Atmos Energy reprsentative Bill Greer addresses City Council/Adam May

            SECOND AND FINAL READING OF TWO ORDINANCES CONTINUING BEGINNING STAGES OF HWEA POSSIBLY GOING INTO THE NATURAL GAS BUSINESS PASSED AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

            ATMOST ENERGY REPRESENTATIVE BILL GREER ADDRESSED COUNCIL AND REITERATED HIS AGENCY HAS A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE TO RUN NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO THE TVA MEGASITE JUST AS HWEA DOES.

            COUNCIL MEMBER ANN CHERRY WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO VOTE AGAINST THE ORDIANCES, AND POINTED OUT PROPOSALS FOR HWEA TO PROVIDE TRIGG AND TODD COUNTIES WITH NATURAL GAS SERVICE COME WITH NO ASSURANCE.

            COUNCILMAN CHARLIE HENDERSON ADDRESSED MS. CHERRY’S CONCERNS BY SAYING THE ORDINANCES WERE ONLY INITIAL STEPS AND COUNCIL WILL STILL HEAR PROPOSALS FROM HWEA AND ATMOS BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS.

            COUNCIL WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR PROPOSED LITIGATION. ONCE BACK IN OPEN SESSION, COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SETTLING A LAWSUIT AGAINST KT CONSTRUCTION AND CAMPS SERVICES FOR 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

            CITY ATTORNEY DOUG WILLEN DESCRIBED THE PURPOSE OF THE LAWSUIT, DERIVING FROM CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIE BREAKER FAMILY ACQUATIC CENTER. WILLEN SAID CAMPS FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION, WHICH RESULTED IN LEAKS THAT TEMPORARILY CLOSED THE FACILITY AND CAUSED LOSS OF REVENUES.

            COUNCILMAN FRED ATKINS WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING DUE TO ILLNESS.

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