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Residents urge preserving elected constables; veterans office reports active claims
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Summary
During the May 16 public forum, constable Ricky Mayo and Board member Frank Guzman urged commissioners to preserve elected county constables; Veterans Service Director Lloyd Sharpe announced the Memorial Day ceremony and reported 609 veteran claims with 223 active.
Cheatham County’s public forum on May 16 featured appeals to preserve the county’s elected constables, a veterans office update and citizen concerns about permitting.
Ricky Mayo, the 5th District constable, spoke in favor of preserving the constable positions and told commissioners he did not see liability issues with keeping the county’s elected constables. Frank Guzman, a member of the Board of Directors of Constables, also urged the commission to preserve the office and presented a packet of information supporting the request; the packet is attached to the meeting minutes.
Lloyd Sharpe, director of the Veterans Service Office, announced that the county Memorial Day ceremony would be held at 11 a.m. on May 30 at the Cheatham County Veteran’s Memorial Park. Sharpe also reported the office is handling 609 veteran claims, of which 223 are active.
Resident Joel Borski of the Apache Trail neighborhood raised a separate concern about neighbors building without proper permits and asked the commission to promote responsible growth and code compliance.
The public forum concluded at 6:18 p.m. The minutes record the comments and the attached materials but do not show commissioner responses to the constables' preservation request during the forum segment.