Tag Archives: Board Of Aldermen

Sparta City Recorder Tonya Tindle was appointed as Interim City Administrator by the Board of Aldermen Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee’s last day of employment will be November 22nd. After deciding on a last day, Alderman Jim Floyd opened the conversation on searching for a new administrator. “What is the board’s feeling on getting MTAS involved in looking for ... Read More »

Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery wants to live stream Board of Aldermen meetings. Lowery said he is reviewing information from two companies. Lowery said he wants to fulfill his campaign promise of making public meetings more accessible. “This is going to happen,” Lowery said. “I believe in transparency of government. I think government needs to have the eyes on us. I ... Read More »

Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said the Board of Aldermen needs to seriously explore a permanent solution to transfer city garbage. City employees have been hauling city trash to an out-of-county facility since August due to White County closing its landfill cell. Lowery requested City Administrator Brad Hennessee to review the costs. “I think it is imperative that we get aggressive ... Read More »

Conversation over the last several months about the need for term limits among Livingston elected officialss continue. Alderman Rex Dale asked for MTAS’s input during a Tuesday work session after receiving questions from constituents. “So I had somebody ask me about term limits,” Dale said. “As far as the city of Livingston goes, would we have or have we had ... Read More »

A grant funded initiative through the University of Tennessee is identifying immunization barriers in the Upper Cumberland. The project has 14 registered nurses across the state to improve vaccination rates. Registered Nurse Ashley Walton said she is studying the northern half of the Upper Cumberland. “I don’t want our area to experience a vaccine riddled disease outbreak in the upcoming ... Read More »

Celina Mayor Luke Collins has identified a $2 million rural development loan to possibly fund several paving projects in the city. Collins said the plan is to resurface 14 miles of street. “Some of them have a lot of potholes in them, and some of them where work has been done the road had to be dug up and patched,” ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen wants to improve its sanitation operation through a trailer repair project approved Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said up to $25,000 was allocated to bring the city’s second trash compactor trailer up to standard. “To buy one of those new is at least $125,000,” Hennessee said. “The rest of the trailer is reasonably good, ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen will vote on a pay adjustment plan Thursday night that would impact 67 employees. The plan would increase pay by $2.32 for employees in pay grades two through seven. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city needs to take action after losing nine workers over the past year. “I think it is something that we probably ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland nine Putnam County Commissioners will officially enter office. They will be sworn in Monday followed by an orientation led by Mayor Randy Porter. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The new Cookeville Mayor and City Council will have a work session Tuesday. Officials will discuss agenda items in preparation to the Thursday night City ... Read More »

Sparta moving forward with a $50,000 project to remove sludge from its water treatment plant. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city contracted with a company to use a vacuum hose. “Last year is the first year that we actually used this type of method to dewater the lagoon,” Hennessee said. “It’s really as much a safety issue as anything ... Read More »