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Bradley County Commission unanimously approves sheriff's phone extension, TVA easement and two rezonings
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Bradley County Commission unanimously extended the sheriff's telephone contract for three years, granted TVA easements for $17,000 related to the county landfill, adopted the 2025 road list and approved two rezoning requests after brief public hearings; the consent agenda recorded a $604,221 slate of HCI grants.
The Bradley County Commission met in regular session at the Bradley County Courthouse in Cleveland on March 17, 2025. Chairman Thomas L. Crye called the meeting to order at noon, and a quorum of 14 commissioners was recorded. The commission unanimously approved routine items including minutes, the consent agenda and the meeting's voting agenda.
On the consent agenda the commission recorded a distribution of HCI (Healthy Community Initiative) grants totaling $604,221 to local organizations; the attachment to the meeting minutes lists recipients and amounts, including $118,642 to EMS, $69,000 to Greenway, $60,000 to Prospect School, $55,000 to The Caring Place and multiple smaller grants to local nonprofits and schools.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2025-06 (telephone services): Approved unanimously, 14-0. Motion by Commissioner Cindy Slater; second by Commissioner Bobby Goins. The resolution authorizes the county mayor to extend the telephone services agreement with ipSBS Managed Services, LLC, d/b/a HostMyCalls, for a three-year term at $1,851.00 per month for continued telephone service at the Bradley County Justice Center for the Sheriff's Office.
- Resolution 2025-07 (TVA easements): Approved unanimously, 14-0. Motion by Commissioner Milan Blake; second by Commissioner Bill Winters. The resolution authorizes the Bradley County Mayor to execute a grant of access road easement and a grant of transmission-line easement to the U.S. Department of Energy's Tennessee Valley Authority for a total payment to the county of $17,000; the map and related documents were filed as attachments to the meeting record.
- 2025 Bradley County Road List: Adopted unanimously, 14-0. Motion by Commissioner Tim Mason; second by Commissioner Howard Thompson. The annual road list (attachment) documents the county-maintained roads and several posted speed-limit changes.
- Resolution 2025-08 (rezoning at 6785 Georgetown Road): Approved unanimously, 14-0. Motion by Commissioner Josh Rogers; second by Commissioner Cindy Slater. The commission held a public hearing and the chairman closed the hearing after no members of the public came forward. The rezoning amends the county zoning map to change two parcels (Tax Map 018, Parcels 026.01 and 026.03) from C-1 Rural Commercial and FAR Forestry/Agricultural/Residential to I-1 General Industrial; the deed citation and map are included in the meeting attachments.
- Resolution 2025-09 (rezoning at 159 Hollow Road): Approved unanimously, 14-0. Motion by Commissioner Josh Rogers; second by Commissioner Cindy Slater. Following a public hearing with no speakers, the commission rezoned two parcels (Tax Map 059, Parcels 044.07 and 044.00) from FAR Forestry/Agricultural/Residential to R-4 Residential Mobile Home Park and Travel Trailer Park; the resolution and deed reference were recorded as attachments.
Procedural notes and context
The meeting materials and attachments contain multiple budget-amendment forms reviewed by the Finance Committee on March 3 and recommended for approval on March 17. The large HCI grant package ($604,221) placed on the consent agenda was included among those attachments and recorded in the meeting minutes. The TVA easement pertains to a portion of the county landfill property at 282 Landfill Road as described in the resolution language and shown on the attached depiction submitted with the item.
Public comment at the two rezoning items: Chairman Crye opened and then closed the public hearings on both rezonings; the record shows no public speakers for either Item D (6785 Georgetown Road) or Item E (159 Hollow Road) before the vote.
What happens next
Resolutions passed by the commission were adopted at the March 17, 2025 voting session and recorded in the county minutes. The Mayor is authorized to execute the contracts and easement instruments described in the resolutions; the zoning map will be updated to reflect the approved rezonings. Budget amendments and grant awards on the consent agenda will be processed per the county's routine finance procedures.
Meeting adjournment
With no further business, Chairman Crye adjourned the meeting at 12:58 p.m. EST. The commission's next scheduled meetings are the March 24 work session and the committees noted in the agenda packet.