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McKenzie Approves Budget with Tax Increase, Two Rezoning
Requests Approved |
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com |
MCKENZIE (July 13) McKenzie Mayor and Council approved
final reading on the 2007-2008 budget which includes a
10.5 percent increase in the property tax rate in the
Carroll County portion of the city, with smaller percent
increases in Henry and Weakley counties.
McKenzie is among several communities raising taxes this
year. The towns of Bruceton, Huntingdon, Trezevant, and
Hollow Rock (fee increase), have all taken steps to
increase rates to offset cost increases in fuel,
utilities, and health insurance.
The county of Henry raised its rate five cents to $2.35
per $100 assessed value. Carroll is expected to increase
its rate eight cents to $1.00 per $100 assessed value.
McKenzie Council voted unanimously to implement a rate
of $1.05 per $100 assessed value on all real property.
The certified tax rate – to generate tax revenues equal
to the rate prior to reappraisal – for Carroll County
portion of McKenzie is 95 cents, Henry $1.04, and
Weakley $1.02.
No comments were generated during three public hearings
at the meeting. The first hearing addressed the city
exceeding its certified tax rate. The second concerned
the provisions of the 2007-2008 budget. The third
concerned the proposed rezoning of a parcel of real
estate along U.S. 79.
The 2007-2008 tax rate is set equal in all three
counties because of equal services provided to citizens
in all counties, said City Clerk Charlie Beal. Property
tax revenues are budgeted at $547,000 in Carroll,
$41,800 in Henry, and $13,000 for Weakley. Other income
areas of significance include: sales tax (Carroll)
$737,000, Henry $33,250, Weakley $2,350, business tax
$73,000, motel tax $20,000, cable T.V. $81,000, TVA
$46,500, city sticker sales $38,000, and beer tax
$124,500.
The 2007-2008 budget includes the $144,725 sidewalk
project along College Drive from Bethel College to
Liberty Lane and to the ballparks and then to Como
Street. The grant will pay 80 percent of the project,
leaving McKenzie to pay $28,945.
A second sidewalk project will be paid entirely by the
Tennessee Department of Transportation. Beal said the
sidewalk will begin at McKenzie City Hall and extend
along State Route 124 to the four-way stop at Magnolia,
turn west on Magnolia and extending to Elm Street.
Sidewalks on both sides of the road will be repaired or
replaced as needed.
The city received word of receipt of a $500,000 grant to
repair or replace substandard housing throughout the
city. The city received the maximum grant to aid
financially strapped homeowners. The city has to provide
a total of $2,500 for the entire grant project, while
each homeowner will have to provide $225. Mayor Walter
Winchester said the city will publish an advertisement
concerning the application process.
Approved was the second of and final reading to rezone
Patricia Chadwick’s real estate from R-1 (residential)
to B-2 (highway business). The property is located on
U.S. 79 adjacent to McKenzie Oil Company. Ms. Chadwick
said she does not have any immediate plans for the real
estate, which has a house on the property.
A similar request by Matthew and Heather Moore was
approved on the first of two readings. The Moores
requested rezoning along State Route 22 South near
Barker Brothers. The rezoning request from R-1 to B-2
involves a single parcel fronting S.R. 22, where Moore
is constructing a repair shop.
The city also adopted a new flood plain ordinance to
allow landowners in designated flood plains to purchase
federal flood insurance.
New, more strict site review of proposed B-2 sites was
approved. Before a permit can be issued, the site plan
of the proposed development shall be reviewed and
approved by the Planning Commission, according to the
ordinance. The Commission shall have powers to impose
conditions regarding the location of buildings, fencing,
screening, noise abatement, outdoor advertising,
landscaping, parking, and yard setbacks. The submitted
plan drawings shall include scaled dimensions, acreage,
grade and elevations, sidewalks, parking, utilities,
stormwater discharge, and must be stamped by an
engineer. Councilwoman Darra Adkins said the plans
should also include the location of handicap parking and
ramps. Adkins, who is confined to a wheelchair, said the
downtown area is now accessible to her after sidewalks
were constructed over the past two years. However, one
location in the McKenzie Shopping Center has a handicap
parking sign but the wheelchair ramp is a long way away
from the designated parking, she noted.
