Sparta To Receive Award For Excellence In Public Works
The Tennessee Municipal League has recognized Sparta with an Achievement Award for Excellence in Public Works. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the honor shows the hard work of the department, Mayor and Board of Aldermen. “The department has been faithful in the undertaken of all of this,” Hennessee said. “We knew this it was heading […]
Sparta Mayor To Propose Wage Study To Answer Employment Issues
Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said he will recommend the Board of Aldermen to begin an internal pay study Thursday night. The conversation began last week after a few street department workers left for retail jobs. Young said companies are now paying more than entry level city positions. “The city of Sparta has been very competitive […]
Sparta Receives Grant For Traffic Light Project
Sparta has received $200,000 in grant funding to install a siren activated traffic control system. It’s called traffic preemption where traffic lights turn to the appropriate light when it hears a emergency vehicle siren. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the program will be added to all signals along Bockman Way. “We have 14 traffic signals […]
Sparta Aldermen Approve New Brush Truck Purchase
Sparta has purchased a new brush truck after facing several mechanical issues with an existing vehicle. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the new vehicle is in service and will allow the old truck to be fully repaired. Hennessee said the city had to put several “emergency band-aids” on the truck to keep brush pickup on […]
Sparta Plans To Pave Six Miles In The New Fiscal Year
The Sparta Board of Aldermen approved a paving bid Thursday night that sets the rate per ton for the fiscal year. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said prices came in double over last year, so he adjusted the paving plan. “We were anticipating something along these lines, and we gave ourselves a lot of cushion when […]
Sparta Finishing Electrical Work At Liberty Square After Weekend Outage
Electrical issues near the White County Courthouse has resulted in some road closures this week. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the electrical feed underground at Liberty Square shorted Saturday night during the city’s Memorial Day Concert. “Had the courthouse and one of the traffic signals and some of the street lights around the square out […]
Sparta Aldermen Approve Budget On First Reading
The Sparta Board of Aldermen approved the city’s new fiscal year budget Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city will allow up to a month period of public comment on the spending before final approval. Hennessee said a public hearing will also be scheduled. Hennessee said the budget will be voted on its […]
Sparta Kicks Off Budget Season With First Work Session
Sparta will have its first budget meeting for the upcoming fiscal year Monday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said city officials will review the expected operating budget and its ARP money which has yet to be earmarked. “My recommendation will be that it is spent on facility upgrades,” Hennessee said. “Our department heads have identified […]
Sparta Moving Forward With Right Turn On Taft Church Rd
Sparta finalizing designs to add a right turn lane coming out of Walmart onto Highway 111. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the permit process with T-DOT should begin when the plans are complete. “Preliminary drawings have been submitted to T-DOT,” Hennessee said. “They have come back and asked for some revisions to be made. Those […]
Sparta Implementing Emergency Response Plan For Future Disasters
Sparta is adopting a new emergency operations plan that lays out how the city responds to disasters. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said before, the city lacked a plan of response. Hennessee said in the event something happens, city employees and officials will be given a task card on what to do. “The beauty of the […]
