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Smithville board renews golf‑course maintenance contract and approves Wofford Engineers for water‑plant bids

January 06, 2026 | DeKalb County, Tennessee


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Smithville board renews golf‑course maintenance contract and approves Wofford Engineers for water‑plant bids
At the meeting, the board moved and voted to approve several routine items: the December minutes, a three‑year renewal of the golf‑course maintenance contract with Jimmy Lewis, and a contract with Wofford Engineers to prepare bid documents for planned water‑plant renovations.

On the golf‑course contract, the presiding official recommended keeping Jimmy Lewis as the contractor, saying he has done the mowing (and related maintenance) since 2019 and "he's not asking for any more money." The board approved a three‑year contract; the roll‑call recorded "Yes" votes for the presiding official (Mister Henderson) and board members Jessica Higgins, Donnie/Johnny Crook (name spelling varies in the transcript), Beth Chandler, Shawn Jacobs, and Danny Washer/Walker (name spelled inconsistently). The transcript records the motion as passing with no opposition.

The board also authorized Wofford Engineers — following a December workshop with Daniel Tribble of Wofford — to prepare a scope of services and bid documents for water‑plant renovations. Officials said the work likely would not start until the fall and may fall under next year's budget. The presiding official described the Wofford arrangement as a routine contract to develop the project scope and manage bidding; a motion to approve the contract passed on a roll‑call vote with recorded yeses from board members.

Why it matters: renewing a maintenance contract and moving engineering work to the bidding stage keep routine municipal operations on schedule. The water‑plant work could affect future budgets and construction timelines because officials said actual work would likely begin the next fiscal year.

What happens next: With approval, Wofford Engineers will proceed to prepare bid documents and solicited sealed bids for the water‑plant project; the golf contractor is authorized to continue under a three‑year term. The board did not record any conditions or amendments to either contract in the transcript.

Votes at a glance: The transcript records roll‑call 'Yes' votes for all members present on both contract approvals; the transcript contains inconsistent spellings of some member names in the roll call.

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