Legislative Body authorizes up to $200,000 note for Kingston Springs Elementary drainage project after 8–2 vote

County commissioners on June 25 authorized a three‑year capital outlay note not to exceed $200,000 to fund a drainage project at Kingston Springs Elementary School.

The motion to authorize the note carried on a roll call vote of 8 Yes, 2 No and 2 Absent. Commissioners Betty Ramsey and Jimmy Hedgepath voted against the authorization; two commissioners were recorded as absent. The motion was made by Commissioner Walter Weakley on recommendation of the Budget Committee and seconded by Commissioner Diana Pike Lovell in the Education committee sequence that preceded the Legislative Body vote.

The School Board and Education committee recorded recommendations in support of the funding. The General Purpose School Fund amendments tied to the project and other school needs were included in the same set of actions approved June 25.

The authorization allows the county to issue a short‑term note for project costs up to $200,000; the transcript lists the financing vehicle as a Three‑Year Capital Outlay Note and the motion text specified a cap of $200,000. The note was approved as a funding mechanism; the motion record did not specify repayment source details beyond the Budget Committee notation "Funding Source: Note Proceeds."

Next steps: the county will proceed under the authorized borrowing authority; the record shows the item will be implemented consistent with the Budget Committee and School Board approvals. No subsequent vote, amendment or timeline for construction was specified in the meeting record.