Mayor Walter Winchester complimented Councilwoman Jill
Holland and the Festival of Freedom Committee for an
excellent July 4th celebration.
Holland said the Committee worked diligently to plan the
festival and then did a recap following the event.
Adkins said the Fire Department responded to 80 calls
since January 1. That’s 28 fewer than in 2006.
The Council will have a work session concerning animal
control and beer ordinances on July 19.
All councilmen were present. |
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McKenzie Lady Airlifted After Two-Car Accident |
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A McKenzie lady was airlifted to Jackson-Madison County
Hospital following a two-car accident at 3:22 p.m.
Monday. Sybil King, age 87, suffered broken ribs,
bruises and cuts from the accident. At press time
Tuesday, Mrs. King was in intensive care at the Jackson
facility.
According to a report by Assistant Chief Bobby Pate,
Mrs. King was traveling east on State Route 124 when she
crossed into the path of a Chevrolet pickup driven by
Ricky Fullard, age 35, of Hollow Rock. Fullard was
northbound on S.R. 22 when the accident occurred and was
ejected from the vehicle on impact. Fullard came to rest
at the intersection of S.R. 124 and S.R. 22 while Mrs.
King’s came to rest off the roadway on the east side.
Both were transported to McKenzie Regional Hospital.
No further information on Mr. Fullard’s condition was
available at presstime.
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Accident Claims Life of Hollow Rock Woman |
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Hilary Howell |
CEDAR GROVE - A one-vehicle accident on Highway 70 near
Cedar Grove and seven miles west of Huntingdon claimed the
life of a 20-year-old Hollow Rock woman Monday evening.
Hilary Howell, 2496 Preacher Brown Road, was killed at
approximately 7:55 p.m., according to Trooper Robert Russom
of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. She was a 2005 graduate of
Hollow Rock-Bruceton High School.
Howell, daughter of Jerry and Kathy Howell of Hollow Rock,
was reportedly returning home on Jackson Highway from her
job at Logans Roadhouse Restaurant in Jackson, when the
accident occurred.
Miss Howell’s 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier traveled off the right
side of the road and came back onto the road, over corrected
and spun around. The vehicle traveled off the road again
into a ditch and struck an embankment, according to Trooper
Russom.
Miss Howell was not wearing a safety belt, which in the
trooper’s opinion would have made a difference. |
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South Carroll Relay for Life Raises $152,000 |
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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Honorary co-chairpersons Shelby Perkins and Alex Reiter
led the 125 survivors around the track for the
Survivors’ Lap.
HUNTINGDON – The South Carroll Relay for Life
event last weekend was a tremendous success by raising
$152,000 in the fight against cancer. Vicky Myers,
chairman, was pleased with the weather, teams, and
community support for the eighth annual event.
“I’m overwhelmed how a community can come together for a
great project,” said Myers. The $152,000 is near the
record of funds raised during the event’s history.
While Friday the 13th is supposed to invoke bad luck,
the Friday event at Veteran’s Park, Huntingdon, went
without a hitch. The weather was unseasonably cool and
an early week rain helped settle the dust.
Survivor Margerite Kirksey wears a survivor’s medal.
Winners included: Business and Industrial Division – 1st
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon; 2nd Carroll Bank
and Trust; 3rd – LifeCare of Bruceton; Commercial
Division – 1st – Huntingdon Middle School; 2nd – Blood,
Sweat, and Gears; and 3rd – Rich Family. Church Division
– 1st Huntingdon Church of Christ, 2nd – First United
Methodist of Bruceton; and 3rd – First United Methodist
of Huntingdon.
