City Council Wrap Up – 7.22.24
July 23, 2024
July 22, 2024 (Tucker, GA) Tucker’s Mayor and Council try to keep the second meeting of the months to presentations and updates but of late, it has turned into a voting meeting as well. The first item of business was a 5-0 vote to excuse Virginia Rece and Roger Orlando, both District 1 Councilmembers from attendance.
There were four presentations covering an update on the progress of the recommendations from the North/South Connectivity Study, an update on the Park and Recreation Master Plan five year update, a discussion on Economic Development incentives throughout the City, a presentation on the wildlife mitigation plan for the Lake Erin dam project in Henderson Park, and an update on the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) dashboard.
The Mayor and Council then had a second read and vote to amend Chapter 14 of the Tucker code, Environment, enacting regulations relating to onsite sewage management systems. The amendment was approved 5-0. The fee schedule for Fiscal Year ’25 was then amended with a 5-0 vote.
The exciting item of the night was the approval of the contract award to Hasbun for the construction of the Tucker Town Green with a 5-0 vote from the Mayor and Council. Hasbun is a quality contractor and provided a bid of interest in the amount of 5.45 million dollars. Construction is set to start in August and is scheduled to be completed in 330 days, weather permitting.
The Tucker Mayor and City Council meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Tucker City Hall, 1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B, Tucker, GA 30084 and are streamed and recorded on tuckerga.gov.
