County commission postpones meeting

With snow falling Monday morning and forecasts calling for up to 7 inches of snow by evening, the Dyer County Commission postponed its regular monthly meeting.

The county legislative body, which was supposed to meet at 7 p.m. Monday, is now scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 in the upstairs courtroom in the Dyer County Courthouse.

Items on the agenda include:

* A resolution authorizing the issuance, sale and payment of $125,000 in capital outlay notes for courthouse elevator repairs. The commission voted last month to accept a bid from United Elevator Services to fix and update the elevator.

* Approval of the bond for newly appointed Chancery Court Clerk Steve Walker.

* A presentation from Alene Arnold, director of statewide operations for Tennessee SCORE, or State Collaborative of Reforming Education. SCORE is an

initiative by to jumpstart long-term educational change to ensure that every child graduates high school prepared for college or a career.

* A resolution seeking repeal of a state law that could force the county to pay the costs of placing children in state custody.

* Recommended budget transfers.

* A petition to re-open Mitchell Road and to rename it Bird Lane.