Walker County public meetings in 2025

Board of Commissioners

The Walker County Board of Commissioners will approve the meeting agenda and minutes, and hold a public hearing on two zoning requests: a variance for 610 Townsend Road and a rezoning for 29 Poteet Drive. The consent agenda includes a $75,000 grant for the District Hill Historic Cemetery project, property conveyance, and several appointments and agreements. New business items cover contracts for mowing, park trail resurfacing, a digital message board, traffic light replacement, a 911 UPS system upgrade, and the $505,000 excavator purchase.

• Public hearing on Martin variance request for 610 Townsend Road (A-1 zone)
• Public hearing on Poteet rezoning request for 29 Poteet Drive (A-1 to RA)
• Resolution R-077-25 to accept $75,000 District Hill Historic Cemetery Project grant
• Purchase Order 2026-00000593 for $505,000 to TEC Tractor & Equipment for a 2025 Gradall excavator
• Purchase Order 2026-00000573 for $99,116 to NABCO Electric for traffic light replacement at McFarland Avenue and N. Jenkins Road

The Commissioners approved Resolution R-081-25 to award a contract for mowing, litter pick‑up and weed control with a 4‑0 vote. They also approved Resolution R-082-25 to award the Walker Rocks Park trail resurfacing contract, also 4‑0. A purchase order for a $505,000 excavator was denied by a 4‑0 vote. Additionally, a variance for Ronnie Martin to build a second house was approved with conditions by a 4‑0 vote.

• Approved Resolution R-081-25 mowing, litter pick‑up, weed control contract (4 Ayes, 0 Nays)
• Approved Resolution R-082-25 Walker Rocks Park trail resurfacing contract (4 Ayes, 0 Nays)
• Denied Purchase Order 2026-00000593 for $505,000 excavator (4 Ayes, 0 Nays)
• Approved Ronnie Martin variance request with conditions (4 Ayes, 0 Nays)

Board of Commissioners

The Walker County Board of Commissioners will consider several items, including a $57,500 purchase order for heat and air units for the Road Department, a ratification of a road maintenance contribution agreement with Walker County Stone, LLC, and two zoning variance requests. The Board will also adopt resolutions on electronic meeting minutes, a deputy clerk appointment, FY2026 budget amendments for public works, and a human resources policy. Public hearings will be held for the variance requests, and the Planning Commission has recommended approval of both variances.

• Purchase Order 2026-00000303 for $57,500 to Jake Marshall for Heat & Air Units and Duct Work for the Road Department and Fleet Management
• Resolution R-076-25 to ratify County Road Maintenance Contribution Agreement with Walker County Stone, LLC
• Joseph Lloyd's setback variance request for 957 Durham Road, Rising Fawn (Planning Commission recommends approval)
• Thomas Guthrie's variance request to divide less than five acres in an A-1 zone at 3017 W. Cove Road, Chickamauga (Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions)
• Resolution R-073-25 to amend FY2026 budget line items for Public Works Projects and the Highway and Streets Division

Development Authority

The Development Authority Board approved the agenda, minutes, and financial report unanimously. It then authorized the Inducement Resolution for the South Rossville Village housing project and approved a bond resolution for the Pride Corporation project. The FY2026 proposed budget was adopted with a 4‑0 vote. The Board also agreed to install new signage at county business parks and to offer a haycutter a second cut for parcel mowing.

• Approved agenda (4-0)
• Approved meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved financial report (4-0)
• Authorized Inducement Resolution for South Rossville Village Project (4-0)
• Approved Bond Resolution for Pride Corporation Project (4-0)
• Approved FY2026 Proposed Budget (4-0)
• Agreed to post new signage at Northwest Georgia Business & Industrial Park and Walker County Business Park (no vote recorded)
• Agreed to offer haycutter a second cut for parcel mowing (no vote recorded)

Development Authority

The board approved the meeting agenda unanimously. They entered and later exited an executive session to discuss real estate matters, each motion passing 5-0. The authority approved the memorandum of understanding and the Right of Early Entry & Interim Lease Agreement for Project Gizmo, also by a 5-0 vote. The meeting was adjourned at 12:33 p.m.

• Approved agenda (5-0)
• Entered executive session to discuss real estate (5-0)
• Exited executive session and returned to regular meeting (5-0)
• Approved MOU and Right of Early Entry & Interim Lease Agreement for Project Gizmo (5-0)

Development Authority

The board approved the agenda, minutes, and financial report unanimously. It authorized Chairman Andy Arnold to execute a QuitClaim Deed for Labrie and reappointed Max Morrison to the board for a two‑year term. The board also approved a $13,000 agreement with CTI Engineers for water and sewer engineering services at the Walker County Business Park. All motions passed with the recorded vote counts.

