Tag Archives: Gainesboro

Town of Gainesboro is once again updating its water rate schedule. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the town has done a two percent increase for at least the past eight years. He said the town was directed by the state comptroller’s office to address water loss issues. “We had to come up with a plan to get us out of debt, ... Read More »

The Town of Gainesboro could see a tax increase in the coming fiscal year. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett proposed the idea at the Board of Aldermen meeting Thursday night. Pruett said she proposes an increased tax rate of 0.6, which could bring an additional $39,000 to the city’s budget annually. “What are we going to do with that $39,000? We’re just ... Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Aldermen will consider exploring increasing pay rates for its police department in the upcoming budget season. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said the city of Gainesboro has the lowest starting salary of all the surrounding cities of comparable size. She said the starting salary for an officer is $13.50 an hour. “All these other towns, they take home their ... Read More »

City of Gainesboro approved a some $20,000 change order to move forward with making its city park project more accessible. Parks and Recreation Director Jordan Hunter said the decision came after last month’s discovery of additional rock that work would put the project over the budget of the grant funds. He said although it would cost more money, the city ... Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Aldermen reappointed Police Chief Mike Head for another term Thursday night, marking his fourth as chief. Head said that he has been in law enforcement since the 1980s. He said he plans for this to be his last term. Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Alderman approved moving forward to apply for another Community and Development Block Grant. Engineer Nathaniel Green said the funding is allowed to be used for water and or sewer improvements. He said if awarded, this would be the second CDBG grant to go towards sewer improvements in Gainesboro to continue addressing needed upgrades, particularly with the city’s ... Read More »

Gainesboro set to purchase a new patrol vehicle for its police department. The funding for the vehicle is set to come from leftover grant funding that was originally designated for either the police department and street departments. Police Chief Michael Head said he has purchased a used vehicle locally. “We got them from homeland security and they’re already equipped,” Head ... Read More »

Town of Gainesboro has established its first ordinance regarding Airbnb’s and other vacation rentals. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said as the popularity of rentals grew both in the county and city limits, the board of aldermen wanted to establish more guidelines. “So this is brand new for us and our little town,” Pruett said. “What we did is we had the ... Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Aldermen voted to accept the resignation of Alderman Eric Bartholomew Thursday night effective immediately. Bartholomew was elected to the position in August. Mayor Lloyd Williams said he believes the job was not exactly what Bartholomew had expected, and thanked him for serving. He said the next step will be to find someone to fill the vacancy. “We’re ... Read More »

A new sidewalk and crosswalks coming to Gainesboro that will improve the connectivity of downtown. The town awarded a $613,000 state grant to construct walkways from the State Route 53 intersection to South Murray Street. Dale Hollow RPO Coordinator Mark Dudney said the town’s work on planning grants lead to this implementation money. “What those did was to have consultants ... Read More »