The Finance Committee of the Trenton City Council met Monday evening, agreeing to recommend to the full council that the city serve as a major sponsor of the Trenton Sesquicentennial Celebration and that a housing assessment study be conducted by Aquila.
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The Finance Committee of the Trenton City Council met Monday evening, agreeing to recommend to the full council that the city serve as a major sponsor of the Trenton Sesquicentennial Celebration and that a housing assessment study be conducted by Aquila.
According to Trenton City Administrator Kerry Sampson, the council met with members of the sesquicentennial committee and agreed unanimously to serve as a major sponsor of the celebration, using the city’s not-for-profit status. If approved by the city council, the city’s role will be mainly to provide accounting services, setting up a fund for the event.
The committee also agreed to recommend that the city have a housing assessment study conducted by Aquila that will show what types of housing and in what price ranges are needed in the community. Sampson said that the total cost of the study is $7,000, with Aquila paying $3,000 of that amount. He noted that the Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation and Green Hills Region Community Action Agency have expressed an interest in providing financial assistance to help reduce the city’s part of the cost, as have a local real estate firm and other agencies and businesses. Sampson said he believes the city’s cost will be between $500 and $2,000, more likely closer to $500. Those voting to recommend the study, which would hopefully lead to more development in the city, to the full council were Kenneth Ewing, Troy Smith and Gary Hurst. Dr. Nick McHargue voted no, saying he thinks that Community Developer Sean Burge should conduct the study in-house.
Both issues will now go to the full council at its Sept. 26 meeting.