ELIZABETHTON — The last of the Carter County Redistricting Workshops was held Thursday night, with the members expressing what appears to be a consensus to downsize the Carter County Commission,
ELIZABETHTON — The Rules and By-laws Committee of the Carter County Commission worked late Monday evening to develop a proposed redistricting plan for the next county election to be held
ELIZABETHTON — Some things appear certain about the next redistricting of Carter County: The boundaries of many districts will change . and there could well be fewer county commissioners.
ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Commission got busy with the decennial redistricting of the county’s election districts last week. The Rules and By-Laws Committee held a workshop session on Thursday
ELIZABETHTON â In a special called meeting on Monday evening, the Carter County Commission soundly voted down a bid of $3,428,687.40 for a new countywide communications system that would have provided up-to-date radio communication for 10 agencies, including law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire departments.
The motion was to vote down the $3.5 million bid and to start over with a new request for proposals for a countywide communications system.
According to the Carter County Clerkâs Office, the vote to reject the bid was 19-2, with three absences. Isaiah Grindstaff and Thomas Proffitt were the only ânoâ votes. Mike Hill, Randall Jenkins and Gary Bailey were absent.