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Lewisburg council approves multiple grant applications, zoning changes and an appointment
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Lewisburg’s council voted to apply for several state and federal grants, approved zoning and building-permit amendments, accepted new streets into city maintenance and confirmed an appointment to the Community Development Board; one agenda item (Brinley Court) was tabled for further consideration.
At its regular monthly meeting the Lewisburg City Council approved a slate of routine and development-related measures, including grant applications, zoning changes and an appointment to the Community Development Board.
The council voted to submit an application to the TDOT traffic signal modernization program for up to $125,000 and to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $1,000,000 with a 14% local match to support road and street improvements. Council also approved a TVA workforce-development grant application (Round 5) up to $250,000 with a 50% local match, and considered a Select Tennessee Site Development Grant application (listed at up to $5,000,000 with a 15% match) for which staff said the Industrial Development Board (IDB) committed up to $300,000 toward the match and the city may apply for a smaller award ($2,000,000) to align the local contribution.
The council accepted Cooper Lane and Southview Drive within Southview Section 4 for city ownership and maintenance and approved an ordinance to add building-permit submittal requirements, both following favorable recommendations from the planning commission. A budget-amendment ordinance correcting typographical errors was approved, and Tracy Harris was appointed to the Community Development Board through the current term ending 06/30/2028 at the mayor’s recommendation.
A zoning ordinance amendment to allow automobile body shops and vehicle-repair uses in an I-2/light industrial park district at 661 and 665 Garrett Parkway (requested by Dream Machines, LLC) passed after brief council discussion and an applicant assurance that vehicles would be stored indoors. Council later tabled a resolution or agreement regarding Brinley Court indefinitely after a motion to postpone carried (one member voted no).
Votes were recorded by roll call for each motion; the roll-call statements in the meeting record list Councilman Thomas, Councilwoman Michael, Councilman Crutcher, Councilman Robinson and Councilman Burns (and in some roll calls 'Councilman Barnes'—as read in the transcript) indicating approvals on the agenda items presented. The council adjourned following the motions.
The manager’s report noted a negotiated repair for a stormwater drain on 3rd Avenue that staff say will avoid drawing from previously allocated funds; staff also updated the council on economic-development projects, airport repairs and the status of the sign-replacement project. The Brinley Court item was left for further negotiation between the city and the developer.
