Statesboro City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Growth is on the minds of both city and county leaders since the announcement of Aspen Aerogels and Hyundai building plants.
The city is working to update their entire zoning ordinances. While waiting for this process to be completed, they felt there were a few urgent areas that they could not wait on. The first was the rewrite and development of a townhome ordinance.
They approved the new townhome ordinance at their last meeting. At their meeting Tuesday night they approved two new townhome projects under this new ordinance.
In addition, they decided to continue to put a hold on sign revisions for another 180 days continuing a moratorium on processing and consideration of sign variances.
Feed the Boro says thanks
Don Poe, President of Feed the Boro addressed the council and thanked the Mayor and Council for their support. On Saturday, August 20, 2022 Feed the Boro will cross providing the 1 millionth meal to a Bulloch County family threshold. Poe presented the Mayor and Council with a plaque commemorating this monumental moment and as thanks and recognition of their support.
Poe shared a moving video of the monthly food distribution.
Click here to learn more about Feed the Boro and to watch the video.
New Business
APPROVED - Consideration of a motion to approve Resolution 2022-28: A Resolution amending the Job Position Classification And Compensation Plan adding the position of a Program Coordinator for the Statesboro Village Builders Initiative.
APPROVED - Public Hearing and Consideration of a Motion to Approve: APPLICATION RZ 22-05-02: Horizon Home Builders requests a Zoning Map Amendment from the CR/R-4(Commercial Retail/High-Density Residential) to the R-2 (Townhouse Residential)
zoning district for the development of a 172 unit townhome development on 17.78 acres at 7130 Veterans Memorial Parkway.
APPROVED - Public Hearing and Consideration of a Motion to Approve: APPLICATION RZ 22-05-04: W&L Developers, LLC request a zoning map amendment from the R10 (Single Family Residential) zoning district to the R-2 (Townhouse Residential) zoning district in order to construct a 48 unit townhome development on 14.05 acres at S&S Railroad Bed Road.
APPROVED - Consideration of a motion to approve Resolution 2022-29: A Resolution to impose a six month moratorium on processing and consideration of sign variances requested pursuant to Article XV of Appendix A of the Statesboro Code of Ordinances.
APPROVED - Consideration of a Motion to approve Resolution 2022-30: A Resolution approving the City of Statesboro’s proposed FY2023 Street Resurfacing Program, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the GDOT Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application. Grant matching funds will be provided from 2018 TSPLOST Funds.
APPROVED - Consideration of a motion for Council to authorize the Mayor to execute the GDOT Local Administered Projects (LAP) recertification application. The list below is a partial list and not a full list of paving proposed.
APPROVED - Consideration of a motion to approve the purchase of eleven new patrol vehicles and one detective vehicle including all required equipment and up-fitting. Funding is provided from 2019 SPLOST funds and CIP funds. Expenditures of no more than $650,000 from SPLOST and $136,000 from CIP to purchase and outfit eleven patrol cars and one detective vehicle.
APPROVED - Consideration of a motion to award a contract to Deere & Company in the amount of $51,146.16 for the purchase of a John Deere 5075E Utility Tractor per Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract.
Council Lady Shari Barr gave a shout out to the city staff for receiving an EPA Grant for improvements to Little Lotts creek.
The Council entered into Executive Session to discuss “Personnel Matters”“Real Estate” and/or “Potential Litigation” in accordance with O.C.G.A 50-14-3(b). They remained in session for about 15 minutes before returning the the council chamber and adjoining the meeting. There was no action taken on the executive session.
