Cannon County residents wanting to change a county road name will have to pay a fee of $100 in order to have that name changed after the Cannon County Commissioners agreed to enact the fee during Thursday night’s monthly meeting. Anyone wanting to change a road name in the County will have to go to the 9-1-1 Director for research to make sure there are no conflicts. After the 9-1-1 Director reviews the potential change, it will then be passed on to the 9-1-1 Board. The 9-1-1 Board will then make a recommendation to the County Commission and the County Commission will have the final say. The matter was brought up after County resident Mike Roberts wanted to change the name of the road he resides on from Lucas Lane to Highpoint Lane. In other actions of the Commissioners. The Commissioners approved the appointment of Commissioner Glen Steakley to the Four County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board. They also approved the following changes to the various Committees: Added Brent Bush to the Budget Committee. Added Russell Reed to the Ambulance Committee and took off Mark Barker from that particular committee. Allowed Todd Hollandsworth to be removed from the Insurance Committee while adding James Holloway, Brent Bush and Russell Reed. Removed Bill Johnston from the Fire Board. Added Woodbury Fire Chief Joe Loftus and Commissioner Adam Melton to the fire board.
The Commissioners also gave the green light to get the process started so that the Sheriff’s Department can obtain new software for their computers. The current software is almost 12 years old and will no longer be serviceable by December.
