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Commission approves $12,000 sidewalk grant amendment; appointment of Stephania Motes sparks contested votes
Summary
Spring City commissioners approved a Multi‑Modal grant amendment that added an estimated $12,000 for sidewalk replacement/repair along Highway 27. A separate discussion and a subsequent vote resulted in denying Stephania Motes’ placement on the Tourism & Events Board; meeting minutes record an inconsistent roll call while tabling that appointment.
The Spring City Board of Commissioners on Aug. 7 approved a Multi‑Modal grant amendment after a recent appraisal and assessment of sidewalks along Highway 27 identified 1,000 feet needing replacement and 700 feet needing repair; the minutes list an estimated cost increase of $12,000. Commissioner Reba Murphy moved the amendment and Commissioner Thomas Beaver seconded; recorded votes show one Nay (Commissioner Kevin Jenkins) and four Ayes, and the minutes record the motion as carried.
The meeting also recorded a pair of actions concerning an appointment to the Tourism & Events Board. A motion to table a vote pending consultation with the Tourism & Events Board about placing Stephania Motes on that board was recorded with votes showing a 3–2 Nay majority (Beaver-Nay, Jenkins-Nay, Mayor Locke-Nay; Murphy-Aye, Bauer-Aye) while the minutes state the motion carried. Later in the meeting, Commissioner Kevin Jenkins moved and Commissioner Thomas Beaver seconded a motion to deny placing Stephania Motes on the board; that motion recorded a 3–2 majority in favor of denial (Beaver, Jenkins and Mayor Locke Aye; Murphy and Bauer Nay) and is recorded as carried.
The minutes do not include extended debate or direct quotes on either the sidewalk amendment or the appointment matter. The recorded discrepancy in the roll call for the table motion is noted in the meeting minutes; the city may clarify the procedural record in a corrected set of minutes or a supplemental statement.
Editor’s note: The minutes show the roll-call tallies for the motion to table as Beaver-Nay, Jenkins-Nay, Murphy-Aye, Bauer-Aye, Mayor Locke-Nay but then state "Motion Carried." The minutes do not explain this inconsistency.
