Published: August 23, 2018

THE LAWRENCEBURG CITY COUNCIL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION THIS MORNING (THURSDAY MORNING).  THE MEETING BEGAN WITH MAYOR KEITH DURHAM RECOGNIZING MARGARET WEATHERS BEDFORD OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT AND JAMES EARL FLATT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY AS THEY PREPARE FOR RETIREMENT.  MAYOR DURHAM ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON LABOR DAY AND ENCOURAGED FOLKS TO GO OUT AND ATTEND THE ABIGAIL'S PLAN BULLS AND BARRELS RODEO THIS SATURDAY.  LAWRENCEBURG FIRE CHIEF JAY MOORE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE RECEIVING A GRANT FOR APPROXIMATELY 26 THOUSAND DOLLARS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR NOZZLES, HOSES, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND REPORTED THAT 33 PEOPLE SO FAR HAVE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE FROM LAWRENCEBURG, LEOMA AND LORETTO FOR THE SMOKE DETECTOR CAMPAIGN IN HONOR OF JASON DICKEY TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.  A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO PROPERTY OWNED BY CHRIS AND ANNA BOWSER ON GRANDADY ROAD TO BE REZONED FROM R2 TO R4 WHICH WAS VOTED ON AND APPROVED.  LEADERS ENTERTAINED AND APPROVED ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE  PERSONNEL POLICY REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND AN AMENDMENT TO 2017-2018 BUDGET.  RESOLUTIONS WERE HEARD AND APPROVED REGARDING A K-9 EQUIPMENT GRANT AND A HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE DAVID CROCKETT MONUMENT WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND SENT TO THE COMPANY UNTIL IT IS PRESERVED AND RETURNED.  A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 599 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS ALSO APPROVED WHICH WILL BE USED FOR SIDE WALKS ON NORTH MILITARY.  BEFORE LEADERS ADJOURNED FOR THE DAY, LAWRENCEBURG PUBLIC WORKS WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THEIR CREWS WILL BE OUT TRIMMING TREES THAT MAY BE AN OBSTACLE FOR BUSES AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS OR RIGHT OF WAYS.  THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN ON SECOND THURSDAY OF SEPTEMBER.