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City Board lists bid awards and welcomes DHS Girls Basketball team and coaches
WILLIAM NORTHCUTT
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Monday evening, July 15, passing a resolution to apply for a matching funds safety grant. The board heard of 12 awarded bids for the purchase of such items as mowers, dumpster truck tires, Glocks, a sewer truck, and a knuckle boom truck. The Mayor and Aldermen also welcomed the coaches and members of the Dyersburg High School (DHS) Girls Basketball team, winners of the TSSAA Class 3A State Championship for 2023-2024.
Attending were Dyersburg Mayor John Holden, Aldermen Willie Cole, James Baltimore, Ricky Hammond, and Joey Harrison, as well as Aldermen-at-Large Rick Crawford, Edward Burks, and Vanedda Webb. Alderman Dennis Moody was unable to attend. On hand too was City Recorder Scott Ball.
Before agenda items were addressed, Harrison delivered a prayer, asking God to guide city leaders and to protect city employees.
The board entertained a resolution which, citing the “safety and well-being of the employees of the City of Dyersburg” and the need for “a safe and hazard-free workplace,” called for participation in the “TLM Risk Management pool ‘Safety Partners’ Loss Control Matching Grant Program.” Holden noted that the resolution is a yearly task. By passing said resolution, the board gave the city authorization to apply for the grant and to provide a matching sum. Baltimore motioned to approve, Cole seconded, and the motion carried.
A list of awarded bids was distributed to the aldermen, each bid having been approved in the budget. The bids totaled $1,805,008.47, many of them under budgeted amounts.
*Street Department--$21,447.44 to First Choice Farm and Lawn, Dyersburg, for two Kubota zero turn mowers; (ARPA funds)
*Solid Waste Management Department--$28,469.18 to Triple T Tire, Dyersburg, tires for route and dumpster trucks
*Cemetery--$29,926.68 to First Choice Farm and Lawn, Dyersburg, for three Hustler X One zero turn mowers; (ARPA funds)
*Police Department--$55,390 to Craig’s Firearms, Knoxville, including trade of 65 used pistols
*Sewer--$196,229.85 to Jet-Vac Equipment, Cookeville, for sewer jetter truck used to clean sewer lines
*Solid Waste Department—$223,952.75 to River City Hydraulics, Sherwood, Arkansas, for a knuckle boom truck
*Solid Waste Department--$405,729.23 to First Choice Farm and Lawn, Dyersburg, for a Hyundai HX220A excavator and a Hyundai HA 45 dump truck, including trade-in of tractor and dirt pan
*Water/Sewer Department--$50,999.87 to First Choice Farm and Lawn, Dyersburg, for a 2024 Kubota Mini-Excavator, including trade-in of older mini-excavator
*Street Department--$64,099.35 to LMI, LLC Tennessee, Waverly, for a lowboy trailer; (ARPA funds)
*Water Plant/Wastewater Plant/Recreation--$262,800 to Harcros Chemical Company, Memphis, for liquid chlorine bleach
*Street Department--$124,630.12 to CMI Equipment Sales, Inc., Goodlettsville, for a leaf machine; (ARPA funds)
*Wastewater Plant--$341,334 to C.K. Masonry, Nashville, for rehabilitation of digestor number one
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen welcomes the DHS Girl’s Basketball Head Coach Tim Strayhorn, his staff, and members of the team
Strayhorn said that the path to the state championship was not easy. “We were beat so bad the first year,” he said. He added that the team was “playing to no one” at the games. He thanked Dyersburg City Schools Director Kim Worley for taking a chance on him when she hired him, and he said he told her that he might not be the smartest, but that “Nobody can work harder than me.” And as the players improved and worked hard too, they came to the last state championship and clinched it. Strayhorn encouraged the board and all of Dyersburg to attend the team’s games and cheer them on. He concluded, “I can’t promise we’ll win state again,” but he promised to work hard.
Holden and the board welcomed the coaches, team members, and their parents. Cole noted that when he himself was the coach, he had taken the girls to state championships but had not to number one. He told Strayhorn that with his team going to number one, “It is a dream come true,” and he said that he was overcome with emotion because of pride in the team. Baltimore praised the visitors, saying their feats were encouraging.” Hammond said, “Sports brings a community together,” and he thanked the coaches and players for their hard work. He added, “We look forward to so many successes.” Holden commented, “You certainly represented Dyersburg well.” He particularly remarked on their sportsmanship. He congratulated all.
During the Aldermen’s Reports and Mayor’s Communication segment of the meeting, Baltimore asked Holden how long the pools would remain open, and Holden replied, “Until school starts.” Addressing illegal fireworks within city limits, Burks, statied that he heard fireworks in his neighborhood, and he asked how July 4 went in the city. Holden responded that it was relatively typical but that no major incidents occurred. Cole asked about progress on getting a large number of old tires removed from a resident’s property. Holden replied that the situation is ongoing but that he is in talks with the judge about it, that the resident already owes the city around $60,000.
Crawford offered condolences to Webb on the death of her infant grandchild. This was reiterated by the Holden and the aldermen.