A new canine officer will be joining the Soddy Daisy Police Department that already has two dogs, a black lab and a Belgian Malinois that is trained as a dual purpose search and drug dog. Until the lab is retired because of age, three dogs will be at work for the city. The newest dog is a three and a half year old female Belgian Malinois named Djanga. She is a single purpose drug dog, trained to detect five narcotic odors. The cost of $6,500 that will include the canine plus training with the officer who will handle her, was approved by the commissioners at the Thursday evening commission meeting. The money will come from the Soddy Daisy drug fund.
The commissioners also approved paying $13,831 to Higgins Construction for work that was done after the recent flood in Soddy Daisy. The repairs included stabilization. There is no expectation that the city will be reimbursed by FEMA.
Wal-Mart was given a new certificate of compliance and a retail food store wine license at the meeting. The state of Tennessee requires recertification every two years to sell wine. All background checks were performed by the city and came back clean, said Police Chief Jeff Gann.
The commissioners started planning for the city’s annual event, Christmas in the Park, 2018. It will take place in Poe’s Tavern Park next door to city hall, on the first Saturday in December from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.