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Votes at a glance: Gallatin council forwards ordinances and paving items to council; Hale Avenue ARPA funds included
Summary
At its April 22 work session the Gallatin City Council approved minutes, voted to send ordinances appropriating ARPA funds for the Hale Avenue extension and an appropriation for repaving West Eastland Street to council, and reviewed the 2025-26 paving list for inclusion in the budget process.
Several routine but formal actions were taken at the April 22 Gallatin City Council work session:
- Approval of minutes: The council unanimously approved the minutes from the April 8, 2025 council committee meeting.
- Ordinance O02504-26 (Hale Avenue extension / Sumner County Veterans Home drainage): Jake Wilson (presenting for Mr. Tuttle) said the ordinance would appropriate $500,000 received through a Sumner County allocation of ARPA funds to the city’s engineering fund to pay for design and contractor costs for drainage improvements connected to the Sumner County Veterans Home and to expedite the Hale Avenue extension to Woods Ferry. Council agreed the funds must be spent by Sept. 30, 2026, consistent with the ARPA timeline; the council voted unanimously to send the ordinance to the full council for consideration.
- Ordinance O02504-27 (West Eastland Street repaving): The council advanced an ordinance appropriating $135,000 to repave West Eastland Street from the railroad tracks to Red River Road. The presenter said GPU agreed to front half the money and the city would pay the other half, and that the work will cold-plane existing patches and add final topping. The council voted unanimously to forward the ordinance to council.
- 2025–26 paving list: Public Works presented a recommended paving list and said the proposed annual paving program for the year is $1.5 million, up from $1.3 million; the list was provided for council review and the administration recommended it be included in the budget. The council acknowledged no immediate action was required but allowed the paving list to be included in budget materials.
Votes and next steps: All motions to forward or approve the items listed above passed unanimously. Items requiring ordinance approval will appear on the council agenda for formal readings.
Excerpt (one line of evidence): “This ordinance appropriating $500,000 for the Hale Avenue extension project … this is actually the Sumner County Veterans Home Drainage Project, that we received ARPA funds for in conjunction with Sumner County,” the presenter said.
No formal city funding commitments beyond forwarding ordinances were made at the work session; each ordinance will return to the council in forthcoming meetings for final readings and adoption.
