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From the Desk of Brent Greer, County Mayor:

The Henry County Budget Committee will begin budget deliberations in mid-April. All departments and constitutional offices are requested to turn in their budget requests in early April.

The Budget Committee will meet with the officials and department heads to discuss their requests. All of these meetings will be open to the public.

Initial architectural drawings have been submitted to Sheriff Belew concerning the jail renovation project. This project will potentially increase inmate capacity by 64 beds.

The County is still waiting for final clearance from the State of Tennessee and the Federal Government to begin work on the emergency service complex at Paris Landing State Park. We hope to begin the project in the summer of 2008.

Rural Development has given approval for their loan for Skykits, Inc. The company plans to build an airplane assembly operation at the Henry County Airport. The company projects to have approximately 40 employees by the end of 2009. In addition, the Henry County Airport has received notification that it will receive two grants in the approximate amount of $860,000.00 to construct a secondary taxiway and apron to expand the facilities at the airport.

The Grove renovation project continues to draw considerable discussion. The present plans continue to call for a referendum in August to see if the public wishes to increase the local option sales tax by ½ cent to fund the project.

The Paris-Henry County Alliance is presently working with several projects at the Paris Industrial Park. One company is in serious negotiations for the “spec” building. If the negotiations are successful, the additional jobs will be a welcome relief to our present unemployment figures. Also, we continue to work closely with Champion Homes to encourage them to rebuild their facility in Henry. They are also considering a temporary or permanent relocation to a building in Dresden.

We welcome your comments on any matter.

Email:  b.greer@charterinternet.com

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