Debate turns to financial issues
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 1:52 pm By MIKE WEST Gannon was elected commission chairman during the meeting. Brent Bush was selected chairman pro-tem. In other action, the panel approved the next step in Cannon County's Hazard Mitigation Plan. Sharon Armstrong, project representative, told the commissioners it was time to apply for funding from FEMA. "If you have a disaster like a tornado, flooding or forest fires and you have applied with the mitigation plan, funds will be available," Armstrong explained. "If you have a disaster and don't have a mitigation plan, it limits the amount of money the county could receive. It's a really bad idea not to have one," Armstrong said. The Commission heard a report from Sarah Malone of the UT Extension Office about a "Trash to Treasure" program being planned for Cannon County Schools. "Cannon County is one of the few counties were we are still allowed to go into the school system," Malone said. "Trash to Treasure" is a Tennessee Department of Transportation program designed to help fight litter. Students in the third to eighth grade are asked to bring in an item that's typically thrown away and they will transform it into a "treasure." "It's really got the students excited," Malone said. The winning "treasure" will be included in a statewide contest and will be on display at Good Ole Days. Sheriff Darrell Young announced a change in the Sheriff's Department's towing policy. "I just want the commission's blessing in following the THP towing policy effective immediately, Young said.
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