[0:04] And congratulations and we'll
congratulate
[0:07] even more.
>> Yep. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you,
[0:09] Board, for taking time out
for us to come represent or present to
[0:14] you guys.
I think a lot of these kids might have
[0:17] to go to the chiropractor with the neck
problems with all that weight they got
[0:20] around their necks.
Um
[0:23] So, I'm going to call up
the teams that I coach. My name is Hank
[0:26] Shirley. I coach the 4-H um
air rifle and 22 teams.
[0:32] So, we're going to start with the the
sporter air rifle team.
[0:36] Morgan Abercrombie.
[0:40] Willow Combs.
Willow here?
[0:44] Not here. Violet Combs.
[0:48] Jackson Carter.
[0:51] Preston Griner.
[0:55] Finn Griner.
[0:59] Braden Siems. Is Braden here tonight?
I haven't seen him.
[1:04] Kendall Mangum.
Kendall didn't make it. Uh Will
[1:08] Greathouse.
And Bethany Shirley.
[1:14] That's the sporter air rifle team. The
sporter 22 rifle team
[1:18] was Bethany Shirley, Preston Griner,
Clayton Jennings,
[1:24] and Daniel Jennings.
[1:29] The 22 silhouette team was Preston
Griner, Clayton Jennings, Daniel
[1:33] Jennings, and Will Greathouse.
And shooting precision air rifle and
[1:38] three-position order
uh three-position
[1:42] uh smallbore rifle was Bethany Shirley.
So, on the team accomplishments, uh the
[1:49] sporter air rifle team got first place
team CMP state championship for the
[1:53] second consecutive year.
Um they got first place team American
[1:56] Legion State Championship.
And they got the National Championship
[2:01] team Orion
sporter air rifle league in the
[2:04] distinguished junior division.
Uh, the individual recognitions for um,
[2:10] sporter air rifle Morgan Abernathy
got first place sporter air rifle
[2:15] individual in the state CMP
Championship.
[2:19] And she also got first place sporter air
rifle individual in the American Legion
[2:23] State Championship.
Kendall Mangham
[2:26] got third place individual sporter air
rifle in the CMP State Championship.
[2:31] And Violet Combs got third place U17
sporter air rifle individual at the CMP
[2:37] Southeast Regional Championship.
Uh, sporter air rifle
[2:41] the sporter 22 team
placed fourth place in the state 4-H
[2:46] State Championship.
And the individual recognitions for
[2:50] precision air and small bore Bethany
Shirley earned second place individual
[2:54] at the CMP precision 3P air rifle
Southeast Regional Championship.
[3:00] Third place precision air rifle team CMP
uh, precision 3P air rifle Southeast
[3:06] Regional Championship and third place
junior small bore team
[3:11] CMP National Championship.
Uh,
[3:16] these accomplishments are only represent
a small highlight of what these kids
[3:20] also uh, won a lot of uh, local matches
and throughout the year so that's why
[3:26] you see a lot more medals around their
necks.
[3:28] I'd also like to recognize our
graduating seniors this year Clayton
[3:31] Jennings
Bethany Shirley.
[3:35] I know that their time in 4-H has given
them given both these athletes a strong
[3:39] foundation for future success.
[3:43] I want to also
uh,
[3:46] congratulate Bethany Shirley as a
graduating senior on
[3:50] her uh, she truly accomplished some
outstanding things in um
[3:56] over the course of her years competing
with 4-H.
[3:59] Her totals are eight state championship
titles, five as an individual, three
[4:05] team, six individual regional
championships,
[4:10] four
individual
[4:13] she's got four national
championship titles, three individuals,
[4:17] one team.
She also holds three national records.
[4:21] Team member national record 5-m BB high
aggregate score,
[4:26] individual national record CMP high
score three-p position final score, and
[4:31] individual national record highest
aggregate score at the American Legion
[4:36] national championship.
She's also
[4:40] she also received our distinguished
marksmanship pin from the CMP, which is
[4:45] very prestigious.
[4:52] » [applause]
[4:57] » Now, get closer together for a picture.
>> [applause]
[5:03] » There you go.
[5:25] » Job well done.
>> [applause]
[5:32] [applause]
>> So, I think the uh
[5:35] the archery team's going to come up
next, uh Gaylen.
[5:55] » Good afternoon
or evening.
[5:57] If I could have the the members of the
Archer team come up, Clinton Davis,
[6:02] Gabriella Alfaro, and Hazel Alden.
[6:15] All right. So, as Hank said, my name's
Galen Davis. I'm the head Archer coach.
[6:19] Um
first, let me express the gratitude
[6:23] to the county and and everything they do
for the program.
[6:27] Um it does not go unnoticed.
Um
[6:31] the new facilities that we have
are
[6:35] bar none the best in the state.
And we are truly grateful.
[6:40] This past year, we held a indoor
fundraiser event.
[6:44] We had 60 archers from around the state.
Numerous counties
[6:51] came up to us and commended us on that
facility.
[6:55] Okay?
There's nothing like it in the state.
[6:59] Right now, it is the largest
indoor facility in the state.
[7:04] Okay?
So, that that's something to be proud
[7:07] of.
Um
[7:11] we had a great season.
You know, it was
[7:15] um
it was a season of of growth, a season
[7:20] of of new archers coming into the
program, which is always a good thing.
[7:25] Um at state indoor,
we had second place finisher, Hazel
[7:30] Alden,
in the compound novice class.
[7:35] She finished second out of 111 shooters.
Gabriella Alfaro finished third
[7:42] in the senior compound female
out of 94 archers.
[7:49] At state outdoor,
Gabriella Alfaro finished first in the
[7:53] senior compound. That's
male and female, so she finished first
[7:57] out of the entire group.
By finishing first, she was awarded
[8:02] master status
and was recognized at state 4-H Congress
[8:07] a few weeks ago.
Gabriella is one of a few
[8:13] around the state that has been awarded
the master status in individual
[8:18] and as a team event. She was part of the
team in 2024 that went to Nebraska.
[8:24] So, that is a great accomplishment by
itself.
[8:27] Um
again,
[8:30] thank you for the continued support. We
look forward to another successful
[8:33] season.
Thank you.
[8:37] » [applause]
[8:42] [applause]
[9:06] [applause]
[9:13] » I don't think the I don't think the
shotgun team could make it, so BB's up
[9:16] next.
Ms. Gordy, you
[9:20] » I said that right, right?
>> You did.
[9:22] Fantastic.
Hey, I'm Jamie Gordy. I am the head
[9:25] coach of the Walton County 4-H BB team.
Um and if I could have my BB shooters
[9:31] come on up. There's a lot of them, so I
won't call them out individually.
[9:39] » When I was coaching, there were only
eight.
[9:41] » [laughter]
>> We had We had 30 this year.
[9:44] » I think you've grown a lot.
>> [laughter]
[9:47] » We do have the largest team in the
state. So.
[9:54] And they also won a few things this
year.
[9:57] » Please Please highlight them.
>> [laughter]
[10:02] » Um
So, this is our team.
[10:06] We
first of all, are very thankful for the
[10:08] facilities that y'all provide to us as
get to
[10:12] repeat what Galen said, they are the
best BB facilities in the state. Um
[10:17] and we are able to host multiple
matches. Our biggest match this year was
[10:21] almost 170 shooters. Um we have enough
room to do that and people are just
[10:28] amazed at it. So, we did have the
largest team in the state this year with
[10:32] about 30 shooters, which means we took
multiple teams to each match. We
[10:37] competed in almost a dozen matches.
We had an undefeated regular season. We
[10:42] were second in state because Cook County
just had a really good day. And then
[10:50] we
um
[10:53] had the top shooter in the state,
Madison Everett.
[10:57] So, and we had
[11:01] on the test at state. BB
is four positions. It's prone, standing,
[11:06] sitting, and kneeling
with a test and the test counts as part
[11:10] of your score. So, we really focus on
the test. So, having that many 100s at
[11:15] state was amazing. We also had multiple
100s during the whole season. Um
[11:21] So, that is our
our
[11:24] you know, our state this year. Now, this
year we went to Nationals in Rogers,
[11:31] Arkansas for the Daisy National BB Gun
Championship.
[11:36] Um and we won.
We had a team of five girls
[11:43] that shot
almost the national record, two points
[11:46] shy of the national record. They won
first place by 57 points
[11:53] over the second place team, which is a
phenomenal
[11:58] the highest margin of victory ever that
anyone could remember at Daisy, and shot
[12:02] the highest score ever shot at Daisy.
Not only that, the team
[12:06] um had a perfect 500 on the test,
which earned them the polity for test
[12:13] trophy. So,
phenomenal. We had two alternates who
[12:18] competed compete and earned
did great. We had a team of champions
[12:22] who uh four champions who shot on the
team last year that were able to compete
[12:27] this year who also did amazing. But, my
five team members
[12:32] that earned
the golden trophy were um Olivia Barth,
[12:38] Violet Combs, Freya Combs,
Madison Everett,
[12:42] and Aubrey Finley.
So,
[12:46] shake my hand.
>> [applause]
[12:57] [applause]
>> Huddle them together. I want to get a
[13:00] picture of the trophy.
[13:05] Come forward a little bit and then get
behind.
[13:08] A group of you kneel and others get
behind it. Bunch in.
[13:19] Good.
[13:25] Yeah.
Rock.
[13:28] Yeah.
[13:43] » [applause]
[13:48] » Jamie.
>> [applause]
[13:48] » Jamie.
Jamie, y'all y'all just stay up here,
[13:52] Jamie.
Yeah, I'd like to I'd like to call the
[13:55] uh air rifle team back up.
And uh
[13:59] all the coaches and parents
everybody come back up.
[14:05] Parents.
[14:08] Everybody.
Y'all were fixing to get up and leave
[14:11] when this is over anyway, so you might
as well get out of that chair.
[14:16] » Get a group picture.
>> Okay, so
[14:20] we do this every year. Walton County's
very successful and we come up here and
[14:24] we brag about what we do every year and
uh
[14:26] last year uh
Sheriff Brooks was here and he watched
[14:30] uh he watched what was going on and he
he heard a little bit about how far we
[14:33] travel
and uh he called me about
[14:37] about the beginning of the year,
sometime in January I think it was, and
[14:39] said, "Hey,
I want to do a fundraiser
[14:43] for the for the SAFE teams." And we
started talking and we worked it out and
[14:46] uh
he ended up doing a clay shoot for us
[14:50] and it was phenomenally successful.
Um and then uh
[14:58] » Uh
hello everyone. My name's Joe Brunson
[15:00] and I'm the Walton County uh extension
agent. And uh
[15:05] so tonight we wanted to take a moment
and recognize uh and thank Sheriff
[15:10] Brooks for his incredible support of the
Walton County
[15:14] 4-H SAFE shooting sports programs.
The success of our youth shooting sports
[15:19] programs depends on strong community
partnerships and Sheriff Brooks has gone
[15:23] above and beyond by investing his time
and personal commitment to helping our
[15:28] athletes succeed.
Through his fundraising efforts with the
[15:32] support of Beyond the Badge, more than
$30,000 has been raised this year to
[15:37] support these SAFE teams.
These programs are not just about
[15:42] shooting or competition, they're about
building character and preparing our
[15:46] youth to become responsible citizens and
tomorrow's leaders. Sheriff Brooks, on
[15:51] behalf of our athletes, families,
coaches, and supporters, thank you for
[15:55] believing in these young people and for
recognizing the importance of giving
[15:59] them opportunities to succeed. Thank you
very much.
[16:04] » [applause]
[16:08] » We uh
>> [applause]
[16:10] » the the SAFE teams had a plaque made for
the Sheriff. Uh
[16:13] it's the first annual event, so we're
expecting to do this again every year.
[16:18] Thank [laughter] you, Sheriff Brooks.
[16:30] » I just want to say great job you kids,
young adults, but the coaches, I know
[16:38] how much effort it takes to work with
these,
[16:41] and great job. Y'all making Walton
proud.
[17:16] » That's it.
[17:22] » Very good.
>> [applause]
[17:31] » Now, Hank, we will give you all a couple
minutes before we go to the next award
[17:36] if if all these want to leave.
>> Yes, sir.
[17:46] » You're right. Hank did a wonderful job
on that facility, didn't he?
[17:50] » [laughter]
[18:46] » Uh we've got a retirement recognition.
Uh Walton County Fire Rescue
[18:52] is it
[18:55] Is the chief here? Is he going to
[19:01] Herbert Huff Jr.
>> Yeah, I'll I'll I'll go ahead and start
[19:06] this. Um
just so everybody knows, every every
[19:10] month we honor our retirees that'll be
moving on into retirement from service
[19:15] to Walton County. And we do this every
month just because we want to make sure
[19:20] that we
honor them and respect their service.
[19:24] Our first retiree,
Herb Huff, if you'll step forward.
[19:30] Herb was hired as a firefighter driver
engineer in 2002.
[19:36] Promoted to captain in 2013.
Promoted to fire captain in 2014.
[19:43] In 2021, he continued serving as the
fire captain while also taking on the
[19:48] additional role of temporary deputy
coroner.
[19:52] He'll be retiring in 2026 after 24 years
of dedicated service to Walton County as
[19:59] a fire captain. Just like to appreciate
everything you've done for us and honor
[20:04] you with
plaque tonight.
[20:07] Thank you, sir.
>> [applause]
[20:13] [applause]
[20:20] » I think I found one.
>> [applause]
[20:24] » Thank you.
[20:30] Ms. Donna Boone,
is she here tonight?
[20:36] No.
Ms. Donna
[20:39] is going to be retiring from the tax
as tax clerk. She was hired as tax clerk
[20:45] in 2010, promoted to senior tax and tag
clerk in 2013.
[20:50] Promoted to property tax supervisor in
2019. She'll be retiring in 2026
[20:56] as property tax supervisor after 16
years of dedicated service.
[21:01] I'd like to honor her tonight, too.
[21:05] » [applause]
[21:11] » And finally, Sam Blue. Uh if he's here
tonight, if you will step forward and
[21:16] I'll also have Ronnie step forward. Uh
Sam was hired as a paramedic in 2014 and
[21:22] he'll be retiring in 2026 as a paramedic
after 12 years of service. So, thank
[21:27] you, sir, for all of your service.
[21:31] » [applause]
[21:45] » I can say a lot about
Sam tonight and
[21:49] all the things he's done and how much we
appreciate him and we do
[21:53] very much appreciate all that he's done.
I'd like to thank him personally
[21:58] for the service that he's rendered to
Walton County EMS
[22:03] and to the people of this county.
He's made a lot He's made a difference
[22:07] in a lot of people's lives through the
years.
[22:10] Sam's one of those employees that when
you uh
[22:14] see his name on the schedule,
it means that I have to worry a lot less
[22:19] that day.
You know he's going to show up.
[22:23] You know he's going to do a good job.
You know he's going to do the right
[22:28] thing.
And you know he's going to treat people
[22:31] right.
And that's all the things that are
[22:34] important to me
also as a director of the service.
[22:39] Sam's been a loyal employee.
He's been an advisor not only to the
[22:46] fellow employees, but to me also.
I've always respected his opinion
[22:53] and felt that I could trust him. I could
trust him. He would tell me He'd tell me
[22:56] the truth about things.
He's also been a friend through the
[23:00] years that we've
we've grown close. Our friendship has
[23:05] grown grown strong.
And I I hate to see him go. He's one of
[23:10] those employees that you just don't want
to
[23:12] lose.
He's going to leave a void
[23:17] in our service.
When he leaves, a lot of knowledge and a
[23:22] lot of experiences going are is going to
leave with him.
[23:26] But as I was thinking today, a lot of
that's going to stay in the people that
[23:31] he's helped train
and mentor
[23:34] through the years.
These younger generation of
[23:38] paramedics and EMTs that have come
along,
[23:41] Sam has helped them. And that part will
stay on and it'll live on for a long
[23:46] time after Sam is
Sam is gone.
[23:51] So we do
we're going to miss him.
[23:55] And but we wish him well in his in his
endeavors and
[24:00] all the rest of the days of of his life.
And Sam, we love you.
[24:05] And uh we we appreciate you and we know
that God's going to bless you in
[24:09] anything and everything that we do. So
thank you.
[24:14] » [applause]
[24:23] [applause]
[24:28] » Okay.
Huh?
[24:30] » I'd like to comment to these guys.
>> Go ahead.
[24:33] » Hey uh I'd like to personally thank the
retirees for tonight, but also
[24:37] especially Herb and Sam. I've had the
privilege of [snorts and clears throat]
[24:39] working alongside both of them
at times, and they're some of the best
[24:43] in the business and the wealth of
knowledge and the patient care from both
[24:46] of them. These guys were the first one
on the scene and the last guys off.
[24:50] They always dedicated their heart and
soul to this county and the people in
[24:53] it. So thank y'all for what y'all have
done.
[24:57] Thank you.
>> [applause]
[25:01] » Okay, we have the American Red Cross
recognition of Walton Fire Rescue sound
[25:08] the alarm event.
[25:22] » Hello, my name is Patty Duckworth. I'm
the executive director of the Northeast
[25:26] Georgia chapter and I'm joined by my
colleague Katie Eckhardt. She's
[25:29] situational awareness and planning for
the state of Georgia with the American
[25:33] Red Cross. Um I'd like to invite the
Walton County Fire Department to please
[25:36] join me.
[25:44] Oh yeah, all you guys come on down.
[25:48] » [laughter]
[26:01] » Guys, I want to tell you you have the
best of the best in this county. You
[26:05] genuinely do from your sheriff to your
fire department. I work with 21 counties
[26:09] and I'm going to tell you these guys
make our lives so much easier and we
[26:14] hope we provide the same to them.
It is our honor to present the Good
[26:18] Neighbor Award to Walton County Fire
Department in recognition of their
[26:22] outstanding partnership with the
American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia
[26:26] and their continued commitment to
keeping families safe throughout Walton
[26:29] County.
This past March, we had the privilege of
[26:32] partnering with Walton County Fire
Department in our Sound the Alarm event.
[26:36] Together, our teams went door-to-door in
the community installing 55 free smoke
[26:41] detectors and providing families with
important home safety and preparedness
[26:45] information.
But their commitment didn't end when
[26:49] that event was over. Throughout the
year, the Walton County Fire Department
[26:53] has continued their important work
installing an additional 40 smoke
[26:58] detectors in homes across the community,
bringing our combined impact to the to
[27:03] 95 smoke alarms installed.
Home fires are the most frequent
[27:07] disaster the Red Cross responds to, and
having working smoke alarms can provide
[27:12] families with the critical time they
need to safely escape from home fire.
[27:17] Outreach like this is much more about is
is about much more than installing an
[27:22] alarm.
It's about prevention, preparedness,
[27:25] education, and neighbors looking out for
neighbors.
[27:29] The Walton County Fire Department truly
embodies what that means to be a good
[27:33] neighbor. Their willingness to work
alongside our volunteers,
[27:37] welcome us into their community, and
continue this life-saving work
[27:41] throughout the year demonstrates an
incredible commitment to the people they
[27:44] serve.
We are tremendously grateful for their
[27:47] partnership and for the trust and
collaboration that exists between our
[27:51] organizations. Together, we are helping
making Walton Coun- Walton County safer,
[27:56] stronger, and better prepared.
On behalf of the American Red Cross of
[28:00] Northeast Georgia, it is our privilege
to present the Good Neighbor Award to
[28:04] the Walton County Fire Department. Thank
you for your service, your partnership,
[28:08] and everything you do for our community.
[28:12] » [applause]
[28:21] [applause]
[28:54] » Thank y'all.
>> [applause]
[29:03] » Thank y'all for being here.
[29:08] All right. If everyone will stand, we'll
do the pledge of allegiance and have the
[29:13] invocation.
[29:17] » pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America
[29:22] and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
[29:27] indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
[30:00] » Amen.
[30:07] Okay, if anyone would like to leave
before I call the meeting to order,
[30:11] now's the time.
[30:15] Enjoy Enjoy the evening.
[30:37] All right. So,
who reboots that?
[30:41] » Yeah.
[33:07] » If not, I entertain a motion to uh
>> [snorts]
[33:11] » adopt the agenda.
>> So moved.
[33:14] » Second.
>> We have a motion, we have a second. All
[33:17] those in favor say I.
>> I.
[33:19] » I.
>> Opposed?
[33:21] Passes unanimous.
John, I'm going to turn this old
[33:25] business over to you real quick.
>> Sure. Um after some discussion, we've
[33:32] got two different work sessions have
been proposed. One that directly
[33:36] involves the uh repurposing of the
administration portion of the old jail
[33:42] um for department expansions and instead
of having multiple work session
[33:48] meetings,
one of the uh proposed ideas was to
[33:51] consolidate these two.
And um like to for your consideration to
[33:57] set a meeting on August 25th. It's a
Tuesday.
[34:02] And if we start off
like to start off with parks and
[34:06] recreation
as the first part of the meeting from
[34:10] 5:30 till 6:30
and the second part of the meeting from
[34:14] 6:30 till 7:30 of old jail renovation
discussion among the
[34:20] commission.
That way we can set one meeting,
[34:23] tackle both of those issues,
and we will go ahead and advertise that
[34:28] uh work session at a set time so that if
um
[34:34] somebody wants to come for one topic or
the other, they can select which one or
[34:38] everybody's welcome to come for both.
[34:44] » Okay.
Do we need to
[34:48] make that a motion to set this up or
just agree to
[34:56] » I think that's a great idea.
>> Yes. Thank you for your help and
[35:00] coordination on making all that happen.
>> All right.
[35:05] Now we go straight to your report, John.
You keep the mic.
[35:09] » Okay, I'll I'll try to run this through
from the different departments. Um Parks
[35:14] and Recreation fall registration is
complete. We have 2,000 973
[35:20] kids participating in recreational
sports across Walton County.
[35:25] On September 19th at The Grove, we're
going to have a craft fair.
[35:29] On
um
[35:31] September 26th, we're going to have a
charity concert and bouncy houses from
[35:36] 1:30 till 10:00 at night. There'll be
three bands playing at the amphitheater.
[35:42] And on August 15th,
um there is a road race and kayak race
[35:47] at Hard Labor Creek State Park or Hard
Labor Creek Reservoir.
[35:52] Um and that is going to be a 5K.
And if anybody on the commission wants
[35:57] to participate, we'll wave uh
the entry fee.
[36:01] » What was the date of that?
>> August 15th.
[36:03] » Yeah, can I bring an electric bike?
>> Yeah.
[36:07] Um in um
Walton EMS uh
[36:12] uh
they've been
[36:14] very busy. They're processing the hiring
of six
[36:18] uh additional staff
um with one that's finishing paramedic
[36:22] school this fall. And we have two more
staff members that'll be starting class
[36:27] in the fall as paramedics and EMS.
