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2025-05-19 May 19, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL

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May 19, 2025 
7:00 PM 
 
City of Smyrna 
Mayor and Council Meeting 
2800 King Street SE 
Council Chambers 
 
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20. Approval of the subject property for the RMC-8-Conditional zoning district shall 
be conditioned upon the development of the property in substantial compliance 
with the site plan submitted 4/16/2025 and created by Gaskins+Lecraw. and all 
zoning stipulations above. 
21. Approval of the subject property shall be conditioned upon substantial 
compliance with the elevations submitted on 3/13/2025. 
 
Kevin Moore on behalf of the applicant came forward. He explained that the property 
is just over an acre in a unique location. The area is Bell Dr. off of Spring Rd., just 
west of Cobb Pkwy intersection – this area has transformed in recent years. On three 
sides are newer developments and there are three other lots that neighbor these two 
lots that will not be part of this development. They will be adding detached homes, not 
townhomes, which will be less dense.   
  
Councilmember Travis Lindley asked what time timeline is and what the price point is. 
Mr. Moore stated that it would be immediate and in the $500K. 
  
A public hearing was called, and no one came forward in favor of or in opposition to 
this item.   
 
Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item Z25-004; seconded by 
Councilmember Charles Welch. 
 
The motion to approve carried with the following vote: 
 
Aye: 6 –  Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember 
Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember 
Gould, Councilmember Oglesby 
Nay: 0 –  None 
Absent: 1 –  Councilmember Pickens  
 
8.  Privilege License and Show Cause Hearing 
 
9.  Formal Business 
 
 A. AGR2025-024 Approval of Mike Jones as Interim City Administrator, administer 
his Oath of Office by City Attorney Scott Cochran and authorize the Mayor to 
sign and execute all related contract documents. 
Citywide 
 
Mayor Derek Norton noted that the former City Administrator, Joe Bennett, retired 
after 30+ years of service, and Mike Jones will be fulfilling those duties as the Interim 
City Administrator.   
 
• Was Smyrna City Administrator previously 
• VP Georgia Regional Manager with WK Dickson & Co.  
• Principal Engineer with Edison Engineering Group 
• County Administrator for Paulding County from January 2009 – March 2015 
 
Scott Cochran, City Attorney, administered the following Oath of Office: