City, county come together on joint projects

SPLOST RENEWAL
  • Jones County Commissioners and Gray Council members are all smiles at the July 14 joint meeting. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
    Jones County Commissioners and Gray Council members are all smiles at the July 14 joint meeting. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

    What has been a contentious negotiation in the past was a congenial meeting last week for Jones County Commissioners and Gray City Council members.

    The July 14 Special Local Option Sales Tax sessions began with a meeting of four of Jones County’s five county commissioners at 4 p.m. with Commissioner Daylon Martin absent.

    The renewal of the one-cent sales tax will be on the November ballot, and the m…