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OPEN TO PUBLIC – September 2nd, 2025 6pm
Hiawassee City Hall 50 River Street Council Chambers
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
- Call to Order
1.1. Invocation –Scott Benton
1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
1.3. Approval agenda as distributed
- Consent Agenda
2.1. Minutes of August 5, 2025 Council Meeting
2.2. Minutes of August 25, 2025 Work Session Meeting
- Motion to approve $82,484.00 for American Tank for Water Treatment Plant tank maintenance program
- Motion to approve $14,964.27 for Zile Technology to install SCADA at Victoria Woods tank and pump locations
- Motion to approve EMI’s development of a system connection (capacity) fee ordinance
- Motion to approve EMI’s development of water and sewer rate evaluation and tiered structure
- Motion to approve $13,395.00 for the purchase of WaterWorth software (1 year)
- Motion to approve the alcohol license for the Texaco station
- Motion to accept the DDA board of directors’ recommendations:
9.1. Kristi Bryant – Chatuge Med Spa and Fitness
9.2. Shawn Farmer – Resident
9.3. Doug Schober – Bojangles, Manager
9.4. Brad Baso – Nourish Real Estate Group
- Motion to approve funding request for Hikeawassee initiative (between $8,000 and $11,000)
- Motion to approve the resolution to extend the electronic sign moratorium
- Motion to approve the first reading of the amendment to the sign ordinance
- Motion to approve the first reading of the Offenses Against Public Peace and Order ordinance
- Executive session
- Adjournment
HIAWASSEE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -September 2nd, 2025
The City of Hiawassee September Council meeting was called to order at 6:00pm on September 2, 2025, in Council Chambers by Mayor Jay Chastain, Jr. The meeting was open to the public and broadcast over FaceBook Live.
Present, in addition to the Mayor, were Council members Scott Benton, Nancy Noblet, Patsy Owens and Jonathan Wilson. Council member Amy Barrett was absent. Staff present were Economic Development Director Lily Ponitz, Officer Tava Morales, Deputy City Clerk Sheryl Branson and City Clerk Bonnie Kendrick.
The Invocation was given by Council member Scott Benton and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Chastain stated that the agenda needed to be amended to include at 3.5 the motion to allow the Mayor to sign the contract with American Auctioneers, LLC to auction the Shook House. Motion to approve the agenda as amended was made by Council member Patsy Owens seconded by Council member Scott Benton, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of the minutes of the August 5, 2025 Council Meeting and the minutes of August 25, 2025 Work Session Meeting was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Jonathan Wilson, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve $82,484.00 for American Tank for Water Treatment Plant tank maintenance program was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Scott Benton, with all present in favor.
Motion to allow Mayor Chastain to sign the contract with American Auctioneers, LLC for the auction of the Shook House was made by Council member Jonathan Wilson, seconded by Council member Scott Benton, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve $14,964.27 for Zile Technology to install SCADA at Victoria Woods tank and pump locations was made by Council member Patsy Owens seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve EMI’s development of a system connection (capacity) fee ordinance was made by Council member Scott Benton seconded by Council member Jonathan Wilson, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve EMI’s development of water and sewer rate evaluation and tiered structure was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Scott Benton, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve $13,395.00 for the purchase of WaterWorth software (1 year) was made by Council member Patsy Owens seconded by Council member Jonathan Wilson, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve the alcohol license for the Texaco station was made by Council member Jonathan Wilson seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all present in favor.
The DDA board of directors’ recommendations were voted individually. Motion to approve Kristi Bryant of Chatuge Med Spa and Fitness was made by Council member Scott Benton seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all present in favor. Motion to approve Shawn Farmer, a resident of Hiawassee, was made by Council member Patsy Owens seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all present in favor. Motion to approve Doug Schober, manager of Bojangles, was made by Council member Jonathan Wilson seconded by Council member Scott Benton, with all present in favor. There was no motion to approve Brad Baso of Nourish Real Estate Group to the DDA board.
Motion to approve the funding request for the Hikeawassee initiative (between $8,000 and $11,000) was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Jonathan Wilson, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve the resolution to extend the electronic sign moratorium was made by Council member Jonathan Wilson seconded by Council member Patsy Owens, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve the first reading of the amendment to the sign ordinance was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Patsy Owens, with all present in favor.
Motion to approve the first reading of the Offenses Against Public Peace and Order ordinance was made by Council member Patsy Owens seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all present in favor.
There being no need for executive session, motion to adjourn was made by Council member Nancy Noblet seconded by Council member Jonathan Wilson, with all present in favor. Meeting adjourned at 6:07pm.