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Perspectives ALAN BROYLES

W.T. DANIELS

GREENE COUNTY MAYOR

GREENEVILLE MAYOR

TOMMY CASTEEL

MIKE SOLOMON

TOMMY GREGG

JOHN FOSTER

BAILEYTON MAYOR

BULLS GAP MAYOR

MOSHEIM VICE MAYOR

TUSCULUM MAYOR

DR. VICKI KIRK

DR. LINDA B. STROUD

GREENE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

GREENEVILLE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

The Greeneville Sun March 30, 2013

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County Sees Some Success, But Also Faces Major Issues

BY KRISTEN BUCKLES STAFF WRITER

The past year has not been without its challenges for the Greene County Commission, but neither has it been without some success.

Now serving in his 19th year as mayor, Alan Broyles has busily sought out change while navigating through difficult financial times.

While county revenues remained with little to no growth this year, projections indicate that costs have been high in several areas — from insurance to numerous unexpected capital projects.

“We always try to stay on the conservative side of things and try to look at the different ways we can get more for the taxpayers’ dollar,” Broyles said.

“I’m really proud of all the elected officials and all the department heads for taking the conservative approach to spending.”

In setting the budget this past year, the County Commission approved a sizable deficit, budgeting $21.2 million in expenditures and only an estimated $20.4 million in revenues.

The plan was to pay this amount out of the county’s savings, the County General Fund (the fund out of which most departments operate).

also approved a 20-cent tax increase against the mayor’s recommendation, these additional funds all went to other areas of the budget, including the school system, employee raises and aid to the Highway Fund’s savings.

The idea of a property tax increase was hotly debated.

“Obviously, it was very unpopular with some — and I can see why,” the mayor said.

“I was just totally against the tax increase.

I thought that it was something that should have been studied more and thought out,” he continued.

“I didn’t feel it was the right thing to do. There isn’t a good time to even talk about a tax raise, but with the downswing in the economy and the hardships that the Greene County people are facing, this was the worst time ever.”

FUND BALANCE Budget Director Mary Shelton has estimated that there is about $3 million remaining in the fund balance, which is well under the $5 million Broyles has advocated in recent years.

“I think that we’ll come out of this year with a respectable fund balance,” he said. “Maybe not as much as we would wish for, but one that we could live with.

“We’ve got to always ‘WORST TIME EVER’ stay on our toes and try While the commission to preserve our fund bal-

ance and not spend money human needs.” that wasn’t budgeted.”

Decertification, the TCI has cautioned, can greatINSURANCE ly increase the county’s Changes to county legal liability and could health insurance through result in a judge forcing the Affordable Care Act, the county to build a new also known as Obam- jail. acare, and an ongoing In addition, the decertiupward trend in costs is fication could also result also becoming a “big con- in the loss of state and/or cern” for the county in federal inmates, whom maintaining the Insur- the county is paid to ance Fund, he said. house.

For the past couple of “The liability situayears, the county has tion is a serious one. We maintained the same do have federal lawsuits funding without increas- pending against us now, ing employee premiums and I think everyone realor deductibles. izes that if some kind of In addition, the county mechanism is not put in clinic is now well estab- place to try to find more lished, as are new well- space for our inmates, ness programs for the then certainly the hamcounty employees. mer is going to fall hard,” Whether the county Broyles said. can continue to maintain “It’s going to be tough this policy of not increas- because what many peoing employee premiums ple don’t realize is that or deductibles, however, the housing of state and will be a serious question federal inmates helps to to face, Broyles said. fund our General Fund “The Insurance Com- budget. mittee has a hard task “If we lose the state ahead to try to decide and federal inmates, it’s what’s going to happen going to be devastating with employee insurance to our next year’s revenue benefits,” he said. “There projections.” are a lot of uncertainties Finding the money to out there.” renovate the current facility or build a new facility JAIL DECERTIFIED is proving a great chalOne such looming lenge, however, because uncertainty for the coun- the county has already ty has been the decer- reached its maximum tification of the Greene financial capacity on County Detention Center issuing revenue bonds. in 2012 because of crowdEarlier this month, ed conditions that the Mayor Broyles introduced Tennessee Corrections to the discussion leaseInstitute (TCI) deemed to-own proposals. unsuitable on the basis “The only way that we of “human rights and could even talk about

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adding onto the facility or even building a facility is to see if a developer would be interested in coming into the county to build the jail for us on a lease-purchase agreement,” the mayor said.

CAPITAL PROJECTS The County Commission also continues to address the need for maintenance of the current detention center.

That concern led to the commission’s voting in February to replace the 30-year old detention center roof.

The project came with an approximate $140,000 price tag that will be taken from the County General Fund savings until the Capital Projects Fund can afford to cover the cost.

As of February, the Capital Projects Fund only contained $70,000.

With only $3,700 in monthly revenue going into the fund, it will take more than two years for the fund to cover the jail roofing expenditure.

Another capital project related to TCI certification was the Sheriff’s Department’s Workhouse, which needed a year-round outdoor recreation area in order to meet state standards.

Other capital projects have included last year’s

energy improvements to many of the county buildings, which Broyles said are lowering utility bills and leaving employees with a more comfortable work environment.

“I think it was a good investment to participate in this project,” he said.

POSITIVE INDUSTRIAL NEWS Another success story for the county in the past year has been the promise of additional jobs through growth at industries such as US Nitrogren, Huf and DTR Tennessee.

“We’ve been really fortunate to have some economic activity in the county,” Broyles said.

“We hope that it continues.”

The mayor also praised the recent location of a Food City store at the old Walmart building.

He credited that development to the joint tax increment financing venture by Greene County and the Town of Greeneville that gave Food City a property tax break on the cost of needed improvements to the building in order to help Food City pay for the improvements.

“We’re just really optimistic that more good things are going to happen this next year,” he said.