And um
[36:33] Keep Walton Beautiful.
The staff have completed their annual
[36:37] litter assessment for the county. All of
the six districts had improved index
[36:43] scores, but there's always uh room for
improvement.
[36:47] And we'd like to encourage any of the
public that would like to assist with
[36:51] the Adopt-a-Road program to reach out to
Keep Walton Beautiful to help uh uh
[36:56] participate in that.
In finance, the auditors will be
[37:00] arriving August 31st to perform the FY26
audit and will be reporting back to you.
[37:06] They'll be on site for 3 weeks.
Um so we're moving forward with that
[37:11] process.
Walton County Water,
[37:14] we currently have 18,452
active customers.
[37:19] Um
we have the water rate study which is in
[37:22] process. Morris and I are working
together with them on that. The water
[37:26] portion of the DOT project for the
roundabout at 138 and 81 is now
[37:31] complete. Um the water portion for
Highway 20
[37:35] uh improvements um they're continuing,
but they're moving slowly.
[37:40] Um and then we continue to wait for the
work at the 78 bridge at Highway 138
[37:45] which has been delayed.
Um the water plant at Hard Labor Creek
[37:49] Reservoir is on schedule. They're
currently 50 uh percent complete now
[37:55] and expect a completion date of January
of 2028.
[38:00] Uh and we have phase one and phase two
water transmission lines that are under
[38:05] construction as we speak.
In public works,
[38:09] um
completed resurfacing portions of um Bay
[38:13] Creek Church Road and Youth Monroe Road.
And they've completed HA5 pavement
[38:20] preservation projects in the columns at
Providence Club and Wood Lake
[38:24] subdivision.
[38:29] Fire,
um, currently just wanted to do a
[38:33] shout-out from their acknowledgements
and everything, but we also
[38:38] have needs in the fire department. We
have open firefighter one and
[38:42] firefighter two positions currently with
12 positions across the department open.
[38:47] So, if anybody's interested in fire, um,
we encourage you to apply.
[38:53] In In planning, we move We're moving
forward. In June, we had 21
[38:58] single-family permits for the month. And
so far in July, we have, uh, issued 24
[39:04] single-family permits following up.
[39:12] Carl has been busy with the different
storms and emergency management. And one
[39:17] of the things that I just wanted to
commend all the departments between the
[39:20] sheriff's department, fire, and
emergency management is for our, um,
[39:25] ongoing preparation that they've been
completing to make sure that our, um,
[39:30] students are, uh, all taken care of and,
um, as they return back to school.
[39:36] And finally, we currently have a head
count of 1,035 employees across HR
[39:42] department. We just completed an update
from the, um,
[39:48] employee health clinic. All of our
numbers continue to go up, which are
[39:52] resulting in increased participation,
results in increased savings across the
[39:57] board of providing health insurance. And
one final thing that I have, um, on my
[40:02] report is that we have a conflict, like
we did last year in the month of
[40:07] November, with the clerk's training. So,
Rhonda and Gretchen are expected to get
[40:12] mandated training the first week of
November. So, we've double-checked with
[40:17] planning and the other departments that
would have timing and scheduling issues
[40:22] and we will um need to be recommending
that we delay
[40:26] the regular meeting on the 3rd until the
10th the next week so that we don't have
[40:32] any conflicts with the planning
commission or anything. So, if you would
[40:35] um
consider making that change and
[40:37] approving that and to move forward so
they can attend that training and not
[40:41] have to drive through the middle of the
night to try to get to that after a
[40:44] commission meeting. Um I'd appreciate it
for So, it'll be November 10th at 6:00.
[40:50] » Let's uh go ahead and take care of that
now if uh if y'all
[40:55] » Make a motion to change that meeting to
the 10th.
[40:57] » I'll second.
>> We have a motion and a second. Any
[41:00] further discussion?
All those in favor, say I.
[41:05] » I.
>> Opposed?
[41:07] » Moving forward, we'll do our best. We
don't always know what the clerk
[41:10] training schedule's going to be, but um
but if it does appear that they're going
[41:15] to keep it the first week of November,
we'll go ahead and as we set up our
[41:19] calendar for next year, we'll try to
avoid that one just so we don't have to
[41:22] change it. But with that, that concludes
my report tonight, sir.
[41:26] » Thank you very much. Any questions of
the county manager on any of the items
[41:30] he covered?
Thank you, John.
[41:33] » You're welcome.
>> All right, the next uh
[41:36] item six are resolutions. First one is
to adopt our 2026 millage rate.
[41:44] And what we're proposing is leaving the
mill rate exactly as the same as last
[41:49] year
at 12.278.
[41:52] And in the same resolution
covers the special fire district
[41:59] millage rate and it's exactly the same
at 2.365.
[42:08] We've held the three public meetings
and need to move forward on this. So,
[42:15] » I make a motion to approve.
>> We got a motion to adopt the millage
[42:19] rates.
>> Second.
[42:21] » We got a second.
Any further discussion?
[42:25] All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[42:28] » Oppose?
>> I.
[42:29] » I.
[42:32] » Who I know Lee voted no.
>> Dixon.
[42:36] » And Dixon.
[42:40] Still carries four to two.
All right. Next item on the adoption
[42:47] of millage rates, we have to adopt the
schools millage rate.
[42:52] Uh because we're
[42:55] This is where it's done. Uh their
millage rate
[43:00] is recommended at 15.367
mil
[43:05] is
uh and zero for debt service. So, they
[43:10] have no debt service.
And I understand that's a slight
[43:13] reduction from last year.
>> That is correct.
[43:17] » All right. We'll need a motion to adopt
the schools millage rate.
[43:20] » So moved.
>> We got a motion.
[43:23] » Second.
>> We got a second.
[43:26] Any further discussion?
All those in favor of that say I.
[43:31] » I.
>> I.
[43:32] » Oppose?
[43:36] All right. We got budget amendments with
the sheriff's office youth
[43:40] investigations.
Item 63.
[43:46] » The
>> [clears throat]
[43:47] » first one is the budget transfer to move
funds from we've got law admin, uniform
[43:51] patrol, court services, and 911
personnel accounts in the amount of
[43:55] $481,627.83
[44:00] to law admin, uniform patrol, and youth
investigation personnel accounts in the
[44:05] amount of $477,509.21.
[44:09] This was approval of position changes,
reclassification, and grade changes that
[44:13] was approved during July 7th board
meeting. This transfer would have an
[44:17] increase in fund balance.
And the second line item is for
[44:23] youth investigation, a budget transfer
to move funds from regular and personnel
[44:28] accounts in the amount of $86,382.64
[44:33] to temporary and personnel accounts in
the amount of $86,382.64.
[44:40] This request is relates to a deputy
sheriff position being unfunded to fund
[44:44] two temporary deputy sheriff position.
This transfer would have no effect on
[44:48] fund balance.
>> Okay, are there any questions from the
[44:52] board?
>> Motion to approve.
[44:54] » Second.
>> We got a motion to approve and a second.
[44:59] All those in favor, say I.
>> I.
[45:02] » Opposed?
[45:05] As is. All right, we got item 64, budget
amendment and project link budget,
[45:12] Splash 5, Barrington Manor resurfacing
project.
[45:24] » Yes, sir. This is our project link
budget for Barrington Manor.
[45:30] Uh there is a typo on the on the
project link budget. The the total cost
[45:36] would be
$69,533.
[45:41] » Instead of $102,000?
>> Yes, sir.
[45:44] » Okay. 69
>> $533.50.
[45:53] » That's a big typo.
>> Well, it uh
[45:57] our system builds in uh shoulder work
and striping, which won't be needed for
[46:02] this project.
>> Okay.
[46:05] This will be coming out splash five.
