County Commission - Regular Meeting

Okay, it is 6 o'clock. All commissioners, please take their seat and we need to announce the roll call. by my count we have 12 present. Is that what you got? Okay, we do have a quorum. We have 12 members present. It takes 10 to conduct business. So, I will ask our sheriff deputy Mullins to please call this meeting to order.

Thank you, sir. We now would have uh brother Brian Sters. Are you here? If you would please deliver the invocation. Join me in prayer. Lord, we love you and we welcome you into this presence and this committee. We ask you, God, for your wisdom and your understanding and your knowledge, Lord, that we may be diligent stewards of all that you put before us. We pray, Lord, that you also bring your humble spirit to us. That we may listen with an intent to serve, that we may speak with boldness, but without anger, that we may work together to better serve the society that you have put before us. everything today in honor and glory to your name. We ask this in the name of Jesus.

Thank you, brother Sters. Uh, Commissioner Todd Malone, would you please lead us in the pledge to the United States flag? Thank you, Commissioner Malone. Now, we have the next item would be to approve tonight's agenda. We have a motion. Commissioner Hirshman has made the motion to approve. It's what it says here. Okay. Oh, I got you. I got you. All right. So, Tim Morris made the motion. Commissioner Mars made the motion to approve. Commissioner Stubblefield seconded it. The floor is now open for discussion. Commissioner Hirschman, you have the floor.

I would like to add to the agenda under new business the Wat farm property discussion. You're adding discussion item for Wat Farms Blakes. Is that correct? Yes. Yes, sir.

I accept. You seconded the approval of the agenda. He's amending it. Are you okay with his amendment? All right. Commissioner Morris, you have the floor.

Yes. I'd like to amend the agenda and it is for rural capital projects. It's 11D. And I would like to split 11D the 41,667 call that 11D4A and the 35,000 below that call that 11D4B.

I'll second that. Motion to amend by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Hirshman. Restate your amendment, please.

Yes. Under rural capital projects, it's called 11D4 and it combines 91130 and 91140. And I would like to split those to 11D 4A, which would be 91130, and 11D 4B, which would be 9114. Okay, girls. Can you handle that in the software what he's asking to do? Okay, this motion has been seconded. Is there any discussion on this motion to amend? And there will be more, Mr. Parliamentarian, but we can vote on this one by itself. Okay. Commissioner Brown, you're next to speak.

I'm in the same district as Commissioner Hodgej and I've had several phone calls want an update on his ouster proceedings because they said it's been five months. So, I'd like to add that to the agenda.

Yeah. The uh at the motion with the second on the floor is the amendment as stated by Commissioner Morris. Is there any more discussion on this amendment? If not, we need to vote on this amendment. I'd like to ask, would it have been easier to have split them when we get to it in tonight's order of business? Could it have been split at that time? It be easier.

Would that have been easier on you guys? Technology Okay. Commissioner Mars has uh motion to amend. Tell us when we're ready to vote on that, please. You ready? Or if there's no more discussion on this one amendment, we are ready to vote on the amendment.

motion to amend has been approved with 12. Yes, we're still in the process of approving the agenda. Are there any more amendments? And please hit the amend button, not request to speak. We have a motion to amend by Commissioner Tim Brown. Please state your motion.

I'm in the same district, District 4, as Commissioner Hodgej, and I've had several phone calls wanting an update on the proceedings against him because they've told me it's been over five months. I'd like to add that to unfinished business maybe county attorney that I would like to say that would require an executive session between our attorney and the body. Does anybody wish to second the amendment as presented? There's no second, so there's no discussion mode yet. Commissioner Miller, do you wish to We do. I didn't see it. I'm sorry. Commissioner Malone, I'm sorry. Commissioner Miller, you have the floor. No, it was what we called a friendly amendment. We did not vote on that. It was approved. All right. a motion with a second to uh add Commissioner Brown's amendment to the agenda, which I would ask our county attorney to weigh in on this amendment.

Well, thank you, mayor. I would say the first thing is uh there is no ouster proceeding pending against Commissioner Hajj. Um if you're asking about an investigation, you know, I think that would be what you would be asking about. There's no proceeding that has been filed against Mr. Hod to update.

I would refrain from answering that please. This would be an executive session discussion, sir. Any more discussion regarding Commissioner Brown's amendment? That would Okay. You want to do would you like to request an executive session?

Okay. His motion is to amend the agenda that we would recess for executive session. Do you agree with that motion, Commissioner Malone? You seconded his original. Any discussion? We're going to vote on the amendment to recess for executive session. Before that passes, can we put that at the end so these people that are here don't have to wait on us? Yeah. That way they don't have to sit. You can put it anywhere you want.

If this passes, I would request that it be at the end of the agenda so the general public does not have to sit and wait on us.

I would want it at the end of the meeting tonight.

Okay. Mr. Commissioner Malone, you're agree with being at the end of the meeting. Any more discussion? Let's vote, please. The motion fails with eight yes and four no. Uh one thing the uh moving forward with the u approval of the agenda the item for appointment of constable we need to remove that at my request. We remove constable appointment for tonight. That would be 9E. There being some confusion regarding there were two two individuals that filled out the citizen participation form, but according to our election office, the prerequisites for being on the ballot and for holding the position of constable requires several documents that were not provided to Coffee County government or the election office. Therefore, the vacancy cannot be filled tonight. So therefore, we're removing that. Any more discussion on the main motion to approve tonight's agenda?

We need to vote on the main motion to approve the agenda. The agenda has been approved with 12 affirmative votes. Thank you guys. Now, public comments. Everybody should understand the ground rules at this point. Um, if you've signed up to speak to any item on the agenda tonight, it must be an agenda item and you are a Coffee County resident, you're welcome to come to the elector and speak. We have the uh Commissioner Hirschman, would you please explain the time limit and constraints that will be approved prior to the next meeting?

Be glad to. So the state has told us that we are conducting our public comments time incorrectly. So when you actually come up and speak You have a three minute time limit. There will be three minutes per person. You cannot borrow time from someone else. If you have a representative that is going to speak for your group, they still only have three minutes. So, we ask that you be prepared every time that you come up to speak. That's if if one side is speaking for one side, they'll have up to five people. the other side, the opponents would have up to five people and they get the same amount of time. I I I really implore you to be timesensitive and try to get whatever you want to say done quickly because after that time limit, we will ask you to stop. Okay. The first person that wishes to speak to I'm going to let everyone that wishes to speak to the the zoning of the parcel at Highway 53 and Goose Pond Road. Somebody come to the lecture and I'm not going to be picky about who speaks first. Just My name is Rick. I live I don't understand why this parcel needs to be zoned commercial just an office for the secretary and a place

to meet on the job. There's contractors and subcontractors all over this county that don't have commercial zoning. They do it out their home resultural partial and I think I feel like just like once this is commercial if he was to change his mind three four years down the road decide well maybe I don't I don't want to do this type of thing this piece of property it's already own commercial what's going to happen to it then anything I have no objection to build for an office but I just don't see how the changing the zone Thank you, sir.

