Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Good evening. I'm calling to order the Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting to order for March 17, 2026 and ask Commissioner Ste to give us the invocation. All right, please bow your heads. Heavenly Father, thank you for the blessings you've we've received. Be with everyone here today and place a hedge around a protection around their families. be with our first responders as they pro protect us and [snorts] be with the men and women overseas in our armed forces. Protect them and keep them safe. For it's in Jesus precious name we pray. Amen. Amen. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge

allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

We have a quorum this evening with three members present. Had you have you had the opportunity to review the minutes from the previous meeting? Yes. Uh, Madam Chair, chairman, I'd like to make a motion that we approve the March 3rd and March 10th uh, work session and com board of commission meeting. I'll second that. All in favor, raise your right hand. So, approved. Do we have any changes to the agenda today? Ready for your approval, Madam Chair.

Thank you. We will move forward with it as is. Under special recognition and presentation, we have several folks to recognize. I'd [clears throat] like to begin uh with former District 2 Commissioner Don Skinner in the audience this evening. Welcome. We're so glad to see you tonight. We also have some members from youth leadership with us. If y'all will stand up and give us your name and what school you attend. We're glad to see you here with us tonight. My name is My name is Avery Jones and I'm from Green High School. My name is Tro and I also High School. Good evening. My name is Shy Gotham. I'm a 10th grade. I go to Lakeside High School.

Welcome. [applause]

We have a couple of additional presentations and I'm going to come down to the front and call some folks up to join me. [clears throat] Thank you. I'd like to call Terry Norman and the staff from the corner's office to join me up front, please. Terry's here tonight to recognize these hardworking folks. and I'm going to turn the microphone over to him at this time.

So guys, when I uh started running for the office of corner, I never gave any thought to the fact that the corner's office actually helped save lives. And you're probably sitting there going, "Do what?" Um well, so what you don't realize, and I didn't realize, is that organ donation does not occur without the corners in your county. And because of these guys right here, not me, they do all the hard work. They make me look good. We a we were able to in 2025 affect the lives either saving lives or affecting their lives drastically of 755 people through organ donation. [applause] So again, none of this could be possible without these guys right here. They go out, they're out there looking at dealing with these cases and they're able to determine while they're there either number one, this person's already an organ donor or maybe they're a great candidate for that and then by speaking with the families and making sure they understand that their loved one could be a candidate for that. It's a click of a button. We click a button and it notifies the organ donation company and they they then get involved and start dealing with the families and trying to make that happen if that's their wishes. So, it it's a lot of hard work on these guys, but again, the result was 755 lives changed. So, I think that's worth them being recognized. [applause]

Thank you all so much for being here this evening. Thank you, Terry. At this time, I would like to invite Glenn Ostein down. The board of commissioners this evening is proclaiming April as autism awareness and acceptance month in Columbia County. And I want to present the proclamation to you, but would like to ask you to tell us your story and why this is important.

Well, first of all, thank you to the commission for allowing this, not only as an employee of Columbia County, but a citizen. Um, I'm the father of a little boy named Eli. Um, Eli's autistic. He's creative. He's he's curious and he's brilliant. Um, and there's so many families in our community that um, it's not just a diagnosis, it's their life. And so I I appreciate the commission recognizing autism awareness month in April and recognizing a county that is willing to support uh, families like myself um, in in autism and the challenges that they face on a daily basis. So, thank y'all very much. Thank you. Let me present this to you and thank you. [applause]

We will move on to the consent agenda. Madam Chairman, I make a motion to approve the uh consent agenda. Second. Please raise your right hand for approval.

Motion approves. Thank you. See on to the debate agenda [clears throat] [snorts] we will begin with commissioner Steve please. Yes ma'am. Um this is RZ25-12-04 reszoning from [snorts] CC to R2 single family residential 309 and 311 South Bair Road tax map 073A partials 154 155 and they're currently zoned CC. I make a motion we approve the request from reszoning from CC to R2 for property located at tax map 073A partials 154 155.

Second. Yes ma'am. This u this zoning is a request to go from CC to R2. This property was reszoned in 2024 along with several other parcels to the north. There was a conditional use for residential use for 12 months. Um after 12 months that residential use expired a request to extend that was presented and denied. They've now come back and asked to go back to their residential use. U we've received a lot of information from both sides of this. Um but at this time the motion was to move back to residential to allow the family to continue living there.