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Greeneville Mayor Sees Change In Culture, Working Together

BY SARAH GREGORY

He said the retreats, in particular, have been of great help.

“I think the employees are our biggest Mayor W.T. Daniels says the Town of asset. We’ve got people who know how to Greeneville is more streamlined and provide customer service,” he said, offerefficient than it has ever been, thanks ing high praise to department heads. to a change to the council/administrator form of government that was made WALTERS STATE EXPANSION official in 2012.

Mayor Daniels says he is looking forAs examples of the change he says he ward to the WSCC expansion and what it sees, Mayor Daniels points to a culture will mean for the Town in terms of workin the Town government that he said force and economic development. encourages department heads to work “I think that’s huge for Greeneville,” he together, encourages long-term planning said, adding that the Town is “playing a initiatives such as Vision 20/20, and part, in that we’re providing all the storm encourages progress toward the expan- water drainage investment,” he said. sion of the Walters State Community Col“It’s really going to help in economic lege Greeneville/Greene County campus. development and job creation,” the mayor added.

PUTTING POLITICS BEHIND Recently, Greeneville has worked with Daniels said the change to the council/ the county — specifically, the Greene administrator form of government, which County Highway Department — to culminated in the hiring of City Admin- install storm water drainage along Colistrator Todd Smith, was a major step lege Street. forward.

“We had an opportunity to work with “We need to put politics behind us and the road department, and [Greene Coundo what’s in the best interest of the people ty Road Superintendent] David Weems and the Town,” he said in a recent inter- has been outstanding. I can’t say enough view. about David Weems and his department,” “It’s easy for people to talk about ‘me, Daniels said, praising the crews’ work. me, me,’ but, let’s talk about where we’re going to be 10 years from now,” he said.

WORKING TOGETHER “We aren’t different from any other Daniels points to working together to municipality in the State of Tennessee,” assist the WSCC expansion as an examDaniels said regarding issues such as ple of a successful joint venture between tight budgets and reduced revenues.

Greenevile and the county’s governments But the difference for Greeneville, he — the type of cooperation, he says, that said, is that “we [at Town Hall] are much, will help all citizens prosper. much more professional than we used to “We’re trying to build that relationbe.” ship with the county. I’ve always said the Daniels is currently serving his second stronger the city, the stronger the county, two-year term as mayor after serving and vice versa — the stronger the county, more than two decades as an alderman. the better the city.”

“I’m not throwing stones at what used “We just need to work together. City to be, but I think changing our form of residents are part of the county. We pay government was a step in the right direc- county taxes, too,” he said. tion,” he stated.

“But, you’ve got to make things happen.

Daniels said that the nature of the city They just don’t happen by accident.” administrator’s position is inherently professional.

SUPPORTING EDUCATION An administrator is hired based on Daniels says he places extra emphasis qualifications and merit rather than on education because, in his view, it leads being elected in what is, as Daniels sees to opportunity. it, essentially “a popularity contest.”

“I’m definitely sold on education,” he said.

A CHANGE IN CULTURE The Greeneville City School System, in Town Hall has seen a change in its particular, is a great source of pride for culture since the switch to the council/ the community, according to Daniels, who administrator governing structure and often comments on the quality education the hiring of Smith, the mayor said. offered here compared with the relatively The Town’s employees are getting small size of the community. together in more workshops, retreats, “I am really proud of our school system,” and other work sessions to share ideas, he added. he said.

“Some of the things we do now, we didn’t OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS do in the past,” he said, adding that he The decision to support the Greeneville and Smith “sit these employees down and City School System with school resource say, ‘What do you think? You’re the ones officers from the Greeneville Police who are dealing with the public where the Department as enhanced security mearubber hits the road.”’ sures was an important local highlight in

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recent months, the mayor said.

“I take a lot of pride in the fact that we’re trying to be pro-active,” he said, noting a meeting held with Police Chief Terry Cannon, Administrator Smith, and Director of Schools Dr. Linda Stroud following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., in December 2012.

The result of that meeting was a decision to place a Greeneville Police Department officer in each of the city’s six schools. That began in early January.

The Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted in January to provide funding to continue the officers’ placement through the end of the school year.

Decisions concerning next year’s security enhancements will be made after the current session of the Tennessee General Assembly, as Greeneville officials anticipate that lawmakers in Nashville will passing some sort of legislation regarding school safety.

The decision to provide the resource officers, Daniels said, has been met with high praise from parents, students, and school system employees alike.

ATTRACTING OPPORTUNITY The mayor said continuing to support education and creating conditions that attract industry are his focus.

Downtown revitalization — part of the Town’s Vision 20/20 initiative — is a key point in attracting industry, he said.

The mayor sees a level of excitement both in and outside Town Hall about revitalization.

“I think people are excited that we’re coming up with ideas and throwing it out on the table, so to speak,” he said.

LOOKING AHEAD When asked to look ahead to the upcoming budget, Daniels said he expects the document to be balanced.

“I don’t think there will be problems for us balancing the budget at all,” he said. “I don’t expect — in any way, shape, or form — a tax increase for next year.”

The Town’s financial condition is a source of pride, he said.

“We’ve built our reserves; we’ve cut expenses. Overall, I’d have to say, Greeneville is in pretty good shape.

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Mosheim Is Moving Forward With Industry, Infrastructure

BY LISA WARREN STAFF WRITER

There were many changes — some uplifting and some heartbreaking — for the Town of Mosheim during the past year.

In June, the town lost one of its pillars when long-time Mosheim Alderman Claude B. Weems Jr. was tragically killed in a farming accident.

Known affectionately as “Junior” to his family and a multitude of friends, Weems, 79, was a member of the first Mosheim Board of Mayor and Aldermen in 1974 and served as the town’s mayor from 1978-82.

He returned to the board in 1999 and had been serving as 2nd Ward alderman since then.

In addition, since 2002 he had been a member of the Greene County Board of Education, representing the 4th School Board District.

