My Comment We are now in due-diligence with Ascension St. Thomas (AST) leading to a binding purchase agreement scheduled for completion by December 31st this year. The Mayor's office is acting as the conduit in the deliberation between the county commission and AST. We, the commissioners, have
My Comment Wednesday's Special Called Meeting was a very stressful night. I will let everyone draw their own conclusions from the actual video and AI Summary I am providing. The resolution to approve the Letter of Intent (LOI) passed by a vote of 19-5, and we are
My Comment This has been a very slow week. there was only one county meeting and it was not recorded so I don't know what happened. Next week will be much busier and includes a Special Called meeting of the County Commission on Wednesday the 9th to vote
My Comment The sale of the hospital is moving very quickly. We were informed, on Wednesday, that a special meeting has been called for September 9th for the county commission to vote on the initial letter of intent (LOI) with Ascension St. Thomas. An initial letter of intent is a
My Comment The big thing coming up next week is the Property Committee meeting on Wednesday. As I am sure most people know about the tragedy that happened at Ascension this past week, that subject will come up. Since Ascension is the choice of the Williamson Health Trustees, we will
My Comment We had a pretty full slate this past week. School started and Frank Talks, the Economic Development Council and the Growth Management Roundtable met in addition to our usual County and BOMA meetings. As I reported last week, we now have nine new County Commissioners who will be
My Comment Well, the votes are in the decisions have been made. There were a few close races and a number that were not. To see the 30,000 foot view go to Williamson Herald. If you want a more granular view AKA, in the weeds, go here to see
My Comment The reason I am publishing so late is because I just got the final data on early voting. There were no meetings to report on this past week. Early voting was on the main stage. We have 190,559 registered voters in the county and, I am told,
My Comment We just finished the first full week of early voting and as of the 24th this is where we stand. So far, 6.5% of registered voters have voted. We have a full week of early voting left and if we continue on the same trajectory, we'
My Comment 1,842 folks came out to vote today, which was a pretty good first day. Republicans got 1,202 (66%). Only 860 people voted of the first day on the May 5th primary, so, it looks like we're going to see substantially higher numbers this time
My Comment Monday was a big day. After nearly two years of deliberation, the Williamson Health Trustees announced that they are recommending that we sell our hospital to Ascension. I already sent you the 400+ page document they gave us that explains the process they used to come to their
My Comment There are a lot of questions as to what transpired with regard to Williamson Health yesterday. I attended both meetings and am giving you all the information I have. The County Commission is in control from here on out. The Williamson Health Trustees voted 12-0 to sell