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Cheatham County approves zoning changes, budget amendments and multiple appointments
Summary
The Cheatham County Legislative Body on March 17 approved three zoning changes, several budget amendments including school marquee funding, appointed members to boards and commissions, authorized design work on a Veterans Service Officer office, and passed routine administrative items. Most motions passed unanimously with three absences.
The Cheatham County Legislative Body met March 17 in Ashland City and approved a slate of routine and programmatic actions, including three land-use reclassifications, a series of budget amendments, multiple board appointments and authorization for an architect to design a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) office.
The most consequential votes were unanimous roll-call approvals (9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent) of three zoning changes: Kamber Lomonaco Demers and Kevin Demers’ property at 5445 Hwy 41A was rezoned from C5 to C1; Cherri Bischoff’s 1.92-acre portion of Map 26, Parcel 47.09 at 1139 Pardue Rd. was rezoned from Agriculture to R1; and Randy Fox’s 1.5-acre portion of Map 12, Parcel 7.02 on Old Clarksville Pike was rezoned from E1 to R1. Franklin Wilkinson from the Building Department presented the items and each motion passed by roll call vote.
Budget committee recommendations approved included several County General Fund amendments (Circuit Court equipment, sheriff payroll reimbursements, EMS payroll reimbursements, and donated animal control funds), a $180,000 transfer from the General Purpose School fund balance into Education Capital Projects to purchase marquees for middle schools, and authorizing the County Mayor to engage an architect to work with Veterans Service Officer Angela Hunt on VSO office design with an initial $29,155.16 to come from the VSO reserve balance. Sandrine Batts, Director of Accounts and Budgets, presented the amendments.
County Mayor Kerry McCarver’s administrative recommendations were confirmed by voice vote. The body approved the mayor’s signature on a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cheatham County Community Enhancement Coalition to act as fiscal agent for the Samhsa Treatment Drug Courts grant and confirmed several appointments: Jill Niccolich to the Planning Commission (term through Dec. 31, 2029); Hal Bryant and Jim Dillingham to the Cheatham Rail Authority (terms through Jan. 31, 2026 and June 30, 2027, respectively); and Rachel Dutton and Charles Morehead to the Solid Waste Regional Planning Board (terms ending 3/31/31).
Standing committees also forwarded action: Capital Improvements approved $4,800 for Kingston Springs Library deck repairs; Road & Bridge requested that the state rename a portion of State Highway 249 in honor of Deputy Lee Roy Happel and approved removal of two stop signs at Blue Springs Road and Peter Pond Road. The Consent Calendar (notary appointments) was approved, and the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 5 (Demers, C5→C1 at 5445 Hwy 41A): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 6 (Bischoff, Ag→R1 at 1139 Pardue Rd.): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 7 (Fox, E1→R1 on Old Clarksville Pk.): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 8 (County General Fund budget amendments): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 9 (School transfers to Education Capital Projects, $180,000): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 10 (Authorize mayor to engage architect for VSO office; initial $29,155.16 from VSO reserve): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 11 (MOU and multiple appointments): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent. - Resolution 12 (Tax Management Associates contract revision): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 13 (Compensation for delinquent tax attorney – 10% of base amount collected): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 14 (Kingston Springs Library deck repairs, $4,800): Approved by roll call, 9 Yes, 0 No, 3 Absent. - Resolution 15 (Appoint Jake Fulghum to Industrial Development Board): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent. - Resolution 16 (Request state rename part of Hwy 249 for Deputy Lee Roy Happel): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent. - Resolution 17 (Remove two stop signs at Blue Springs Road & Peter Pond Road): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent. - Resolution 18 (Consent calendar — notaries): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent. - Resolution 19 (Adjourn): Approved by voice vote, 3 Absent.
The meeting record shows routine administrative business and several unanimous roll-call approvals; public comment was limited to a single speaker during the public forum and no members of the public spoke during the three advertised zoning hearings.
