A proud parent and grandparent, Bill served with the 82nd Airborne and founded construction company Petty & Associates. He now serves as County Commissioner for District 10 in Williamson County.
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This past week the following committees/commissions met: Tuesday * Franklin Beer Board * BOMA work session * BOMA board meeting Wednesday * The Williamson County Court Security Committee Thursday * Franklin Budget Committee * Williamson County Public Health Committee * Williamson County Planning Commission Friday * Franklin Sustainability Committee My Comment for the week Tomorrow is the
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This past week: * The budget Committee met on Monday and Tuesday to consider a number of department budgets. * The Parks and Recreation Committee met on Tuesday to consider the 25-26 budget. There is so much going on in the General Assembly right now, and I concentrate on Williamson County, so
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There was a lot happening this week: * The budget and education committees met for a joint session to look at the school budget for 25-26. * The rules committee met to discuss improving communication from the commission to the public. * The property committee met to look at the property budget for
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There was a lot happening this week: * The school board met on Monday and passed their budget for 25-26 and voted on new science books. * The Williamson County Human Resources Committee met on Monday to review the budget for 25-26. * The Williamson County Conservatives (WCC) turned in their challenge to
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Setting the record straight part 3 Last week I announced that the 2025 Williamson County Republican Party reorganization was over. Apparently, that was a premature announcement. Since then, the WCC slate has filed a complaint with the state GOP. There are a number of supposed irregularities that make little or
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The 2025 Williamson County Reorganization Convention is over. The Elevate 2025 won every position by very narrow margins: There was a recount for chairman and the final results were Steve Hickey 798 and Brian Clifford 750. I have a lot of thoughts about the way the WCC conducted their campaign
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Setting the record straight part 2 Last week, I answered a number of false accusations that the WCC has made against the current WCRP and the Elevate 2025 slate made up of five current members and three new candidates. Since then, the WCC has doubled down on their accusation that
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Setting the Record Straight As, I am sure, you all know, the Reorganization of the Williamson County Republican Party is scheduled for March 4th. There has been a venue change due to the large volume of registrations. The new location is: Cool Springs Marriott 700 Cool Springs Blvd, Franklin Doors
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Williamson County GOP Re-organization Convention As, I am sure, many of you know, we will be holding the Williamson County GOP re-organization convention on March 4th. This re-organization is required every two years according to Tennessee Republican Party bylaws. Here are the particulars: What: GOP Re-Organization Where: Liberty Hall at
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I'm taking a break from my series on the duties and operation of the county commission and will pick it up next week. Kelly Jackson wrote an excellent article about the accusation that my campaign broke election finance rules. Below are two calls to action that I think
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You may or may not know that when I first ran for County Commissioner of District 10, I had to win the nomination at the August 13th Williamson County Republican Party Convention. After I won, my opponent filed a complaint with the County District Attorney General that I had broken
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What an historic week this has been. Radical change doesn't even begin to describe what is unfolding before our eyes. I hope you all are enjoying the show as much as I am. What do county commissioners do? I am continuing my series on our county commission, how