Treutlen Approves County Business Licenses and Demo Bid
Treutlen County Board of Commissioners, in their regular session held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026, approved multiple newly required county business licenses, as well as a demolition bid for a fallen county-owned structure.
Eighteen county busi ness license applications that had been previously reviewed were approved.
(e board decided to do a blanket approval as there were no issues with any of the applications.
Four job bids were presented for the demolition of the county-owned structure known as the old DFCS Building. Af ter much discussion, the board approved the LCJ bid for $70,000. Monies from SPLOST will be used to pay for the demolition cost, and there is no set start date for the project.
Keri Hedgecock from the county's Voter Reg – istration O0ce asked the board to confirm the fees for those qualifying to run for the following offices, County Commissioner Districts 2 and District 5, and Board of Education District 2, 3 and 5. (e Dis trict 2 seat is being vacated by Zachary Mixon. (e board was unsure of the fee amount and agreed to confirm the correct amount later and let her know. (e names and fees are to be published in the newspaper no later than February 1, 2026.
(e county's 6nan cial report showed as of January 2026 the following balances: General Fund $467,062.59, Certi6cate of Deposit $419,024.25, Local Maintenance Improvement Grant $732,259.68, 2019 SPLOST $541,082.24, 2025 SPLOST $419,320.59, Crime Victims Assis tance Fund $294,318.38, Drug Abuse Treatment Education $28,921.95, Federal Drug Seizure Fund $61,070.95, State Drug Seizure $3,751.40, E-911 $383,996.28, Jail Reserve $48,665.02, Treutlen/Wheeler Land6ll $10,166.21, T-SPLOST $132,913.00.
Six county roads are slated for repairs, including Red Blu- Church Road, Anderson Pond Road, Old Louisville Road, Se –
cret Forest Road, Horse – shoe Bend Road, Lothair Church Road. Red Blu- Road is the most expen sive to repair, and two local companies submitted bids for the project. Affier review and discussion of the two bids, the board felt they should discuss with the county’s highway department to get more clarity before making a bid de- cision. Chairman Jennings said the repairs will be paid for by FEMA, but the county will have to pay up front with the money com- ing from the T-SPLOST account.
(e County and City Community Stake Hold ers Meeting is scheduled for January 22, at 2:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the county library. If library renovations have not been completed by then, another location will be chosen. County Clerk Angie Hooks asked board members to please review and update last year's Stake Holder's list. All city and county elected officials as well as community leaders and private citizens are encouraged to attend this meeting.
Chairman Jennings reminded the board of (e Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration presented by the Con – cerned Citizens of Treutlen County and the Unique Women's Club. (is year's celebration is scheduled for January 19, will be held at 12 noon at the Resource for Life Center located on Highway 46, and will in clude a guest speaker and a fish dinner.
County AGorney Jim my Garner stated he had spoken with one of the three landowners that will be a-ected by the partial closure being considered for Sterling Mill Road. (e landowner does not agree with the closure, therefore, since not all three landowners agree, the road will remain open for now.
Commissioner Gillis encouraged other board members to go by and see the progress being made to the Crime Victims Build ing. (e Board of Commis sioners February 2 meeting was rescheduled to February 10 as both clerks will be out of town at a training the 6rst week in February. (e work session will begin as usual at 5:00 p.m. and the regular meeting will commence at 6:00 p.m.
