County Commissioners Meeting

Oct 12, 2017 at 08:56 pm by bryan


The Rutherford County Board of Commissioners Meeting was upbeat last night, full of good news and helpful reminders. The Rutherford Neighbor Alliance brought awareness to legal services, the commissioners announced some fund raising events coming up, and Rhonda Allen brought attention to our schools' budget.

Susan Ellen came as a representative for the Rutherford Neighborhood Alliance during the Public Comments section of the meeting. Ellen states that the RNA wants "an in house attorney whose only client is the county." They are worried about split attention if the attorney were to have other clients.

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Robert Peay Jr. announced that the Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a ham breakfast on Oct. 21 from 6-10 a.m. He invites anyone to attend to support the volunteers.

Robert Stevens invites everyone out to Smyrna on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. to witness the Jeff Kuss groundbreaking ceremony.

Pettus Reed reminds everyone that the annual turkey shoot will be on Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Rockvale Community Center.

A rezoning request was made to use 4 pieces of property on Jefferson Pike for commercial use by Ben Hall McFarlin Jr. and Susan Young. Steve Pearcy states that he is in favor of the rezoning because he trusts the people making the request and is looking forward to seeing the property cleaned and put to good use. .

Finally, Rhonda Allen made a statement to bring awareness to the school budget. She wants our state law makers to make it so the budget committee can access lottery funds to help with the costs of building the new schools.

For more information listen to personal interviews with Susan Ellen and Rhonda Allen.

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