Lyons council approves $200,000 S State St property purchase; millage rate hearings held without recorded vote
The Lyons City Council approved the $200,000.00 purchase of property at 448 S State St and renewed an intergovernmental agreement with the Toombs County Board of Education at its Oct. 8 regular meeting, according to official minutes. Every item recorded in the Oct. 8 minutes passed unanimously.
Separately, the city held public hearings on the 2026 millage rate on Oct. 16. The minutes provided for those hearings record no final vote or decision on the rate.
$200,000 property purchase on S State St
The council voted unanimously to buy real property at 448 S State St for $200,000.00. The minutes summarized in the record do not state a purpose for the purchase or a source of funding.
School board agreement renewed through 2030
The council unanimously renewed an intergovernmental agreement with the Toombs County Board of Education. The agreement is valued at $15,000.00 annually and runs through August 31, 2030, as recorded in the minutes.
Boys and Girls Club donation raised to $3,500.00
The council voted unanimously to increase its donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Toombs County to $3,500.00. The minutes summarized here do not state the previous donation amount.
Millage rate hearings held; no vote recorded
At the Oct. 8 meeting, the council unanimously scheduled public hearings on a proposed millage rate increase for Oct. 15 at 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM, and for Oct. 22 at 5:00 PM.
The record also includes two entries dated Oct. 16 describing hearings on a resolution to set the 2026 millage rate. One entry describes a first reading of the resolution; the other describes a second reading and public hearing. Neither entry records a final vote or decision on the resolution. The minutes note that a list of public attendance is on file.
The millage rate is the rate used to calculate property tax bills. The record provided does not state the proposed rate, the size of the proposed increase, or what it would mean for an individual property owner's tax bill.
Also on the Oct. 8 agenda
The council unanimously approved the minutes of its September 2026 regular council meeting.
Coming up
The meeting data provided for the next 14 days lists no upcoming Lyons City Council meetings. One item is on the calendar from the Oct. 8 minutes: a public hearing on the proposed millage rate increase is scheduled for Oct. 22 at 5:00 PM. Residents who want to comment on the 2026 millage rate before a vote is taken have that scheduled opportunity.
Because no upcoming agendas were included in the records reviewed for this roundup, residents should confirm meeting times and locations with the City of Lyons before attending. The official agendas and minutes remain the authoritative record for all items described above.