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The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners held a meeting on May 26, 2026, where they approved minutes from previous sessions and discussed several procurement and capital improvement projects. Key procurement actions included approval of a supplemental agreement for $424,000 to fund the completion of the Coleman Road Northwest paving project under T-SPLOST 2, and authorization of a $5 million design-build contract amendment with Kellerman Construction to begin construction on a new 15,360 square foot building. The county manager provided updates on ongoing projects such as the Carnegie Library renovation and discussed burn restrictions and hurricane season preparedness. Public comments raised environmental concerns about the use of PFAS chemicals in refrigerants for a proposed data center, emphasizing potential risks to the local aquifer and groundwater contamination. No new procurement actions related to the data center were taken during the meeting.