LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga.- The County Commissioners continued talks about the land-use revisions during the work session and gave the public another opportunity to comment at a public hearing directly after the work session.

The board also was made aware of how the bid process for the inmate health contract is proceeding. The Library also made a request for additional funding allocation.

The County Commissioners have had numerous work sessions and public hearings regarding the land-use revisions. In this meeting Chairman of the Board Chris Dockery reviewed notes the board had taken after a five-hour-long meeting with the public.

The majority of those notes reflected the need for an explanation of how the roads are classified. Also, the different types of business allowed on certain classifications of roads were talked about. All the notes the board had plus any extra they took after listening to the public’s concerns at the most recent public hearing will be given to Planning Director Bruce Georgia and his team.

The people that attended the Public Hearing on the Land-use revisions.

The public expressed concerns about how fast the county is growing. Their chief worrying is that soon Lumpkin County will begin to resemble Dawson County. The public asked the board to take steps to slow down the growth occurring in the county through these revisions. To view the most recent updates on the land revisions and to take the survey visit https://www.lumpkincounty.gov/.

“Nancy Pelosi does not sit on this board, so we are not asking anybody to adopt anything unless we have full disclosure of everything. I think we work really hard to do that, we keep posting our different versions up so people can go through them and we get feedback and input on that,” explained Commissioner District 2 Bobby Mayfield.

Finance Director Abby Branan informed the board of where the bid process for the inmate health contract is so far. At present they have had two companies place bids. A meeting is set for next Monday to interview both companies. There will be four representatives from the Sheriff’s Office with Branan at the meeting. For more information on the inmate health contract process visit https://lumpkin.fetchyournews.com/2022/03/16/the-board-to-seek-bids-for-inmate-health/.

The new Library has requested additional funding to meet the bigger utility cost they now have with the larger building. Due to having more space to heat/cool and light up along with an irrigation system that was not in place at the previous location the facility has a larger utility bill than before.

They are requesting $15,000 for the remainder of the year. The board will vote on this in their regular meeting on Apr. 19 at 6:00 p.m.