• Approved agenda with QuitClaim Deed amendment (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Approved June 10, 2025 minutes (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Approved financial report (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Authorized Chairman Andy Arnold to execute QuitClaim Deed for Labrie (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Reappointed Max Morrison to board for two years (4 ayes, 0 nays; Morrison abstained)
• Entered executive session (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Exited executive session and resumed regular meeting (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Authorized agreement with CTI Engineers for water and sewer services up to $13,000 (5 ayes, 0 nays)

Development Authority

The Development Authority approved the meeting agenda, the May 13 minutes, the financial report, and the executive report, each by a 4‑aye vote. The board entered and later exited executive session unanimously. It also agreed to proceed with the Kimley‑Hom proposal to engineer a road to the new 100‑acre parcel in the Walker County Business Park.

• Approved agenda (4-0)
• Approved May 13 minutes (4-0)
• Approved financial report (4-0)
• Approved executive report (4-0)
• Entered executive session to discuss real estate and potential litigation (4-0)
• Exited executive session and re‑entered regular meeting (4-0)
• Agreed to move forward with Kimley‑Hom road engineering proposal (no vote recorded)

Development Authority

The Development Authority approved its agenda, minutes, and financial reports unanimously. It authorized the Executive Director to execute the exercise option and assign the purchase option for Newport Hill, LLC to Enviroquip Parts, LLC. The board also authorized the Executive Director to apply for 100% USDA grant funding for a responders facility serving Lookout Mountain.

• Approved agenda (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Approved April 8, 2025 minutes (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Approved financial reports as of March 31 and April 30, 2025 (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Authorized execution of Newport Hill lease option and assignment to Enviroquip Parts, LLC (5 ayes, 0 nays)
• Authorized application for 100% USDA grant for Lookout Mountain responders facility (5 ayes, 0 nays)

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to discuss five rezoning applications. These include requests to convert agricultural land to industrial use and commercial land to residential use.

• Rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I (Industrial) at 157 Glass Road (Walker County Development Authority)
• Rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I (Industrial) at 0 Glass Road (Walker County Development Authority)
• Rezone from C-1 (Commercial) to R-2 (Residential) at 0 Kay Conley Road (Robert & Carlene Pruett)
• Rezone from C-1 (Commercial) to R-2 (Residential) at 0 Kay Conley Road, parcel 0-326-3-055 (Robert & Carlene Pruett)
• Rezone from C-1 (Commercial) to R-2 (Residential) at 0 Kay Conley Road, parcel 0-326-3-056 (Robert & Carlene Pruett)

Development Authority

The board voted 4‑0 to approve the agenda after removing the Financial Report item. It also approved the March 11, 2025 minutes by a 4‑0 vote. A motion to enter an executive session on real estate and potential litigation passed 4‑0, and a subsequent motion to return to the regular meeting also passed unanimously.

• Approved agenda amendment removing Financial Report (4-0)
• Approved March 11, 2025 minutes (4-0)
• Approved entry into Executive Session to discuss real estate and potential litigation (4-0)
• Approved exit from Executive Session back to Regular Meeting (4-0)

Planning Commission

The Walker County Planning Commission meeting will hear three separate variance applications. One request is from Raymond Keith Murdock to subdivide less than five acres of an A‑1 agricultural parcel at 643 Kensington Road. A second request is from Michael Letson for a similar subdivision of less than five acres on an A‑1 parcel at 1307 Lee Mason Road. The third request is from Safe Future Real Estate Investments, LLC for three lot‑size variances on the R‑2 residential parcel at 20, 36 & 86 Braxton Lane, seeking 10,890‑square‑foot lots.

• Variance request for <5 acres in A‑1 zone at 643 Kensington Road, Chickamauga (parcel 0‑282‑009)
• Variance request for <5 acres in A‑1 zone at 1307 Lee Mason Road, LaFayette (parcel 0‑514‑011)
• Three lot‑size variances for 20, 36 & 86 Braxton Lane, Rossville (R‑2 zone, parcels 0‑205‑097 & 119A)
• Safe Future Real Estate Investments, LLC variance application fee of $450
• Public hearing to discuss the variance applications

The commission approved the February 20 minutes and opened and closed the public hearing and new business sessions by unanimous votes. It denied Raymond Keith Murdock's variance request and Michael Leston's one‑acre subdivision request (6‑2 vote). The public hearing was reopened, and the commission unanimously denied Safe Future Real Estate's subdivision request.