Thank you. And we have two members uh who would of the public who would like to speak on this. Mr. Blankenship you will please state your name and address for the record. Sure. And you'll have five minutes.

Yes. Thank you. I'm James Blankenship. I'm a the homeowner of 309 South B Road. And I'm speaking on behalf of me and my neighbor, the Peter at 311 South Bay Road. Um, as uh I'm sorry, Matt said, [laughter] uh, we we um went under contract with a developer two years ago who reszoneed the full lot. Um, this was what he presented at the time. He wanted to do uh three businesses to take up the full um area, the remaining lots on Bair Road. Uh, and then south of this property, that's where the Domino's and Dunkin Donuts is. Um, he since backed out from me and my neighbor to the south. So, what he'd like to do now is to squeeze me and my neighbor between two other commercial developments. Um, what I kind of made this one showing where my property line is relative to um, this second development. Um, basically, I'm still willing to sell. I still want to move away from this area. I don't want to be squeezed between two two uh [snorts] developments. And if this reszoning was approved, he'd have to move this property line by 45 ft uh over to the south, which would essentially remove all of this uh parking that he has here um and make it to where he he'd be encouraged to actually come and back in and develop um to be able to get return on investment for the purchases that he's already made. Uh so um after he backed out I filed and reszone back to R2 in late November. Shortly after I found that the developer wanted to continue conversations with me. Um he wanted to go back to the negotiation table. So I delayed at the

planning committee meeting to February. Um well long negotiations ensued. Um essentially we couldn't come to an agreement. Uh the concern that the Petri and I have is that he wants us um to keep delaying and kicking the can down the road for two more years or for another year and not close until 2027. Um and if he does that, we're afraid he's going to get his building permit and then build and squeezes and then back out again. So, we're still willing to go forward with the negotiations uh with him. Um in his most recent email, he said to close out, this was an email he sent me on Saturday. wrote uh quote, "If you choose to reject this offer, then know that we will not engage in endless negotiation and we will move forward with what we have. While your reasoning request will probably be disapproved if you pursue the reasonzoning to R2, just know that we will no longer retain interest in your property and we'll simply work with the properties we have already acquired." So, he put me in another really difficult situation. Um, because I do want to move forward with the cell, but uh I also need to protect my mental well-being and not have a road with a car being able to drive 20 25 ft from my bedroom window. So, um, I'm requesting the board of commissioners to show me grace and help protect me from a developer coming in and treating me a resident of this county like this. Uh, by approving this reszoning application, the board of commissioners will finally give me back some peace of mind that I never have to worry about a diesel truck revving their engine 25 feet from my bedroom window at 10 o'clock at night. uh you have my word that we'll continue to try to sell so that the eventual properties will be

developed which I know the county wants and that's what we want as well. Um so uh I don't know how this vote is going to go but I appreciate your time and please let me know if you have any questions. Well, Mr. Blankenship I I was really hoping y'all could come to an agreement on this because it's been a long time coming.

Yeah, I was too. And I noticed in the uh looking back, they had a condition when that 12-month period was given that after that 12-month period, then it would return back to our residential R2. So that's our feeling. That's my feeling as a board. That's why I made the motion that it should revert back as we had stated in the previous previous meetings. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Thank you, Mr. Lani. [clears throat]

Good evening. Please state your name and address for the record and you'll have five minutes.

Good evening. Saj Lukani, 3957 Hemtts Ferry. Um, Access Real Estate. I'm the project manager of this uh proposed development. Um I I'm just speechless. I I you know have communicated as much as I could have um explained uh why we are seeking that uh zoning to stay CC. Uh because to me clearly there's a path forward um that doesn't impact anyone. Um, and in this situation, if you go ahead and revert it back to R2, it impacts us when we're trying to do a commercial development and we've invested there, uh, that increases our buffers and our setbacks. Um, however, if you let this stay CC, we are still going to have a greater buffer than they already have. The latest iteration that I had presented to you, Commissioner Ste, showed that the building would be more than 40 foot away from where that house is, and they have really no buffer. We would put up fence and landscape buffer and a greater distance. Um and the uh commissioners have been uh cooperative and said they would not enforce the uh code violation in the interim while we are continuing to uh negotiate which we have been. It's just uh very slow getting there. Um but if you all just keep it CC, you serve the interests of the county. You allow us as investors to do what we need to do and you also allow these folks to live there. It doesn't impact them negatively. They'll have a greater buffer than they do right now. And they themselves have acknowledged that they anticipate that it'll go commercial and

