Bulloch County Commissioners met during regular session for their bi-monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6.
The commissioner's meeting began with a special presentation honoring youth state champions in track and baseball.
Commissioner Curt Deal announced after the presentation that the Harrison Deal Scholarship Fund implemented this spring has helped 146 youths participate in Parks & Recreation sports so far.
Deal also announced an annual college scholarship for a part-time Parks & Recreations employee. The inaugural scholarship went to Carson Estep, an accounting major at Georgia Southern.
Zoning Variance Requests
Withdrawn: The Georgia Transmission Corporation has submitted an application for a conditional use to allow a Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining operation. The property is located at 5634 Hwy. 119 North.
Withdrawn: Wayman E. Shuman has submitted an application to rezone 60.2 acres from AG-5 to R-25 (residential 25,000 sq. ft.) to allow for the development of a single-family subdivision. The property is located on Shuman Road and Old River Road.
Approved: Michael Hendrix, on behalf of Carol Hendrix Estates, has submitted an application for a conditional use to allow a Manufactured Home to be placed on a R-40 parcel. The property is located at 3712 W.C. Hodges Road.
Denied: Theron J. Rushing Jr. has submitted an application for a conditional use to allow a 15 acre surface mine as defined by Natural Resources Development with the Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance. The property is located on Cypress Lake Road between Lotts Creek Bridge and John R. Coleman Road.
Approved: Sharelle Crawford-Ervin has submitted an application for a conditional use to allow a Manufactured Home to be placed on a R-25 parcel. The property is located at 1929 Hightower Road.
Approved (5-1): John Cone has submitted an application for a conditional use to allow a Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining operation. The property is located at 5634 Hwy. 119 North.
Consent Agenda
Approved: Motion to approve acceptance of a Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) BOOST Grant Award for 2022-2023.
Approved: Motion to purchase hardware for the 911 Telephone System Refresh.
Approved: Motion to approve the purchase of a Stryker Stretcher in the amount of $25,279.83.
Approved: Motion to approve the purchase of four (4) Motorola APX 6000 portable radios in the amount of $23,634.27.
Approved: Motion to Approve the purchase of two(2) Case IH Farmall 105A Tractors and two (2) Modern Ag 15' Predator Mowers from Tidewater Ag & Construction in the Amount of $158,000.00.
Approved: Motion to approve an internet agreement with Bulloch Solutions for the Bulloch County Extension Office.
Approved: Motion grant an alcoholic beverage license for retail beer and wines sales to Jigneshkuma V. Patel, Jalaram 12 LLC, located at 3180 US Highway 25 Statesboro, Georgia 30461
Approved: Motion to approve the purchase of additional arena panels and gates for Ag Complex from Priefert Rodeo & Equipment in the amount of $27,781.28.
Approved: Motion to approve a bid and enter into a contract with Mid-State Striping, Inc., for road restriping and sign replacements on approximately 35 miles of County roads, in the amount of $227,873.87, to be funded by TSPLOST.
Approved: Motion to purchase two xray scanners for $54,506.25 with a budget of $60,000.
Approved: Motion grant an alcoholic beverage license for retail beer and wines sales to Remeschandra Patel, Neel 2022 LLC, located at 21196 US Highway 80 E Statesboro, Georgia 30461.
New Business
Approved: Motion to approve a contract with Maxwell-Reddick and Associates, Inc., in the amount of $58,800 to perform surveying and engineering design services for the Josh Smith Road Paving Project, to be funded by TSPLOST.
Approved: Discussion and/or Action: Motion to approve a change order with EMC Engineering in the amount of $5,500 to relocate a drainage easement on the Hood Road Paving Project.
The full meeting can be found on the County Commissioner's facebook page.
