Published: December 13, 2018

THE LAWRENCEBURG CITY COUNCIL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION THIS MORNING (THURSDAY MORNING).  THE MEETING BEGAN WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER SANDY CALVERT WHO SPOKE OF THE MY RIDE LAWRENCE PROGRAM WHICH IS A NEW VOLUNTEER SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A THREE YEAR GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.  THROUGH THE PROGRAMS SENIOR ADULTS AGE 60 AND OLDER ARE PROVIDED ASSISTED, DOOR THROUGH DOOR TRANSPORTATION.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM CITIZENS CAN CALL 244-RIDE.  CITY ADMINISTRATOR CHRIST SHAFFER REMINDED EVERYONE ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT TONIGHT AT THE CROCKETT THEATRE FEATURING THE KELLY'S AND JAMES GORDON FREEZE.  POLICE CHIEF TERRY BEECHUM REPORTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE LOSING AN OFFICER AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT TWO NEW HIRES WOULD BE THROUGH THE ACADEMY SOON.  LEADERS THEN VOTED AND APPROVED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE 2018-2019 LAWRENCEBURGG PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO REFLECT INCOME FROM SALE OF EQUIPMENT.  A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF A BOND FOR A PROJECT BY CENTERSTONE AND AFTER NOTHING WAS HEARD, LEADERS APPROVED THE RESOLUTION.  RESOLUTIONS REGARDING CONVEYING PROPERTY TO GOBBLE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON LIBERTY AVENUE AS WELL AS A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO DOSS BROTHERS FOR ADA RENOVATIONS TO THE THIRD FLOOR RESTROOMS IN THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX WERE APPROVED.  THE MEETING MARKED THE LAST SESSION FOR MAYOR KEITH DURHAM WHO WAS THANKED FOR HIS SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY.  MAYOR DURHAM ENDED THE MEETING WITH EXPRESSING HIS GRATITUDE AND ADVISED THAT THE LORD HAS BLESSED THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG AND THAT THE GREATEST ASSET TO THE CITY IS OUR PEOPLE.