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Chilton County commissioners table letter to ADECA on BrightSpeed request
Summary
Commissioners debated sending a letter opposing a BrightSpeed-related grant request to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and agreed to table the item until the next meeting after questions about the proper recipient and ADECA's ongoing actions were raised.
Chilton County commissioners on June 24 debated whether to send a previously drafted letter to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs related to a BrightSpeed matter and voted to table the matter until the next meeting.
Chairman Allen Williams asked for a motion to put the Adeaca/BrightSpeed letter up for a vote after receiving a call and email from a resident near Collins Chapel who said his mother could not use a patient portal. Commissioner Billingsley moved to send the letter; Commissioner Hall seconded. After discussion about whether ADECA was already addressing the issue and whether the letter would reach the correct recipient, the commission with consent moved to table the item until the next meeting.
The debate focused on two procedural questions: whether the county’s letter would be addressed to the correct person or office at ADECA and whether ADECA was already taking action such that a county letter was unnecessary. One commissioner argued ADECA was “already being acted on by Adeaca in a very aggressive manner” and that a follow-up letter might be redundant. Another commissioner said residents in the affected area had asked the commission to oppose BrightSpeed receiving ADECA funding.
The commission did not take a final position and did not adopt or send the letter; the item was tabled for the next meeting so the county can confirm the correct recipient and await any ADECA action.
The discussion occurred during the meeting’s Old Business segment and no formal vote on the letter’s content or delivery occurred.