>> Splash five, yes sir.
[46:09] » All right. Entertain a motion.
>> I'll take a motion to approve.
[46:12] » We got a motion to approve.
>> Second.
[46:15] » We got a second.
Any questions? Any discussion?
[46:19] All those in favor say aye.
>> Aye.
[46:22] » Aye.
>> Oppose.
[46:24] Thank you, sir.
[46:30] Item 6.5 was added to the agenda
today. The attorney's been working on it
[46:36] and finally got it done
today.
[46:39] Uh
the water department
[46:43] uh
water and sewer department's going to
[46:45] have to bond
money to finish up the transition lines
[46:50] and we're spending money right now
and the bonds haven't been funded yet.
[46:56] So, this is a
uh intent resolution for reimbursement
[47:01] for money we've spending now
uh
[47:07] once the bonds are funded
to get paid back.
[47:11] Any questions
on this from the board?
[47:16] » Motion to approve.
>> We got a motion to approve.
[47:19] » Second.
>> We got a second.
[47:22] Any further discussion?
All those in favor say aye.
[47:26] » Aye.
>> Aye.
[47:27] » Oppose.
Passes.
[47:31] All right. Planning and development, fun
part of the meetings.
[47:39] » All right.
Uh item 7.1 is a zoning case
[47:43] Z26-0158.
[47:47] Propose to rezone 3.9 acres from R1 to
A1 to have personal outside animals.
[47:54] The applicant is Carlos Barahona.
Uh
[47:59] owner is Anita Panjwani, Arash Panjwani,
and Cynthia D. Santos Diaz. The property
[48:07] is located at 2487 Johnson Road, map and
parcel C01-00016.
[48:15] It's in District 2.
Uh there was there was some opposition
[48:20] at the Planning Commission meeting, and
the Planning Commission recommended
[48:23] denial.
[48:26] » All right, thank you. I'm going to turn
it over for the count to the county
[48:31] attorney to hold the public hearings.
[48:39] » Before we start, just remind
everyone that we follow the same
[48:43] for each public hearing.
Uh the applicant will go first. You have
[48:47] up to 10 minutes to speak.
Um
[48:49] followed by those that are in favor, and
then those in opposition.
[48:54] will have a total of 10 minutes as well.
So, please state your name and address
[48:58] before you speak.
Um and then any time not used by the
[49:02] applicant's side can be reserved for
rebuttal. With that, will the applicant
[49:06] in the first case like to come forward
to address the board?
[49:10] » You can go ahead and tell them to come
forward if they'd like to.
[49:30] » Good afternoon. My name is Carlos
Barahona.
[49:51] I have come before you uh again to see
what has transpired for the situation on
[49:58] my case.
[50:05] I wanted to know if it has been approved
or not.
[50:10] » Can Can you ask him to explain what his
request is tonight and if it's any
[50:16] different than in the past?
[50:26] » It has been the same request.
[50:37] To have permission to have
uh
[50:41] chickens and two ponies.
[50:45] And it they're not for sale, it's only
for family purposes.
[50:56] The neighbors on the left side of the
property,
[51:00] uh they're in agriculture.
[51:07] And I have temporarily lodged my animals
in that location.
[51:16] That is all.
[51:20] » Any questions for the applicant?
[51:26] How many animals do you have currently?
I guess it's chickens mostly, correct?
[51:38] » Yes, chickens and six roosters.
>> How many chickens?
[51:54] » Uh there have been about 16 to 17
chickens and quantus.
[52:01] And
the smaller ones are
[52:05] only 2 months old and there about 20 of
them.
[52:13] » And currently you don't have any
chickens on your property.
[52:27] » I do have a chicken coop in the area
because I have not placed it in my
[52:32] neighbor's
uh location for now.
[52:45] Yeah.
And the neighbor on the other side on
[52:48] the right side has taken pictures
because I one time I left the door open
[52:55] and the chickens came back in
[52:59] to my property.
[53:02] That is all.
>> I have a question for the applicant.
[53:09] Thank you, sir.
>> Gracias, senor.
[53:11] » Is there anyone else here who would like
to speak in favor of this request?
[53:19] Is there anyone here who would like to
speak in opposition?
[53:22] » Yes.
>> Please come forward one at a time.
[53:25] Will you be able to sit there?
I don't know if the state time is really
[53:28] that.
[53:36] » My name is Lawrence Bowman. I live next
door
[53:39] to him at 2487 Johnson Road, Loganville.
I've been there for 33 years. I've never
[53:45] had a problem with a neighbor nowhere
until this.
[53:49] And so far as his leaving the gate open
one time, these chickens have
[53:53] This was brought up here last year.
And it was denied.
[53:57] And y'all gave him 30 days to get rid of
the chickens.
[54:01] The chickens have I don't know how many
times code enforcement has been out
[54:04] there because of the chickens being on
his property.
[54:07] And and the chickens have remained on
his property. I have pictures here that
[54:11] y'all are welcome to look at.
And this was took
[54:16] Some of these was took
last month at the day of the meeting.
[54:20] » Thank you.
>> And uh
[54:24] So far as being 18 chickens, there's way
more 18 chickens.
[54:28] » Sir, come back to the mic for us.
>> the last meeting he said he had some in
[54:32] incubation.
And they're not for sale. The eggs are
[54:35] not for sale. There's only three people
that I know of that live there.
[54:40] How many chickens can three people use?
And
[54:46] uh my my problem is if this is re-zoned
uh
[54:51] he can have hogs,
anything over there.
[54:55] And this this property is zoned for
residential that's and I've been there
[54:58] for 33 years.
There's been no problem with it.
[55:03] And
I've got a picture on my phone that I
[55:07] took yesterday
of feathers in my yard where something
[55:12] has killed some chickens.
And let me tell you something, when you
[55:16] run over a dead chicken that's been
there for a couple of days
[55:20] with a zero turn lawn mower,
it makes a mess.
[55:24] And it stinks.
And then I have to clean my your lawn
[55:28] mower
and everything. And I've done this two
[55:30] or three times. This is not the first
time.
[55:34] And and
So far as it
[55:37] Listen, these chickens are there but but
the last meeting we had here last month,
[55:41] that afternoon, I bet there was 40
chickens in that yard.
[55:46] On my way home.
[55:49] So, that's all I've got to say. It's
just you know, y'all y'all already ruled
[55:52] on this once. I don't understand how
long this has got to go on and I don't
[55:56] understand why
after being ruled on, that he continued
[56:01] to be able to keep the chickens.
[56:05] That's all I got to say.
>> Thank you.
[56:12] » Just to let y'all know our code
enforcement officer is here if y'all
[56:15] have any questions for him.
[56:20] » Good evening, everyone. My name's Ryan
Nesbitt.
[56:24] I live diagonally across the street from
the gentleman with the chickens.
[56:29] So, they don't impact me directly now
because they don't come across the
[56:33] street, but
what Lawrence was saying, we've already
[56:37] ruled on this once.
All we're doing different this time is
[56:40] [clears throat] changing the wording in
the paperwork from
[56:44] chickens to now basically every kind of
animal he can dream up.
[56:50] This is an ongoing thing. This is This
We got to stop this somewhere.
[56:55] We continue to go over this and we
changing words and changing language and
[56:59] we're
allowing this to continue growing, not
[57:02] not not just staying the same, but this
is growing. He's he's breeding animals
[57:06] over there.
What do we think he's going to do with a
[57:08] horse? Cuz the last time he was here, he
said he wanted a male and female pony.
[57:12] Well, that to me screams breeding cuz
he's already doing it with the chickens.
[57:16] Why do you need 15 roosters or six or
however many he's got
[57:20] if you just want pet chickens? You don't
need a rooster over there.
