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Work session: county broadband plans, LMIG awards, solid-waste bids and a community garden request
Summary
At the June 24 work session, county staff briefed commissioners on an upcoming countywide fiber build with projected mid-December service, LMIG funding of about $355,000, a completed cemetery hydroseed step, and three solid-waste bids to be awarded at the July meeting; a resident asked to develop a garden beside the library.
During the June 24 work session the Commission reviewed several operational items and community requests.
Resident Pam Burgamy asked for permission to use county-owned land beside the library to create an ADA-compliant community garden and story-time area; commissioners discussed whether the parcel might be needed for fire-department expansion and concluded the land does not appear reserved for the department. Chairman Charles Coffey said if a formal vote is required the item will be placed on the next meeting agenda.
County Manager Thomas Weaver reported multiple operational developments: the county has begun collecting ambulance fees; a long-arm machine is back in service; cemetery finishing work is underway with hydroseeding to be completed; and the county's LMIG application has been submitted and approved, with combined funding around $355,000. Weaver also said Charter/Spectrum and Bingham Construction plan to install fiber across much of the county, projecting service availability around mid-December and coverage of roughly 90% of the county when complete.
Department heads provided brief updates: Teri Hancock reported the CCR report and drying-bed work for water wells; recreation director Mordie Askew previewed a back-to-school event planned for late July; Samantha Hedgecoke summarized a recent rabies clinic and car show; and Public Works lead Lou Beck described road-edge trimming, cemetery topsoil deliveries and coordination with Ft. Moore for event support.
On procurement, the commission reviewed three solid-waste proposals for residential curbside or door service: GFL ($20/month, $5 per tire), Jones Sanitation ($23.50/month), and Zero Waste ($25.52/month). Commissioners agreed to add the awarding of the solid-waste contract to the July 2 regular meeting agenda. Other items flagged for the July agenda included budget amendments, a disabled-veteran tax refund consideration, the New Horizons annual agreement, and a conditional-use permit request for 110 Stagecoach (applicant: Damon Hoyte).
No final votes were recorded on the garden request or solid-waste award at the work session; the Commission entered executive session later that morning to discuss personnel and legal matters and then adjourned.
