Leading off the evening came a request through County Administrator Derek Reeves from Gayle Richardson of West Blocton. Ms. Richardson would like a portion of her property to be allowed to be a cemetery. Procedures must be followed in order for this to be legal, including a Sanitary Review Report conducted by the County Health Department, which must be approved by the Commission. The motion to allow the Review passed.

As a matter of course, the Commission approved payment of $7,584 to Emergency Medical Services for the month of January, 2019.

After brief discussion of the age and price of condenser units, the Commission also approved an expense of $6,500 to replace one of the air conditioning units at the County Courthouse.

Also approved, the Commission will transfer remaining grant funding of $700,000 to Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) work on Bibbville Road. The funds are remaining from an Industrial Access development grant, with Bibbville being an intended part of the project. The request simply allowed the Chairman to sign the approval for funds transfer by the required April 5 deadline.

County roads also being a regular topic, County Engineer Jeff McKinney brought a request to purchase multiple drainage pipes totaling no more than $16,000. One of the pipes will be installed at the waste transfer station to restore use of a currently drowned truck route through the facility, hindering efficient workflow. The Commission approved the expenditure.

County Attorney requested $379 – plus one night of hotel stay – to attend an annual County Attorney Seminar in Orange Beach in May. After the Commission approved this expense, the County Attorney requested an Executive Session to privately discuss “someone’s good name” which we are told typically means discussing a personnel issue.

After returning from the almost ten minute private Executive Session, the Commission rounded out the night as the Chairman asked Commissioners if they had any items to discuss. Commissioner Keefe Burt made a statement, briefly sharing his thoughts on the passage of the permanent Sales Tax increase during the last Commission meeting. Listen to what he had to say below.

SOURCEThe Bibb Voice
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A father, creative professional, and an alumnus of Bibb County High School, Jeremy has found his way back to Centreville after many years away. He studied Finance and Economics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and almost a decade ago left the "normal" business world for audio and video production. A freelance writer, photographer, sound engineer, and film and video producer/director/editor, his work has appeared online for Southern Living, People, Health, Food & Wine, Sports Illustrated, Cooking Light, It's a Southern Thing, and This Is Alabama, as well as for independent musicians and filmmakers across Alabama.