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Carroll County Commission Votes 18-2 to Limit Funding to 1000-Acre Lake

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HUNTINGDON — Carroll County commissioners voted 18 to 2 on a resolution to limit the amount of ‘growth’ funds it grants to the Carroll County Watershed Authority. The vote came after a failed procedural move by Commissioner Barry Mac Murphy, who entered a motion to table the action. That move failed 17 to 3.
The Watershed Authority is the independent government entity that owns and operates the Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreation Lake, located in the Leach Community, just outside of Huntingdon.
The resolution calls for the county not to exceed $50,000 annually in growth funds to the Watershed Authority. The resolution essentially caps the funds of a 2008 resolution, which gifted the tax revenues generated from the new development of real estate in the lake planned growth area. The funding sunsets after 10 years and grants up to a total of $500,000 over the decade.
A separate wheel tax, assessed at $10 per registered vehicle in the county, remains at $10 annually and goes to the lake. That generates approximately $240,000 annually and is to end once it pays 30 percent of the development cost of the lake.

In other items, Tee-Jay Glidwell of the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse addressed the Commission and thanked them for their support. The Commission grants $25,000 annually to the Carl Perkins Center.
Three appointments were approved. Willie Huffman of McKenzie and Lana Suite of McLemoresville were approved to serve on the Carroll County Industrial Development Board. They replace Walter Butler and Joe Smothers, both of Huntingdon, who both asked not to be reappointed.
Linda Meek of McKenzie was reappointment to the Carroll County Agricultural Extension Board.
Commissioner Johnny Austin was absent.