Gainesboro Elects Three New Aldermen
Gainesboro voters elected three new members of the Board of Aldermen Thursday, with Deborah Whitaker as the top vote getter. Whitaker received 27.5 percent of the votes, a total of 81 ballots. Tom Goetz came in second place with 76 votes and Beth Young secured her seat on the board with 72. Incumbent Nancy Pruett […]
Gainesboro Board Wants Clean Up Done On Park, Entry
Gainesboro wants to launch a beautification project meant to clean up common areas and the community’s entryways. Gainesboro Mayor Lloyd Williams said the upper and lower sections of City Park and the gateway to the city are the top priorities. He said the gateway is the first thing people see when they enter Gainesboro, so […]
Two Gainesboro Streets Becoming One-Ways To Ease Flow
Gainesboro Aldermen voted to make Quarles Avenue and Maple Street parallel one-way streets to ease traffic flow. At February’s meeting, the Board decided to seek advice from MTAS representatives about how to best help traffic move safely and efficiently through the area. The city had voted to make Quarles Avenue one-way, but MTAS suggested Maple […]
Gainesboro To Renew Enforcement Efforts On Junk Vehicle Ordinance
Gainesboro will begin stronger enforcement of an old vehicle ordinance due to complaints from the public. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said the ordinance prohibits vehicles without up-to-date license plates from being left on public streets. She said there are several junk cars parked along public roads that will be dealt with. “We’re just trying to clean […]
Gainesboro Officials Awaiting T-DOT Approval For Downtown Square Traffic Change
Gainesboro officials awaiting T-DOT approval for proposed changes to traffic flow at the square downtown. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said with all the growth in Gainesboro, the town has seen an influx of downtown traffic especially on the weekends. She said they decided that it might facilitate traffic and parking to have the square use a […]
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 Establishes Airbnb, Vacation Rental Guidelines
Town of Gainesboro has established its first ordinance regarding Airbnb’s and other vacation rentals. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said as the popularity of rentals grew both in the county and city limits, the board of aldermen wanted to establish more guidelines. “So this is brand new for us and our little town,” Pruett said. “What we […]
