Toccoa City Commission to Meet Tonight

The Toccoa City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street. 

On the agenda for the meeting is consideration of approval of Alcohol Beverage Control Licenses for Big A Tobacco, located at 610 Big A Road, and the New Fernside Package Store, located at 1733 Fernside Drive.

Also on the agenda is consideration of the awarding of an approximate $12M contract for the Eastanollee Creek WPCP Phase II project. A majority of the work included in the scope of the project is required to remain compliant with the city’s Georgia Environmental Protection Agency permit. Several adjustments to the non-mandatory aspects of the original project were eliminated or suggested for streamlining to reduce the original project estimate by approximately $1.5M. Details on the project and cost estimates can be found in the agenda packet, which will be available attached to this story on wnegradio.com.

The third item on the agenda for today’s meeting is consideration of the purchase of a F150 Truck for the Public Works Department. According to city documentation, $50,000 was budgeted for the purchase in the city’s FY2024 budget, and bids from three dealerships were received, the lowest being $44,562, plus $382 for the locking rear axle option, from, Mike Jones Ford in Toccoa, with a delivery date of June of this year.  City Manager Fredda Wheeler will recommend staff accept the low bid. 

Also on the agenda is the monthly finance report. 

Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, and are welcome to address commissioners during the Public Comment section of the meeting.  Contact information for commissioners is available attached to this story on wnegradio.com.

In other city news, at the Toccoa City Commission meeting on Feb. 26, commissioners approved an extension of the moratorium on vape shops for an additional 6 months. The original 6-month moratorium was approved during the August 28, 2023 meeting, and expired February 28.  The new extension will leave the existing moratorium in place until August 30 of this year. According to agenda documentation, there have been no applications for an applicable business since the original moratorium was enacted. Commissioners also approved an agreement with the Toccoa Little League for the maintenance and management of Alewine Park so that Toccoa Little League can use two fields at Alewine Park for practice fields. The two fields referenced are the top field at the entrance of the park, and the first field on the lower level. Use of the building at Alewine Park is not included in the proposed agreement, as the building is used by the Fire Department as part of their training area. Little League President Doug McCollum was present at the meeting, and stated, additionally, that Toccoa will again host the 9-10 year old State Tournament, and said that opening day for this year’s Little League Season will be this coming Saturday, March 16. WNEG News will have more information on Opening Day activities later this week.

For more information, contact Toccoa City Hall at (706) 886-8451.

 

	Gail Fry	Mayor	706.599.0205	[email protected]
	Terry Carter	Vice-Mayor	706.491.2550	[email protected]
	Evan Hellenga	Commissioner	706.491.0527	[email protected]
	Michelle Jamieson	Commissioner	706.491.7418	[email protected]
	Ron Matheson	Commissioner	706.244.0498	[email protected]