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The committee, with four members present, moved to approve the road-name list and members indicated unanimous assent; the motion carried. Earlier in the meeting the committee also approved minutes from its Sept. 4, 2024 meeting.

During public comment, a resident described a property near New Salem Church where a stream crosses several parcels and asked the county to install an additional tile (culvert) to provide water flow and access to an outlying parcel. The resident provided photographs and described the location as roughly 200 yards south of the cabin and referenced the house address as 698 DuSable Road, New Salem. Committee members and staff discussed pipe size and right-of-way constraints; one participant estimated the existing pipe “looks like it's about 30 inch.”

County staff agreed to follow up. A staff member asked the resident to mark the shoulder where the new pipe would be located so staff could identify the exact spot in the field. Committee members suggested that Commissioners Thacker and Jones meet with the resident and county staff to view the site and determine whether replacement or extension is feasible. A county staff speaker said, “If it's on the right of way and it's already installed and it's rusted out, we'll replace it. If he's wanting a new tile and there's not one there, he purchases it; we installed it.”

The committee also discussed a cemetery access road the resident said may require a 75-foot turnaround to meet county specifications for school-bus access; the resident said the property owner may instead create a loop road around the cemetery and build it privately, after which the county could review it for adoption if it meets county standards.

Separately, a committee staff member addressed public questions about who maintains which roads: “There’s a very simple way to tell them without doing all that. The road's got a name, it's county maintained. If it's got a number, it's state maintained. And if it's in city limits, the city ... is responsible for it.”

No final determination on the water-line/culvert installation was made during the meeting; staff and two commissioners agreed to inspect the site and report back to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hawkins County Commission's Road Committee, full meeting Feb 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Hawkins County Road Committee approved the county's road-name list for 02/2025 and discussed a resident’s request for a new or extended culvert (tile) and road work near New Salem Church; committee members agreed to inspect the site.","taxTitle","Hawkins County, Tennessee","taxId",45025,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6318741,"Hawkins County road committee elects chair by acclamation, names vice chair and secretary",143,28000,171000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2364592-cf882e0400bcc933b24621af9f43ec4b&start=28&end=171","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2364592-cf882e0400bcc933b24621af9f43ec4b/thumbnail_28000.jpg","/articles/6318741/Hawkins-County/Tennessee/Hawkins-County-road-committee-elects-chair-by-acclamation-names-vice-chair-and-secretary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6318741-cee7e2097226c611f991110b9ac22212/orig.mp4?Expires=1771101128&Signature=NimsXlgJoYC5rtSNuB-zXe1oCTYAjuDc4UQ4RZ8cXaA7Evw6yNxW1WlpmAqhy5T52mmCzh9WUCnB3dgEIGOOqCyK12riE4T0r0rli8lYJL7sjfkpLFNlod2Ly9tXrrfnC6r4pUQ6Mwj-38Lii6XYNIw8NGuWMxQZoSqP2orBb~YyLNOvFUSOvGZu3o9SAOhEKhobTZTQ8182htnIrASjAN6SprhEb~eohFf8bRitdz32QosQdMt0J3lPr286-iMMTOi1KVdSxaFGVH0wRgsVmI~vbNb9RgQixD1yb0SmykyGUTKZR5byEvUvDyaI6bVDvrqPG8E5cOS8CxE~C~dThA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charlie Thacker was selected as chairman of the Hawkins County Road Committee by acclamation at the committee’s organizational meeting, members said.

The election of officers came during the committee’s first organizational action of the fiscal year as members completed a roll call and accepted nominations. Commissioner Charlie Thacker was nominated and, after a motion to close nominations, took the gavel by acclamation. Commissioner Jeff Barrett was nominated and approved as vice chair by voice vote. Jason Rhodes was nominated as secretary and the nomination was seconded.

The officer elections were brief. After opening remarks and roll call that showed four members present, the committee moved through nominations: a nomination for chairman from Commissioner Thacker with a second from Commissioner Barrett, a motion to cease nominations and election by acclimation followed. When Barrett’s nomination for vice chair was put to a voice vote, members responded in the affirmative and the motion carried. Committee members then nominated Jason Rhodes as secretary and seconded the nomination; members indicated assent during the meeting.

Members said the organization items were necessary so the committee could proceed with regular business this fiscal year. The committee also approved minutes from its Sept. 4, 2024 meeting earlier in the session.

No formal roll-call vote record with individual member votes was recorded in the transcript for the chair or secretary elections; the vice chair nomination was carried by voice vote.","At an organizational meeting, the Hawkins County Road Committee confirmed Charlie Thacker as chairman by acclamation, appointed Jeff Barrett vice chair and nominated Jason Rhodes as secretary.","actionData","errors"]

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Hawkins County road committee approves 02/2025 road-name list; resident asks for culvert extension on New Salem Road

Hawkins County road committee elects chair by acclamation, names vice chair and secretary