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Bradley County Commission goes on record opposing proposed mental health hospital
Summary
The commission unanimously authorized the county attorney to draft and send a letter to state lawmakers opposing a proposed mental health hospital and later voted to go on the record, attaching the Dec. 15 minutes. A commissioner said he had been "in the dark" when previously supporting related sewer work tied to the development.
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Bradley County Commission directed the county attorney to prepare a letter to the state legislative body expressing opposition to a proposed mental health facility and then voted to have the commission go on the record in opposition with the minutes included.
The initial motion — to authorize the County Attorney to draft the letter — was made by Commissioner Mike Hughes and seconded by Commissioner Howard Thompson; the recorded roll call was unanimous. Later in the meeting, after a rules suspension, the commission voted unanimously to approve a letter that would go on record as opposition and to attach a copy of the Dec. 15 minutes.
Commissioner Tim Mason asked that the record reflect he had previously supported a sewer-line motion with the expectation it would support residential development near Exit 20, and that he did not know at the time that the development proposal involved a mental health hospital. Mason said, "I was kind of in the dark on this... I want to go on record that I was in the dark on that when I carried the motion." The commission did not take additional votes tied to zoning or land-use approvals during the session.
County Attorney Crystal Freiberg will prepare the letter on the county’s behalf. The motion directs that a copy of the Dec. 15 minutes accompany the correspondence when sent to legislative contacts.
