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Sweetwater commissioners approve floodplain, zoning and budget amendments; annexation for industrial parcel cleared
Summary
At a regular Sweetwater meeting the mayor and board approved three ordinances updating floodplain and zoning rules, voted to annex an industrial parcel, and adopted a $47,202.54 budget amendment to hire a retail recruiting firm; officials emphasized FEMA deadlines and grant-funded equipment purchases.
The mayor of Sweetwater convened the board and the commission moved through routine business before approving a set of ordinances and a budget amendment that staff said were needed to meet state and federal timelines and to fund economic development work.
Recorder Sonya read the distributions report and detailed several payments, including a $75,419.20 payment to Trustmark National Bank for a fire-truck note and $66,527 to Great Southern Recreation for surfacing equipment funded by a Colonial Pipeline grant. "On page 1, there's a check for $500 to Bradley's Pit Barbecue and Grill," Sonya said while summarizing accounts payable. The board then moved and approved the distributions for September.
The board opened a public hearing on three ordinances but heard no public comments. The first ordinance (No. 1057), an amendment to Title 14 on floodplain zoning required by FEMA, drew the…
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