Board of Commissioners Board Meeting (05/05/2026)

The Paulding County Board of Commissioners held a meeting on May 5, 2026, during which several procurement-related decisions were made. The board authorized contracts including a $460,331.60 agreement with STV Incorporated for professional engineering design services related to the Wind Road and South Paulding High School intersection, funded by SPLOST. They also approved a flooring replacement contract for the DFACS building with KL Insulation Incorporated for approximately $59,000. Additionally, a change order for the Ivy Gulledge Landfill project with Rayland was approved for $72,462.12, and a purchase of replacement membranes for the Upper Sweetwater Water Reclamation Facility was authorized at $61,160. The board also ratified acceptance of an ARPA court grant totaling $591,414 for expenditures in 2024 and 2025. Other agenda items included approval of a traffic calming policy and a litigation statement with Pine Hill Investments. Public comments focused on concerns about potential health and environmental impacts of data centers in the community. No executive session was held, and the meeting was adjourned following standard procedural motions.