I'm a future land owner of a multigenerational farm. We have 100 acres right off the about 39 but it means the world to us to say that this impacts producing the land in our county and the visuals my generation of future farmers deserve the same opportunity to be able to have land and it happens of the proposed A15 rule. And if you agree to allow this one land to be commercial, you have started something you will never be able to stop. You would have started over 15 neighbors, family, friends have listen.

Thank you. Yeah, it works. but if they have to lean into it like I'm having to do to this one. So, next. Anybody want to speak to this? Yes. My name is Ernest West. I own the property behind the area that need that they're wanting to reszone. And my feeling is that I've lived at Goosebond all my life. And uh that that I really I really don't I don't see any any reason to reszone it. I I like it to be agriculture and I really think it should stay agriculture. So that's just just my feelings that uh I like the little agriculture community. I've lived there all my life and I really like to stay agriculture. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. West. Next, my name is Donna West Fletcher and I live on my farm at 7059 Woodbury Highway, two doors down from 39 Road, which is the property asking to be res. I am representing our neighbors and land owners in the Don community and we are very opposed to reszoning of 39 road to commercial. We provided each of you with copies of our signed petitions against the resoning with 152 signatures and 50 plus of those being on Goosebond Road alone. We are a tightknit farming community. Most of us have lived here our entire lives and our neighbors are our extended family members. Goosebond Road is a heavy travel road by vehicles as well as farming equipment, trucks and trailers. Often when Goose Pond onto Highway 53, you can experience a few minutes To allow the reszoning of this property to commercial would create a major safety issue for current residents. We don't want a repeat of a farmer being ran over and killed has happened recently in Warren County. Mr. initially spoke as to having plans to build office building for his home building company in the size of 50 by 80 by 27 and a half ft tall. This would not fit in well with any of the farm landscape of existing properties. is a home builder and if you grant the reasoning, he can change his mind and build multiple homes on the property or could build a trailer park, apartments or anything that he so desires without having to apply for a variance or the possibility also exists that he could resell the property to another investor who could build anything they want with a commercial zoning. Mr. was very well aware of the property size and the current zoning classification at the

time of his purchase. Commercial resing benefit the community. This proposed reszoning is not beneficial to the residents and land owners in the goose community. We would very much like to see the current home remodel. If this is not a feasible option to replace the current home with one new house, not multiple houses. One new home on this 3.3 acre property would allow a new owner to own a home place in the country without having to meet the proposed current 5acre minimum for a home in the country. We respectfully request you as commissioners to help us save our farming community by denying the commercial zoning request. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Miss Donna. Anyone else would like to speak to this reszoning request? Anyone? Public comment to any other agenda item would now be open the floor. Anybody want to speak to any other agenda item? My name is Sid Sands. I would like to speak about the uh Wat proposal. Uh I sent a letter out uh to each of you about my feelings about how Mr. Wat has approached this. And so you you know my feelings about that. So I won't belabor that point. I would direct I passed out some information to each of you about the packet uh that has the uh quy uh application minus all of the uh technical stuff. It also has a article about the Duck River and problems with the Duck River. I'd like to draw your attention to uh the topical map on page three of your uh handout. On that uh topical map, there is a thing called the uh Teal Ridge. That boundary line that forms a boundary line between the coffee county and

Ruford counties. It also forms a boundary between two watersheds. One the duck river watershed and the stones river wershed. It is an environmentally critical area because of its location of the headarters of both Duck River and the uh Stones River. What is missing from the application of Mr. Wat are some features you'll see uh down by coffee and Ruford uh parse formations. Those are two uh sink holes, covered sink holes. Beneath those sink holes is a uh water lake or river that feeds uh a bunch of natural springs. They are located, you'll see some light blue uh things down by the uh what is called the Dixie Highway. Here it's the Manchester Pike. There are uh five or six right there and then up the river up the road there are additional natural screens that could be affected by this. The uh uh nowhere does it deal with that. Could I direct your attention to the next page? It has some information about those kinds of features highlighted. Uh the consequences of taring quarrying for stone in cars terrain is generally environmental environmentally catastroph. It's bad and irreversible with series of with a series of adverse effects felt

well beyond the limits of the poring operation. I fear that if the these uh lakes are uh to their extent, there are 60 acres. The according to the uh application, there is as much as 175 ft deep of limestone, 60 acres, 175 ft deep. If they were excavated to the extent that they could do it would provide and they were filled with water to the capacity that would provide enough water that was diverted from downstream to supply both and Manchester the cities at their present rate of uh consumption two years worth of watercluded those uh that detail in the uh in the map the how it was figured out and that

Mr. Sid you're at four minutes now if you would try to wrap it up please. I will stop. Thank you sir. Does anybody else wish to speak to an agenda item tonight?

Good evening. My name is Samstrom. I am also here to uh speak in regards to the Wat Lakes for quarry project. Just some quick information for you. I spoke with Jeff Klein from TET. Uh he works in the mining division. Uh I spoke with him this afternoon. Uh his information he expects that uh they will be finished with the permitting process on this and there's a 30-day um public comment period. So they expect that uh everything will be complete for waters to begin uh building their lakes or their quarry uh within the next 45 to 60 days. Uh the primary entrance for this is supposed to is uh supposed to be off of Dosber Highway. Uh the creek crossing that they are asking to be permitted for to cross on that is 56 foot. So to give you an idea of the size of this um if you go out on Highway Depending on where you measure, you are anywhere from anywhere from 33 to 35 foot from the edge of each shoulder. From shoulder to shoulder, we're looking at 56T for stream crossing and for entrance to and from this quarry site. Um there is also a plan in this for a secondary entrance which would run off of Sutton's branch. Um that property has already been purchased by the water system. So this is something that has been ignored by them. Um, a couple years ago, this has been turned down twice for them to quy this and they have ignored what this body has said and they have gone to the state to go ahead and get their permit for this and have been moving ahead with it. Regardless of what has been said here in this uh in this meeting, um the all the indications of this

basically point out this being a larger operation than just sixacre lakes. Um they're 6acre lakes. In speaking with Jeff Klein at TET, these two two sixacre lakes are simply retention ponds for the purpose of settling out limestone. So uh limestone dust and suspended solid. So they do not reach uh they do not go into the wershed does not prevent them from expanding this to a the 60 acre plot of land that is on their permit. Um it is the same that was brought before this body twice previously. Um, and to clear up some of this with these closed sink holes, um, I farm, uh, uh, four different farms in that area. And I can tell you within one mile area of that, um, there are no less than eight springs, sink holes, uh, because I bush hog that area. I drive by them and I also see the changes as I drive a tractor close by where a tractor can go into them. Uh there are no less than 8 to 10 within a onem area surrounding that proposed site.

