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Right-of-way transfer: The commission approved a transfer of county right-of-way for a portion of County Road CR 24 (referred to in the meeting as Hossil Brown Street Road) to ALDOT to allow highway widening and bridge replacement. County staff said ALDOT is upgrading the segment to a four- to five-lane corridor and has purchased additional right-of-way; the transfer makes the county’s ownership official for the portion of road used in the state project.

Surplus vehicles and purchases: The commission authorized advertising sealed bids to sell 10 surplus dump trucks (the transcript: \"10 trucks\"), noting the county has received nine of the 10 replacement trucks and expects sale proceeds to pay off the prior loan used to buy them. The commission also approved emergency-purchase and non-award bid items listed on the agenda and accepted three quotes (details not specified in the transcript). Separately, staff requested and the commission approved an additional $790 payment tied to a previously approved purchase of an ALDOT van/bus for a council agent.

Personnel and budget: Commissioners approved a bundle of personnel actions by single motion: one transfer (Jennifer Posey from revenue clerk to appraisal clerk), one promotion (Allison Senior from help desk to tag/title clerk), hires (Crystal Hines as help-desk clerk; Luis Gonzales as corrections officer pending drug screening; Hunter Broadway as deputy sheriff pending drug screening), and five merit increases listed on the agenda. The commission also approved a budget fund revision for $32,500 (amount listed as \"32,000, $500\" in the transcript).

Subdivisions and engineering: The county engineer, Mr. Massey, recommended removing the Harris Road subdivision from the agenda because of a property-line discrepancy raised by an adjoining owner; commissioners agreed to allow the applicant time to resolve the issue. Mr. Massey also presented the Wyelicky Subdivision for preliminary and final consideration and briefed the commission on a roughly $700,000 road project off Airport Road that the county will manage using state funds.

Other business: The commission approved removing an equipment building at the Emergency Management Agency from inventory as the EMA builds a replacement. No roll-call votes were recorded for these items in the transcript; the commission handled them with no objections recorded.

Why it matters: These routine approvals advance county maintenance, procurement, personnel and infrastructure work. The ALDOT right-of-way transfer enables a DOT-managed road-widening project; the truck sales are intended to retire prior debt from a vehicle replacement program.

What’s next: Staff will advertise the surplus-vehicle sale by sealed bid and return with bid approvals at a future meeting; personnel hires remain contingent on background/drug screenings where noted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 21, 2025 Work Session","oneSentenceSummary","Limestone County commissioners approved a package of administrative items during the work session: transfer of a right-of-way to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for a County Road 24 widening project, authorization to sell surplus trucks by sealed bid, personnel hires and promotions, a budget revision, and other routine items.","taxTitle","taxId",13474,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6267190,"Commissioners press for quicker site search for county animal shelter, cite safety concerns at current location",106,452000,558000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077179-d92b2010cecf45721e323079b88021e7&start=452&end=558","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077179-d92b2010cecf45721e323079b88021e7/thumbnail_452000.jpg","/articles/6267190/Limestone-County/Alabama/Commissioners-press-for-quicker-site-search-for-county-animal-shelter-cite-safety-concerns-at-current-location","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267190-104f379b2013868f9df253f5c2d2676b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182490&Signature=ksmNr17tlPovZDuTL2IsND2KjEyXJxdIhmeHqwt-ZhVwhtZOY3JIi4IkKzB9uu~E-yrkIgYJ59nrD-wP6YtRs9xK1Q6j98-IFae6wRhdgxEilU9PaH6AA1ApX5qlq7uMsVgXHpRemIU-Z2vLEP48HCGnRY4jSVjQ8eD0Kzujk9-q97VB57MkfboaXEM2XZXHdHJhuoyCJXEFhVETEdVyDKyLQh33yRG7m2hQSWM86F2U9YqPcQKf7s4m27mV-8yoQGZ5MOqB~ny5uNn462e4LF99TsIRPoYuHHgQHV1dQzLouOVEwcnBwkvWqVgq3c33IM7X5Q07Ua3DQyAx4GDbjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners discussed the need to find property for a new Limestone County animal shelter and emphasized urgency because of construction timelines and public safety concerns at the current Highway 72 location.