‘I’M GOING TO MISS HIM’ Long-time Mosheim Mayor Billy Myers said that he knew Weems his entire life. The two men were first cousins as well as close friends.

Myers said Weems was dedicated to helping members of the community, both in his position as a Mosheim alderman and as a member of the Greene County School Board.

“He was always ready to do anything I’d ask him to do, to help me,” Myers said. “I’m going to miss him bad for a long time.”

Following Weems’ death, Mosheim resident R.L. “Tom” Carpenter was appointed by the Mosheim Board of Mayor and Aldermen to fill the vacant alderman’s position.

GREGG’S ROLE INCREASES The board also elected Alderman Tommy Gregg to fill Weems’ position as the town’s vice mayor.

Due to lingering health problems experienced by Myers, Gregg has been actively serving as vice mayor for Mosheim.

Because of Myers’ limited mobility due to an orthopaedic issue, the mayor has been unable to attend Mosheim meetings and other

events for the past several months.

However, according to Gregg in a recent interview with The Greeneville Sun, “Mayor Myers seems to be making headway” in his recovery.

“He’s in therapy, and hopefully he can make a comeback,” Gregg said.

“He wants to make a comeback.”

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LONG LIST OF GOALS Mosheim has multiple projects in mind for its 10-year goals.

The project that the board is likely to address first, Gregg said, is a historical walking trail at Bridge Burners Cemetery, formerly known as Harmon Cemetery.

Officials will determine more details on the length of the trail and then estimate a cost before applying for grants.

“We have to turn this in by May,” Gregg said.

“The minimum grant you can apply for is $20,000 with a $5,000 match. The maximum is $200,000 with $50,000 matching.”

Other proposed projects include: • purchasing property to expand Mosheim; • expanding the Mosheim Library; • establishing a police department; • making improvements to the town park; • new street lighting; • improving storm drainage control; and, • extensive paving.

UPBEAT ABOUT FUTURE Despite such setbacks experienced during the past year, Gregg said that he and his fellow Mosheim officials feel extremely positive about the town’s future — especially with the addition of the new US Nitrogen plant that is expected to be fully operational by early 2014. “ Things are going smoothly,” Gregg said about the continuing construction of the town’s newest industry, which is expected to add at least 80 new jobs.

Gregg said that the Town of Mosheim continues to work on a wastewater ser v ice agreement with US Nitrogen.

“I think we’re real close. We’re trying to VFDS’ WORKING accommodate them the AGREEMENT best we can,” Gregg T he vice mayor said. also said that he was extremely pleased with WASTEWATER UPGRADES the new working agreeOnce that agreement ment that has been is reached, Gregg said formed between the that the town is look- Mosheim Volunteer Fire ing to make further Department and the upgrades at its waste- Town of Mosheim Fire water treatment facil- Department. ity.

This a g r e e me nt , “We’re looking at Gregg said, is someexpanding at our thing that “I feel is wastewater treatment very important for the plant in order to fur- community.” ther accommodate any He noted that there future industries and to has been “friction in make sure that we can the past” between the fully accommodate US two f ire departments, Nitrogen and all of their but that “ they have needs,” Gregg said. now come t oget her The town has already and are working well c o mp l e t e d s o m e together.” upgrades to the wastewater plant, such as the installation of new basins.

Gregg said he was conf ident the plant would be able to handle the wastewater f low from US Nitrogen once the plant becomes fully operational.

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Tusculum Shifts Election Dates; Ball Road Project Moves Forward

BY KEN LITTLE STAFF WRITER

The city of Tusculum recently acted on a significant policy change proposed in 2012 and also took steps to move the planned reconstruction of a section of Ball Road forward, Mayor John Foster said in a recent interview.

Foster listed several accomplishments during the past year.

ELECTION DATE CHANGED A proposal last year by Commissioner Barbara Britton to change future city elections to coincide with the November general election was formally adopted by the Board of Commissioners in January.

The change aligns city elections to coincide with November general elections, while also continuing to provide four-year staggered terms for the Board of Mayor and Commissioners.

“It’s savings for the city and with the [change] to the general election, we will have a bigger turnout,” Britton said.

The election date in Tusculum had been the first Tuesday in June in odd-numbered years. The ordinance changes the city election date to coincide with state and county general elections in November.

Britton estimates the change should save about $3,500 per election.

TERMS EXTENDED The even-numbered, election-year plan requires the terms of the three current Tusculum city commissioners to be extended 17 months.

Under Tusculum’s manager-commission form of government, three commissioners are elected to staggered four-year terms.

After each municipal election, the three commissioners choose a mayor and a vice-mayor from among their number to serve two-year terms in those offices.

Foster was re-elected to a commissioner position in June 2009. Under the former Tusculum election cycle, his term as commissioner would have been up on the first Tuesday of June.

With the passage of the ordinance, Foster’s term will be extended 17 months, to the countywide general election in November 2014.

Britton and Vice-Mayor Alan Corley were elected to four-year commissioner terms in June 2011. Under the new ordinance, their terms will be extended 17 months from June 2015, to the general election of November 2016.

“The commissioners to be elected in the November general elections and every four years thereafter shall be elected for a four-year term of office,” the ordinance states.

BALL ROAD PROJECT In 2012, the city signed a contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for its section of a longneeded repair project on Ball Road.

Part of the two-lane road, a major artery for trucks entering and exiting Jarden Zinc Products and the Greene County landfill, is in Tusculum.

About 85 heavy trucks use the road every day, Foster said.

A 650-foot segment of Ball Road is unstable, and has been repaired numerous times.

TDOT officials initially told Foster the work would be let to bid this year. Then, the date was changed to the second half of 2014. Foster said it now appears bids will be let in 2014.

The estimated cost is about $700,000.

In May 2012, the board committed up to $109,000 to pay for 50 percent of rightof-way and utility relocation costs, with the money to come from an existing street improvement fund.

TDOT will pay all other project expenses.

