By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–Monday night’s meeting of the Henry County Commission began with a prayer for WMUF/WLZK News Director Tim Alsobrooks who died Saturday at the age of 39. Commissioner Rev. James Travis led the prayer.
Commissioners unanimously approved adding Henry Cemetery Lane Extended and removing Henry Cemetery Lane from the county’s road system. The commission approved a quitclaim of the road formerly known as Henry Cemetery Lane to James A. and Alonna Tosh.
County Mayor Brent Greer said the lane ran through the Tosh Farms’ business and officials have been working with the County’s Cemetery Association on ensuring access to the cemetery for over a year. “This will be a good move for the public,” he said.
County Road Superintendent Richie Chilcutt said, “Considering all the truck traffic there, we’ve extended the road and the public can come and go from the cemetery without the traffic now. Tosh did all the dirt work for the new road and the county did the chipping.”
In other business:
–Greer announced the Paris-Henry County Industrial Committee was successful in receiving a $100,000 state grant to conduct due diligence studies for the former American Colloid Site on Russell Street.
As reported earlier, Greer and Paris Mayor Carlton Gerrell announced in September the county has entered a three-year option to purchase a 300-acre site for industrial and community development opportunities. The 300-acre site is owned by Mineral Technologies, Inc. (former American Colloid) on Russell Street in Paris.
Greer told the commission, “This will allow us to finish the last part of Phase 2. I’m very pleased with our progress on this.”
–The commission unanimously approved a resolution to adopt a state historic tax incentive to assist in rehabilitating and revitalizing historic buildings in the county. Greer said the state tax credit could be used to rehab historic properties “and this is an opportunity for investors to renovate older buildings” in Henry County.
County Historian David Webb said, “I think it’s a terrific idea. It’s been needed earlier than now.”
Photo: Commissioners listen to reports from County Mayor Brent Greer (at the podium).
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