DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session Tuesday March 21, at 5:30 p.m. to be followed immediately by a regular voting meeting in the County Administration Building, 99 Courthouse Hill.

Key items to be discussed during the work session include the purchase and installation of a digital radio system for Public Safety, a bid by Colditz Trucking, Inc. for asphalt and resurfacing of county roads under a Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) and the replacement of the Roy Grindle Road bridge.

The current VHF analog radio system has numerous dead spots throughout the county and continued use could lead to parts failure and loss of radio service that could put public safety workers in danger. Build out cost for the Mobil Communications digital system is $390,000.

The system would operate digital transmitters at the current Crown Mountain Black Mountain Communications sites and add receiving sites at Station 6 in the Nimblewill area, the new water tower near the intersection of Burnt Stand and Auraria and the Hester Valley area near Turner’s

Colditz was the low bidder on the LMIG project with a bid of $679,175.78. GDOT has awarded the county $510,614.09 in funding and the county would be responsible for $168,561.69.

Commissioners must also decide on a request by Georgia Department of Transportation for a letter of support for replacement of the Roy Grindle Road bridge.

The county would be responsible for a minimum of $10,000 which is not in the current budget, but the project will not be ready for construction for at least two years and could be included in the 2019 budget. The standard replacement bridge is 24’ wide with approximately 80’ of right of way. The bridge is currently 30’ wide so an additional 50 feet of right of way will be required for approximately 200 to 300 feet.

Items discussed in the work session will be voted on during the regular meeting.

Commissioners are also expected to issue several proclamations including declaring April as Child Abuse Awareness Month, LifeLink National Donate to Life Month and recognition of the county’s 12 and under girls basketball team.
Coached by Wendy and Anthony Tatum, the 12U Indians girls basketball team became the first Lumpkin County team to win the Class C State Championship.