EDENS ROAD WORK Another TDOT project that will likely begin in 2014 is safety improvements to the intersection of State Route 107 at Edens Road.

In December 2012, the Board of Mayor and Commissioners approved a contract with TDOT for the project.

Safety improvements at the intersection are estimated at $179,000.

The city will be responsible for maintenance after the project is completed, but TDOT will pay for all the work.

Foster said discussions about the intersection date to at least 2008.

“The state has decided to do a lot of work at that intersection,” Foster said. “This one came to the top as a problem area.”

Plans include installation of fluorescent yellow crossroad signs on approaches, and flashing beacons.

SEWER PROJECT OK’D The city received approval in October from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a proposed sewer project along East Andrew Johnson Highway.

The project is designed to provide sewer service to several businesses along the East Andrew Johnson Highway corridor that runs through the city, and hopefully attract new businesses.

“There are also a few residents that will benefit from the project,” Foster said.

The project is estimated at about $1 million.

The work would be partially funded by a $485,000 matching federal grant.

The city would be responsible for the remaining expenses, or about half the total.

The project will involve installation odic inspection of city property “and made of an underground wastewater treat- only two minor suggestions,” Foster said. ment plant on a two-acre tract.

• A new $5,000 salt spreader was purConstruction should begin this year, chased.

Foster said.

LOOKING AHEAD OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS Foster said the city will build on the Foster also touched on other accom- accomplishments of 2012 by furthering plishments. several projects this year, including the • Safety improvements were made East Andrew Johnson Highway sewer to city hall property at 145 Alexan- work to provide service for existing der Street. Handrails were installed retail businesses and attract future along the sidewalk leading to the development. parking lot and in the middle of the Field work and engineering drawfront steps leading to the city hall ings will be finalized on the Ball entrance. Lighting was improved, Road project to prepare for bid letting and a lamp post will be installed. in 2014.

• The board adopted an ordinance Preliminary work will also be done to add a definition of grading and for planned major safety improverequire a grading permit on commer- ments at the intersection of Edens cially zoned property. Another ordi- Road and the 107 Bypass in 2014, the nance requires a site plan for develop- mayor said. ment activities.

In anticipation of the county trans• The board contracted with the Uni- fer station closing near Tusculum versity of Tennessee’s Municipal Tech- and the need to haul garbage to a site nical Advisory Service to update the near Morristown after July 1, the city’s municipal code book. city is considering purchasing a new • The federal Occupational Safety and garbage truck to replace a 22-yearHealth Administration completed its peri- old model.

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Baileyton Makes Infrastructure Upgrades For Future Growth

BY KRISTEN BUCKLES STAFF WRITER

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation’s Water Quality Control Board required Baileyton to begin the upgrades around 2007, when the plant began to reach capacity, Walden said.

The town put the second phase of the project out for bids on schedule in fall of 2012.

Accepting the lowest bid submitted, which came from W&O Construction, would have required the board to increase its loan request from Rural Development by $537,000.

As a result, the board unanimously agreed to quickly re-bid after cutting some of the less-essential items from the specifications.

As a result of receiving the Community Development Block Grant, the board was later able to add these items back into the project.

“It’s going to double the capacity of our plant from 100,000 to 200,000 gallons per day.

“They’re putting in new clarifiers. It’s just like putting in a new plant,” the mayor said.

Wastewater plant upgrades in preparation for future industrial and commercial growth highlighted the past year in Baileyton.

Mayor Tommy Casteel, Vice Mayor Ken Bailey and Aldermen J.D. Sensabaugh, Don Kilday and Doug Carter have applied for grants and low-interest loans for the upgrades over the past two years.

The town has received two grants through the First Tennessee Development District in Johnson City, including a $34,600 grant in January and an earlier $63,000 grant in 2011.

The town was also awarded a $322,000 Community Development Block Grant for the improvements in October 2012 and a $305,000 Water Quality Control Bond in January.

Gov. Bill Haslam announced the October grant, along with a separate grant of $421,000 to the Glen Hills Utility District, for water line extensions.

Casteel noted that the grant includes a nearly $40,000 match which the town would have to provide, but he said the grant will be RATE INCREASE beneficial.

In July, the board increased sewer rates by 10 HIGH BIDS percent because of sewer The board received bids system revenue loss. taken by Cathy Walden, of n May, Baileyton officials W&W Engineering, for the noted in a meeting that infrastructure project in the revenue loss was due June, but the bids came in in large part to unexpected much higher than expected. expenses related to sewer

repair work.

The town is being mandated by the State of Tennessee to increase its rates.

Casteel estimated that the rate increase will average about $2.49 per month for most customers. Baileyton has had no increase in sewer rates in about three years.

“The biggest problem we’ve had is just people not paying their bills,” Casteel said.

In addition, he said 22 pumps failed this year, requiring replacement or repair at costs of $2,750 to $3,673.

GROWTH Once the improvements are complete, however, the town will be able to add more business, something that has really not taken place in the past year, Casteel noted.

“The people are still wanting a supermarket — you know, a grocery store. Any kind of home business,” he said.

“In the surveys we took, they just want it to be kind of a retirement community.”

That quiet community life is good for working families as well, Casteel added.

“The Interstate [I-81] goes through Baileyton,” he said.

“It’s easy for people to hit the Interstate and travel and come back home.

“It’s a good place where one family works in Knoxville and one works in Kingsport. We actually have several people like that.”

ties, which we think was some of the roads, and fair for both sides,” Casteel roofing the oldest portion said in a recent interview. of Town Hall.

Town Recorder Barbara GOOD RELATIONSHIPS Tilson said that BaileyIn reflecting on the past ton ended the year with year, Casteel also noted $173,967 in the bank. that he was re-elected to The town began the year his position as mayor, along with $169,359, with estiwith Bailey as vice mayor mated incoming revenues and Sensabaugh as alder- of $410,295 and expendiman. tures of $513,418.

