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County to consider paying EC2055 $80,000 for economic development? The Early County Commissioners tabled a proposal Monday night to outsource economic development duties to EC2055 for an annual fee of $80,000. The agreement proposes the county pay EC2055 for a "scope of services" which includes hiring two staff members who for the majority of their time will work on economic development and places EC2055 as the official Early County representative in recruiting, marketing, hosting and coordinating business prospect visits to Early County. The agreement also promises an annual report of actions and progress towards the goals of EC2055 and allows for the county to have a representative on a committee formed in connection with EC2055's five year strategy EC2012. According to the agreement that committee will be comprised of those demonstrating significant financial investment in the EC2012 program. County attorney Bill Mills recommended the commissioners not enter the agreement in the present form and noted that the Early County Development Authority was not named in the document. Leah Middleton, director of the Pataula Center for Children, appeared before the commissioners to report on the center's operation and to request that the center be included as an item in the county's upcoming budget year. The center serves as a child advocacy center for seven counties including Early and provides services related to child abuse cases in the Pataula Judicial Circuit. In other business, the commissioners approved the Early County Planning Commission's selection of David Moseley as code enforcement officer. Citizens residing on Dot Harvey Road appeared requesting additional work on the dirt road to improve drainage, remove debris and improve safety. Upcoming appointments to the development authority, DFACS board and Spring Creek Watershed group were discussed with recommendations to be made at a later commission meeting. Scott Roland was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Kim Bruner on the recreation board and alcoholic beverage licenses were approved for Riverside Travel Center, County Line Package Store and Will Harris.
The commissioners also approved a request to pay for center line striping for the Old Lucile Road at a cost of approximately $2,550. The road was scheduled to be included in the current striping project funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation but was removed from the list by DOT because the road is too narrow.
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