Commission Discusses $958,382.50 Reimbursement From 2025 Bond Proceeds for Farm Center Arena Renovations

County staff asked the commission to appropriate $958,382.50 in Series 2025 bond proceeds to reimburse allowable economic development expenditures, specifically renovation costs at the Houston County Farm Center Arena.

"This is money that we have spent to renovate the, Houston County Farm Center Arena, which is eligible under that that bill," the Chair said when presenting the request.

The Chair asked for discussion, questions or comments. When the Chair asked whether there were any objections to placing the item on the agenda, an objection was voiced in the provided transcript; the speaker who said "Objection" is not explicitly identified by name in the excerpt. The transcript does not include a recorded outcome of the appropriation, so it is not clear from the provided excerpt whether the commission later approved the reimbursement appropriation.

County staff characterized the expenditure as eligible under the Series 2025 bond provisions; no further budget detail or documentation was presented in the provided excerpt.