At the October 26^th meeting the Cherokee County Commission gave Landon Marks of the county extension office a $2,000 check. The money will help fund items such as Farm Day for 3^rd graders and the Farm City Banquet.

The commission then…

-Accepted the maintenance of County Road 435 and 455 as per the legal description.

-Approved Chase Walker as an HMT-1 with the highway department.

-Agreed to finance two Massey Ferguson mowing tractors and one Caterpillar skit steer track loader.

-Approved unpaid leave for an employee in the Revenue Commission Office.

-Continued the Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Senior Community Service Employment Program agreement. This enables retirees to help at the senior center.

-Spent $3,600 to support Shop Cherokee County First. This pays for ten ads per day on WEIS radio Nov. 1^st – Dec. 24^th.

In announcements Librarian Dana Carroll stated that architects will present their plans for a new building at the November 13^th meeting, and Commissioner Carlton Teague confirmed that Dewandee Neyman has resigned from the library board. The appointment to fill Neyman’s unexpired term will take place at the Monday, December 14^th meeting. Submittal of resumes and letters will be accepted through Wednesday, December 2^nd at the County Commission Office.

For more details listen to the attached audio files of the planning session and the commission meeting.