[57:24] Roosters are only good for a couple of
things.
[57:27] So,
there's more to this than what he's
[57:30] saying. So, if we allow this to go on
to go further, it is it is going to
[57:34] propagate into something that we're not
being told. And I think a lot of us can
[57:38] assume what that is.
Um we didn't abide by the ruling the
[57:43] first time, so he did what he wanted to.
If we don't do it this time, he's going
[57:48] to do it again, and it's just going to
keep on going.
[57:51] And where is it going to stop? I mean,
it's in y'all's hands to stop this.
[57:55] We're here pleading to y'all to do so.
We've been there for 30 years as well.
[58:01] Well, 32.
Uh
[58:04] residential, that's what we bought in.
If you want a farm, go buy a farm where
[58:08] it's already agriculture.
Don't move into a residential area and
[58:12] change it.
Go buy yourself a farm, man. Okay,
[58:15] there's plenty of them out there.
I'm sorry.
[58:21] Anyway, that's it, okay? All right,
thank you.
[58:24] » Thank you.
>> Anyone else like to speak in opposition?
[58:28] Sir, would you like to rebut?
>> But the comments that have been made
[58:32] » Okay.
>> Yes.
[58:49] » If you can see up in the corner, the
last four lots are agriculture.
[59:00] I came last year to do the
planification.
[59:03] And three people came in.
[59:11] I don't get [clears throat] involved
with anybody. Uh it's not the issue for
[59:16] uh neighbors that I have.
[59:25] The gentleman that just spoke, he is
about 2 acres away
[59:29] uh in difference. I don't know what the
difference might be.
[59:46] And the the name Mark,
he is present.
[59:50] I showed him pictures and
the
[59:57] I showed him videos and photos of the
situation.
[1:00:05] And
my fence was messed up. I didn't mention
[1:00:10] anything because I didn't want any
issues about it.
[1:00:19] I just wanted to ask if it's illegal to
dump trash from one property to the
[1:00:25] other one.
[1:00:33] And I do not make a formal police
complaint because I know that there are
[1:00:37] older
persons.
[1:00:54] And [clears throat] I also
the attitude that they had towards this
[1:00:59] meeting and uh
it's not their money. It is my money
[1:01:04] that I have spent.
[1:01:12] I bought the area believing that it was
an area for agriculture and if I didn't
[1:01:18] if I was aware that it was that I would
have not bought it.
[1:01:30] And since I first bought the property,
the first gentleman that spoke has
[1:01:36] always been giving me complaints. It's
not just now.
[1:01:42] It may be because I'm Hispanic or I
don't know what the issue is.
[1:01:49] And that's it. That is all. I do not
want any more controversies.
[1:01:54] Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[1:01:55] » [clears throat]
>> That's it.
[1:02:12] » We we need to have you at the podium. Is
board in agreement or
[1:02:18] » I'm not sure what Baron has on the on
the rezone.
[1:02:21] Does everything do the rezone?
>> [clears throat]
[1:02:33] » He had some dead trees that was growing
along the fence line on his side of the
[1:02:38] fence. One of them broke off and fell
over the fence and broke the fence.
[1:02:44] It was his tree.
Broke his fence.
[1:02:48] And it laid there for 2 weeks. And I cut
it up and I didn't know that I couldn't
[1:02:53] throw it back over the fence on his
side.
[1:02:56] It was his tree and I did. And the code
enforcement guy come over to the house
[1:03:00] and said, "You can't do that."
I said, "Okay. I didn't know that." I
[1:03:04] told him, I said, "Write me a ticket."
He said, "Oh, no. I'm just letting you
[1:03:07] know you can't do that. You can't if it
if it's a tree unless you wrote a letter
[1:03:13] saying that it's a dead tree. If it
falls on your property, then you're
[1:03:17] responsible to clean it up. But I did
not damage his fence. That tree damaged
[1:03:21] his fence and it's still damaged. He has
not fixed it.
[1:03:25] As far as the trash, I've never thrown
no trash over his on his side. Now those
[1:03:30] bags and stuff where he feeds those
chickens blows all over my yard all the
[1:03:35] time and I pick them up and I do not
throw them back over on his side.
[1:03:39] But that's what happened. And as far as
the other complaint that he said in the
[1:03:43] last meeting, he said I complained about
his dogs. I did not complain about his
[1:03:47] dogs. He had them tied
to a dog house in the yard when the
[1:03:52] temperature was down to 13°
and they howled all night. Somebody
[1:03:57] called animal control. They went out and
gave him a warning two or three times
[1:04:02] [laughter] about not tying those dogs.
Every time he would leave, they tie them
[1:04:06] up again.
And animal control called me and wanted
[1:04:10] to know if they could come up to my
driveway where they could see over in
[1:04:14] the backyard where those dogs were tied
or not. And I told them they could and
[1:04:19] they came and they got the dogs.
They took the dogs. That's what happened
[1:04:25] to those.
So that's what happened.
[1:04:27] » Okay, thank you.
>> Thank you.
[1:04:32] » Public hearing is closed.
>> I'm sorry.
[1:04:34] » Closing the public hearing.
>> All right, we're closing public hearing
[1:04:38] and entertaining what the board wants to
do.
[1:04:43] » Yes, sir. I appreciate everybody coming
out tonight and
[1:04:47] um
this is a tough one but I'm going to go
[1:04:50] with the planning commission
recommendation for denial.
[1:04:54] I'm going to recommend denial.
[1:04:58] » And we have a second.
>> Second.
[1:05:01] » All right, any further discussion?
All those in favor of Mr. Myers' motion,
[1:05:07] say I.
>> I.
[1:05:09] » Oppose.
>> I.
[1:05:11] » We have a second.
>> Second.
[1:05:12] » We got Kirkland opposed, correct?
>> Yes.
[1:05:19] » All right, let's go on to seven.
>> I got one question. So, if if he keeps
[1:05:23] them chickens and they running loose,
what are we going to do about it?
[1:05:32] Yes, sir.
Huh?
[1:05:37] Well, he said they were still there.
>> It's an citing.
[1:05:43] Right now, they's in compliance.
He's got three properties that
[1:05:47] on the right of him that butt up to his
property, all three are A1.
[1:05:52] Uh he's moved his chicken coop over 50
ft into the neighbor's yard.
[1:05:57] And that's where he's storing his
chickens at this time.
[1:06:00] » Okay.
>> And they apparently have got out or he
[1:06:05] lets walks them.
[1:06:09] But he is storing them on the neighbor's
property, which is A1.
[1:06:13] » All right.
>> Anything else?
[1:06:16] » Any other questions?
[1:06:20] Thank you.
All right, let's move on to 7.2.
[1:06:26] Um
[1:06:30] » All right.
Uh case Z 260139
[1:06:36] is application to rezone 3.11 acres
from R1 to A1
[1:06:42] to have personal animals uh personal
outside animals. The applicant is Dinko
[1:06:47] Chepic. The owner is Dinko and Marissa
Chepic.
[1:06:51] The property is located at 3460 Stock
Road. It's
[1:06:56] map and parcel C0720061.
It's in district five.
[1:07:01] At the planning commission meeting,
there was no opposition in the planning
[1:07:05] commission recommended approval as
submitted.
[1:07:09] » All right.
[1:07:31] » Good evening.
My name is Dinko Sepic. I live in I own
[1:07:34] at 3460 uh Stock Road. Uh nothing's
changed from the previous um
[1:07:40] plan.
Uh plan is to build a small chicken coop
[1:07:44] uh with proper setbacks in the backyard.
Uh 6x5 chicken coop uh just to house a
[1:07:49] couple hens.
[1:07:54] » How many How many chicken will you have,
sir?
[1:07:57] » Uh no chickens now. The plan is to have
four, hopefully.
