Coffee County Industrial Board advances Phase II of Interstate Industrial Park improvements, approves sign-removal bid

The Industrial Board of Coffee County voted on routine administrative items and heard committee reports on June 17, 2026, in Manchester, including a committee decision to move forward with Phase II of the Interstate Industrial Park Improvement Plan and committee approvals related to park signage removal and grant planning.

Why it matters: The Park Development Committee’s Phase II decision and the Budget and Finance Committee’s procurement approvals advance physical improvements and branding for the county’s primary industrial park, and the board’s next steps include finalizing plans and coordinating with the Tennessee Valley Authority on signage design. Those actions could influence future site readiness and marketing to potential industrial tenants.

At the start of the meeting, Chairman David Young confirmed a quorum and the board approved the agenda, past minutes and May financials by unanimous votes. The minutes record that Mr. Scott Hansert moved to approve May minutes (seconded by Mr. Alex Rice) and that Mr. Brent Parsley moved to approve the May financial statements (seconded by Mrs. Sherry Douglas); both motions were recorded as passing unanimously.

During committee reports, Mr. Huel Goldston, reporting for the Park Development Committee, said the committee reviewed bids to remove the existing Interstate Industrial Park sign and moved to initiate Phase II of the park improvement plan once final plans are completed. The committee also discussed seeking assistance from the Tennessee Valley Authority to design uniform signage for industrial parks across Coffee County and received a progress update on the TVA InvestPrep grant application. The minutes do not record detailed plan content, timelines, or estimated Phase II costs.

Separately, Mr. Brent Parsley reported that the Budget and Finance Committee approved a $5,000 purchase order to reserve funds for future grant-related initiatives and approved a $1,500 bid from Great American Landworks to remove the park sign. The minutes list those approvals as committee actions; the document does not record a separate full-board motion adopting those committee approvals, so they are reported here as committee-approved items as recorded.

Mr. Alex Rice provided the Marketing Support Committee update in Mr. Cam Newton’s absence, noting ongoing project updates and discussion of revisions to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) framework. Representatives for the Tullahoma Area Economic Development Corp., Manchester Chamber and Tullahoma Chamber did not report.

The meeting packet referenced an Executive Director’s Report (Attachment 1). The minutes note receipt of that report but do not include its contents in the public minutes.

The meeting adjourned at 4:19 PM. The minutes were signed by Madeline Huddleston, Assistant Secretary, and Brent Parsley, Secretary/Treasurer.

Votes at a glance: the minutes record unanimous board approval for the meeting agenda (moved by Greta Dajani, seconded by Jaine Colley), approval of the May minutes (moved by Scott Hansert, seconded by Alex Rice), approval of May financials (moved by Brent Parsley, seconded by Sherry Douglas), and adjournment (moved by David Young, seconded by Greta Dajani). No roll-call vote tallies by name are provided in the minutes beyond the unanimous outcomes.

Next steps: The Park Development Committee will proceed with Phase II once final plans are completed and will explore TVA assistance on signage design; no dates or contractors for Phase II were specified in the minutes.