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Jonesborough council approves routine business, ARPA resolution, leases and project contracts
Summary
At its December meeting the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the consent agenda and a series of resolutions and contracts, including ARPA funding confirmation, a barn-land lease, committee appointments, and several agreements related to the Jackson Theater and town operations.
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a package of routine and programmatic items and took formal votes on several resolutions and contracts at its regular meeting.
The actions included adoption of the consent agenda; approval of the town financial report; appointment of three members to a new facilities advisory committee with the county; approval of an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding resolution; approval of a 2024–25 barn/land lease for town property on Arnold Road (with added language limiting the use of any products raised on the leased land); approval to establish a cultural arts office and appoint a cultural arts director; authorization for a short-term marketing/social-media support contract for the Jackson Theater; a one-time exemption to the town’s waterline extension policy for residents affected by Hurricane Helene; adoption of the 2025 meeting calendar (with the March meeting moved to March 17); and approval of USDA loan resolutions for the town’s water treatment plant upgrade.
Motions were made and seconded as recorded during the meeting and all listed items carried. Where specific dollar amounts were referenced during discussion, the USDA loan package included a $7,000,000 loan referenced by the board; other USDA loan resolutions were approved though individual dollar amounts were not specified on the record during the public portion of the meeting. The one-time tap-price exemption reduced the usual meter/tap cost from $2,000 to $1,000 for eligible, flood-affected properties, for a limited period discussed by the board.
The meeting record shows roll-call or voice votes for each motion and the clerk recorded the outcome as “motion carried” for the listed items.
Votes at a glance (items approved): - Consent agenda (includes stipend for street department duties and retirement of K-9 Bond) — approved. - Financial report — approved. - Facilities advisory committee appointments (Craig Ford, Chris Cadera, and the mayor) — approved. - American Rescue Plan Act funding resolution — approved. - 2024–25 barn/land lease for 12 acres at Arnold Road (with protective language limiting use for human consumption) — approved. - Establishment of cultural arts office, position description, and appointment of cultural arts director — approved. - Marketing and social-media support for the Jackson Theater (contracted services) — approved. - One-time exception to waterline extension policy related to Hurricane Helene (tap/meter fee reduced to $1,000 for affected properties through one year from adoption) — approved. - 2025 Board meeting calendar (March meeting moved to March 17) — approved. - USDA loan resolutions to support the new water treatment plant upgrade (including a $7,000,000 loan referenced in the meeting) — approved.
The board chair and staff emphasized that these approvals support ongoing capital programs and operations, and that the USDA financing is part of a longer-term plan for a new treatment plant and transmission upgrades.
