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Brownsville council approves appointments, reaffirms housing authority member and hears community updates
Summary
Council appointed members to a 250th-anniversary committee, reaffirmed Robert Haynes to the Brown Housing Authority, heard community development and finance reports including a $250,000 downtown improvement grant and $45,000 USDA study grant, and received announcements including a local candidate declaration.
The council approved several routine governance and community items during the meeting.
Appointments and reappointments: Mayor asked the council to appoint Crystal Mack (referred to in the transcript as Crystal Matthew/Mack), Brad Bishop and intern Shantel Rucker to a committee organizing the county-city 250th anniversary events; the council moved and seconded the appointments. The Brown Housing Authority requested reaffirmation of Robert Haynes to the housing authority; the council moved, seconded and the motion was called.
Community and downtown reports: Community development staff said the multimodal grant package is down to one signature and will be submitted to TDOT; Scott Street work was discussed and Anderson Avenue is already bidded and budgeted for spring work. Tom (identified in the transcript) reported a $250,000 downtown improvement grant with about 15 interested businesses, a USDA downtown redevelopment study grant for $45,000 and a Downtown Dollars coupon program showing early merchant redemptions.
Announcements: Mayor reviewed holiday-season community outreach (turkey giveaways, NAACP Thanksgiving lunch feeding ~200 people, a successful parade) and thanked volunteers. Derek announced his candidacy for County Commission District 6, position 1 and asked for community support.
Votes: The finance report and associated budget amendments were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting excerpt.
