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The Development Authority of The City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County is taking great strides to ensure the
continued growth and success of the area.

Learn more about the Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County:

Introduction

List of Board Members


 


The Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County serves as our community's primary agency for industrial recruitment and manufacturing job development. It further administers programs, projects, and activities which enhance Milledgeville and Baldwin County as a place to live and work.

The Authority is chartered under Georgia State Law as a Statutory Authority. It is a joint authority serving both the City and the County. The Authority consists of an all-volunteer nine-member board. This is comprised of four appointed members by the City, four appointed members by the County, and one joint appointment. Authority activities are accomplished via an annual operating budget funded on a 50/50 basis by the City and County governments. Additional program funds are received via local option sales tax revenues, grants, and property sales.

The Authority owns and manages a 500 acre Industrial Park and has a completed 60,000 square feet industrial “Spec Building”. The Authority provides services to stimulate economic development and assist the development process. Many different programs are offered to facilitate and encourage development in Milledgeville and Baldwin County. There are also organizations that assist in accessing programs and services to enhance business expansion and/or relocation with the Authority. Business and industry clients and prospects receive assistance in many areas, including but certainly not limited to the following:

Board meetings are held monthly, generally on the fourth Monday at 5:30 PM at the Chamber of Commerce Board Room.

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Development Authority
of the
City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County
Board Members

Executive Director
Angie Gheesling
130 South Jefferson Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061

 

Business Phone: (478) 451-0369

Assistant to the Director
Annette B. Ford
130 South Jefferson Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061

Business Phone: (478) 451-0369

Chair
Dr. Jo Ann Jones
Retired Dean of The J. Whitney Bunting
School of Business
Georgia College & State University
130 South Jefferson Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061


Business Phone: (478) 451-0369
Vice Chair
Paul Dean
Windstream Manager
P.O. Box 868
Milledgeville, GA 31061

Business Phone: (478) 452-6011

Treasurer
Henry Pope , Jr.
President
Exchange Bank
PO Box 580
Milledgeville, Georgia

Business Phone: (478) 452-4531

Secretary
Karen Rowell
Owner, State Farm Insurance
1311 N. Columbia St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061

Business Phone: (478) 452-4502
Chat Daniel
President, First National Bank of Milledgeville
P.O. Box
1087
Milledgeville, GA 31061

Business Phone: (478) 454-1000

Merlin Fechner
President, Triumph Aerostructures, Vought Integrated Programs Division



E-mail: mfechner@triumphgroup.com

Quay Fuller
Business Owner, ReMax Realty


E-mail: Quay@quayfuller.com

Brad Prosser
Magnolia State Bank

E-mail: bprosser@magnoliastatebanks.com

Earl Seagle

E-mail: epseagle@windstream.net