Pulaski County Commissioners
The Advisory Plan Commission (APC) recommendation for an 18 month moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Ordinance 2025-04, was denied by the Pulaski County Commissioners during a regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Pulaski County Building Inspector and Plan Administrator Karla...
A very well-attended county commissioners meeting on February 3 gave way to many public comments regarding a range of hot topics such as industrial solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), carbon capture and storage (CCS) and data centers. First, prior to public comment, commissioner Jenny...
Handwashing sinks and new flooring were approved for the Pulaski County Health Department during a regular commissioners meeting on Feb. 3. Edwina Guffey asked permission to purchase two sinks and vinyl wood plank flooring for three of the offices - two patient rooms and the vaccine storage room....
The new year is off and rolling. The first county commissioners meeting was well attended and covered a variety of matters. The first order of business of the Jan. 6 session was for the commissioners to hold the election of officers. Mike McClure opened up nominations for president by nominating...
The Pulaski County Commissioners discussed potential moratoriums on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), data centers and industrial solar at a regular meeting on Jan. 6. Commissioner Jenny Knebel opened up the conversation with reading a comment called Property...
As public meetings often give rise to a multitude of questions, one theme seems to consistently emerge: what exactly are county boards responsible for and how do they fit into our local government framework? With the start of a new year and the recent election of several new local officials, now is...
Roy Mullis was recently approved by the county commissioners as the new Pulaski County Veteran Services Officer. An executive session was held for the interview on Friday, Dec. 20. Commissioner president Chuck Mellon shared that Mullis grew up in Pulaski County and is a West Central graduate. He...
The Pulaski County Commissioners approved the compliance monitoring service agreement with VS Engineering during a regular meeting on Dec. 16. County attorney Kevin Tankersley explained that the county currently has four solar projects that are tentatively scheduled to start construction in 2025...
Pulaski County Commissioner President Chuck Mellon recently updated both county boards on the use of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and later on introduced some final uses for the funds. At a joint session on Dec. 9, Mellon said that a plan for the money had to be decided by the end of...
Both the county commissioners and the county council received updated information on the county courthouse renovation project as well as documents on the Pul- Mac Matching Grant Program during a regular joint session on Monday, Dec. 9. In regards to the courthouse renovation project, Pulaski County...