Greeneville Energy Authority voted to officially move forward and take the next steps so they can start providing Broadband services to residents within city limits.
According to President of GEA Chuck Bowlin, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which as of yesterday are officially now the City Council, will have to vote and approve the Broadband related communication services in an upcoming meeting. But the first phase of construction for Broadband has actually already begun as of Monday. Bowlin said crews started setting up materials and were getting ready to start working on the bypass, near Baileyton Road. He says they will be working each week for possibly up to four months before work is completed. August is the goal for completion at which point they will wrap up the final additions and starting hooking up services to the community , they hope to expand into Greene County after.
Bowlin also brought up working with the town and vacating the Greeneville Energy Authority building. He says he is hoping to hear back from the Tennessee Department of Transportation in regards to their assistance in possibly realigning Church Street by the 11 E at their operation facility. With this realignment he feels that it will help facilitate the use of that property. Bowlin says it would be a process but that it could be a good spot to relocate to.
Fleet items were approved including a 3/4 ton pick up truck for over $52,000 and an excavator worth over $101,000. The pick up truck from Enterprise is replacing another truck that belongs to a foreman and will remain on fleet as a spare.