He praised the good work“I think we'’ve had a ing relationship that he has good year,” Casteel conenjoyed with all members of cluded. the board.

“Considering the way "The board has always the economy’s been everyworked real good with me, where else, I think we’ve and they’ve been helpful,” done real well. he said.

“I don’t think it’s hurt He said that the board us as a town. We always has accomplished several live within our budget UTILITIES SETTLEMENT capital projects, including anyway.”

The board also reached new lighting at the sewer a settlement in the past treatment plant, striping year in a lawsuit involving North Greene Utilities, Inc. (NGU).

The board agreed on the $40,000 settlement amount through a mediation agreement last December. The amount was significantly less than originally sought.

In the original lawsuit, Baileyton had requested compensatory damages of $300,000, plus interest and costs related to what a lawsuit referred to as the “illegal” dumping of water into the town’s sewer system.

NGU had contested the utility’s legal liability on the issue in a reply to the suit.

During mediation, the town and the utility agreed to the settlement.

“We reached a settlement with North Greene UtiliWALKING TRAIL ADDED As part of building that community atmosphere, the board also voted this year to add a walking trail to the Baileyton Park, on Horton Highway.

The board accepted an $18,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Program in March 2012 to aid in adding the walkway.

This grant also required a $6,000 local match. Together, these funds allowed for the placement of the quarter-mile walkway.

“We plan on doing a lot more on it next year,” Casteel said.

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Bulls Gap Mayor Looks To The Future By Looking At The Past

BY WADE LITTLETON THE ROGERSVILLE REVIEW SPECIAL TO THE SUN

BULLS GAP — Mayor Mike Solomon is a visionary.

Since being elected in November, 2012, the rookie mayor has taken a proactive approach about business in the town. He credits the former administration, led by former Mayor William “Bill” Grubb, as taking on some capital improvements to help the town.

“As far as accomplishments, I guess being elected in November, 2012. There’s not a lot I can talk about as far as anything I’ve accomplished in the last year other than taking office and just tyring to get my feet wet.”

Solomon gives the previous administration credit for solving some of the street repair needs.

“In the last 12 months, we’ve paved about a third of our streets,” Solomon said, “Hopefully moving forward, we can accomplish more of the streets.

It just depends on what the budget will allow.

The credit needs to go to the previous administration. Living here in Bulls Gap, I appreciate what they’ve done.”

The mayor noted that a state adviser was called in to offer suggestions on street repair. “We couldn’t afford to pave all the streets in the town at one time. Hopefully, in the short term, we’ll get the rest done. We’ll do what we can. Hopefully, we’ll get the streets on a cycle where we’re not just pressured to get them done just because of damage,” Solomon said.

A snow blade was to have been purchased for the town’s 2010 truck to sweep streets, but this was done in recent months after the first significant snowfall. “During a board meeting, we identified the fact that at the time the truck was purchased, it was agreed to to get a

snow blade for it to wipe the streets. After evaluating that after the first big snowfall that we had, we found out that it had never been accomplished, so we accomplished that,” he said.

Another success was that of Bulls Gap’s annual Christmas parade, one of the town’s biggest ever.

Solomon noted that the town is getting a head start on its signature celebration, Archie Campbell Days, which was canceled last year due to a bridge repair on South Main Street near Town Hall.

“Hopefully, we’ll make it more successful this year. We’ve not had it the past two years because of weather and road repair issues. Hopefully, on Labor Day this year, we’ll be in good shape.”

Vice Mayor Betsy Stewart Shipley is chairing a committee for the Campbell Days celebration.

The town’s board meetings since Solomon has been mayor have been mainly about housekeeping issues. “We’ve identified issues and we solve them. It’s an ongoing process,” he said.

SEEKING YOUNGER FOLKS What does Solomon want to accomplish in the next 12 months and beyond?

“We’ve got an older population in Bulls Gap. Having lived here my whole life, there are several houses where people have either passed or decided to move away.

“We’ve got people moving from Bulls Gap. We need to identify why that is and see if we can’t reverse that trend to get a younger population in Bulls Gap. “We need the experience, but we also need fresh ideas.

“That’s the one thing that I would like to identify and see if there is something that the town could do to improve that situation.”

Solomon also noted that the town has several proj-

ects in the works, including upgrades to the town sewer system. The town has a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to construct a new sewer station, but has up to five years to spend the money.

tion is seeking to take a step up in tourism, according to Solomon.

“I would like to use more of our downtown area, like the Archie Campbell Museum, the Community Center (the old York Quillen Store building next to Town Hall) EYE TOWARD TOURISM and the Archie Campbell A town steeped in Home Place as we did railroad, Civil War and during the recent train Archie Campbell tradi- excursion to try to make

our downtown kind of a destination,” the mayor said.

“We’ve got several historic buildings in downtown. We just need to utilize what we’ve got to be able to get people to remember to come back to Bulls Gap,” he said.

“I would like to be able to utilize our Archie Campbell Museum for different things, I would

like to even have local shows to open the museum up for our residents.

“The reason I say that is the museum has been in existence since 1988. I get the feeling personally that a lot of people from town have been in the Morristown museum and viewed what’s been there.

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These levels help students determine which books are appropriate so that they are not reading something that is not a challenge, as well as not reading something that is too difficult.

Kirk frequently explains that this method aims to keep students “on their toes,” reaching for a challenge that is not out of reach.

For example, by third grade, she said students should be “reading to learn, not learning to read.”

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Precise.

All of these are traits associated with pointillism, an artistic technique that develops pictures using tiny dots instead of lines.

This is not only the preferred artistic style of Greene County Director of Schools Dr. Vicki Kirk. It is also how she approaches her management of the Greene County School System.

Dot by dot. Goal by goal.

In a recent interview reflecting on the past year, Kirk took this approach, noting accomplishments in each of the school board goals within three major categories: Student Success, Staff Success and Stewardship.

