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Dickson County Commission approves budget amendment, emergency plan, speed limits and rezoning
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Dickson County Commission approved a budget amendment excluding schools, adopted a revised Basic Emergency Operations Plan, set 35 mph speed limits on two county roads, approved tax assessment corrections and tax relief requests, and rezoned a 2.45-acre parcel on Highway 46 South to C-2 commercial.
The Dickson County Commission on Oct. 20 approved a package of routine measures including a countywide budget amendment (excluding school funds), adoption of a revised Basic Emergency Operations Plan and several local traffic and tax items, and voted to rezone a 2.45-acre parcel on Highway 46 South to C-2 general commercial.
The commission opened the business portion of the meeting by approving the minutes of its Sept. 15 meeting (motion by Commissioner Patey; second by Commissioner Gray). Commission members then approved a budget amendment described during the meeting as applying to “all funds except schools.” Commissioner McElwain moved the budget amendment; Commissioner Ledger seconded; the commission approved it by voice vote.
Commissioners received quarterly financial reports that had been previously provided; Commissioner Simpkins moved acceptance, seconded by Commissioner Petty, and the commission approved the reports by voice vote. The commission also adopted a revised Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP) after an earlier presentation by Mr. Fisher; the motion was made by Commissioner Spicer and seconded by Commissioner Beatty, and the item passed by voice vote.
On transportation matters, the commission adopted speed-limit recommendations of 35 miles per hour for Wilson Hollow Road and for Town Branch Road. Commissioner McElwain moved the Wilson Hollow Road speed-limit change, with Commissioner Gray seconding; Commissioner Simpkins moved the Town Branch Road change, seconded by Commissioner Buckner. Both measures passed on voice votes.
The commission approved administrative tax items including a listed “error double assessment” item presented by Ms. Pendergrass (motion by Commissioner Beatty; second by Commissioner Ledger) and a set of tax-relief requests (motion by Commissioner Petty; second by Commissioner Spicer). The meeting record indicates staff had provided the related materials in advance and that no public questions were raised during the meeting.
On land-use business, the commission considered a rezoning request for Johnny Crow for Tax Map 145, Parcel 16.09 (2.45 acres) on Highway 46 South, to change the parcel from A-1 agricultural to C-2 general commercial. Planning staff presentation had been given the prior month by Curtis Hayes; Commissioner Butner moved the final rezoning vote and Commissioner Ledger seconded. With no questions from commissioners, the rezoning passed by voice vote.
The commission approved a slate of notaries recommended by the clerk (motion by Commissioner Buckner; second by Commissioner Spicer). There were no public commenters signed to speak at the meeting, and no substantive public comment was recorded in the transcript.
The meeting concluded with routine announcements, including scheduling the next regular session for Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the Dickson County Administration Building commission chamber in Charlotte, Tennessee.
The actions taken were presented as routine business with limited debate; presenters included county staff who had distributed reports or presented at prior meetings. Where the record shows voice votes, the transcript records “all in favor” with no roll-call tallies; individual yes/no votes are not recorded in the meeting transcript.
