Treutlen Commission Considers Road Closure
During their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the Treutlen County Board of Commissioners considered a road closure at the request of a county resident. During the Public Comments portion of the meeting Ginger Rogers and Phillip Morris presented their concerns about road issues.
Rogers owns property and a home on Muskogee Road and had previously requested road repair work for Muskogee Road one year ago, but so far nothing has been done. Rogers told the commission she felt the road needed to be repaved, not repaired. Rogers said she had requested the road work a year ago, but nothing was done. Commission Chairman Jennings acknowledged the first request had not been followed through on and stated that it would get done this time. Jennings stated the board would update Rogers as the pavement project progresses.
Phillip Morris came before the board and requested a road closure for an extension of Dairy Road that runs behind Lanza Industries. According to Morris, the road is not marked as Dairy Road, but it is an extension of it as you continue on Dairy Road crossing over Knox Mill Road onto the road running behind Lanza. Morris told the commissioners that no one lives on the road, but it has become a trash dumping area, and he would like to see it closed. The board stated they would send out letters to the three property owners whose land runs adjacent to the road, and all three would have to agree to the road closure before it could be closed. The three landowners are Lanza Jet, Phillip Jennings, and Jim Ellington.
In other business, the commission heard from Rich Bennett with the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission, and after much discussion, the board approved McCall and Associates as the architect for new Resilience Center. The board approved the renewal of the Navicent Ambulance Service contract. Jennings said that although the renewal was an automatic one, he felt he should bring it before the board. The contract with Navicent ends July 2027. The board reviewed and approved a business license application for Page Contracting.
Another issue the commissioners discussed was roads which FEMA will cover the cost to have repaired. Since there was a discrepancy in the number of roads and which roads would satisfy the grant repair requirements, Jennings felt there were too many unknowns and that more information needed to be confirmed before a vote could take place. The issue was tabled for the next meeting.
County Manager Joseph Glenn, who was out of town but joined the meeting by phone, gave his monthly updates. His report included various courthouse repairs and upgrades, both exterior and interior. Glenn said he would like to see a repair request system put in place for each county building, and stated, “I can’t fix what I don’t know about.” The board agreed, and Glenn said he will immediately create a maintenance request form and bring it before the board for their review.
Glenn also stated that he is in the process of getting the courthouse and all other county owned buildings Americans with Disabilities Act compliant. He will update the board on the status of the progress for these buildings.
The financial report showed the following balances as of July 1, 2026. General Funds/Regular Account $1,476,500.04, CD $423,009.17, LMIG $1,250,392.73, 2019 SPLOST $124,371.73, 2025 SPLOST $673,460.89, Crime Victims Assistance Fund $238,094.47, Drug Abuse Treatment Education $29,555.89, Federal Drug Seizure Fund $21,946.76, State Drug Seizure $12,551.81, E-911 $529,612.32, Jail Reserve $72,039.65, Treutlen/Wheeler Landfill $1767.41, TSPLOST $204,565.54.
The next regular meeting of the Treutlen County Board of Commissioners is set for Monday, August 3, 2026. The work session begins at 5:00 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.
County resident Phillip Morris in discussion with County Attorney Jimmy Garner and County Commissioner Phil Jennings about the county road he is wanting closed.
