New City Clerk Valerie Hale was sworn into the position she's been preparing for over the last 7 years following the retirement of long-time clerk Sally Oglesby.
Crossville Mayor James Mayberry administered the oath of office near the start of the city council's January regular meeting and the meeting proceeded smoothly.
Crossville Mayor James Mayberry, left, administers
the oath of office to new Crossville City Clerk
Valerie Hale.
Council approved a motion by member Danny Wyatt to authorize the city manager to move forward with negotiations between the city and the county and the city and the property owner of the remaining property that once housed the old Turner Day and Woolworth Handle Mill.
Wyatt's motion stated the city would offer $250,000 for the property contingent on Cumberland County partnering with the city on the property purchase. Wyatt's motion was supported by council member Pamala Harris.
Council member J. H. Graham III indicated that he felt the railroad property should be included in the discussion. “If we're really serious about this, and I am, I'd like for the Railroad property owners to be contacted by the city manager to see what their asking price is as well.”
Part of the former Turner Day Woolworth Handle Mill
property the City of Crossville is proposing to purchase.
Recently the county commission has been working to acquire property that part of the Art Circle Library building and parking lot are built on that was never purchased by the county. City engineer Tim Begley said he was certain about the amount of property involved but he felt this would be about 4 times the size of the property the county recently purchased for $45,000.
Mr. Wyatt amended his motion to include inquiry into the railroad right of way and Harris agreed to maintain her second. City attorney Will Ridley clarified that the city is requesting the county to partner on the purchase of the land, not the development of the property that the city would fund on its own.
Wyatt said the reason for the action was, “We have one of the nicest buildings in the state in the library and it's pretty rough looking down through there.” Wyatt said the property could be used for several things including bathrooms, parking, a retention pond and maybe a small park behind the amphitheater. Wyatt added that the property could enhance Downtown Crossville, Inc. options downtown as well as relieve parking at the courthouse and the library.
Discussed during the January work session was the possibility of holding the downtown vintage auto cruise-ins on the proposed parking area to be able to keep Main Street open.
The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of the council.
Council also approved the hiring of a certified fraud investigator for the Crossville Police Department. According to Police Chief David Beaty, the department has a lot of reports of fraud involving credit and debit cards as well as phone and internet contact. The department has been contacted by a retired officer who is a certified fraud examiner. The new position would be a civilian employee and would free up the time of detectives to work on other investigations.
Mayor Mayberry moved to hire the person as a contract/1099 employee and it was supported by Councilman Scot Shanks. Also included in the action was a budget amendment of $19,000.
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