County passes rezonings, awards contracts

♦ The board also officially received the recommended budget.

It was a mixed bag agenda at the latest meeting of the Gordon County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.

The board held public hearings in reference to four requests for rezoning, two of which drew opposition from county residents.

A rezoning from A-1 agricultural to R-6 agricultural reserve was approved by the board 4-0 with Commissioner Bud Owens absent.

That request from Robert Burton for three permanent foundation manufactured homes was for 10997 Fairmount Highway with Highway 53 road frontage near Gillespie Road.

Burton said the homes would be around 1,800 square feet and should sell for around $140,000 each.

“It’s not just an inexpensive mobile home,” Burton said. “They’re very beautiful homes.”

“Outside of the office, Captain Garigan was an active member of his community, serving his church as a deacon, broadcasting high school

football games on radio, and umpiring baseball and football games for local youth leagues.

“Captain Garigan’s exemplary contribution to the people of Gordon County should be honored and remembered. That is why I have introduced House Resolution 301, commending Captain Garigan for his devotion to his family,

community, Church, and the Nation.

“My thoughts and prayers are with Captain Garigan’s family and the people of Gordon County.”

Garigan passed away in late January after battling complications from COVID-19. He was serving as a Gordon County Jail division commander at the time of his death.