they'll leave. So this flip-flopping of the zoning I think is sets a bad precedent. Uh it's not a good message to the investors would be investors in our county and it impacts us negatively from day one for a shortterm stay where that property is probably going to be uh reverted to CC again. So that the problem Mr. Sakani is that um we can't keep doing keep kicking it down the road. we can't keep letting them stay there and overlooking,

you know, the fact that they're not supposed to be there in a CC and living in that residence. It seems like it keeps going and keeps going. And as far as I mean, it was hard on me trying to deal with all this. I know it's got to be hard on them. And if it keeps going and keeps going, we've got to put an end to it sometime. And maybe later on down the road if they can come back and we can get the desire that we want on that stretch of road. But as for right now, it just seems likely that we just need to keep just go back as it said in the condition that we had in the previous judgment.

But Commissioner Steve, um, planning department has told me that there is ample precedent for uh, property that has stayed uh, a certain zoning, but there was a zoning violation. Um, but they knew that it was being worked on, so they overlooked it. And I have been told it was for years that way. And there's ample precedent. Will Butler himself told me, I I don't know why this particular property [clears throat] is being um highlighted for this this degree of attention. I mean, we're all trying to work together and to make this all work out, but this decision will negatively impact our development and the investment that we've made. And why would we then want to turn around and buy property that's now zoned residential?

It's it's another entire unknown for uh an unknown period of time. It appears that you've lost the confidence of the sellers and it's not fair to hold them hostage. That's the con that that's the position I'm taking. But sir, I don't feel that we're holding them hostage. I guess [clears throat] that's that's up to you all to decide. That's what I respectfully request. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions, comments?

There's a motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. On to new business. Item I 2A1. [snorts] I make a motion to approve the independent contractor agreement with the Kana McFaden to serve as a clinical case manager for the Columbia Judicial Circuit. Second. It's just a request from the courts that this uh contract agreement be approved for this case manager.

Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. So, uh I 2 A2. It is my great pleasure to make a motion to appoint Donald SK Skinner Jr. to the hospital authority for the term ending December 31st, 2028. Second. This is an appointment to the hospital authority. I believe it's Commissioner Ste's appointment to the hospital authority. U and former commissioner Don Skinner was serving in this capacity and and now uh the recommendation is to appoint Don Skinner Jr. to this position.

Okay, we have a motion and second all before. All in favor raise your right hand. Motion carries. [clears throat] Item I2 A3. I make a motion to approve the commercial lease agreement between Columbia County and Plaza at Evans LLC for 75 acres of property partial 072550C. Second.

This is a lease agreement between the county and the Plaza Evans LLC. It's actually a piece of pro property between the Maybomb building and the performing arts center. As you know, uh the county has been very successful holding events in that area. Uh as like the Evans Market is very very popular. Typically those events will spill over. Um and if you've been to an event there lately, if we have multiple events going on at the same time, we the countyy's completely out of parking. So, [clears throat] what this agreement would do is allow the county to use this parcel [clears throat] uh at no charge and the county will maintain it. So, we'll cut the grass on the parcel and and keep it up. Uh but there will be there there's no fee for us using it. This is just the gives us the legal ability to use somebody else's land for our events.

Any questions? No questions. There's a motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. Item I2 A4. I make a motion to approve the first reading of resolution 26-04 to amend the JBZ S. Harden auditorium fee schedule and authorize the general manager to negotiate the facility use agreement and fees. I'll second. I'll take it.

Thank you. This, as [clears throat] you stated, this first item is the first reading of a resolution that amends the Harden auditorium fee schedule. Uh, recently the Harden auditorium was realigned under rental venues and it falls under the oversight of Mr. Josh Small, the PAC general manager. As part of that realignment, the staff reviewed and recognized that the current fee schedule, which was adopted in 2016, needed to be updated. We do recognize the fact that nonprofits um and local organizations like to use the Harden auditorium. So in an effort to make it affordable but yet cover the cost of of the operation of the auditorium. This resolution also authorizes the manager to negotiate the harden auditorium use agreement and fee schedule. Uh if you have any specific questions or anything more, uh Mr. Small is here. I'm good.

