Commission Fills Vacant Constable Seat
HUNTSVILLE Ñ While not an agenda item, County Commission Monday night voted to appoint Sherman Reagan to fill the unexpired term of the late Harold Jeffers as constable in the 5th District.
That action came near the end of a relatively brief but busy session of the commission at the Scott County Office Building. Much of the meeting was spent reviewing and endorsing the work of standing committees.
Fifth District Commissioner Rothel ÒTubÓ Cross made the motion to appoint Reagan to fill the unexpired term, but fellow Commissioner Harold Chambers said that out of sympathy to the Jeffers family, he would pass on the motion. CrossÕs motion carried by an 11-0 vote with three commissioners abstaining. It was pointed out that Reagan finished just six votes behind Jeffers in the last election.
In other business, the commission voted to allow Huntsville Utility District to begin billing services for the Scott County Public UtilityÕs sewer services and, in a separate motion, established a $75 refundable deposit for new residential sewer customers as well as requiring a tap fee, which will be based on the actual cost of hook up for each new customer. Commercial and industrial sewer customers will be required to make a deposit equal to two months of estimated sewer/water usage. Prior to the vote, Commissioner Rick Keeton suggested that a $125 minimum deposit be established for future commercial and industrial sewer customers, which was included in the motion.
In a related matter, the commission voted to award a contract to an engineering firm to design and oversee the construction of a grant-funded sewer line extension project in the Robbins area.
Fulghum, MacIndoe & Associates of Knoxville was awarded the contract on the new line to be built from Robbins School to the Helenwood sewer plant by way of the Mountain View and Glass House Road areas. A month ago the commission approved a similar contract for the Airport Road area sewer line extension to Campbell & Associates.
County Mayor Dwight Murphy said it was important that different engineering firms be utilized so that both projects can be constructed at the same time.
Both engineering firms will be paid eight percent of the overall cost of the project, Murphy added.
Also Monday night, the commission:
¥ Approved a resolution accepting a Library Services and Technology Grant from the State Library and Archives to purchase a computer to be used for public access of the Internet at the Huntsville Library. Included in the motion was a 50% match from local funds amounting to $600;
¥ Approved the Finance CommitteeÕs action in awarding the following bids for goods and services:
1) Metal roofing for the Juvenile Detention Center to B&B Roofing for $3,492.26;
2) Computers for the Scott County Ambulance Service to Cyber Tech for $1,100 each;
3) Roof trusses for the Juvenile Detention Center to Lumber King for $7,995;
4) Architectural Service for the addition to the Department of Human Services building to Cope & Associates for 6% of the project cost;
5) Heating and Air Conditioning unit for Burchfield Elementary School for $3,600; and
6) Copy paper for the Scott County School System to Scott Supplies for $7,532;
¥ Voted to accept a tire grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in the amount of $16,500 for the disposal of waste tires;
¥ Named Roger Bridges to serve out the unexpired term of Winfield Police Chief Steve Trammell on the Scott County Emergency Communications (911) Board;
¥ Adopted a release form drafted by County Attorney John Beaty for persons requesting fund raising road blocks in areas outside the three incorporated communities. The release must be signed and copies filed with the Scott County SheriffÕs Department and Scott County MayorÕs Office at least 72 hours prior to any road block. It was pointed out that the commission would still have to approve road blocks in advance, and only persons 18 years of age or older would be allowed to work at the road blocks;
¥ Approved the appointment of a committee to visit the historic coke oven site near the Glenmary community with the owner of the property, who has offered to deed the property to the county if a plan to make improvements and preserve the site can be developed by Scott County. That committee will be made up of County Attorney John Beaty, Chairman Pro Tem Mike Slaven, Commissioners Leonard Bertram and Jack Sexton of the 2nd District, and County Mayor Dwight Murphy. The committee is to report back to the commission at its October meeting as to its findings and/or recommendations;
¥ Approved the reappointment of four members of the commission to serve as the Advisory Board for the Oneida Nursing Center (Ernest Phillips, Ron Blevins, Rick Keeton and Leonard Bertram), with terms to expire in September 2005;
¥ Approved the reappointment of Commissioners Hertis Phillips and Rothel Cross, along with Ruth Hembree, Judith Strunk and Ben Bailey Bowling to the Scott County Senior Services Board, with their terms expiring on September 1, 2005;
¥ Adopted a resolution honoring the late J.D. Chambers (1923-2003), of Robbins, for his lifetime achievements, which included service in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), U.S. Army during World War II, work with the County Road Department, Jellico Coal, operation of a dairy farm, and 29 years of service on the Scott County Board of Education. ChambersÕ family will be recognized at a special ceremony at the start of the October meeting of the commission, at which time the resolution will be read aloud and copies presented to his widow and children;
¥ Conducted the first of two required public hearings on a request to close a portion of the Floyd Jeffers Road in the Winona to Buffalo area, during which several persons stated their opposition to the proposed closure. A second public hearing will be held when the commission meets in October, after which a vote of the commission will be taken on the request;
¥ Approved a request by County Mayor Murphy to apply another 400 pounds of grass seed and 200 pounds of fertilizer on the side slopes of the old county landfill site in Helenwood which is being reclaimed;
¥ Heard a report from Scott County Trustee Jimmy Byrd concerning tax statements, which will be mailed out to local property owners on Oct. 3. Byrd said that anyone paying their 2003 taxes during the month of October will receive a 2% discount; payments made during November will receive a 1% discount; and that tax bills will become delinquent and subject to penalty and interest charges on March 1;
¥ Voted to hold October committee meetings at Robbins Elementary School;
¥ Heard a request from Scott County Director of Schools Mike Davis that the property for the new Burchfield School football field be transferred from Scott County to the Scott County Board of Education;
¥ Heard a report from Brom Shoemaker, chairman of the Scott County Airport Authority, concerning an ÒAward of ExcellenceÓ and ÒFront Door AwardÓ presented to the Airport Authority and Board of County Commissioners by the Aeronautical Division of the Department of Transportation at a recent annual conference held in Nashville. Shoemaker said the Award of Excellence is the highest award given by the state to municipal airports;
¥ Heard a report from County Mayor Murphy concerning the Planning Commission honoring longtime member Alvin Krahn with a ÒChairman EmeritusÓ award for his 35 years of service on the Planning Commission, and later voted to name his daughter, LeEtta Krahn Boyatt, to replace him on the Planning Commission. Planning Commission members presented the award to Krahn earlier that day (Monday) at Huntsville Manor, where Krahn is now residing; and,
¥ Heard a report from Wayne Hughes concerning the upcoming Remote Area Medicine (RAM) fly-in of medical volunteers to provide medical, dental and optometry services to needy Scott Countians the first weekend in October.
PICTURE: County Mayor Dwight Murphy and members of the Scott County Planning Commission Monday honored Alvin Krahn as ÒChairman EmeritusÓ of the Planning Commission during a ceremony held at Huntsville Manor. Krahn served 35 years on the Planning Commission. Standing, from left, are: Cara Sue Thompson, Commissioner Odeva Byrd, State Planner David Williams, Tilda Bowling, son-in-law Ted Williams, wife Rose Krahn, daughters Valerie Williams and LeEtta Boyatt, County Attorney John Beaty, County Mayor Dwight Murphy, and Commissioner Ernest Phillips.
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