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Board approves easement to LaFollette Utilities after one member objects
Summary
The Campbell County Board voted to gift an easement at LaFollette Middle School to LaFollette Utilities for water‑line upgrades; Board member Brandon Johnson voted no, citing concern about gifting property during a budget crisis.
The Campbell County Board of Education voted to gift an easement at LaFollette Middle School to LaFollette Utilities to allow the utility to upgrade and relocate existing water lines.
Board member Brandon Johnson voiced opposition during discussion, citing the district’s budget challenges and pointing to a pay disparity he considered notable: "LUB CEO makes double than our Director of Schools," Johnson said, explaining his hesitation to transfer property during a fiscal squeeze. Chairman Jeffrey Miller and other members said the easement request supports necessary infrastructure work and moved to approve the gift.
The motion to gift the easement passed after a roll‑call vote. The request from LaFollette Utilities was presented as necessary to upgrade water lines; the board record states the easement will facilitate utility work and relocation without specifying compensation.
Board members asked for and received clarification that the work would permit the utility to proceed with needed upgrades; the board did not attach further conditions to the approval in the minutes.
The board’s approval clears the way for LaFollette Utilities to begin the planned water‑line work adjacent to the middle school; members who opposed the gift framed their concern as a fiscal‑stewardship question rather than an objection to the infrastructure need.
