Algood Wants To Reinforce Cybersecurity Through Grant Application
Algood taking efforts to improve its cybersecurity to protect residential and data. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city is applying for a grant to reinforce its cloud system and physical hard drives. “We’re going to use it to continue to ensure that our data is backed up in multiple locations and in multiple ways, […]
Algood City Council Approves Contract For Big Mac Dr. Extension
Algood City Council approved awarding a $476,490 contract for the extension of Big Mac Drive at its Tuesday night meeting. In approving the contract, the council also approved a change order that reduces the cost of the work by some $25,000. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the change order alters the scope of work from […]
Algood Council Puts Big Mac Drive Project Out To Bid
The Algood City Council has taken the next step to extend Big Mac Drive. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the project has been put out for bid after council approval. “I’m sure they can start on it even in the winter months building the subgrade and getting some of the stuff built up,” Morrison said. […]
Algood Gains Required Permits To Bid Out Big Mac Drive Extension
Algood received the required state permits to move forward with its second Walmart entrance project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said this allows the city to move forward with bidding and finding a funding mechanism. “We had to apply for permits and make sure we weren’t causing any problems with wetlands, so we cleared all that,” […]
New Algood Park Opening For Public Use Next Week
The first phase of Algood’s new park is complete. The city will open the new facilities for public use on July 21st. City Administrator Keith Morrison said residents will see a new entrance, parking lot, bathroom and walkway. “Working through that process has been a pretty lengthy process,” Morrison said. “So, we’re just excited to […]
Algood Green Mountain Water Project Nearing Completion
Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said the Green Mountain water project is on pace to be completed by the end of July. Morrison said progress has moved quickly since the contract was approved in January of this year. “They’re still installing line right now, so they’re getting all the line in the ground and getting […]
Algood Receives Zero Paving Bids After Trying Different Strategy
Algood will reevaluate its paving bid packet after receiving no interest from companies. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city tried a new approach by bidding out paving by the ton. “We did it for a six month period, and of course, we didn’t give any specifics on exactly what we are paving or how […]
Algood Council Removing Some Farmer’s Market Regulations To Boost Participation
The Algood City Council proposing revisions to the Farmer’s Market to broaden vendor regulations. City Administrator Keith Morrison said if passed, farmers outside of Putnam County will no longer need a certified letter of homegrown goods from their ag extension office. Items from whole sellers would also be allowed. “They’re just concerned that we had […]
Algood City Park Sitting $500K Over Budget, Seeking Ways To Mitigate
Phase I of Algood’s City Park project already running up some $500,000 over budget. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that’s due to unexpected delays and costs for sidewalk work and groundwork. “As of April 12th we had spent maybe $150,000 on the actual park contract, but we had spent almost $400,000 on undercut,” Morrison said. […]
Algood Granted Easement To Create Second Walmart Entrance
Algood has secured the needed easement to create a second entrance to Walmart. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the proposed project would extend Big Mac Drive attaching a roadway to the back end of the parking lot. “We’re working on our permitting with TDEC,” Morrison said. “Once those permits are final and approved and issued, […]