Questions? There's a motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. Thank you. Item I2 A5. I make a motion to approve the revised rental contract for the Harden Auditorium. Second.

Yes, ma'am. Along the same lines as a previous item, uh staff recognized the need to review and update the current Harden auditorium contract. The changes will provide for better operation and maintenance of the facility. Uh again, overall the fees were reduced but fees were added for event staff, production staff, box office staff. Uh but those are only used as needed. Any questions?

No questions. Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. [snorts] Motion carries. Item I2 A6. I make a motion to purchase server equipment from mainline for C3BU in the amount of $249,7728. Second.

Okay. This item calls for the life cycle replacement of equipment that's required for the continued functioning of the C3BU broadband network. uh as you know servers and data storage devices are critical to that operation of the network and the equipment currently in use has reached its its end of life uh period and must they must be replaced at this point. There's nothing more that we can do to prolong their life. They're maxed out on on memory and so forth. Uh this item did not go to committee because the quote [clears throat] that we uh got for this equipment uh was only good until the end of the month and come next month they're they are in anticipating a price increase of 30 to 35%. Uh so we wanted to move now. Uh the equipment and services will cost as you said $249,7728. It'll be funded through TAVT using the IBN Omnia product and services contract of which we're a member. Uh follow on support costs will be funded through C3BU's operating budget.

Well, this is just basically updating everything that we need to get updated, right? It is. And so this uh the broadband network went into operation in 2012. uh these servers have been replaced once. So uh in order to because of the the way that it's grown and how rapid it's growing uh and the traffic that uh traverses it in order to handle that we've we've got to increase the capacity that these servers can handle otherwise. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions? Motion and [snorts] second on the floor. All in favor raise your right hand. Motion carries. You want to

do these? Yes. On to development and planning services. Commissioner [clears throat] Ste.

Yes. Uh I2B1 RZ 26031 reszoning from RA to R1 residential uh 1422 Old Appen Harlem Highway. Tax map 030 parcel 007 4.03 03 acres is currently zoned residential agricultural. I make a motion to approve the request for the reszoning from RA to R1 for the property located at the tax map 030 partial 007 subject to conditions enumerated in the March 5th 2026 planning commission report. Second.

So as the commissioner stated, this is a reszoning from RA to R1. This is about a 4acre parcel. They're wanting to subdivide RA. You cannot have a smaller than 2 and a half acre lot. So, they cannot keep it an RA zoning. The R1 zoning, they can have a 40,000 40,000 square foot lot. Um, if it if it's okay, there's also a companion variance with this. I'd like to explain that now instead of Okay.

Um, when these these this parcel currently has um structures laid on there, Patrice, um there's some structures in that area. Uh those structures when this is reszone will not meet setbacks. Um required setback is 115 ft off Harlem Road and then 80 foot off of old Appling Harlem. So want to reduce that down u to meet the existing structures that are there so they can remain in place. Um they'll have a 25 foot wide no access easement along Appling Harlem Road. They also have to put a buffer there. Um the driveway for the the bottom track. Can you go to the next one, Patrice? this show there. You see they got three different parcels here. So the driveway for this parcel will remain where they are. The new tracks, the driveways will only be allowed to go onto Old Appling Harlem. Be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Did you hear any feedback from neighbors on this? I have no questions. Any questions? No. I will say everything to the north is R1, so it fits in the zoning with what's above them, right? Okay. Good. Thank you. There's a motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. I abstain. Thank you. Motion carries uh with two approvals and one abstension.

All right. Next uh on developing planning services we have I2B2 which is a variance to section 9053 list and lot of structure requirements 1422 old Apple Harlem Highway tax math 030 [snorts] parcel 007 4.03 acres and currently zoned residential agriculturals. I make a motion to approve the request for the variance to section 9053 for property located at tax map 030, parcel 007 to reduce the setback requirements for the existing residence and the accessory structure shown on lot G1 subject to the conditions enumerated [clears throat] on the March 5th, 2026 planning commission report.

Second. Any additional questions? Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Abstain. Motion carries. [clears throat] I 2B3. I make a motion to allow the applicant to withdraw without prejudice the request for the resoning from R1 to C2 for property located at tax map 066 parcel 028 029 030A and 031 second. [snorts]

So this was a request to reszone to allow the construction of a a a sitdown restaurant, a drive-thru, and an oil change. They had need a little more work to do on their side. They've asked to withdraw. The motion is to withdraw, but we had two members of the public that I wanted to check with to see if they would still like to speak. Daniel Wear

Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, this is for party. Oh, yep. There's none. Thank you. All right. So, we have a motion and a second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. [clears throat] Motion carries. Next, I I 2B4. I make a motion to approve the request for the for the conditional use of a massage for property located at tax map 078D, parcel 128. A second.

