Cumberland County mayor Kenneth Carey
addressed to topic with the Crossville city council during their
called meeting on July 22 including a proposed shooting sports park
and the status if dispatcher salaries in the emergency communications
operation.
Cumberland Co. Mayor Kenneth Carey
Mayor Carey told the council that the
shooting sports park was moving forward slowly. (The project was
originally approved just over a year ago would include funding from
the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency TWRA.) He said the plan had
gotten through most of the environmental process including a check
for endangered bats. Carey said no bats were found.
The next step is working with the
Tennessee College of Applied Technology to get some drawings and
plans. Carey said if they can get those items completed by next
month, the project will be submitted to the TWRA board for a funding
decision.
Story on Shooting Sports Park from 2015
Story on Shooting Sports Park from 2015
Mayor Carey also addressed the issue of
dispatch salaries explaining to the council that the county had done
“a fairly extensive salary wage scale” adding that the city and
county share the costs of the operation. Carey added, “The
dispatch pay has been so low that literally, we've had a revolving
door with training folks and then they go somewhere else to work for
quite a bit more money. They wanted me to pass that along to you
folks.”
According to Carey, the new wage scale
was adopted by the county commission budget committee. He added it
still had to go through the full county budget adoption. He said the
ball park numbers would add about $20,000 more each year for the city
and county to fund the additional salary.
“Our emergency services are only as
good as the information they get before they go to a call,”
stressed Mayor Carey. Carey said he would get a copy of the study to
the city for their review.
Co. Mayor Carey addresses Crossville city council on shooting sports park
and dispatch salary increase.
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