Tag Archives: Mayor JJ Reels

The town of Monterey honored Monterey High School Student Kaylin Marie Shepherd Monday for her accomplishments as a girls wrestler. Shepherd won the Tennessee AAU state championship for her age group and weight class and finished third at the national level. Mayor JJ Reels honored Shepherd by proclaiming April 6th as Kaylin Marie Shepherd Day and giving her a key ... Read More »

Former mayor Bill Wiggins among two nominees accepted Monday night to fill a vacant Board of Aldermen seat. Alderman Charles Looper suggested Wiggins to fill the vacant ward four position. Looper said despite past conflicts, he thinks Mayor JJ Reels and Wiggins can work together to benefit Monterey. “With JJ’s energy and enthusiasm and so forth and he (Wiggins) having ... Read More »

Monterey Alderman Nathan Walker raised concerns over Mayor JJ Reels handling of city owned property during Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Reels was approached by a resident last year to clear some downed trees on a city property. Reels then showed the resident a separate area for a gravel parking lot at Meadow Creek Park and asked if he could ... Read More »

The town of Monterey could move forward with a master plan for Meadow Creek Park. Members of the Board of Aldermen heard from Olin Studios during a Thursday work session. The company has offered to create a master plan for the some 290 acres. The urban planning company estimated the cost to be $120,000 but dropped the price to $15,000 ... Read More »

Monterey unveiled its new town logo at the Bee Rock Overlook Wednesday. The design, which depicts the bluffs, was developed between a partnership of local businesses, past and present city officials and Tennessee Tech. Mayor JJ Reels said it is exciting to finally introduce the community to the logo after months of work. “Everybody worked really well together,” Reels said. ... Read More »

Monterey is set to be the location of a new Dunkin’ franchise. Mayor JJ Reels said the coffee and donut shop will be located in the Shell station off interstate exit 301. “We don’t know the estimated time yet,” Reels said. “We are still waiting on the state for our variants. We know it is coming we are just waiting ... Read More »

Improvements at the Bee Rock Overlook are moving forward even with issues caused by rain. Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said that the structure for the composting restroom is going up, despite issues getting trucks in. However, Reels said problems caused by trucks have to be addressed. “We’re doing some grading work, putting some gravel down so we can have a ... Read More »

Monterey Alderman Starlett Wessels resigned from the board Monday night, before she missed a third meeting. Mayor JJ Reels read a statement from Wessels saying she could no longer attend. The aldermen debated whether Alderman Charles Looper, who is from the same ward, could nominate someone for the position. Looper said he wanted to nominate someone for the Ward 4 ... Read More »

The Monterey Board of Alderman has developed a baseline of changes to the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow the establishment of microbreweries. During a Thursday work session with city attorney Brett Knight, four wants were established by the aldermen. Mayor J.J Reels said officials made good progress towards their goal. “Overall, I think it went well,” Reels said. “We got ... Read More »

Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said drastic changes are needed to the town’s employee pay scale. Reels said that employees are currently maxing out their pay in one year of employment. Reels said he’s consulted with other municipalities to compare employee pay numbers. “Just small incremental pay raises, that way it’s balanced and employees are not making the same amounts, they’re ... Read More »