Mayor Katie Lamb and Vice Mayor Tim Johnson
photo by Gail Perry
Four commissioners and Mayor Lamb
photo by Gail Perry
Ethan White
photo by Gail Perry
Phil Carver
photo by Gail Perry
Two newly elected commissioners were sworn in at the Collegedale Commission meeting Monday night. Phil Garver and Ethan White then joined the three incumbent members in unanimously choosing Katie Lamb to serve as mayor and Tim Johnson as vice mayor for the upcoming term.
Collegedale is growing and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is improving roads in the city to accommodate the increased traffic by creating five lane roads.
City Manager Ted Rogers said. Construction is about to break ground now on the phase of the project along Apison Pike from Pattentown Road. Following that, phase 3 will join White Oak Mountain to East Brainerd Road and the McKee plant. Before beginning the work, cooperation and support with the city was requested by TDOT in the form of a resolution. The commissioners unanimously authorized Mayor Lamb to sign the proposal.
In the monthly financial report for October, which is 33 percent through the year, just 25-26 percent of expected revenue has been received, said the city manager. October is traditionally the lowest cash flow month of the year, he said. The bulk of property taxes should come in January and March. Sales taxes, however, are at 136 percent of what was budgeted and the Hall State Income tax is “grossly over” what was expected when the budget was made. “Our numbers are good,” he said.
Mr. Rogers was given approval to sell city-owned property that is excess right-of-way in front of Integra Hills Apartments on Little Debbie Parkway to a developer for $50,000.
The second and final reading of an ordinance to amend the city’s commercial and multi-family residential design standards was passed. Provisions in the ordinance will give builders and developers more creativity in designing new buildings and the planning commission and design review committee more leniency in approving them.
The commissioners also voted to delete a resolution which had allowed the Board of Commissioners to be included in the city’s insurance benefits.