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Cheatham County commission approves $1.1 million highway amendment after debate over paving and garage funding
Summary
The commission approved a $1.1 million amendment for the highway department, adopting a late amendment that split funds between hot mix paving and a highway garage project after members questioned how much of the department's fund balance should be applied.
Cheatham County commissioners on Monday approved a $1.100.000 amendment to the highway/public-works budget after debating whether to prioritize hot-mix paving or redirect part of the department's fund balance toward a proposed highway garage.
The commission voted to amend the original allocation by reducing the hot-mix line and setting aside $425,000 for a highway garage; the amendment passed on a 9-3 roll call. The full motion to approve the $1.1 million package as amended then passed unanimously, 12-0.
The amendment grew out of discussion after Highway Department staff acknowledged an unexpectedly large fund balance. Commissioners and staff said the department had roughly $3.4 million in…
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