With the approval of The Baldwin City Council, Precision Digital can move forward with construction. After a short delay, the special use permit was approved at the December 11 Council meeting.
The special use permit allows Precision Digital to move forward with a high-performance data center and crypto-mining venture in the Airport Industrial Park.
Failed, tabled, approved
The measure failed and then was tabled at the council’s November 27 meeting when only the mayor and three council members were present. Council members Alice Venter and Erik Keith voted for the measure but Councilmember Theron Ayers dissented. A city charter technicality that requires three affirmative votes to pass a zoning ordinance forced Mayor Stephanie Almagno to table the zoning ordinance.
Monday night’s meeting changed everything for Precision Digital. The Mayor and Councilmembers Maarten Venter and Theron Ayers were the only members present for an in-person vote. However, Councilmembers Alice Venter and Erik Keith attended the meeting by telephone.
Council member Maarten Venter made the motion to approve the special use permit for Precision Digital. In a turn of events, Councilmember Theron Ayers seconded the motion. The measure passed unanimously.
Other business
Jacob Bellamy, owner of Bellamy Automotive in Baldwin, had requested a variance to add additional space to his growing automotive business. The council first held a required public hearing. No citizens spoke in support or opposition to the variance.
The council moved forward by approving the variance request with Councilmember Alice Venter making the motion and seconded by Ayers. The variance request was approved by the council unanimously.
The city council also approved an update to its wrecker service ordinance. The wrecker ordinance was updated so the city could use their own list wrecker service and not rely on the county.
Cemetery Plot Revocation
Baldwin City Attorney Jack Samuels addressed the city council about the Cemetery Plot Revocation policy. He explained that some revisions were made since the work session but not changed substantially. All that was changed was wording to add clarity to the policy. The council approved the policy unanimously.
Mayor Almagno briefly spoke about the Mayor’s Reading Club Proclamation, an initiative introduced by the Georgia Municipal Association to promote literacy to children in grade school. The council approved the proclamation. The Mayor’s Reading Club Day will be June 7, 2024.
