Gainesboro Wants To Clean Up Signage At Quarles Intersection
Gainesboro Aldermen want to clean up the cluttered signage at the lone traffic light on Grundy Quarles Highway. Alderman Tom Goetz said the intersection has become a maze of signs. “Some of them are old, and some of them are new election signs and everything, but surely there is a way we can just clean […]
Gainesboro Considering Increasing Mayor Position Salary
Gainesboro Aldermen discussed potentially increasing the salary for the mayor’s position during its Thursday night meeting. According to the town’s charter, the mayor is compensated $25 a year. Mayor Lloyd Williams said he wanted to discuss the position as he does not plan to run again. “I just thought I was going to be cutting […]
Gainesboro Pursuing Survey To Address Old Block Wall
Gainesboro will hire a surveyor to see what can be done about an old block wall next to the old Wiggins Surveying building. The town’s board of aldermen learned last month of the building having flooding issues due to the condition of the wall. The property owner presented a survey showing that he does not […]
Gainesboro Approves Additional Cost For Sidewalk Project
Gainesboro Aldermen approved an estimated $4,900 increase for the T-DOT Multimodal Sidewalk Project Thursday night. Gainesboro received a $600,000 grant with a five percent match from T-DOT in 2022. However, Gainesboro Mayor Lloyd Williams said the project has yet to begin because of issues on T-DOT’s side. T-DOT has now given the town the option […]
Gainesboro To Raise Water Rates For New Treatment Plant
The Gainesboro Board of Alderman approved a resolution Thursday night to raise water rates over the next five years. Engineer Nathaniel Green said the increase will cover payments on the expanded water treatment plant project. Green said a financial analysis from the State Revolving Fund determined a revenue shortfall by fiscal year 2029 without the […]
Gainesboro Basketball Court Fence Marks Final Stage Of Park Project
A new chainlink fence at the Gainesboro Park basketball court marks the final stages of its park renovation project. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the fence will be put in place for safety measures. He said because the court is next to a road, a fence will hopefully better prevent a ball from rolling out onto […]
Gainesboro Water Rate Increase Helps Address Water Loss And Debt Issues
Town of Gainesboro is once again updating its water rate schedule. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the town has done a two percent increase for at least the past eight years. He said the town was directed by the state comptroller’s office to address water loss issues. “We had to come up with a plan to […]
Gainesboro Aldermen Discuss Potential Tax Rate Changes
The Town of Gainesboro could see a tax increase in the coming fiscal year. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett proposed the idea at the Board of Aldermen meeting Thursday night. Pruett said she proposes an increased tax rate of 0.6, which could bring an additional $39,000 to the city’s budget annually. “What are we going to do […]
Gainesboro Aldermen Discuss Salary Increase For Police Department
Gainesboro Board of Aldermen will consider exploring increasing pay rates for its police department in the upcoming budget season. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said the city of Gainesboro has the lowest starting salary of all the surrounding cities of comparable size. She said the starting salary for an officer is $13.50 an hour. “All these other […]
Gainesboro PD To Purchase New Patrol Vehicle
Gainesboro set to purchase a new patrol vehicle for its police department. The funding for the vehicle is set to come from leftover grant funding that was originally designated for either the police department and street departments. Police Chief Michael Head said he has purchased a used vehicle locally. “We got them from homeland security […]