[1:08:17] » All right, I'll entertain
uh a motion from the board.
[1:08:26] » Motion to approve with Planning and
Zoning recommendation.
[1:08:29] » All right, we got a motion to approve.
>> Second.
[1:08:33] » We got a second.
[1:08:36] Any further
comments or observations?
[1:08:41] All those in favor, say I.
>> I.
[1:08:44] » Oppose?
[1:08:49] All right, 7-3.
>> All right, the next case is Z-260156.
[1:08:56] Application is
uh to rezone 7.486
[1:09:01] acres from A2 to B2 for a convenience
store with fuel pumps,
[1:09:07] an office warehouse {slash} contractor
storage buildings.
[1:09:11] The applicant owner is 81 Investment
Company LLC.
[1:09:15] Property is located at
uh 5187 Highway 81
[1:09:21] and Bay Creek Church Road. It's map and
parcel C039-0008.
[1:09:27] It's in District 1.
Uh there was some opposition at the
[1:09:31] Planning Commission meeting. The
Planning Commission recommended approval
[1:09:35] with the following conditions.
One, a 10-ft landscape buffer shall be
[1:09:40] planted with appropriate evergreen
buffer trees per the Walton County tree
[1:09:45] ordinance.
Uh number two is the frontage of uh
[1:09:49] convenience store shall be enhanced
with deciduous trees and shrubs.
[1:09:55] Number three is the architectural
treatment shall be in keeping with the
[1:09:58] applicant's submitted renderings.
Four was transportation upgrades as
[1:10:03] recommended by the
traffic study shall be installed by
[1:10:09] DOT and Walton County transportation
coordination.
[1:10:12] And the uh number five is outdoor
storage shall be prohibited in the
[1:10:17] storage area.
[1:10:40] » Good evening. Uh I'm Andrea Gray, 300
East Church Street, Monroe, Georgia.
[1:10:45] This evening I have the pleasure of
representing 81 Investment Company LLC
[1:10:49] and their request to rezone 7.486
acres from A2 to B2 for a convenience
[1:10:55] store with fuel pumps,
office warehouse, contractor storage.
[1:11:01] The property, again as Ron mentioned, is
located at the corner of Highway 81 and
[1:11:06] Bay Creek Church Road. It is currently
zoned A2, but is directly adjacent to
[1:11:12] another convenience store that is zoned
B2. So, we've got a commercial node
[1:11:17] along a state highway.
This is the future land use map. It is
[1:11:23] in the neighborhood residential
character area, which permits B2 uses
[1:11:28] that support the surrounding community.
Again, we are in a commercial node, and
[1:11:33] we are in the Big Haynes Alcove River
Watershed Overlay District, and our site
[1:11:38] plan reflects the requirements within
those districts.
[1:11:43] There are other commercial properties in
the vicinity on Highway 81. If you're
[1:11:47] going 1 mile to the west, we've got
actually six commercial properties
[1:11:51] interspersed along the road there. We've
got another gas station again across the
[1:11:55] road from this development. We've got a
dog grooming facility, HVAC company,
[1:12:00] self-storage facility, a pet salon, and
then number six there is just inside the
[1:12:06] city limits of Loganville and was
recently rezoned for a retail
[1:12:10] development there.
[1:12:13] The uses that we're proposing again is a
convenience store, which is roughly
[1:12:18] 7,000 square feet. It'll have the store
with some retail on either side of it,
[1:12:23] fuel pumps. The storage area is three
buildings. Those will total about 37,000
[1:12:30] square feet.
Per the watershed protection overlay,
[1:12:35] 75% of the surfaces on this property
will be pervious, so only 25%
[1:12:39] impervious.
And as mentioned, and I'll show a little
[1:12:42] bit further in the presentation, we have
agreed to do a 10-ft landscaping strip
[1:12:47] and fencing to help our adjoining
properties with the visual impacts of
[1:12:52] the project.
Here's a representative rendering of the
[1:12:57] convenience store and fuel pumps. You
can see it's it's a very upgraded
[1:13:03] material upgraded in coordination
between the pumps and the building with
[1:13:08] brick and stone veneer accents along
with metal
[1:13:12] overhangs to match between the building
and the fuel pump overhang there.
[1:13:19] Likewise, the storage areas, these are
not self-storage facilities. These are
[1:13:23] much larger
intended to house inventory for
[1:13:28] companies, but much larger roll-up doors
and then individual entry doors as well.
[1:13:33] But the metal siding here is meant to
coordinate with the convenience store
[1:13:38] colorings. It'll also have the
brick or stone veneer knee wall.
[1:13:46] History about this application, we did
have someone speaking off this issue in
[1:13:50] last month primarily about the history.
But the history of this matter is that
[1:13:55] it was filed about a year or so ago
and then withdrawn. My client withdrew
[1:14:01] it to address some of the concerns that
the neighbors raised. So during that
[1:14:05] period, he had a community meeting with
those neighbors.
[1:14:09] And based on their their representations
about concerns of visual and traffic, he
[1:14:15] met with GDOT and provided the plans to
GDOT for their recommendations. He hired
[1:14:20] a traffic study from an engineer.
He changed the site plan to include
[1:14:24] additional 10-ft buffer strips and to
add fencing around the storage
[1:14:31] buildings.
He also established operational
[1:14:34] strategies as far as no outdoor storage,
no tractor-trailer parking,
[1:14:39] added a single gated entrance with
cameras to the storage facilities.
[1:14:45] And um, and again, made an extra effort
to reach back out to those neighbors,
[1:14:50] uh, once he was ready to refile this
application. Um, I sent you a letter to
[1:14:55] include in the application regarding his
efforts here.
[1:14:59] So, the traffic analysis that he had
completed, um, showed that on Bay Creek
[1:15:03] Church Road, there would be 422 added
daily trips with half turning right and
[1:15:09] half turning left. And then on the
entrance on Highway 81, it showed 466
[1:15:14] daily trips, half going right and half
turning left. Um, the recommendations
[1:15:19] from the engineer, uh, which GDOT also
concurs with, is that on Highway 81, my
[1:15:24] client would add a both a center turn
lane
[1:15:28] and a right turn deceleration lane on
Highway 81. And then at the Bay Creek
[1:15:32] Church Road entrance, he would add a
right turn deceleration lane. So,
[1:15:36] significant improvements, um, all of
which my client is willing to make to
[1:15:40] make sure that there are no significant
traffic impacts from this development.
[1:15:46] Um, buffers and mitigation of impacts,
you'll see in the green here, these are
[1:15:50] the 10-ft landscape strips that my
client added to the site plan.
[1:15:54] Um, the first is along Highway 81 there
to the north, screening those, um,
[1:15:58] storage facilities. And then the second
is to the south, um, and it's intended
[1:16:03] to screen along with a opaque fence and
then within the 50-ft buffer from those
[1:16:08] adjoining property owners to the south.
[1:16:13] Security, there'll be downward,
inward-facing lighting, but security
[1:16:17] will make sure that, um, that everything
is properly lit. There'll be video
[1:16:22] cameras, um, gated access to the storage
facilities, and then perimeter fencing,
[1:16:27] um, around the entire development, but
then also specifically around the
[1:16:32] storage facility area.
[1:16:35] This development will bring significant
community benefits to Walton County. Um,
[1:16:39] it'll will a need, a demand for
additional fuel stations in this area.
[1:16:44] It is a high-end design. My client is a
local uh developer here, and he wants to
[1:16:50] make sure that this product reflects
well on him and on this community. Um
[1:16:54] so, it's not your typical um typical gas
station and storage area.
[1:16:58] This project will bring jobs to our
community. It will generate sales tax,
[1:17:02] and it will generate property taxes to
support our community.
