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Hawkins County commission reallocates bridge funds, approves budget amendments and interlocal agreements
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Summary
The commission voted to reallocate funds set for the Goshen Valley Bridge to county road and bridge repairs, approved multiple budget amendments across funds, accepted interlocal agreements with Rogersville, and authorized surplus and auction arrangements for county equipment at its Feb. 23, 2026 meeting.
The Hawkins County Commission on Feb. 23, 2026 approved a reallocation of funds previously designated for the Goshen Valley Bridge project to county road and bridge repairs and passed a series of routine budget and administrative measures.
An out-of-order resolution to reallocate the Goshen Valley Bridge funds to county road repairs — amended to add the words “(and bridges)” wherever the resolution said road repair — passed by roll call (13 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain, 1 absent). The amendment and the final resolution direct the county to apply the established priority list to repairs and bridges rather than holding funds exclusively for the original bridge project.
Commissioners also approved a sequence of budget amendments for the general fund, solid waste, highway, general capital projects, school funds, school transportation, and education capital projects. Most amendments passed unanimously; where abstentions are recorded the minutes list the abstaining member. The commission approved acceptance of a Tennessee Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division grant application for engineering/site prep for a hangar expansion at Hawkins County Airport and authorized the Highway Department to lease a Kyocera MZ3200i copier through Azor Inc.
The commission approved two interlocal agreements with the Town of Rogersville — one for mutual assistance of municipal and county services and one for supply of premixed brine — by roll call vote. It also voted to surplus two solid-waste roll-off trucks and accept an agreement with JM Wood Auction Company to auction them, with proceeds to be used to purchase two replacement roll-off trucks. The minutes note the transfer of a pickup and a utility truck from Parks & Rec to the Highway Department for inventory control.
Other recorded actions included approving appointments/reappointments to the County Agriculture Extension Committee, approving notarizations, and recording that the county jail is TCI-certified for a second year. The minutes state that public comments from the meeting are on file in the county clerk’s office. The commission adjourned following the recorded votes.