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Committee actions at-a-glance: highway work resolution, PILOT, and surplus property referrals
Summary
A quick roundup of committee decisions: authorization for the highway department to perform reimbursed work for other governmental entities was approved; an Industrial Development Board PILOT request was forwarded without recommendation; two county-owned parcels were moved to surplus and will be sent to the full commission.
Several procedural items were decided by standing committees during the meeting. Key actions forwarded to the full commission or otherwise dispositioned are summarized below.
Bedford County Highway Department resolution approved The Courthouse & Property Committee approved a resolution authorizing the Bedford County Highway Department to perform work for city and county governmental entities when project costs are reimbursed to the county, citing Tennessee Code Annotated 54-7-202 (authority to perform work for other governmental entities). The committee moved the resolution to the full commission with a recommendation to approve.
Industrial Development Board: Payment‑in‑Lieu‑of‑Taxes (PILOT) The Industrial Development Board request from Central Mo (payment in lieu of taxes pilot program) was forwarded to the full commission without a committee recommendation. Committee documents noted that the City had already granted a three‑year pilot schedule with phased taxable percentages (0% first year, 30% second year, 70% third year, fourth year fully taxable); the committee sent the package onward with no recommendation.
Disposition of county parcels (surplus referral) The Courthouse & Property Committee reviewed two county‑owned parcels and voted to declare both surplus and forward them to the full commission for disposition under the county’s surplus property procedures. One parcel is adjacent to Bridge Street in the Bell Buckle area; the other is a small, landlocked parcel off Whitaker Bridal Road (access requires crossing private property). Committee members asked the mayor’s office to confirm there are no county operational needs for either parcel and to notify the Bell Buckle authorities before surplus proceedings. The committee voted to send both parcels to the full commission for final action after the required public-notice and sealed-bid process.
