The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved appointing District 4 Commissioner Alison Couch to the Fort Gordon Regional Growth Management Plan Implementation Group.
“Fort Gordon is such an important part of our community, and as District 4 commissioner, they play an important role to our district specifically, so I’m excited to join the committee, offer suggestions and listen to their thoughts and concerns on things that will come before the committee,” Couch said.
Along with Couch, commissioners approved deputy county manager Glenn Kennedy as an alternate to the group. Andy Crosson, the executive director for the Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission, said the commission recently completed a growth management implementation plan for Fort Gordon. The plan was an analysis of the transportation and socio-demographic needs in the CSRA area to support the continued growth of Fort Gordon.
“One of the recommendations was instead of this being one of the plans that is put in the shelf, we would have a group that meets on a quarterly or semi-annual basis to talk about what’s going on in the area and how the communities can work with the fort and the fort can work with the community,” Crosson previously told The Augsuta press .
Crosson said the commission asked Columbia, Richmond and Aiken counties to have individuals sit on the group, along with representatives from Fort Gordon and the Alliance for Fort Gordon. The meetings are expected to begin either in May or over the summer.
Stephanie Hill is a staff writer covering Columbia County government for The Augusta Press. Reach her at stephanie@theaugustapress.com