Wrap it up pretty please. Y so that is all I have. Thank you.

Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. My name is Janine. I am here on behalf of the Beach Grove Community Group. Um, the last two gentlemen have already spoken a little bit about the Wat Lakes uh project. And so I just want to go ahead and speak to some of the details. Um, you've already heard about uh what they're trying to do, which is create a query by bypassing the planning commission and the full commission. Um, they're doing this um they're they're doing this by creating loopholes. Um, but you've already heard the details of the permits and the inconsistencies and some of the risks. Um, but this just isn't about Beach Grove. It's about whether decisions about county coffee counties land, water, and future are made here in this room or by state agencies that don't live with the consequences of those decisions. When a land owner can bypass county government entirely, go straight to TACK for permits, start diverting water, and install industrial infrastructure without ever coming before our local boards. That's not just a loophole. That's a failure of the system meant to protect the people who actually live here. You've already proven through past decisions that this commission has already said no to the same quarry on the same land before, but now the process itself is being undermined. If the state can move forward with permits that directly affect Coffee County without local approval, coordination, or accountability, then your authority as commissioners is being erased. And we don't want to become Marshall County where it took two years and a six acre lake already dug out to get the issue in front of their commission. We watch the playbook unfold. The same tactics, the same loopholes, and the same engineering firm is at the center of both projects.

This engineering firm has been awarded many county contracts and is now representing private projects that appear to be attempting to circumvent local zoning and authority, which should be concerning for everybody in this room. So tonight, we're asking you to defend Coffee County. Assert Coffee County's authority by having our commissioners request codes department issue a stop order on the current cover, which already been approved and related in any related construction until the project is reviewed for compliance with local zoning. Protect local control by working together in coordination with Senator Bowling and uh state representative Rush Bricken to request state legislation be considered requiring agencies like Tekk TWWR and the state fire marshall to notify and work with Coffee County before issuing permits that affect zoning, roads, and water quality. Right now, every agency points somewhere else. Tex says they handle water. T Dot handles roads. Fire marshall handles blasting. And yet no one knows what to do about this. If Coffee County doesn't take action, the so-called farm lake will become a de facto quarry. And by the time it makes it to a planning or full commission meeting, it will be too late. So our question for you tonight, commissioners, is simple. What can be done? At what point will you not just hear us, but take action um to prevent them from taking advantage of these loopholes like so many are doing? What can be done to prevent developers from circumventing local zoning and authority bypassing the very system that protects our citizens and our county? Before I close, I want to personally invite each of you to our Beach Grove Community Chile cookoff this Friday at 6. It's a way for us to gather, build community, and keep in touch with one another and discuss issues like this that are concerning our rural communities. So, I appreciate your time. Thank you for allowing us to speak and bring this issue before you. Thank you.

Thank you, Janone. Okay, that's going to stop public comment at this time due to time constraints and individuals that are on the agenda that need to leave. So, I'm ready for a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Motion to approve by Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Any change or amendments to the minutes? Ready to vote, please? [Music] Katie Riddle, Hope Nunnley, please make your way up here while we're voting because you're the ones have need to leave all the way up here, please. The minutes have been approved with 12 yes folks. Now, the next item on the agenda is the award for the 2025 Tennessee Chamber event given to Manchester's Chamber of Commerce represented by Miss Katie Riddle here for their lemonade day. County government wishes to recognize the manary chamber commerce and executive director Katie for the recent achievement lemonade has been designated

event of the year by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce executive conference. Congratulations, Kate. [Applause] Well, thank you so much for recognizing the chamber. We exist to support businesses and to enhance quality of life, to make Manchester a great place to live and work, and you help us do that. So, we deeply appreciate it. Lemonade Day, you've probably heard me talk about it before, but it's a youth uh entrepreneurship program. So we partner with Manchester City and Coffee County schools. All element all elementary schools participate and it teaches them how to create a business plan, how to market a product and how to determine the price of that product, which is lemonade. So it culminates in around 30 lemonade stands around Manchester and they're all manned by these young student entrepreneurs. And what we're doing is we're connecting both businesses and our education leaders, but also we're planting those little seeds because we don't know that in the future these kids won't start businesses and contribute in a lot of beautiful ways to the community we know and love. So, thank you so much.

Katie is a workah aholic. She is our executive, the administrator of our three star program for Coffee County and you've made some progress with that. Will you share that right quick?

Sure. Okay. So, so sure. Uh, so the three star program is a requirement of the state and we had a brainstorm session and somebody from the state came and helped us determine what we thought were the greatest needs in the community. We from that we developed short-term and long-term goals. A lot of them have to do with issues like child care, workforce development, uh things that we see that there could be activities to make our community better. And we just uh got noticed last week that we were approved. So, we are a three-star community. So, that's great news for all of us. And so many people help with these goals to work to achieve them. and we will be working through that uh for the next several months.

Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Now, Katie needed to leave at 6:45 and I got her out of here on time. Our next one that that proclamation was approved with 12 yes votes. If you would move on to the next item, the ex next one is a certificate of recognition to the area Chamber of Commerce. Coffee County government wishes to recognize the Area Chamber of Commerce and its executive director Hope Nunnley for their recent achievement. This chamber has been designated Tennessee's Chamber of the Year 2025 by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Conference. Congratulations, Hope. If you would like to say something, you're welcome to do so.

Uh, sure. In the interest of time, ditto. Um, no, just kidding. Um, again, it is a it's a huge honor and I did dedicate this award to every past and present employee, board member, and ambassador who has contributed to our mission. Um, the chamber was founded in 1921. Coffee County is so unique to have two chambers. There's not a lot of communities that have two chambers in one county. and we're so fortunate to have an excellent working relationship and so just a huge honor and thank you so very much for the recognition.

Thank you. Thank you for all you do. She does a really good job over in this proclamation has been approved with 12 and yes 12 affirmative votes. Miss Tiffany Seaburn, would you please come forward? This next item is a certificate of recognition awarded to Charles Lynn Saburn. That would be the husband of Ms. Seaburn here. This is awarded this certificate in recognition of his exceptional dedications and loyalty to Coffee County and his constituents in the city of Toma. He has served as District 9 commissioner for over six years. So, we're awarding this tonight because he could not be here. So, his wife is always here. So, I knew we could give it to her. Would you like to say something on behalf of Mayor Surn? He is now the mayor of Oklahoma. Okay. Thank you so much. Tell him we sure appreciate it. We need to vote on that recognition certificate. Okay, that recognition certificate has been approved with 12 yes votes. The next one is for Commissioner Benton Brown. Are you in the room? Benton Brown. This certificate, I'm going to read it. Mr. Benton D. Brown is awarded this certificate in recognition for his exceptional dedication and loyalty to Coffee County Commissioner District 2 and his constituents in the city of Manchester. Uh I'd like I would like to say that Benton moved out of the district for which he served and he immediately knew that the

compliance of residency was a prerequisite and he did the right thing. he immediately uh tendered his letter of resignation and for that we appreciate uh his dedication and integrity for doing so. So having said that I would like to vote on this certificate and I'll be sure that Benton gets this. Nobody made a motion to approve. Is that what you're saying?

Looks like it's Everybody says vote lock. So what are we looking at? I don't know how you can vote without that

technology. Can you announce the vote? Okay, this recognition for Benton Brown hasn't been approved with 12. Yes. Thank you. Moving on to the next item on the agenda would be the floor would now be open for nominations to elect the commission chairman. Is that always a votes voice vote? Okay. I nominate Dennis Hunt.

Are there any other nominations?

We need I move the nomination cease. And I will Well, we we've got Miller and Hirschman as a motion and a second. So, Mr. Miller, is that your motion? Yes. That nomination cease and we vote by acclamation.

So, by more or less unanimous consent, are we done? We need to do what? Everybody say I. I. Those opposed. Thank you. Look like I get to stay here the rest of the night. Anyway, all right. The next item on the agenda is to elect a chairman promporary. I open for the floor is open for nominations. I nominate Dwight Miller. Okay. I I nominate Tim Stlefield.

Okay, we have two names. We're going to have to do a voice vote. Is that correct? Teresa, speak into your microphone and go through the commissioners present.

Yeah. But it can't be motion. I I'll make the motion to nomination seats. Second and all those favor by I opposed. Eyes have it. Nominations have been ceased. Do your roll call vote, please. and you will announce either say Commissioners Doublefield or Commissioner Miller would be your response when you're called upon. Roger Chambers, Mr. Miller,

Roseanne Smith, Mr. Miller Brown, they both would make good. It's really a hard decision. Tim Morris Jerry Hman, double field,

Anderson, Tina Reed, Jackie Duncan. Dwight Miller, Tim Stfield,

Talon for Stofield. All right. Is it going to take Mr. Parliamentarian? Is it going to take 10 votes to appoint? Will it take a majority of the body? All other business does require a majority of the body which is 10. Correct. ways lowest number.

Yeah. Yeah, you're right. Okay. So, what was the tally again? Six for who? Thank you. Okay. So, the lowest vote was for Commissioner Miller. Correct. Mr. Clerk. So, is do you guys want to do we vote again or just automatically assume? We have to get 10 votes. Okay. All right. So, we're going to do it again. Mr. Clerk,

that is the process.

Please roll call vote. Roger Chambers, Commissioner Stfield Roseanne Mr. Miller. His name is not on the floor for nomination. So you either abstain or say Stubblefield. Mr. Stubblefield. Thank you. Yeah. Tim Brown.

Do what? She hasn't finished. Tim Morris, Jerry Hman, Stubblefield, Sammy Anderson, Stoublefield, Tina Reed,

his name is not on the the She's name is no longer on the floor. It's either abstain or say stubble field. I'm sorry. That's the procedure. The lowest vote total is dropped off and you revote. That's the way we've always done voice vote appointments. Continue, please. Jackie Duncan, Dwight Miller, Dwight Miller.

Malone. Eight. And how many abstained? Does anybody want to change their vote?

Nobody wants to change their vote. So we move on without a chairman prog. Thank you guys. Next item on the agenda, notaries. Those were approved with the passage of the agenda. Standing committees, those were also approved by unanimous consent. Excuse me. The uh the only addition was Benton Brown was when he uh resigned from the county commission, that meant he had to come off law enforcement. So, uh I appointed Tim, Commissioner Tim Brown to his place. So that is on your attachment. All other committee appointment standing committees remain the same. Appointment to console. We remove that. Unfinished business. New business financial summaries and statements and cash flows. 11A. That one I'm sorry that is also approved by the approval of the agenda by unanimous consent. Notice of vacancy of commissioner district 2 which would be commissioner Benton Brown's resignation has uh created the vacancy. You will see as an attachment your official notice from the county clerk establishing this vacancy. Meaning in our very next business meeting, uh nominees will be taken and the appointment to that vacancy will be made in our very next business meeting.

11 C school budget and amendments attachment. I think all of those are on there one at a time. Is that correct, girls?

Okay, we're on 11 C1. Need a motion and a second. Motion by Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Dford. discussion questions. Does anybody have a question on this? April with our school board uh finance director is here in case you do have questions. All of these were approved by budget finance by the way. There being no discussion, let's vote, please. 11. Yes. One abstain. The motion carries. Moving to 11 C2. Motion by Commissioner Reid, seconded by Commissioner Morris. Discussion. Vote please. 12 yes votes. This motion has passed. The amendment 11 C3. Motion by Commissioner Hzman, second by Commissioner Duncan. Discussion there being none. Let's vote.

That passes 12. Yes. 11 C4. Motion to approve by Commissioner Chambers, seconded by Commissioner Reid. discussion. Let's vote. 11 C4 passes with 12. Yes. 11 C5. Motion by Commissioner Ree, seconded by Commissioner Duncan. Discussion none. Let's vote. Passes with 11 yes, one abstain. 11 C6. Motion by Commissioner Stubblefield. Second by Commissioner Reed. Discussion none. Let's vote. 11 C6 passes with 12. Yes. 11 C7. Motion made by Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Reed. Discussion none. Let's vote. C7 passes 11 yes one abstain 11 C8 motion by Commissioner Duncan

seconded by Commissioner Hirschman discussion none vote 11 C8 passes with 12 yes. 11 C9 motion by Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Reed. Discussion. None. Vote. 11 C9 passes with 12 affirmative votes. Moving to 11D of budget amendments. 11 D1 general fund 101-26 2026-01. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hirshman, seconded by Commissioner Duncan. discussion. There being none, let's smoke 11 D1 Fund 101 general fund amendment passes with 11 yes and one no. 11 D2 motion made by Commissioner Reid, seconded by Commissioner Stubblefield. Discussion

there being none, let's vote. This passes with 12 yes votes. 11 D3. Motion by Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Chambers. Discussion there being none, let's vote. Motion passes with 12. Yes. 11 D4. They We split that one up. That's going to be 11 D4 A, wouldn't it? 11DA. Motion by Commissioner Chambers, seconded by Commissioner Morris. Discussion there being none, let's vote. 11D4A passes with 12. Yes. 11 D4B 11 D4.

Okay. racket rattling microphone. You got it. 11d4B. Yeah, we need a vote. You're Somebody's already voted. It's We don't have a motion yet. Motion to approve by Commissioner Chambers. No, actually that's a request to speak. Sorry. We got to have a motion in a second first. Okay. All right. We have a motion by Commissioner Morris,

seconded by Commissioner Reid. Now the floor will be open for discussion. I would like to request to you table this line item for the moment.

Would you like to postpone it to a later date? Would you state the date the next commission meeting? Okay. Motion table mean No, he's postponing till the next meeting is what his motion is. Yeah, table. My opinion is table the same meeting. It needs the way we meet. It should be I don't like table. I won't postpone it.

If you table it, it cannot be brought up without a motion to take it from the table. If you postpone it, it can be postponed to whatever time you say in the motion to postpone. If that's the case, that will postponing it would be fine. Okay. And you need to mention when you want it brought back up. You say the next meeting. He can postpone it again in the November meeting. If it comes back up in November, you can postpone it again. You know, if you're not satisfied with what happened in a month, you can postpone it again. That'll be satisfactory. Okay. You have a motion to postpone this item and that's going to require second.

I'll second it. Commissioner Mars. Second it. So now we have the motion to postpone until the November meeting. Is there any discussion on his motion to postpone? So how are they going to handle it to vote? It could be. No, it's not.

And then we vote on that item which is 11 D4B with the motion to postpone. Correct. Ready to vote, please. That motion passes with 12. Yes. Now the next item is the 11E. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hirschman, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Any discussion? There being none, let's vote. This grant application is approved with

12 yes votes, 11F. Motion by Commissioner Hirshman, seconded by Commissioner D. Ford. This is real solid waste. Anybody got any discussion on this? There being none, let's vote. Motion to approve by 12 yes votes. 11 G another grant real solid waste regarding used oil and antifreeze collection facility. Motion by Commissioner Morris, second by Commissioner Duncan. Discussion. There being none, let's vote. That motion passed with 12 yes votes. 11H. That's our commission meeting dates and attachment. Motion to approve by Commissioner Stubfield, seconded by Commissioner Reid. Any discussion on that? Do y'all see any problem with the dates that are set? Sort of did it like we did last year. If there's something comes up that we need a special call meeting, u we can do that, you know. So these are not necessarily set in stone, but right now we are approving them. Any discussion?

There being none, let's vote. That the meeting dates have been set with 12 yes votes, 11 I. Resolution 2025-18. the that is to amend our zoning resolution article 10 section 10.70 paragraph E that's in your attachment that the right quick that gives our board of zoning appeals some really uh detailed checklist regarding their ability to grant variances and special questions that also makes the definition of a variant synonymous with special question. Need a motion and a second to approve that, please. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hzman, seconded by Commissioner Morris. Any discussion? There being none, let's vote. That passes with 12. Yes, appreciate that. 11J, the work from home policy. That is an attachment that is in your packet. Need a motion and a second, please. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hirschman, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Is there any discussion regarding that? There being none, let's vote.

This policy has been adopted with 12 yes 11K sick leave policy. Motion to approve by Commissioner Stubblefield. Seconded by Commissioner Miller. Any discussion? There being none, let's vote. This policy has been adopted with tail 12. Yes. 11 L. Citizen participation form. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hirshman, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Any discussion? There being none, let's vote. This new form has been approved with 12 yes votes. 11m administrative closing policies. Motion by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Stubblefield. Discussion there being none, let's vote. Administrative closing policy has been adopted with 12. Yes.

11 in Coffee County holidays for 2026. Motion to approve by Commissioner Hirschman, seconded by Commissioner Duncan. Discussion there being none, let's vote. Official holidays for 2026 have been adopted with 12 yes votes. 110 resolution 2025-9 to amend Coffee County zoning resolution 200639 to reszone a certain parcel designated as map 032 parcel 03200 from the A1 designated district of agriculture and forestry to the C1 one rural center District. Motion in a second, please. Motion to approve by Commissioner Anderson. Need a second. Commissioner Smith has seconded that. I'm going to ask Commissioner Brown if you'll hold up for speaking. I need our county attorney to clarify the C1 district. Okay. Um I think one thing I've I've keep hearing a lot is that is C1 and and

commercial uh spoken as if they're the same. And actually in the county zoning, it's a little misleading to say C1 is commercial because actually under the zoning resolution, it's rural center district. C2 is the general commercial district. Um the what the zoning resolution says for C1 Rural Center District is the C1 rural center District recognizes the need to provide for areas within Coffee County where residents of the more isolated agricultural and rural residential districts and residents located beyond the limits of service can receive certain merchandising and technical services. In Coffee County, several small rural centers exist primarily to provide such convenience, goods, and services to residents of the surrounding areas. These centers serve a necessary economic function, and the mixed land uses that characterize these centers are not particularly detrimental. This district is intended to be a flexible zone, which is necessary in a rural center. It is designed to allow for change and growth within these areas, but also to prevent this mixture of land uses from unnecessarily spreading into the adjacent countryside. This district shall be allowed only on roadways classified as either a collector or arterial as shown on the major thoroughare plan of Coffee County. And then you have a number of uses that are permitted. Um I would note in the A1 district there are a number of commercial uses allowed and especially when you have a as a conditional use with a board of zoning appeals. But what what is allowed in the C1 rural center district under the ordinance or under the resolution is detached single family and two family dwellings. a single home or a duplex, agriculturally oriented

commercial or light industrial uses, educational institutions, utility facilities necessary for the provision of public services. Many of these are also in the A1. uh churches and other places of assembly, governmental buildings and community centers, medical facilities, individual detached retail stores, professional and services offices, commercial amusement establishments, boarding houses, and strip malls, service stations and automobile repair establishments, uh warehouse or storage facilities, customary home occupations, fire department facilities, police department facilities, parks, playgrounds, and playfields. water storage tanks and facilities. Pumping facilities for water and sewer systems, right ofway for all modes of transportation, sewage collection lines, general agricultural, general automotive and civil defense facilities. I would say real quickly, I heard um one of the speakers say that they were concerned that if this zone was changed, it would allow trailer parks. Um actually in the A1 district um uses permitted include singlewide mobile homes on individual lots. That's currently allowed in the A1 district. Um it's a conditional use in the C1. So it would have to get a a mobile home would have to get approved by the uh by the Coffee County Board of Appeals. So things that are already allowed in the A1 district uh besides things like veterinary services, it still includes things like fire department, police department, parks, playgrounds, pumping facilities, rightways, sewage collection lines, water storage tanks. Um so many of those kind of overlap with conditional uses in the A1 district right now. You can also

have government buildings, medical facilities, professional offices, automotive restoration shops, antique repair and sales, restaurants, gift and brick shops. I'm not sure what a brick is. Um, farm and tractor, farm tractor and agricultural equipment sales and repair businesses, and automotive body and repair shops. So, many of them are similar. Um, I didn't see under either of those a I think I heard somebody else say they could do anything they want or a beer joint uh during maybe that was at the public hearing. Um, I don't see that listed in uh in those unless there was an actual restaurant. Um but again I think that I think the main thing is to note both for the people that are there that have spoken tonight as well as for the commissioners is C1 under our zoning resolution is not a commercial district as C2. This is something that is limited in that agricultural area to things on a collector or arterial as shown on the major thoroughare plan. So, I just if anybody's got questions, I'll try to answer those, but I think it was appropriate. The mayor wanted to make sure everybody was clear on what a C1 district is. Thank you. I've had to explain this hundreds of times. I don't know why our uh the people that came before us used that classification with the letter C because it's rural center, not commercial. Uh specifically, as our attorney pointed out, C2 is the actual commercial district. Commissioner Brown, you have the floor. This area this is going in is my district, District 4. And a county commissioner is elected by the residents of their district. A commissioner's

duties are to include representing their district's interest and being a voice for those people. right or wrong. It's not my decision, but what the majority of the people want in that district. Just wanted to make that comment.

