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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – 9:00 a.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
Town Hall Meeting at 8:45 a.m.
ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet in the upper courtroom of the courthouse on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 9 a.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting. There will be a Town Hall Meeting at 8:45 a.m. for anyone who would like to speak to the commissioners about any issues that you may have.
The meeting is open to the public will be broadcast live on Pike County Times' Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pikecountytimes.
[Note from the Editor: I will continue broadcasting on FB Live until the commissioners get the room set up so they can broadcast themselves with better quality than I can get even with wireless microphones.]
Click here to see the documents that have been uploaded with the agenda on the Pike County government page.
1. CALL TO ORDER ...... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
2. INVOCATION ...... Keith Ford
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ...... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA - (O.C.G A. § 50-14-1 (e) (1))
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(e) (2))
a. Minutes of the August 26, 2025, Regular Monthly Meeting.
b. Minutes of the August 26, 2025, Executive Session.
c. Minutes of the August 29, 2025, Special Called Meeting.
6. INVITED GUEST
a. Employee Recognition for service to Pike County.
• Tanya Perkins – Pike County Animal Control
7. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES, AUTHORITIES
a. Monthly Reports submitted from County Departments and County Authorities, including a Revenue/Expenditure Statement for all departments and a summary check register.
Discuss/Approve/Deny
b. County Manager Report
Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ...... $947,942.10
Fire Dept. Donations ...... $11,658.64
Cash Reserve Account ...... $183,600.79
Jail Fund ...... $19,398.59
E-911 Fund ...... $20,821.82
DATE Fund ...... $21,721.80
Juvenile Court Fund ...... $14,547.70
Residential Impact Fees ...... $337,526.08
Commercial Impact Fees ...... $39,849.07
C.A.I.P FUND ...... $35,417.08
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 ...... $2,917,474.32
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ...... $887,313.14
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Consider one appointment to the Pike County Water and Sewerage Authority to fill an unexpired five-year term, set to expire December 31, 2025. Applicant has met the criteria.
b. Discussion of Speed Humps on Tanyard Road.
c. SUP-25-04 Clyde A Amerson III, owner and applicant, requests a special use permit to allow for the sale of bulk spring water and the shipping and transportation of the spring water from property located at 527 Lifsey Springs Road, Molena GA, 30258. The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID 059 019B and is in Land Lot 27 of the 8th District. The property consists of 6.96+/- acres. Commission District 2, Commissioner Tim Guy.
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consider use of Courthouse Grounds from Kacie Edwards with Pike County Chamber of Commerce for Capes and Crowns on October 4, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
b. Consideration of Final Appointment to the Impact Fee Advisory Committee.
c. Consideration and approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and the Development Authority regarding the transfer of county property.
d. Declare Public Works Equipment/Vehicles as surplus and authorize sale.
e. Declare Pike County Sheriff’s Office Equipment as surplus and authorize discarding items.
f. Approval of Quitclaim Deed for Etheridge Mill Industrial Park.
g. Consideration of a moratorium on Data Centers.
h. Discussion of impact of Millage Rate Rollback on Budget and Hiring.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 minutes per person) - NONE
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change.
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