Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
County mayor: Pinewood renovations targeting June 30 completion; EMS station, convenience center and welcome signs progressing
Loading...
Summary
Hickman County’s mayor updated commissioners on construction and infrastructure projects including the Pinewood facility (targeting June 30 completion), a new EMS station, East Convenience Center work and county welcome signs placed under a tourism grant.
The county mayor briefed commissioners May 27 on several county construction and tourism projects, including a status update on the Pinewood facility and a new EMS station.
On the Pinewood project, the mayor said crews are “down to four walls” and that the county is replacing propane tanks to match other EMS stations. The mayor said the county is “still shooting for June 30,” as the target completion date for the Pinewood work. The remaining tasks described in the meeting record include concrete work, interior framing, drywall, exterior pay-door work, installation of two windows and renovation of a small sheriff’s office at the site.
The mayor reported that concrete work for a new Iowa EMS station will start the following day and that the station will include space for both the sheriff and EMS. He said the county is coordinating with the highway department and with contractor Sheldon Friends; site plans were approved by a town planning committee and the county is awaiting final engineer signoff from the engineering firm noted in the packet.
The East Convenience Center is under construction, with workers pouring concrete and county crews managing weekend traffic flow; county sanitation staff have assisted with heavy weekend loads. The mayor also noted that “welcome to Hickman County” signs funded by a tourism grant are installed at the county’s eight entrances, and that additional “Avenue Bulldog” signs have been placed under those welcome signs. The mayor credited county staff and the grant administrator for completing that work.
The mayor said the county had submitted a three-star tourism grant to the state and noted that an Economic and Community Development (ECD) joint board met May 1 and elected new officers. The packet also noted that a county employee, Carla, completed a University of Tennessee economic community development certification.
What was not resolved: The mayor said the animal shelter testing samples had been sent for analysis and the county had not yet received results.
Why this matters: The projects involve county facilities for public safety and waste management, tourism branding at county entrances, and grant-funded work that affects public access and county operations.