Thank you for that. Uh if any commissioners I wanted the chairman of our planning commission, I mean this came to us as with a positive recommendation from our planning commission. The chairman for our planning commission is in South Dakota. Uh I only if you guys got any question for a planning commission member that's not a voting member of this legislative body. I do see a planning commission member in the audience if you would like to ask uh Anastasia Gonzalez who serves on the planning commission. Does anybody have any questions about why they approved this or I'm sure she'd be glad to speak to it. So, the floor is still open for discussion for the bodies. I watched it on YouTube, but if she could come up, Anastasia,

I bet you wish you hadn't come. She'd been doing a real good job on our planning commission and our board of zoning appeals. She studies the subject. He's in construction, correct? Yes. Okay. An office building for kind of warehouse and the driveway will be off of Highway 53, not off. Yes. That was in the meeting, too. Is there going to be any like perimeter fencing around it to protect the

I don't remember discussing honestly I'm not sure. I just remember the fact that uh the layout of the land wasn't changing much other than they were adding on to the building or more of a warehouse storage area and it wasn't operation and because it's on that corridor Highway 53 it qualified for that. I watched you on the thing. Just trying to remember because of that it qualified and and with the coming of the mega side in 10 years down the road or whatever

all of that through there will probably turn into a five lane highway too. The possibility of all that being absorbed through there. Okay. Commissioner Miller, I had a question before you leave. Yeah. Come back. the discussions at one of the people that asked why could he not do this without it going commercial.

I can't remember the answer. Can our attorney answer your question, Mr. Miller? Can our attorney answer your question?

Well, right off, Mr. Commissioner Miller, I can see that use is permitted under the rural center district. Again, not commercial. I heard you just said what without him going commercial. It's not commercial. It's rural center district. Um, and one of the uses permitted is warehouse or storage facilities, which well I I I understand I understand, but under A1, I'm looking to see if I see warehouse or storage as a use. allowed in A1 and I'm not

I don't see storage in A1 as a U under the current list that's in the resolution but it is in C1 rural center District Again, I don't know exactly what this person's intending, but but you know, once it's if it's reszoned, any anything that falls within that zone could could go there.

You're welcome. I said warehouse. storage area. I'm just going to mention because I'm more aware of it. We've got beauty shops and barber shops and storage and everything else in R1 areas. So that's my only concern. Anybody got any other questions? Do you have a question for Commissioner Brown? So, could he leave it zone like it is now and do what he's want to do?

Uh, not if he's going to keep material there. I mean, it doesn't qualify to have, you know, technically a warehouse. No. Okay. Because I'm I'm like Dwight a lot of farms and I've got a farm. I I've got a warehouse and tractors and equipment and different things stored in that. So, wouldn't that be kind of similar or do I need to resone my property?

Well, I'm I'm just telling you this what's written in the book and what we verify for each uh application. AG doesn't say that on there. C1 does. So you sent me to training and you told me judge by that book and that's exactly what you're getting. So I mean that's up to the county to change that then not for us to judge. I mean we have to be consistent what's in the rule book and that's exactly where it fell in the category. So That's a decision. That's the I mean, I feel like that's what we have to uh come to the decision to make because, you know, you want me to have the check marks to be fair to everyone. That's where it falls.

Mayor, I would say one other thing to Mr. answer Mr. Brown's question in A1. Um, I think if you're talking about storage for your farm, that would fall under agricultural and forestry uses and their accessory structures. So, the way I understand it, the activity on this corner lot is going to he's going to have a commercial office setting. Is that correct? Mr. Kane, would you like to come and tell the people exactly what you're going to be doing or do you just want to stay silent?

The reason I wanted to do it style was so that we could park our work trucks and maybe shutters or whatever like that we don't have shippers. That's the only storage that will be there. Other than that, it will not be like retail. It's just going to be a workplace. Does anybody have any questions for the applicant? So, you're only storing your materials, right?

Any more discussion, guys? I appreciate you. Thanks for coming up and answering questions. Any more discussion from the body? There being none, we can vote, please. Motion fails. Seven yes and five no. Next item would be the report of standing committees. Since I don't have a chairman proemporary to read off, I'm just going to say is there any committee chairman that wish to make a report?

Our next budget and finance meeting is November the 30th. Uh we do a lot of budget amendments. I know there'll be more school budget amendments coming forth for the November meeting, but we're November the 30th, Thursday, excuse me, October 30th, Thursday at 5 o'clock. Anybody else? Any other committee chairman? Have uh Commissioner Hirschman. Our next policy and procedure policy and procedures

will be on the 27th at 5:00 pm. You're welcome to join us if you want to. Anybody else? We had a law enforcement last week. You can see attached notes and the next meeting is to be determined.

Statements and announcements. Anybody have any statements or announcements? Commissioner Smith. Oh, yeah. Wait a minute. We we're we got the waters discussion, I guess. Huh? No, we had public comment, but it's the very last thing on the agenda. Remember that what you was going to say? Okay. Uh let's let's not do statement and announcements and let's deal with wat. I would like to uh prior to this starting CPY county government has no action in front of this at this time regarding Wat's project. None whatsoever. Now because I cut public comment a little short earlier. If there's anybody that wanted to speak to the Wat Lakes project that did not get to in public comment, uh, you will be allowed to speak right now. If not, the body is going to have the floor for discussion. We got one coming to the podium.

Hi, Carol Sandstrom. I just wanted to point out the spring issue that was brought up. One thing that wasn't made really clear on that is those springs feed several properties, several families. Um, for some it's the primary source of their water both for their households and for their animals. For others, it's their source of water for their animals, which is their livelihood. So, I just wanted to make sure that that was very clear. It's not just that it affects the water table or the waterhed, but it affects families in Coffee County. That's where the water our water comes from. It's not a well. There are that provide our water. And I just wanted to make sure you understood it's not just a matter of the water. It's the people in Coffee County who drink that water, use that water, and that is our source of water. Um, that just didn't sound very clear to me earlier and I just want to make sure that was clear.

Anybody else from the audience? Public comment. There being none, Commissioner Hman, you asked to be on the agenda.

