State of the County Address
FROM START TO FINISH, THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS WAS A YEAR THAT, BY ANY STANDARDS, ALL OF US SHOULD FEEL GREAT ABOUT!
FROM BRINGING BACK A 55-YEAR-OLD TRADITION, THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR, WHICH INVOLVED WELL OVER 1,000 WILLIAMSON COUNTY VOLUNTEERS, TO ATTRACTING THRIVING, DYNAMIC BUSINESSES TO OUR COUNTY, IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF EXCITING HAPPENINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS.
WORKING WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THE CITY OF FRANKLIN, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 NEW JOBS THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTHWAYS AND NISSAN.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY OBTAINED GRANT FUNDING FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, H. B. & T. S. UTILITY DISTRICT AND THE GREATER NASHVILLE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDE WATER SERVICES FOR SOME 60+ COUNTY CITIZENS.
MANY RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM A $488,800 FORTHCOMING GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO HELP WITH THE REHABILITATION OF HOMES TO MAKE THEM SAFE, SOUND AND SANITARY.
THE YEAR CULMINATED AT THE JULY 10TH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE APPROVAL OF A $301.7 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.
WHAT A YEAR!!!
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