Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney updated the quorum court on the new building being constructed and the lot where the downtown buildings were demolished at the monthly meeting on Monday, June 19.
The judge reported he talked to the architect about the multi-purpose emergency services (EMS) building being constructed. A committee will be formed and they will come up with the policy and use for the new building.
There was discussion about the empty lot where the buildings were on Cedar Street across from the courthouse. Judge McKinney said he wants the best plan on what to use the empty lot for. Quorum court member Jimmy Sledge was added to the building committee to help with the empty lot. The judge said the lot would not be used for a chicken plant or solar farm.
The county applied for a $112,051 grant to purchase new radios for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office. The grant pays 75 percent and the county pays 25 percent to purchase the radios. The radios currently being used are about 25 years old.
An ordinance was passed to allow the county to advertise on the local radio station. With Sledge being the owner of the radio station and on the quorum court, they had to pass an ordinance.
The next quorum court meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 17 at the Bradley County Courthouse in the courtroom.