I would like to see if it's possible that the mayor could have a county attorney to draft a letter to be sent to Tekk and voice concerns about this project. know that there's a lot of people out there in that area that have their livelihood as as their water that feeds their homes. Um I believe this is going to disrupt some of the water sources from underground wells and also from the spring water where they're pulling water from. And once that happens, they're going to wonder where and who is going to supply water to them. And I think we're opening up allowing them to open up a can of worms to come back and bite us if we don't at least voice some kind of concern. So I would like to see if we could get our county attorney to maybe draft a letter to that concern. I don't want to be stuck in the bill trying to water from West to people who they won't supply water to right now. Commissioner Miller, apparently we're running real short of time for possible project start. Uh, should we be asking more than just concerns? Should we be talking about possible injunction?

Not my wheelhouse tack at this point. I've read the permitting. If anybody in the audience has information contrary to what I'm fixing to say, the permitting process has been approved for the ARAP, which is a aquatic whatever, whatever, whatever. And then underneath that, the permit for mining is still under review. Does anybody contest that? Is it passed or is it still under review? Has it been approved by TDC? The mining portion of the permit application.

You are correct. The mining portion of the permit is has not been approved at this point. I spoke with Jeff Klein personally on that today. Um there were the deficiency that they had today that he mentioned specifically was the dam that uh for the retention ponds was 6 in uh too short. So they have to go back and basically change a drawing showing that that dam for that will be uh 6 in taller. Um that's the only deficiency that he mentioned to me today. beyond that. U his estimation is is that once that gets completed, they're looking at uh anywhere from four to 15 days to complete that uh permitting process. Uh once that peritting process is complete, there is a 30-day window upon completion of that permit for public comment. And once that public comment period is complete, uh, construction on that project can start immediately.

Can I ask him a question? Doesn't the creek in front of the barn run constantly? Yes, the creek in front of the barn does run constantly and there are there's a tributary that comes down right beside Terrell's house that runs constantly. The uh water body they are talking about crossing is one that comes in uh the barn and uh Underwood Road. That is the one that they are asking for a permit to cross that uh farther back. And that is more of a seasonal uh uh a seasonal tributary that during heavy u heavy rainfall, you'll see water running through that.

But if even if you've dug out 20 acre lake, 10 foot deep to water cattle or to irrigate You're talking about so many cows that would plow that ground up and we're talking about rolling hillsides like down in Lynchburg. Has I'm sure TD Deck has visited them. I just see a huge potential for silt to be invading the creeks which feed the Duck River which furnish water to the people of Columbia because all this is below Normandy Dam. uh won't affect our water, but the col the Duck River is the most diverse river in the United States. It ought to be protected. Our governor has gone to bat for that. And I don't understand how TEC can circumvent all this stuff that our state has proposed to we're going to protect the duck and now we're going to put I mean, you think about it. Even if it's a 10 foot lake, 10 foot deep, the millions of gallons that the gentleman had the the specs on, I could water cat. If I can water two cities for two years, that's way over for cattle. I mean, it's just a like you said, I'll be

um if you would like me to answer that. Um I farmed out in that area for the past 15 years. Um I have So, I'm up and down Gossber Highway and up and down Sutton's branch on a continuing basis. Um, there's one pond if there's lack of water for cattle. Um, there's one pond that if you drive by, as soon as you uh top the hill there on Gossber and Wats is on the uh left hand side of the road, there used to be a pond there uh is now just a marshy area. Um, most people who are involved in agriculture, if you have an area like that, you have a pond, you excavate that, take the silt out of there, let what has held water hold water so that you have water for your cattle without having to go through and blast entirely new lakes or facilities to water your cattle. Uh, that is the most inexpensive process. uh in a in a c in a cattle operation uh at least by my personal experience.

Yes. My question is you say there's a 30-day period for public comments. Yes.

How what effect could public comments possibly have on this outcome of it moving forward? per my conversations with Jeff Klein um very little um the uh so in speaking with Jeff at Tekk they are worried about two things and two things only they're not worried about uh zoning they don't care about zoning they don't look about look at zoning that's a non-issue to them. Uh what they are worried about, they're not even worried about any type of underground water systems, whether it be springs, underground lakes, cave systems. That's of no concern to them either. Uh their concern is um and this is the purpose for the uh two sixacre lakes. They are calling them lakes. They are retention ponds specifically for mining practices and mining practices only. These retention ponds are so that uh your surface water not don't get it confused with subterranean surface water. Anytime you have a quarry or a mine site, you have storm water and storm water runoff can contaminate and carry sediment, suspended solids and other types of things into your water bodies or your bodies of water. Uh so the purpose of these is to facilitate a mining process so that suspended solids basically any type of dust u that you get mining process is get is carried into those lakes settles out and

then that after that they test twice a month to make sure that you don't have too much limestone being washed out and that you don't have your pH level isn't too high. They don't even test for any chemicals or anything like that that may be going out. Those are the two things they are worried about specifically. But but my question or my my point to what I'm saying is nothing really can be done to stop this by just based on public comment is that what are there is there going to be a lot of leverage from the residents is at what point will they listen to that

specifically the public comment his comment to me is was that zoning because I' I've asked the questions because on their 135 pageuh to mine. Uh there is not a single question in there about uh does it meet the zoning requirements for the area you're at? That is not even on the state website. That's not in their application. And so until the state gets involved and adds that in there and it could be done easily where the state doesn't have to worry, the state doesn't have to be responsible for it, the county doesn't have to be responsible for it. It could be a simple question to the applicant saying, "Have you met all the requirements through zoning and can you provide those documents saying that you've met that?" And that would shut it off for anybody in the state who wants to play who wants to play, in my personal words, this type of this type of game with a count with the count any county they're in. Um, but as far as the comment period, u it can be brought up, but TE it was that's not one of the things they look at. Um, the only thing that Jeff brought up to me that could be done is once that's done is that uh a stop a stop work order could be put in by the county and force wats to come back before the county um to go over zoning again. U that's the only thing that I'm aware of right now.

Any other questions? Is it zone? What is it zoned right now? A1 in our A1 zoning we don't we don't allow mining must be in the urban growth boundaries of the Coffee County Tennessee. Okay. Must be

that's one of the points earlier is this is where where this sits. It is uh right very very close to the Rutherford Coffee County line. Same property that been discussed previously. Um Coffee County Rutherford County have several of these uh closed sink holes that we talked about but they are very very unstable. blasting and things like that. It uh not only could affect the Duck River, which is one nationally that is uh endangered, but it could also uh impact have a have a major impact on the headarters of the Middle Fork and the Stones River because there are at least between where the middle fork shows that it uh originates and where the wershed originates, there are at least 10 springs in that area and they are within the 3/4 mile max of where the center of this operation is intended to

Commissioner Malone, you want to ask a question or speak? No, really just a statement and this being may be my inexperience talking here, but it sounds like a huge environmental impact and wouldn't that be wouldn't an environmental study be required before something of this magnitude that could impact the area? um that's part of the application process, isn't it?