A commissioner who raised the matter said the county is \"under the gun\" to get a new site and stressed the need to avoid repeating past problems. “We gotta do something. We're we're we're under the the gun here on… getting this thing up and running,” the commissioner said. He said the current site on Highway 72 creates safety problems for residents and cited limited turning movements at the existing location: “I don't like the location we're at for as the safety of the public… I would much rather be right off 72, but I'd like to have at least a red light to where we can, you know, get people back after the highway.”

Commission leadership asked the public to suggest properties. The commission chair said the county must follow formal purchasing and bidding processes and cannot buy property instantly at a negotiated private price. “If anybody knows of any property… please feel free to reach out to us,” the chair said, adding that the county must obtain fair-market value and follow procurement legalities before purchase.

Commissioners thanked Dr. Hammond for earlier assistance and praised the animal services staff for recent performance. No formal motion or vote was recorded; the exchange closed with the commission asking staff and commissioners to continue searching for suitable property and to notify the commission of possible parcels.

Why it matters: Commissioners framed the site search as time-sensitive because construction and procurement processes are lengthy and because the current facility’s access onto Highway 72 raises safety concerns for visitors and staff.

What’s next: The commission requested property leads from the public and will pursue required procurement steps if a candidate parcel becomes available; no property purchase or formal directive was recorded in the meeting.","Commissioners discussed locating a new county animal shelter and expressed urgency about site selection, public safety at the current Highway 72 site, and the need to follow purchasing/bidding requirements for any property acquisition.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6267194,"Limestone County approves tax abatement for aviation project at Briarfield Airport",429,21000,450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077179-d92b2010cecf45721e323079b88021e7&start=21&end=450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077179-d92b2010cecf45721e323079b88021e7/thumbnail_21000.jpg","/articles/6267194/Limestone-County/Alabama/Limestone-County-approves-tax-abatement-for-aviation-project-at-Briarfield-Airport","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267194-58e297533b4d4a6dbb8edf8b86c8834d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182490&Signature=NUfcWywfg3FfBrsdAGnM0HmkTVYzJhomBK9u1-gS8Yrl5Jr5cvyohw~jF9abQ4JmHrLzByw0VPXAV9~s7krWwV7mC2uV9x4-5xjLAyWtXKBIYKksCQDUKcQlyvcNoNneE-2gxpJdNZdbCJfG538ePzc3T29cONaKaAFzP85jGHFp6TJy5v2ydRiTQxQBe1tdlW86fUI3Y0Xs7uRcPnznmsNG~FESpewAJDfbnTlvowI3XhV2AUcupRIMCRukAABaja9pV6QI-ym7GoHQBNqoqVSLcse~JQ9HgshZmBeFsOgKq9TPyc6bGbr7lNcvBGFPKTKA062HJP~6QEydKX9yKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Limestone County Commission approved a tax abatement request for an aviation manufacturing project that county economic development staff said will create roughly 50 jobs and $32,700,000 in private investment at Briarfield Airport.

Amber Turner, project manager for Limestone County Economic Development, presented the request and asked the commission to abate non-education sales and use taxes during construction and to provide a property tax abatement. “We are here for the tax abatement for Alluit and strategy manufacturing. They’re producing 50 aviation related jobs in the next 3 years,” Turner said. She added, “We’re pleased that they have selected Briarfield Airport in Limestone County to build and invest for the significant new aviation activity.”

Turner gave approximate tax figures for the construction and longer-term payments to schools. She said the company’s construction-phase sales and use tax savings would be about $606,664 (approx.), while local schools would receive about $342,000 during construction. Turner described the property tax abatement as roughly a $1 million savings to the company, with payments to the schools of about $800,000 over a 10-year period. Those dollar amounts were presented in the meeting as approximate figures.

The commission added the item under other business and approved the tax-abatement request as presented; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript and no dissent was raised during the discussion.

Why it matters: County staff said the project brings aviation-related jobs and a multimillion-dollar private investment to Briarfield Airport, which county officials have targeted for economic development. The tax abatement reduces some tax liabilities during construction and early years of operation while the county and schools receive negotiated payments described by staff.

What’s next: The transcript did not specify final contractual terms, the formal length or percent of any abatement, nor whether the school system or other taxing entities separately approved the arrangement. Those details were not specified during the work session.","The Limestone County Commission approved a tax abatement for an aviation manufacturing project presented by Limestone County Economic Development that the county says will create about 50 jobs and $32.7 million in private investment at Briarfield Airport.","actionData","errors"]

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