Tag Archives: City Administrator Keith Morrison

Algood City Council approved the repaving and restriping of the Algood tennis court Tuesday nights. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the bid of some $75,000 is some $24,000 over what the city budgeted for the project. He said the first time the project was put out for bids, the city received no bids. He said the court has holes and ... Read More »

Algood City Council will engage a Chattanooga law firm to investigate a new human resources matter. Attorney Danny Rader said city policy outlines in certain circumstances, an outside attorney should be retained to look into human resources issues. The city will hire Robinson, Smith and Wells, with a total expenditure not to exceed $5,000. The nature of the matter not ... Read More »

Algood taking efforts to improve its cybersecurity to protect residential and data. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city is applying for a grant to reinforce its cloud system and physical hard drives. “We’re going to use it to continue to ensure that our data is backed up in multiple locations and in multiple ways, so that we always have ... Read More »

Algood City Council approved awarding a $476,490 contract for the extension of Big Mac Drive at its Tuesday night meeting. In approving the contract, the council also approved a change order that reduces the cost of the work by some $25,000. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the change order alters the scope of work from using a concrete box culvert ... Read More »

The Algood City Council has taken the next step to extend Big Mac Drive. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the project has been put out for bid after council approval. “I’m sure they can start on it even in the winter months building the subgrade and getting some of the stuff built up,” Morrison said. “Of course, paving if it ... Read More »

Algood received the required state permits to move forward with its second Walmart entrance project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said this allows the city to move forward with bidding and finding a funding mechanism. “We had to apply for permits and make sure we weren’t causing any problems with wetlands, so we cleared all that,” Morrison said. “We’ve got the ... Read More »

The first phase of Algood’s new park is complete. The city will open the new facilities for public use on July 21st. City Administrator Keith Morrison said residents will see a new entrance, parking lot, bathroom and walkway. “Working through that process has been a pretty lengthy process,” Morrison said. “So, we’re just excited to get this first phase open ... Read More »

Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said the Green Mountain water project is on pace to be completed by the end of July. Morrison said progress has moved quickly since the contract was approved in January of this year. “They’re still installing line right now, so they’re getting all the line in the ground and getting it ready to go,” Morrison ... Read More »

Algood will reevaluate its paving bid packet after receiving no interest from companies. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city tried a new approach by bidding out paving by the ton. “We did it for a six month period, and of course, we didn’t give any specifics on exactly what we are paving or how much,” Morrison said. “We’ll check ... Read More »

The Algood City Council proposing revisions to the Farmer’s Market to broaden vendor regulations. City Administrator Keith Morrison said if passed, farmers outside of Putnam County will no longer need a certified letter of homegrown goods from their ag extension office. Items from whole sellers would also be allowed. “They’re just concerned that we had the rules so tight and ... Read More »