Huntingdon Middle School raised the most money for the
American Cancer Society.
Huntingdon Middle School was noted for an extraordinary
campsite. Entitled “Pirates of the Cure-a-bean,” the
campsite resembled a movie set. Myers said the group of
talented teachers, staff members, and spouses always
come up with “neat ideas.”
Myers said each team always “raises the bar” for Relay
and the American Cancer Society.
During opening ceremonies, Honorary Co-chairperson
Shelby Perkins said she is “living with cancer” not
“dying with cancer.” She was first diagnosed in December
1991 when an abnormal mammogram indicated cancer. After
surgery and chemotherapy she thought she was finished
with cancer. However, it returned in 2000.
Honorary Co-chairperson Shelby Perkins tells of “living
with cancer.”
Alex Reiter has a rare form of leukemia. He was born in
1997 and the medicines he takes was created in 1998. Dr.
Amanda Reiter, Alex’s mom, said she is so happy that St.
Jude’s Children’s Hospital is so close. Currently, Alex
is in remission, said his mom.
A talent showcase was 8:15 to 10:00 p.m. The luminary
ceremony was conducted at 10:00 p.m. Onstage
entertainment was at 11:00 p.m. and continued to 1:00
a.m. A team lip-synch competition began at 1:00 a.m.
Relay Olympics began at 2:15 a.m. Toilet Paper Mummy
contest began at 4:15 a.m.; Dude Looks Like a Lady was
at 4:45 a.m. and Closing Ceremony began at 6:30 a.m.
Food was be provided throughout the night. The menu
includes barbecue chicken, BBQ bologna, hot dogs, tater
tots, Moon Pies, hamburgers, baked beans, strawberry
shortcake, corn dogs, French fries, nachos, pizza,
s’mores, grilled corn on the cob, Polish sausage, and
fruit slushes. Most campsites began serving food at 4:30
p.m. Friday.
Cliff Dillahunty, Kristen Bond, and Kyle Dillahunty were
dressed as pirates for the Huntingdon Middle School
campsite.
Huntingdon Middle School’s “Pirates of the Cure-a-bean”
complete with a plank walk, a ship, and pirates. In the
background is pirate Mark Dillahunty.
Participating teams included: Dale Kelley Officiating
Alliance; First United Methodist Church-Huntingdon; Rich
Family; Clarksburg Missionary Baptist Church; First
United Methodist Church-Bruceton; Carroll Bank and
Trust; Huntingdon Dental Clinic; Blood Sweat and Gears;
Wal-Mart; First Baptist Church-Huntingdon; Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon; LifeCare of Bruceton;
First Baptist Church of Bruceton; Huntingdon Missionary
Baptist Church; Huntingdon Church of Christ; and Smyrna
Baptist Church.
The Steering Committee consisted of: Vicki Myers,
chairman; Linda Wilson, chairman of event growth; Dr.
Tim Tucker and Dr. Lee Carter, production chairs; Sherry
Crossett, online chair; Karen Carter, team development;
Brenda Willis, team recruitment; Julia Maddox, team
retention; Terry McCoy, Pam Gallimore, and Laura A.
Keeton, team mentors; Donna Christian and Ginger Taylor,
accounting; Jeanie Newman and Faye Lockhart, publicity;
Janet and Max Bybee, entertainment; John and Kim
Sanders, activities; Johnny Beth Nolen and Kathy
Whitehead, survivor hospitality; Dana Ledsinger, Debbie
Gregory and Deidre Hodge, luminaries; Jerry Nolen and
Randy Crossett, logistics; Cami Furr, special events;
Lee Carter and Tim Tucker, sponsorships; Bill Maddox,
transportation; Megan Fuller and Melody Harper, American
Cancer Society staff.
Jack and Owen Crocker picks up a duck at one of the
campsites.
Honorary Co-chairperson Alex Reiter lights the
ceremonial “Flame of Hope”, provided by Lewis Gas
Company.
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