approved a moratorium on new zoning and annexation applications through December of 2024.

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.