Yes, it is part of the application process, but there is a caveat to that. And I've asked these exact I've asked that exact same question. So T deck, they only look at the environmental impact. Like I said, surface water runoff. They don't look at anything else. They're not concerned about anything else. It's just the storm water runoff and the impact that have to any waterways in the area. Uh that is a quote from Jeff Blank who is one of the consultants the consultant that's working on this. Um I asked if they've been if they've done an environmental impact study if they've looked at the area because I know for a fact they haven't set foot on my property. They have not set foot on any of the farms that I work in the area. The only property that they are concerned about and they've done an environmental impact study on is the site that this is going to be on. That is it. And they intend to do no other. Uh TWWR, same thing. The property that it's on and that's it. They have not looked out beyond the borders of that to look at the geography, topography, and anything like that that could be impacted.

Is there any way we can or is there any way to file for an emergency injunction if for no other reason just to explore this further so that

I think it's premature but here's what I'm going to do I'm going to ask our county attorney to uh write a letter to TEC and get it in writing from them that they ignore local zoning requirements I personally feel that they will not ignore the the the same project that was basically duplicated in Marshall County was stopped by their board of zoning appeals because their zoning resolution allowed this type of use in the A1 district by special exception. We do not we do not allow this. We do not our board of zoning appeals cannot approve a use not listed in our zoning districts. That's how they that's how it got stopped in Marshall County. They went before the they required they made the guy come before the board of zoning appeals and the public showed up like y'all and they turned him down and it's in a state of limbo right now the way I understand it. He's saying he's going to keep mining but he's not going to sell it. I mean that's a story I read. But I'll I'll do this. You know, like I said, I don't think we need to be going to court right now or anything, but a letter of confirmation from TAC that states they ignore local zoning in approving mining, I think it would be appropriate. Do you agree?

Yes, sir, I do. And at this point, I'm I'm still I'm just getting up to speed on it here while you're talking. I just looked it up because I wasn't as familiar with the what was presented to Tekk at this point. But um yeah, until it would be approved, I don't think there's any way to go get you can't get an injunction against something that's not approved to start with right now. Um but I would think we could certainly send a letter to TAC and inquire and ask and ask for more information and and make sure they know of the zoning requirements of Coffee County. would uh I'm going to take care of that, but if somebody wants to make a motion and everybody vote on it to uh confirm this action, I'd be glad to.

I've got a question first. Sir, I wanted to ask a question first. In addition in addition to TAC, could we uh send the letter to the state legislature because the as far as I know, the county hadn't done anything regarding this other than talking to our two reps. I think uh Senator Bowling has already done quite a bit of work on this if I'm not It probably has, but if the county actually sends a letter, it seems like that would bring a little more weight to her.

No, to the legislator. I think what he's I think what he's what I'm hearing and I don't I don't I think it would be fine would be to CC Senator Bowling and Representative Brick in on that letter to Tekk and the governor as well be fine. Well, that might help. I know we're working with the two representatives and they've got two people they can pull on the whole legislature, but I'm wondering if the county would have a little more pull. Y'all, the body vote on it.

It's just a letter. It's not costing us anything but sending the letter, is it? I made a motion in a second to do what you want to do. That's how I'll make a motion that we do both the TAT and uh the governor. Whatever.

I'll second that motion. Okay. We got a motion by Commissioner Miller to provide letters to our elected representatives and Deck and the governor. That that's what I wanted to be clear. You're talking about our elected representatives. You're not asking for a letter to every legislator in the state of Tennessee. Just to our legislators. That's fine.

Have you guys got something put together to vote on now? Thank you.

Thank you. Y'all voting went back to All right. Motion by Miller, seconded by D Ford regarding sending the letter to Tekk and our legislators. Any more discussion?

Can I just one thing real quick? I want to thank everybody for taking this serious. There's concerns there. I've had a lot of people contact me and it's not even my district, but I do care about because it is in coffee county. I thank everybody for taking and making sure that we do something right.

This going to take a minute. Okay. Statements and announcements. I've got one I'm going to skip right forward. This is something that doesn't require a vote. On October the 31st, 2025, Manchester downtown Square, there will be a what's called Safe on the Square that will be sponsored by the Manchester Fire and Rescue. The uh Commissioner Chambers, do you want to talk just a little bit about I tell you what I've got in my hands. I got a check for $500 that is from the mayor's discretionary fund and I have chosen to contribute $500 to buy candy or whatever for the children on the square. Commissioner Chambers, tell everybody what this is about. It's a annual event that the city's been putting on for the local children in the area. Um all businesses around um or all the businesses around uh support this. U they come out and participate on their own and u we're just trying to keep up with it because it grows every year and last year it was around 2,000 kids showed up. So that's quite a bit and this will help go a long way towards that. Can you also tell them about the animals that you're talking about, Roger? We talked about

Yes. Uh the last couple of years it's grown where some of the families dress their pets up and bring them to the square also. And the city has designated some awards to be given out on the best competition for the best dressed pet and and several other things for the children. and the best design that the businesses have participated in and it's really grown and it's turned into a really good thing. And HWR has asked our uh animal shelter with Craig to think about bringing some animals there for adoption. So that phone call's been put into him. Maybe we can get a couple animals adopted that night there. It' be pretty neat. here. Spooky dog home on a spooky day.

Commissioner Chambers works for the Manchester Fire Department. That's why I presented the check to Commissioner Chambers. We appreciate everything you guys do. All of our first responders. So, we're still waiting to vote on this. Now, I've mentioned several times I like to go back to the old timey way. Everybody just raise their hand and it'd be over with. But this computer software is so annoying. I will say one thing today on the news. I was watching the state legislature talk about super uh landfills and they're uh this is being discussed in Nashville right now. There are three or four counties that have mega landfills that accept refuge from multiple counties and some of those are making a profit and some of them are suffering. So the state legislature is looking at either making each county have its own or maybe two counties going together. So that will be something with Middle Point being full. Rule Solid Waste has done a good job. Renie has our our refuge goes to Ray County right now and I think we're still like on a four-year contract with that, but that may be something that shows up in the future. Okay, everybody's voting on this letter approval.

Commissioner Hirshman, don't everybody jump up and leave. You're going to need to vote on adjournment here, too. Okay, so hold tight. Okay, this proved uh about 12 12 yes approval to send a letter that our county attorney will take care of. Any more statement and announcements, guys? Let's do adjournment. Please vote if there's a motion to you. Have you got anything you want to say? I was going to remind everybody about the chili cook off at the Noah Community Center on Friday night at six o'clock. Be there a little early if you're bringing a chili. Just hope to see y'all there. Motion by Commissioner Reid, seconded by Commissioner Duncan to adjourn. Everybody please vote on this so we can close out the system. that has been approved for 12. Thanks everybody for bearing with us.