STUDENT SUCCESS Of major importance among changes in the last year, she said, is implementation of Common Core standards in math.

Common Core is a new standard in instruction adopted by most states including Tennessee.

In elementary school mathematics, the adoption of Common Core has meant the incorporation of rigorous word problems, using more difficult numbers such as uncommon fractions, Kirk said.

Students begin by working independently, writing answers and explaining how they arrived at conclusions.

From there, they gather in groups to debate each other’s methods

SMALL-GROUP READING The system is also applying reading levels to new “book rooms” in each school. These rooms contain packaged reading materials for small-group reading. Packages contained leveled materials.

The system now has nearly 20 reading specialists serving to guide teachSUN PHOTO BY KRISTEN BUCKLES ers and students through Greene County Director of Schools Dr. Vicki Kirk, standing at left, presents the 2012-2013 Board Goals to the new small-group readmembers of the Greene County Board of Education in October. ing standards.

Kirk said she considers the reading specialists to before the teacher joins many books in the past this effort to increase the have also been involved in be a “professional milethe discussion, uniting year,” Kirk said. number of books avail- building classroom librar- stone” both for her and the entire class.

A portion of the 2012- able to students in school ies, which provide books “It’s about really under- 2013 county property tax libraries. organized by tested readPLEASE SEE COUNTY | 12 standing the answer increase supplemented Parents and families ing levels, Kirk said. rather than just the process of the problem,” the director said.

In upper grades, she explained, Common Core has affected math to create more project-based learning, using practical applications.

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‘Cooperative Leadership’ Cited By Greeneville Schools’ Stroud

BY SARAH GREGORY STAFF WRITER

“It’s all about relationships,” Greeneville Director of Schools Dr. Linda B. Stroud says about success in the Greeneville City School System.

“I think the uniqueness — the blessing — of Greeneville City Schools is who we are and have been for years,” she said in a recent interview at the Kathryn W. Leonard Administrative Office.

“It’s also a weakness.

We can’t ever just assume that, because that’s who we have been, that’s who we will always be,” she cautioned.

“We have to guard that value we place on education as a community.”

Stroud is close to completing her first year as Greeneville Director of Schools, having started in June 2012 following the departure of Dr. Lyle Ailshie, who accepted a position with the Kingsport City School System.

WORKING TOGETHER The value of working together for a larger goal is vital to Stroud.

To her, the school system’s success lies in the relationships between teachers, principals, administration, parents, the community, and Town leadership.

“I really do think, believe, and hope that it really is a new era of cooperative leadership,” she said. “We’re all sharing and working together because it’s our town.”

A high level of cooperation between the City School System and the Town of Greeneville has been a “blessing,” Stroud said.

In particular, she cited increased security concerns following the December 2012 shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

The incident — and resulting anxieties — brought about the reprioritization of capital funds to enhance security at school facilities.

Stroud said she spent time “thinking, ref lecting, reading, and praying” about what kind of recommendation to make following the Sandy Hook Elementary School incident.

T he Tow n of Greeneville, she said, was glad to assist.

“I didn’t even have to go to them. The mayor [W.T. Daniels] called me the morning after Sandy Hook,” Stroud said.

On Jan. 3, 2013, Stroud met with Greeneville Police Chief Terry Cannon, City Administrator Todd Smith, and Daniels.

The result was the decision to place an armed officer from the Greeneville Police Department in each of

the city’s six schools.

Later that same month, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to provide funding to continue the enhanced security measure through the end of the school year.

BUDGET PROCESS “I know our Board of Mayor and Aldermen support us. There’s not a question in my mind,” Stroud said of the relationship between the Town and the school system.

The amount of funding which the school system has received from the Town has remained the same since 2008, even though the system has faced increasing costs, but Stroud said she doesn’t see that as a “fault.”

“It’s just the economic situation we were in together as a nation,” she said.

The budget process for Fiscal Year 2014 is well under way.

“We’re already looking at places in our budget that we’re cutting further,” she said, adding that she wants to present an “honest” budget to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

“I’m not going to play any games. I’m not going to go in with an inf lated budget, trying to manipulate,” she said.

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The Greeneville City School System is, like most other school systems in most other states, making an adjustment to the Common Core curriculum, which sets benchmarks for levels of student learning at each age.

“We are embracing Common Core, and we think it is best for most kids. But in my view, it’s immoral to say that if a child can’t do a math problem at a certain age or read at a certain level at a certain age, that they’re less than anyone else,” Stroud said.

“That kid who can’t master algebra at age 14 might have the most unbelievable musical talent,” she said as an example.

“That’s why we continue to value the arts, sports, and ROTC [ R eser ve Of f icers’ Training Course for the armed forces] — all of those other pieces of education that, for many kids, make it bearable to come to school with the advanced rigor that they’re facing now.”

A thorough study has shown construction of a new middle school would solve the problem, Stroud said.

“This is a community issue that we are all going to have to realize is real and make some deci-

sions about together,” she what she calls “significontinued. cant fines” — to the tune of hundreds of thousands ‘SIGNIFICANT FINES’ of dollars — for exceeding But the fact of the caps on class sizes. matter is, enrollment Simply hiring more numbers are something teachers is not a fix, as Stroud cannot ignore.

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FACILITY CONCERNS A challenge going forward, Stroud said in a recent interview, is dealing with increasing enrollment and lack of space.

“We’re full,” she said.

The school system, she said, needs a new middle school.

As enrollment numCULTIVATE MINDS, IMPACT bers continue to grow, HEARTS “we are fast approaching Stroud is known for some hard decisions,” turning to her faith as she stated. a source of comfort and assistance in decisionmaking.

“The Lord gave me that [phrase] ‘cultivate the mind — impact the heart’ years ago,” she said of the school system’s new motto and logo used on letterheads and other documents.

However, she never used it in her leadership positions at Greeneville Middle School and Greeneville High School and wasn’t really sure why.