[1:17:07] So, our request this evening is for you
to adopt the planning commission's
[1:17:10] recommendations, and to approve rezoning
7.486 acres from A2 to B2 with the five
[1:17:17] conditions. I won't I won't read them
again. Uh Ron did a great job doing
[1:17:21] that, but we are happy to comply with
all of those conditions. And with that,
[1:17:25] I'm happy to answer any questions you
may have.
[1:17:28] » Any questions for the applicant at this
time?
[1:17:31] Thank you.
Anyone else like to speak in favor of
[1:17:34] this request?
Anyone here that would like to speak in
[1:17:38] opposition?
[1:17:41] No one else would like to speak here?
Okay, we'll close that public hearing
[1:17:46] and entertain a motion from the board.
>> I motion to approve with the conditions
[1:17:51] outlined by the planning and zoning
committee.
[1:17:53] » We have a motion to approve with the
uh conditions that were recommended.
[1:17:58] » I second.
>> And we got a second.
[1:18:01] Any further discussion?
All those in favor, say I.
[1:18:06] » I.
>> Opposed?
[1:18:09] Thank you.
[1:18:12] Okay, it's time to move on to the
contracts.
[1:18:15] We've got a contract uh
with Sheriff's Department and Loganville
[1:18:21] Christian Academy to
to uh supply them with a school resource
[1:18:27] officer. Is that correct?
>> Yes, sir.
[1:18:31] » Um
>> Contract covers the not the loaded labor
[1:18:34] rate, but the base salary cost.
>> All right. Any questions from the board
[1:18:38] on that?
[1:18:42] If
[1:18:45] That's
uh any of these agreement amendments
[1:18:49] will be subject to the county's
attorney's review.
[1:18:54] Uh all right, entertain a motion on 8.1.
>> I make a motion to approve uh with
[1:18:59] review of the county attorney.
>> Second.
[1:19:02] » All right, we got a motion and second.
All those in favor say I.
[1:19:06] » I.
>> Opposed?
[1:19:09] Thank you on that one.
All right, we got Med Trust LLC on the
[1:19:14] inmates
wanting to raise the daily rate
[1:19:18] that we pay per inmate by 16 cents. Is
that correct?
[1:19:23] » Yes, sir. It's to account for the
increase in medical malpractice
[1:19:27] insurance they have to provide.
It's a standard.
[1:19:30] » any increase at all has to be approved
by this board and subject to the
[1:19:34] county attorney's review. Entertain a
motion to approve this amendment.
[1:19:38] » Motion to approve.
>> I'll second.
[1:19:40] » We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor say I.
[1:19:45] » I.
>> I.
[1:19:45] » Opposed?
That passes.
[1:19:49] All right, the next one is with our uh
food service agreement at the
[1:19:55] uh public safety complex, our jail.
And they got a program where for $55 per
[1:20:02] inmate for four-week program,
uh they will try to teach them skills
[1:20:08] within the kitchens where they might can
get a job when they get out of jail.
[1:20:13] And they're wanting to offer that to us
and the sheriff's wanting to do that.
[1:20:18] » Uh I'd like to point out also, Chairman,
that that
[1:20:22] the those funds come from inmate funds,
so the county's not incurring a cost.
[1:20:25] » They come from inmate funds.
>> Yes, sir.
[1:20:27] » Just have to have county approval
>> Yes, sir.
[1:20:30] » on doing it.
>> Motion to approve.
[1:20:32] » We have a motion to approve.
>> Second.
[1:20:34] » We got a second. All those in favor say
I.
[1:20:38] » I.
>> I.
[1:20:39] » Oppose.
Thank you, sir.
[1:20:41] » Thank you.
>> All right, we have a change order
[1:20:45] on a Dry Pond Road Culvert Replacement.
Uh
[1:20:51] John's coming to tell us about it.
[1:20:56] They bid this project on quantity of
materials.
[1:21:01] » Yes, sir.
>> And ended up being more material needed.
[1:21:09] Uh
>> Yes, sir.
[1:21:12] This was submitted by Wilson
um Wilson Construction Management
[1:21:18] on our Dry Pond Road Culvert Replacement
project.
[1:21:23] Um
in front of you, what what kind of
[1:21:28] uh stuck out to me was the 45 yd of
of class AA concrete
[1:21:36] overage and I talked to the engineer and
that and the 1,800 lb to 1,500 lb of
[1:21:44] steel were not picked up on the quantity
sheet, so it wasn't bid on.
[1:21:51] The rest of it is is just the
normal overages and then and then we
[1:21:57] have a decrease in some of the items and
the total came up to 73,208
[1:22:03] cents.
[1:22:07] But
all the
[1:22:08] » All right, any questions of John on
there? It's complete and finished,
[1:22:14] right?
>> It's complete and finished. The we're
[1:22:17] going to put guardrails on both sides,
but that wasn't in the contract.
[1:22:21] » Okay.
>> I'll make a motion to approve.
[1:22:24] » We got a A from Kirkland to approve.
>> Second.
[1:22:28] » We got a second.
All those in favor say I.
[1:22:32] » I.
>> I.
[1:22:33] » Oppose.
Okay.
[1:22:36] » Thank you.
>> your administrative consent agenda
[1:22:39] before you.
Uh
[1:22:41] you have
[1:22:45] generally the same
uh
[1:22:50] stuff uh
>> Motion to approve.
[1:22:54] » Second.
>> Agreement renewal with Victory Baptist
[1:22:57] School.
All right, we got a motion and a second.
[1:23:03] All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[1:23:06] » Oppose.
Passes.
[1:23:09] All right, and we need to make two
appointments. We got two expired
[1:23:15] appointees to the Walton Industrial
Building Authority.
[1:23:21] And they expired
without us recognizing it. And we need
[1:23:25] to reactivate that authority.
>> The authority is activated. You All you
[1:23:30] need is just to appoint them.
>> Just appointments. Okay.
[1:23:34] All right, and it's been recommended to
appoint
[1:23:39] uh
Melinda Dally
[1:23:43] and Morris Jordan
to the Walton Industrial Building
[1:23:48] Authority. If we could get a motion
to make those appointments.
[1:23:53] » I'll make a motion to approve.
[1:23:57] » I'll second.
>> All right, we got a motion and a second.
[1:24:01] Any further discussion?
All those in favor say I.
[1:24:05] » I.
>> I.
[1:24:06] » Oppose.
Passes.
[1:24:10] No one's signed up for public comment.
Uh
[1:24:15] Anyone has any announcements to make?
>> I just want to say happy back to school
[1:24:21] week for Walton County. Um yay teachers.
Yay
[1:24:27] SROs. Yay all of the other people that
work at the school. Yay bus drivers. Yay
[1:24:34] kids. Yay school.
>> All right, there's a need for executive
[1:24:41] session. I believe it's land
acquisition.
[1:24:46] Uh our land
and uh we need to
[1:24:51] uh
motion adjourn.
[1:24:53] » Motion.
>> Motion to adjourn.
[1:24:55] » Motion to adjourn into executive
session.
[1:24:59] » [snorts]
>> Second.
[1:24:59] » Motion to adjourn into executive
session.
[1:25:02] » Second.
>> We have a motion second. All in favor
[1:25:04] say aye.
>> Aye.
[1:28:14] » Mhm.
[1:39:20] » Need a motion to come back in to regular
session.
[1:39:24] » I so move.
>> Second.
[1:39:26] » We got a motion and a second. All in
favor say I.
[1:39:29] » I.
>> There is no announcement to make from
[1:39:31] executive session, so I'll entertain a
motion to adjourn.
[1:39:36] We got a motion to adjourn.
>> Motion to adjourn.
[1:39:38] » Second.
>> I was thinking we weren't going to get
[1:39:41] that second.