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Sheriff voices support for Mercy's Bridge; board records motion to table THOR application
Summary
Sheriff Andy Batten told commissioners he had two issues with Mercy's Bridge that were resolved and said he supports rehabilitation; the Mercy's Bridge THOR application requesting the chairman's signature was received and the minutes record a motion to table the matter.
Sheriff Andy Batten told the Bacon County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 that since Mercy's Bridge opened he had encountered two issues, which the minutes say were resolved, and that he supports rehabilitation services.
Mercy’s Bridge submitted an application for the THOR Program that included a request for the chairman to sign a statement asserting there is no zoning in Bacon County. The minutes record that Commissioner Lee Hagans made a motion to table the Mercy’s Bridge matter, seconded by Commissioner Corey Tyre; the minutes record the motion as made. The written minutes do not unambiguously record whether the chairman signed the requested statement prior to the motion to table or whether the signature was approved; the record therefore limits what can be reported about any immediate administrative action.
The minutes provide no further detail on the nature of the two incidents the sheriff referenced, the specific THOR Program application materials, or any planned follow-up or conditions attached to future county support. The item was not resolved as a substantive policy change in the minutes of this meeting.