But, when she accepted the position as Director of Schools, she said the reasoning became clear — the motto is representative of a much larger mission.

That mission is not one based solely on achieving high standardized test scores.

“It’s about helping kids learn how to think — cultivate the mind,” she said.

“But then equally, if not more important, is impacting the heart, and that’s the piece we can’t ever forget in education.”

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Dr. Linda B. Stroud, Director of Greeneville City Schools, recommends enhanced school security measure at a meeting in January of the Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Shown in the background, from left, are Aldermen Darrell Bryan and Sarah E.T. Webster, and Mayor W.T. Daniels.

facilities are currently full.

“I am committed to transparency,” she said. “It is what it is. Here are the numbers.

What are we going to do?”

Maintaining the commitment to provide what the Greeneville City School System has been able to provide for many years, Stroud said, is now in the hands of the current generation.

“We have to commit to going forward. And that’s not cheap,” she said.

But, Stroud said, she recognizes that losing “the established history of excellence” which the Greeneville City School System provides to the community would be even more costly.

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2180 Brittontown Rd., Afton

Brown Springs Baptist Church

Roger Dykes, Pastor

78 Brown Springs Lane, Mosheim

Brittontown Church

422-7794 or 422-4472

Church 234-1595 278-6368 Pastor’s Cell

Worship Opportunities

Richard Long, Pastor Mark Rothe, Minister of Education Danny Gregg, Minister of Administration James Sauceman, Minister of Missions/Outreach Andy Williams, Youth Minister

Campground Church of God 4570 Asheville Highway, Greeneville, TN Rev. Larrie R. Pike, Pastor Bronson Carter, Youth Pastor 423-638-6822 or 638-2219

Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Church: 10:30 a.m.

TV Broadcast, Channel 18: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Evening worship: 6:00 p.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Wednesday Evening: 7:00 p.m.

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Members: SB Convention, TN Baptist Convention, Nolachucky Baptist Association

Cedar Creek Church of God

Eastside Baptist Church

First Church of God

2800 Cedar Creek Road, Greeneville, TN 423-639-3468

"To Know Christ and To Make Him Known” 195 Serral Drive, Greeneville 423-639-2582

1505 West Main Street 423-638-4818

E.J. Swatsell, Youth Pastor Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Children’s & Youth Ministry: 6:45 p.m.

Adult Bible Study: 6:45 p.m.

Sun. Worship: 8:15 & 10:45 a.m.

Sun. School/Bible Study: 7:30 & 9:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.

— WEDNESDAY — Midweek Prayer Service: 6:00 p.m.

Mission Chapters for All Preschool Children and Youth

David Fox, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Life Stages Bible Studies: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. Kids 4 Truth Club for Children "Impact" Teen Ministry and Adult Bible Study

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First Presbyterian Church “Simply being the church”

110 N. Main St., Greeneville

423-638-4533 www.firstpresgreeneville.org Dr. Daniel M. Donaldson, Pastor Alan J. Kobs, Director of Christian Education Dr. David Hendricksen, Director of Music Ministry

Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m. Worship with Weekly Communion 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages 10:45 a.m. Worship (broadcast beginning at 11:00 a.m. on WSMG 1450 AM) 5:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES Instrumental, Vocal and Handbell Choirs WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP After School Youth Program, Family Supper, Worship & Education for all

Greeneville Free Holiness 1710 Whirlwind Rd.

Horse Creek Church of God 900 Old Jonesboro Rd., Chuckey, TN 37641 423-638-5240 Bobby Morrison, Pastor Billy Dyer, Sr. Youth Director Paula Morrison, Jr. Youth Director

423-823-2271 Mike Lamb, Pastor Worship Services

Worship Opportunities

Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

1st Friday of the month: 7:00 p.m.

Limestone Free Will Baptist Church 3709 Old State Route 34, Limestone 423-257-3163

Tim Roach, Pastor Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Bible Study & Children/Youth Group: 7:00 p.m. email: office@limestonefwb.org www.limestonefwb.org

Towering Oaks Baptist Church 1985 Buckingham Rd. 638-7464 • Fax 638-6026 email: office@toweringoaks.org

Dr. James K. Pierce, III, Sr. Pastor Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Solid Rock Café: 4:45-5:45 p.m.

All Adult, Youth and Children’s Activities Begin By 6:00 p.m. www.toweringoaks.org

Victory Church of God 166 Sanford Circle, Just Off Asheville Hwy.

• Casual. Contemporary. Christian.

• Kidz ministry available during service.

• Service time: 10:30 a.m. Sunday • Where: 615 W. Main St. “Crescent School Building” • Web site: www.greenevilleCC.org • Contact Pastor Will Martin, email: willmartin7@gmail.com 423-525-2890 • ...If you don’t currently have a church home, we would love for you to check us out.

423-798-1992

Rev. Jim Fillers, Pastor Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Church: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening: 6:30 p.m.

Youth Programs: Sun & Wed 6:30 p.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Senior youth Service: 6:00 p.m.

Jr. Youth Service: 6:00 p.m.

Sunday evening: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. www.horsecreekchurchofgod.com “Where Salvation Makes You a Member”

Reformation Lutheran Church 400 W. Main St., Greeneville, TN 638-4627; fax 638-5431

WEDNESDAY: 6:30 p.m.

Children’s & Youth Ministries - Adult Bible Study Nursery provided for all Services

H. Gerald Rudd, Senior Pastor Stephen Aiken, Associate Pastor Dale Gruver, Worship Pastor Anita Miller,Youth Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: Wednesday Night Ministries & Activities for All Ages: 6:30 p.m. www.greenevillefcog.com Home of Noah's Ark Childcare & Preschool

Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church 201 N. Main St.

423-638-4119

James W. Lively, Pastor Andy Blackwelder, Director of Youth & Children Roy Blakeburn, Pastor of Counseling Abby Cole Keller, Pastor for Senior Ministries

Worship Times Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 8:15 & 10:30 a.m.

