YMCA Lease Amended at City Board

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen held another brief meeting on November 5, with small matters of business to attend to. The meeting mostly approved and authorized a few finance-related items, as well as an amendment to the YMCA’s lease.

Mayor Lowery introduced an amendment to the Y’s lease, adding 3000 additional square feet to their existing building. The addition comes through grant funding. Their lease had stated that any addition needed to be approved in writing by the city, hence the proper amendment from the board. It was approved unanimously.

An emergency purchase of a sewer pump station for Crag Rock Pump Station repairs was approved. Public Works Director Dillard Quick explained that the age of the station led to both pumps going down. They first attempted to get seals for the motors, but the age of the motors as well meant that was not an option for them. Quick did not have an estimate on the pricing yet.

The city authorized the first reading of Ordinance No. 26-1009. It amended Title 3 of the Municipal Code to adopt Electronic Citation Regulations and Fees. The board then approved the property tax changes to assessments and the city recorder’s financials through September 30, 2026.

Jacob Charles Look was approved unanimously for the role of reserve firefighter and was sworn in during the meeting by Mayor Lowery.

Aldermen Floyd and Aldermen Young were absent from the meeting. All meetings are open to the public as well as streamed on the city’s YouTube page at Sparta TN Media. They meet the first and third Thursday of each month. The next regularly scheduled meeting is on November 19.