So, the applicant here is asking for the condition use for massage. She currently owns a salon. She's looking to expand to bring in one massage therapist. So she does have all the required license to provide that service. Motion and second on the floor. All in favor raise your right hand. Motion carries. Okay. Next. Uh I2B5. I make a motion to approve the request for the reszoning from RA and M1 to DC for property located at tax map 019 partial 002C for proposed data center subject to the conditions enumerated in the March 5th, 2026 planning commission report.

Second. Uh Cheney is here to speak on his behalf, but this is one that was previously advertised. staff made a scribers error in the advertisement. A C was transposed to a G. Y'all remain this back to planning commission to start the process over. And here we are. Good evening. If you'll state your name and address for the record, you'll have 5 minutes to speak.

Cheney Eldridge, uh, 1000 Business Boulevard. I just want to make it clear to the public that this is not an additional parcel that we're bringing forward to reszone to DC. was part of the original package that we brought forward and as Matt explained had to be remanded and is now back in front of you today. Um we think it's appropriate for it to be brought up to the zoning of the surrounding parcels and um ask that you reszone it to DC. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions? Motion and second on the floor. All in favor raise your right hand. Motion carries. Next,

I2B6. I make a motion to approve the request for the reszoning from R3 to C3 for property located at tax map 078C, partial 518 518 subject to the conditions enumerated in the March 5th, 2026 planning commission report. I'll second. So, this one also has a companion variance of commission. [clears throat]

So, this is reszoning is from R3 to C3 on settlement road here. Uh the applicant is looking to move his electrical contractor's office to this location. Uh this is off of Bobby Jones Expressway. You can see it parallels Bobby Jones. The uh property around it is mostly vacant. If it is zoned residential, it is vacant property. So they're looking to uh upgrade this to a C3 to put their proposed business here. When doing that, putting making it a C3 zoning, it then increases buffers. Um you'll see a 40ft structural buffer located here. So, um, that line and that line, I can't do two marks at the same time. It basically leaves, let me see if I can go to a, it basically leaves this small strip right here as constructable space on that property. So, the variance is to allow the buffers to be reduced down from the 40ft structural buffer um, down to a 20 foot I'm sorry, to a I've lost my notes here. Believe it's a 10-ft structural buffer and a 20 foot building setback. So, uh, reszone from from residential to C3 and then reduce the buffers and these setbacks.

Any questions? Is is that buffer at the back? Is it still going to stay the same this at the very back of the property? It'd be a 20 foot and a 30 foot as well. It'd all be the same. Questions? No question. Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. Next, I2B7. I make a motion to approve the request for the variance to sections 90-98 and 90-139 for property located at tax map 078C, parcel one, parcel 518 to reduce the side building setbacks to 20 ft and buffers along the side lot lines to 10 ft. [snorts]

Second. Any additional questions on this variance? Motion and second on the floor. For all in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. I 2B8. I make a motion to allow the applicant to withdraw without prejudice the request for the resoning from R2 to C2 for property located at tax map 072A parcels 122, 163, and 164. I'll second.

This is a a motion to allow the applicant to withdraw. I know that the applicant met with the residents in Camelot subdivision. There was a lot of u push back on this particular project. Uh so since that has happened, I think it's been staff's position for some time uh that the Camelot neighborhood or so Galahad Drive not be used to access that that property, but you essentially have a piece of commercial property on Washington Road uh that has limited access. So I did want to report to the board that while we did support the uh applicant to withdraw, we are actively working with the department of transportation. Mr. Slocker, Mr. Titus have already been in contact with the Department of Transportation. I have been in contact with the board rep. Uh we are looking for a possible solution for Faircloth Drive at Washington Road. As you all know, with the the government complex growing, it's becoming increasingly difficult for people to make a left turn from Faircloth onto Washington Road. So, we have approached DOT about the possibility of getting a light at that intersection and syncing it with the rest of our lights because we do have the intelligent traffic network. Uh, and if that's the case, then potentially this development, and I'm not saying that it would be or or that it will be, but potentially could be access for that to further protect Camelot and Sir Galahad Drive, you know, going forward. Uh, if it were to be developed, it's already zoned commercial. Obviously, the buffers would have to be in place for the zoning, but we're just really concerned about access. And I don't think um well, from a staff perspective, we were not behind uh or not recommending that that that neighborhood interest be used for a commercial uh driveway.