Ministries for All Ages Nursery Provided Wednesday Communion: 5:45 p.m. .www.GCPChurch.org

Kingsley Avenue Free Will Baptist 213 Kingsley Ave.

423-639-6785 Doyle Pruitt, Pastor Worship Opportunities Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Adult and Youth Bible Study: 7:30 p.m.

Riverview Community Church

David G. Webb, Interim Pastor

400 Sanford Circle, Greeneville, TN

Jessica Siple, Organist Alice Myers, Choir Director Mackenzie Payne, Youth Director

Arnold Schnell, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sun. Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Fellowship Meal: 5:30 p.m.

Children’s Adventure Bible Club: 6:00 p.m.

Greeneville Lutheran Youth Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. www.rlcgvl.org

Services on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Christ United Methodist Church Oldest Methodist Congregation in Greeneville 307 South Main St.

638-6224 Ginger Isom, Pastor Worship Opportunities Regularly Scheduled Sunday Activities: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Evelyn Murphy Class 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 4:45 p.m. Promise Kids & Youth 6:30 p.m. Sparrow’s Nest Worship Service

Regularly Scheduled Wednesday Activities: 1:00 p.m. Bible Study 5:15 p.m. Meals 6:00 p.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Choir

First Saturday of the Month: 10 a.m. Artisan & Crafters

Every Saturday: 8 a.m. Wood Cutting

Mondays 5:00 p.m.

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Scott Wakefield, Senior Minister Tommy Staggs, Associate Minister Kim Clark, Children’s Minister Sunday Worship Services: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday StudyGroups: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Adult LifeGroups: 12 Groups Throughout Week Wednesday KidsClub & 180 Youth: 6:00-7:30 p.m.

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County Starts on Page 8 for the system.

This, she said, was a goal she brought with her as director of schools.

Small-group reading is even found at the middle-school and high-school levels, as teachers shift to a more facts-based reading of texts.

Students are now expected to cite specif ic text and read back to find answers, she said.

Writing tests will also undergo significant change, from the current narrative-style test in 5th grade, expository in 8th grade and persuasive in 11th grade, to now any of the three types at any grade level.

Moreover, test answers must now be typed, requiring the system to consider starting typing classes all the way down at the kindergarten level to properly prepare students.

STAFF SUCCESS Students are not the only ones making changes to be prepared.

Professional development has undergone considerable changes this year as Kirk has begun to implement in-house “experts” to provide fellow teachers with resources, coaching and mentoring.

These specialized “experts” include the reading specialists, academic coaches, and other “trail blazers who are moving faster and farther” in math, reading and writing, K irk said.

The focus of this step is developing “competencies” for the system, through which learning leaders gather resources, learn in-depth information, and receive training on how to train other educators.

The school system has partnered with an educational coach, Dr. Mike Murphy, and Evans Newton Inc., a company specializing in “sustainable school transformation,” to achieve these goals using federal professional development funding.

Once this funding is gone, Kirk said the ability to continue moving ahead and training teachers will still be there, in-house.

“We’re building capacity within our own teachers, so it stays as long as they’re employed here,” she said.

GRADUATION SUCCESS Employment for students after they leave the school system is also now a key part of the discussion where student success — and, specifically, graduation success — are concerned.

The Greene County and Greeneville City school systems have teamed this year with local industry to create “Career Pathways” that encompass the majority of job opportunities in East Tennessee.

Kirk participated in a presentation of these pathways during a recent manufacturers meeting.

“They (the Career Pathways) were received very enthusiastically,” she said.

Planning is also under way for more additions to the system’s programs that will include: • a career fair; • programs to team industries with schools, including having teachers tour and learn about local industries; and, • expanding career technology opportunities, advance placement courses, dual credit opportunities, and electives.

STEWARDSHIP The final school board goal, stewardship, is a diverse one, from increasing parent involvement through reading programs and literacy nights to focusing on energy savings and capital improvements.

In addition, the school system has sought grants to aid in adding wireless and upgrading the system’s Internet capabilities in preparation for the coming online achievement testing.

SAFETY Because of national discussions and tragic school shootings in the past year, school safety has become a major portion of the stewardship discussion.

“It’s not really a school issue; it’s a community safety issue,” Kirk said.

While the county has not yet placed uniformed officers in elementary schools, the school system’s administration is reviewing security policies and making changes in practices.

“We’re working on using what we do have effectively, and adding what we need,” she said.

As for adding security personnel, Kirk said she does not yet know what the recommendation will be.

Bulls Gap Starts on Page 7 “Today it’s the same stuff to a certain degree that was there five years ago.

“I think we need to change it up. People say, ‘Why should I go to the museum? ’ and we could say, ‘Things have changed’ so we can get more people involved in what is going on.

“I don’t want to eliminate things there, but I want to put a fresh look on it and to get the citizens of Bulls Gap enthused about coming into the museum.

“We’ve got a Class A-1 elementary and middle

school here. We’re so close to the school that the classes at the school should be able to take field trips in downtown Bulls Gap, to come to the museum, to see what’s in the museum.

“If we don’t utilize that, the kids are missing out on it.

GILLEY’S HOTEL “We have Gilley’s Hotel that the railroad museum group is excited about redoing. It’s a longterm expensive project.

“I want to encourage them in every way I can, but the town is not in position to do anything financially. We can lend as much moral support as we possibly can.

“If the hotel was in the

shape today I think the railroad museum group wants to see it in, we would have a tremendous amount of people in Bulls Gap daily.

“That can’t do anything but help us,” Solomon stated.

A suggestion was made to talk to more high school students.

“We’ll talk about anything,” he said. “I don’t have a problem talking to anybody about anything we need to do. I’m all for ideas and I’ll listen to them.

“My opinion is that the only bad idea is one that is not voiced. Nobody can have all of the best ideas . . . You just need to gather ideas and work with them,” Solomon added.

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