Lawrence County Commission Meeting

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSION MET IN REGULAR SESSION TUESDAY EVENING. LEADERS ENTERTAINED A LENGTHY AGENDA IN WHICH ALL ITEMS WERE VOTED ON AND APPROVED. AMONG THE ITEMS INCLUDED A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY WHICH PASSED WITH 16 YES AND 1 NO. A RESOLUTION TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY 151.81 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 43 NORTH FROM GOBBLE PROPERTIES. THE COST OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT TO EXCEED 3 MILLION AND 15 THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS CLOSING COSTS. 2 MILLION DOLLARS WILL COME FROM A 2 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE, A 750 THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE TVA AND THE BALANCE OF 265 THOUSAND TO BE PAID BY LAWRENCE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.  A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 72 ACRES OF LAND IN COMMERCE PARK BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORTATION OF LAWRENCE COUNTY FOR THE SUM OF 1 DOLLAR AN ACRE TO ENTICE A NEW MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO LOCATE IN COMMERCE PARK ALSO PASSED. ACCORDING TO THE RESOLUTIONTHE COMPANY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF PROJECT GEMINI WOULD HAVE TO COMMENCE THE ERECTION OF ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. BRANDI WILLIAMS WAS ALSO APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS AND BUDGETS AND PURCHASING AGENT OF LAWRENCE COUNTY. LEADERS ALSO RECOGNIZED THE 2022-2023 SUMMERTOWN LADY EAGLES AND EAGLES GOLF TEAMS FOR THE MUTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND RECOGNIZED LAWRENCE COUNTY CTE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ADVANCED TO NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITIONS.