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Dickson County Commission unanimously approves negotiations for Project Knight Pilot, courtroom video grant and $1.5M paving notes
Summary
At its Sept. 20 meeting, the Dickson County Commission unanimously passed a package of resolutions authorizing economic development negotiations for the ConAgra facility (Project Knight Pilot), accepting a $100,000 state grant for a courtroom video arraignment system (county share $10,865), and authorizing up to $1.5 million in paving notes.
The Dickson County Commission met Sept. 20, 2021, in Charlotte and unanimously approved a series of resolutions that together authorize negotiated economic development incentives, accept grant funding for courtroom security technology and permit borrowing for road paving.
The actions included authorizing the County Mayor to enter formal negotiations with an unnamed company, described in the meeting as Project Knight Pilot, and empowering the Industrial Development Board to negotiate and accept payments in lieu of taxes to reopen the ConAgra Brands facility in the county industrial park. The motion to authorize negotiations was made by Commissioner Mike Petty and seconded by Commissioner Randy Simpkins; the measure passed by unanimous…
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