Thank you. So, by doing this, Scott, that means that no desire really to use that light. They'd have their own light going into their If it goes, we're asking for that. I mean, this is a withdrawal, so they can they could come back and ask for something. staff is actively working with DOT for a light at fair cloth drive for for the county's purposes, but it would benefit this commercial property and it would prohibit the use or the need rather of Sir Galahad ever being developed or used. Okay, good deal. But just to make it clear, uh, Mr. Johnson, the staff does not support this as it sits today as well as what our vote is to to let him pull it.

Uh, correct. I mean, no, from a staff perspective, uh, we we've had this before, uh, we feel like, and I'm just speaking for staff here, not for the not for the board, but we feel like, you know, that neighborhood was there and established for quite some time, even though it has a joining commercial property, the staff position was not that you take one or two houses and just encroach into that neighborhood. So, that that has been our position and remains our position. I agree. We have a couple of members from the public who may want to speak on this matter. Daniel Wear Dennis Sher.

Okay.

Any other questions? There's a motion and a second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. I2B9. I [clears throat] make a motion to approve the request for the major PUD revision and encroachment agreement for the property located at tax map081, parcel 681 to allow a reta retaining wall over six feet in height to be constructed within the side and rear setbacks and allow a pool to be constructed within the rear setback subject to the condition enumerated in the March 5th, 2026 planning commission report.

I'll second that. So the terrain for this property is not conducive to a flat backyard. So the owner is looking to build a retaining wall. A retaining wall that exceeds six feet shall not be in the setbacks unless this board grants a variance or in this case a pud revision. So that is the ask and also allowing them to build in a setback with their pool. So does require [clears throat] this um um this board to approve all that for them to get their permits. Any other questions? None. Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries.

I 2B10. I make a motion to approve the Georgia Power and Underground Easement for the distribution line relocation at 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, parcel 072 045D. I'll second. As part of our reconstruction of the parking lot behind us here with the where old building A was, we have to move a transformer. This allows them to relocate the lines that feed that transformer. Any questions? Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. We have no items added to the meeting this evening. Do we have any legal matters? No legal matters.

Thank you. We have no reg request for review by committee today and no additional public comments. So we we will move on to the executive session and we can handle the matters before us here and now. Commissioner Careway

M1A I make a motion to approve 85,200 to William Altman Jill Alman and Francancy uh Connell parcel 067 C072 43,900 to Jeff Bishop partial 072A 001B 63,000 to Amanda Seaman and Daniel Anderson partial 072J001 one and $20,000 to Four Oaks Homeowners Association Incorporated partial 0601571 and 060157A to obtain rightaway and or easements for the Herford Farm Road widening project.

Second. These are all standard acquisitions. Uh this gets us to about 97% complete. Hopefully by May we'll have our last one in front of you. Very good. Getting close. Yeah. Any questions?

None. There's a motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries. M1B. I make a motion to approve resolutions 26-07 and 26-08, declaration of takings in in order of condiment condemnations for a portion of tax map 060035 and 072A 001c for the improving, widening, paving, and aligning and maintaining of Herford Farm Road. I'll second Mr. Sorry.

Sorry. These are uh two imminent domain matters on Herford Farm Road. We had an agreement uh that were reached with the property owners. Uh unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we were not able to get releases from their banks for the [clears throat] mortgages. Uh that happens at some times and to be able to move the project forward. We're we're going to court to finalize it. Any questions? Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Motion carries.

Last one. M1C. I make a motion to approve a settlement agreement with Dharma D. Sina Senna for partial 067015 for the improving, widening, and paving and lighting and maintaining of Herford Farm Road widening project. I'll second that. This is one that we have already taken to court. We've worked it out with the property owner. We're not changing the dollar amount at all. We just changed what we were taking from that person. Any questions? Motion and second on the floor. All in favor, raise your right hand. Concludes our executive session. And we only have one more motion to make. Make a motion that we adjourn.

I'll second. All in favor? We're adjourned.