• Approved February 20 minutes (unanimous)
• Opened public hearing (unanimous)
• Closed public hearing (unanimous)
• Opened new business (unanimous)
• Denied Murdock variance request (unanimous)
• Denied Leston one‑acre subdivision request (6-2)
• Reopened public hearing (unanimous)
• Denied Safe Future Real Estate subdivision request (unanimous)

Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners will review several purchase orders for the Sheriff's Office and Public Works. The meeting includes decisions on road maintenance and the appointment of a committee member.

• Purchase Order 2025-00001115 for $293,326.00 to Jenkins Chrysler Dodge Jeep Inc. for seven Durango Pursuit vehicles
• Purchase Order 2025-00001116 for $31,000.00 to Paul Thigpen Chevrolet GMC for a 2021 Dodge Ram
• Purchase Order 2025-00000923 for $99,998.00 to Estes Equipment Company for a fuel system upgrade
• Resolution R-019-25 to approve a list of roads for resurfacing in 2025-26
• Resolution R-021-25 to accept roads in the Hawk’s Ridge Subdivision for County Maintenance

Planning Commission

The Walker County Planning Commission met to approve minutes, elect officers, and hold a public hearing. In new business, the commission reviewed a rezoning petition by William & Christy White and several variance applications. The commission approved the rezoning and some variances while denying others based on the Comprehensive Plan.

• Rezone request by William & Christy White from C-1 (Commercial) to A-1 (Agricultural) for 0 S. Hwy 27, Trion (parcel 0-486-026A)
• Variance request by Susan Carroll to divide five acres approved
• Variance request by Justin Keener to divide one acre denied
• Variance request by Joseph Bales to split 7.3 acres denied
• Conditional use variance request by Amber Doty to divide two-plus acres approved

Board of Commissioners

The Walker County Board of Commissioners will adopt the meeting agenda and approve minutes from prior meetings. Commissioners will hear public variance and rezoning requests for several agricultural parcels. The board will also consider resolutions appointing officials and will approve a series of SPLOST‑funded purchase orders for radios, vehicles, and equipment.

• Variance requests for less than five acres in A‑1 zones at 1967 Kemp Rd (parcel 0-508-010) and 219 Furnace Creek Rd (parcel 0-589-006D)
• Conditional use variance request at 368 McIntire Rd (parcel 0-356-002) and variance request at 1178 Camp Rd (parcel 0-293-004)
• Rezone request from A‑1 to R‑2 for 222 Allgood Rd (parcel 0-049-067A)
• Purchase Order 2025-00000913 for $107,406.37 to Sunny Communications for 45 mobile radios for the Sheriff’s Office
• Purchase Order 2025-00000923 for $99,998.00 to Estes Equipment Company for a fuel system upgrade for the Public Works Department

Board of Commissioners

The Walker County Board of Commissioners will meet to vote on a resolution authorizing the Historic Preservation Commission to apply for a grant to fund Phase Two of a historic resources survey.

• Resolution R-012-25 to authorize grant application for historic resources survey
• Meeting at 101 S. Duke Street, LaFayette, GA
• Special called meeting on January 23, 2025

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will consider several land‑use applications. A request from Rock City seeks to change a property at 0 Hwy 157 Lookout Mountain from R‑1 (Residential) to C‑1 (Commercial). Four variance applications are on the agenda for agricultural parcels at 1967 Kemp Road, 219 Furnace Creek Road, 1178 Camp Road, and a conditional use variance at 368 McIntire Road. Additionally, a rezoning request will move a parcel at 222 Allgood Road from A‑1 (Agricultural) to R‑2 (Residential). No decisions have been made yet; the items will be discussed and voted on during the meeting.

• Rezoning: 0 Hwy 157 Lookout Mountain – R‑1 to C‑1
• Variance: 1967 Kemp Road, LaFayette – A‑1 zone
• Variance: 219 Furnace Creek Road, LaFayette – A‑1 zone
• Conditional use variance: 368 McIntire Road, Rock Spring – A‑1 zone
• Rezoning: 222 Allgood Road, Flintstone – A‑1 to R‑2

Board of Commissioners

The Walker County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Ordinance O-01-25, which would amend Chapter 34 (Utilities) of the county code to adopt Broadband Ready Community Standards. The board will also consider several resolutions, including amendments to the Enabling Act, election of a Vice Chair, and setting the 2025 meeting calendar. Additional items include appointments to various county commissions and a contract award for a historical resources survey.

• Public Hearing – Ordinance O-01-25 to amend Chapter 34 (Utilities) to adopt Broadband Ready Community Standards
• Resolution R-045-24 / R-001-25 to amend the Enabling Act of Walker County
• Resolution R-002-25 to elect a Vice Chair
• Resolution R-003-25 to establish a meeting calendar for 2025
• Resolution R-010-25 to award a contract for a Historical Resources Survey