Board of Commissioners meeting September 1, 2026 5:30PM

The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners held a meeting on September 1, 2026, addressing several procurement and zoning matters. Key procurement-related discussions included approval of contracts and purchases such as a $1.5 million professional services contract with AECOM for construction engineering and inspection services, a $183,875 task order with Johnson, Mehrman, and Thompson for right-of-way acquisition supporting the Old Happy Road paving project, and vehicle purchases totaling over $114,000 for county departments via state contract quotes. The board also approved a $40,000 state homeland security grant to purchase security badges and a $15,380 contract with CNR Industrial Services for a generator installation at the public works facility, funded by SPLOST. Additionally, the board approved a $193,500 corridor study contract with Kimley Horn for Burkhalter Road improvements, funded through T-SPLOST. Zoning discussions included a public hearing and vote on abandoning a portion of County Road 71, multiple rezoning requests including one for a liquor store (rezoning approved but liquor store conditional use denied), and a contractor's office. The board also debated a proposed text amendment to ban data centers in unincorporated Bullock County; the motion to deny the ban passed 4-3, and a working group was established to study data center issues further. The meeting concluded with a motion to rescind the burn ban and a recess before executive session. No votes were taken in executive session.