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The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners’ meeting was held October 15, 2026. Commissioners approved three procurement items: an emergency purchase of radio equipment for the Clatville Tower in the public safety radio system; five 2027 Ford F-150 crew-cab trucks for County Utilities, Magistrate Court, and Code Enforcement using state-contract pricing; and four IT infrastructure projects under a single five-year, zero-interest lease agreement. The transcript did not provide dollar amounts, vendor names, or further contract details for these approvals. The County Manager also described an upcoming outreach process concerning streetlights identified in a utility audit: approximately 30 lights across four areas serving roughly 110–131 properties, at a reported cost of about $22.42 per light. This was informational; no action or spending vote was taken.

The Board also approved zoning requests, including a rezoning for approximately 14.4 acres to Commercial Highway to support potential future development, described in a conceptual plan as including a grocery store; this was a land-use approval, not a contract award. Public commenters raised concerns about a proposed hyperscale data center, including water use, karst geology, energy impacts, environmental risks, and the county’s data-center moratorium, and urged adoption of data-center regulations and further public engagement. No data-center policy or procurement action was taken. Commissioners also approved prior meeting minutes and adjourned.