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The Commerce News
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Pendergrass council
Pendergrass wants
joint EMS station
with county
Budget,
ordinances
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The Pendergrass City
Council has adopted a res
olution soliciting a part
nership with the Jackson
County government in
building an EMS station in
the town.
The council adopted the
resolution at its June 27
meeting. The resolution
calls for an intergovern
mental agreement for the
project and promises to
help with joint financing or
other opportunities for an
EMS station.
BUDGET
In other business, the
council reviewed a pro
posed $2.1 million bud
get for 2024 dining its
meeting. The budget an
ticipates around $662,000
in property tax income,
$456,000 in sales tax rev
enues, $245,400 in permits
and licenses, $220,000 in
court fines and the remain
der from franchise fees and
other fees in the city.
The town’s largest ex
pense is for its police de
partment at $828,000, an
amount that does not in
clude insurance expenses.
PROPOSED
ORDINANCES
The Pendergrass council
also held a first reading for
several proposed city or
dinances, including ones
to regulate garage sales,
tattoo parlors, nuisances,
door-to-door salesmen and
a noise ordinance.
Nick Geiman (R) was sworn in as Pendergrass’
new mayor during a city council meeting on June
27. Geiman was sworn in by city clerk Renee Mar
tinez (L).
Commerce council
Commerce slated to
take formal action
on rec referendum
Neiv gym expected
to total $n million
By Alex Buffington
alex@mainstreetnews. com
Commerce leaders could
take formal action later this
month that would place a
bond referendum on the
November ballot for recre
ation improvements in the
city.
But paying for the bonds,
MAILING LABEL
if approved by voters, could
nearly double the city’s
millage rate.
The proposal before the
city council includes is
suing up to $13 million in
general obligation bonds
with a maximum interest
rate of 6.5% to finance a
new multi-purpose gym
at the city’s Carson Street
property.
The Commerce City
Council could take a formal
vote on the referendum at
its July 17 meeting. If the
council approves placing
the referendum on the No
vember ballot, the final
decision will then be in
the hands of the citizens of
Commerce.
THE PROPOSAL
City manager James
See Commerce, page 2A
Celebrating Independence Day
Commerce hosted its Independence Day celebration on Friday, June 30, pulling a crowd into Spen
cer Park. The event featured food and craft vendors, games for kids, the Back in Time Band and
fireworks. Some of the crowd is shown here dancing along with the band’s performance.
A rainy Fourth
of July weekend
The weather was on Commerce’s side this
weekend. Despite rain throughout the day,
the skies cleared ahead of the town’s Sum
mer in the City Independence Day celebra
tion on Friday, June 30.
Other towns across the county weren’t so
lucky.
Maysville, Nicholson and Pendergrass all
planned Independence Day celebrations for
Saturday, July 1, but storms put a damper on
some of those plans.
Maysville and Pendergrass cancelled fire
works as storms made their way through the
area Saturday night. Maysville postponed its
event until Tuesday, July 4.
The City of Nicholson braved the weather
and continued on with its fireworks.
Submitted by City of Nicholson
Elvis performer E.J. Boyer belts out
a classic song during the Nichol
son July 4th celebration.
See more photos from Nicholson’s Fourth
of July event on page 2A. See more photos
from Commerce’s Fourth of July event on
page 3A.
Lily Patterson was all dressed u
white and blue for the Commerce
dence Day celebration.
Submitted by City of Nicholson
and Genesis Heredia were
out for Nicholson’s July 4th
Valerie
decked
event.
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