March 23, 2022 - The Commissioners approved Jimmy Lout, Commissioner Precinct 2, to close a part of CR 2794, which will be replaced by a property owner providing land for a new stretch of roadway at Old English Marina.
"A lady and her husband bought the old marina and the road comes right down beside their property," said Lout.
The roadway makes a large curve and the property owners are planning to build a house. Additionally, they purchased another four acres and would like to provide the new access with a 40-foot right of way.
"[They're] going to put a fence on each side and donate the land right of way for probably about 200 yards," said Lout.
The property owners will apply gravel, and Lout said that would be at no cost to the county, while also taking two very sharp curves out of the roadway.
Stevie Smith, Commissioner Precinct 3, confirmed with Lout the roadway would not close until the replacement roadway reaches completion.
Lout said the new road would intersect at County Roads 2793 and 2700.
A motion carried by the commissioners to approve repositioning CR 2794, and once the project is completed by the landowner the county can resume maintenance on the roadway.
Before moving forward with the installation if fiber optic equipment at the County Clerk's office Ann Blackwell, County Treasurer, sought approval from the court.
"[Tracy Collins] and I both estimate the bill will probably be between $500 and $600 a month," said Blackwell.
She explained it would remove the long-distance bill from the County Clerk's office and other services that won't be necessary any longer. She expects the bill to be $300 more to the County Clerk phone bill budget.
"We have U-verse, it's very slow and we have a lot of outages that affected us on the last day of early voting," said Jennifer Fountain, County Clerk. "It affects the elections, it effects issuing birth certificates, [processing] credit cards."
Blackwell said she believed fiber to the courthouse has only been down twice in the last five years. The fiber optic is expected to be installed within a few weeks.
A motion carried to get the fiber optic installed in the County Clerk's office.
The meeting then adjourned at 9:51am. Agenda items approved during the meeting include: 1. Minutes of February 2, 2022 Special meeting, February 9, 2022 Regular meeting, February 9, 2022 Grant Workshop, February 16, 2022 Special meeting of the Shelby County Commissioner’s Court. 2. Pay weekly expenses. 3. Officers reports from Ann Blackwell, County Treasurer. 4. Commissioner Pct. 2 to close a portion of CR 2794. 5. Record Racial Profiling Report for the Shelby County Constable Pct 4. 6. Run fiberoptic internet lines to the County Clerk’s office. 7. Adjourn at 9:51am.
