T U E S D A Y 161st YEAR • NO. 160 NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Health assessment gets Mayor updates group thumbs down by county on six county projects By BRIAN GRAVES county adds an incentive of $600 per By BRIAN GRAVES paid each year and what the plans are Banner Staff Writer year. Banner Staff Writer for each,” Davis said. Commissioner Mark Hall made the Hughes Davis He began with the North Connector County government employees will motion to approve the new policy with- Six major projects on Bradley road at the new interchange, for which not have to take a health assessment out the stipulation employees would County’s drawing board got a review the county committed up to $2 million. nor contribute toward their insurance have to take a health assessment sur- and update from the county mayor “There is $664,661 left,” he said, not- premiums once the new insurance plan vey to forego a $32.50 per month during Monday’s session of the County ing the approval was to fund $1 million takes effect Jan. 1. charge. Commission’s Finance committee. for the north side and the same The Bradley County Commission “I do not think they should be penal- Mayor D. Gary Davis answered a amount for the south. made the decision Monday night after ized if they do not take the survey,” request from the committee concerning “That amount is how much was left discussion centered around whether Hall said. “I think county employees the costs, timeline and plans on how to at the end of the last fiscal year and is requiring the health assessment could don’t make enough as it is, and to pay for them. now in this year’s budget,” Davis said. violate privacy rights. charge them $32.50 a month I think is “These are projects that have already He added there was still work ongo- The policy with Cigna Health and Life excessive. been approved that you hear referred to ing and there would probably be more Insurance Company will give a health from time to time, and I was asked to savings account option into which the See ASSESSMENT, Page 16 Hall Freiberg put them in writing on how much is See PROJECTS, Page 16 Charter’s response "#%%#&%%(!*+ gets CU "*#+,&++$,-')*(.#+ ,"(+#''#',"(&&-'#,1 /#," ((+,)%+ (*,""(%#1+ concerns " -'/"#"#+ #+ .(%-',*+-))(*, (*, (&(0+*0), Issues involve ,(!#.'(-,,"#+1* (',#('+&1&#%,(#*+, ''++'$(0 shared usage %.%' (* *())( ,#*+,''++ By RICK NORTON '$, #,", Associate Editor Updates ranging from a new Inside Today storage area renovation to the installation of substation security cameras, and two ongoing issues Contributed photo involving Charter Communi- THIS IS THE PROPOSED drop-off and pick-up area in front of the elementary school complex proposed for Georgetown Road. The cations dominated a monthly Cleveland Board of Education approved the tentative design at Monday’s board meeting. There will be three bay areas along the drop- Cleveland Utilities report Monday off area, with some landscaping. There will also be adequate stacking space for traffic. by Bart Borden, vice president of the Electric Division. Borden’s report was delivered during a rescheduled formal ses- sion of the Cleveland Board of City school design approved Public Utilities. Two of the items drawing Borden’s atten- New elementary priced at $15.7 million tion included ongoing work By LARRY C. BOWERS Middle Tennessee, provided school board with the local Banner Staff Writer members with estimates and schematics. Board member Steve Morgan He also had renderings of how the new cable company The Cleveland Board of Education pointed out that the school involving the school will look from the outside. worked through a long meeting Monday project has already increased by The architect had two options for the transfer of evening, eventually approving a concep- equipment to $2 million since a proposal two board to consider. tual design from architect Brian years ago. One option was for the inclusion of a UT defense Borden shared CU poles Templeton for a new elementary school and the utility’s multipurpose room for meetings and still improving on Georgetown Road, at an estimated assemblies. The room will be located repeated requests for Charter to cost of $15,666,180. million. properly meter its cable power across from the gymnasium, with a stage The defense of the Tennessee Available funding continues to be a Based on the state’s average daily area in between for utilization in both Volunteers is learning how to pro- supplies (boxes) that are attached huge roadblock for the new school. attendance laws, this would provide $5.7 to CU transmission poles. venues (at once or separately). duce an effective pass rush with- Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis, million for the city to use for the new ele- The second option deletes the multiple- out star defensive end Curt Magitt. Of the latter concern, Borden reporting to the County Finance mentary school. The county’s total bond explained that proper metering purpose room and moves the stage areas The Lee University soccer Flames Committee Monday afternoon, said his issue would be $17.1 million. to the opposite end of the school. and Lady Flames have been well allows CU to get an accurate proposal to fund the county’s new Lake Should this come to pass, it would understanding of Charter’s power Estimated cost of this second option represented with GSC honors. The Forest Middle School includes a mean the Cleveland City Council would was $15,052,250. Tennessee Titans have fired head usage at each box which he $600,000 donation from Solid Waste need approximately $10 million in addi- described as signal amplifiers. The board voted unanimously to coach Ken Whisenhunt. See funds. tional funds to build the new elementary include the multipurpose room in the Sports, Pages 9-11. In his first report involving the This would drop the proposed $12 mil- school. cable company, Borden said lion bond issue for Lake Forest to $11.4 Templeton, of Upland Design Group in Cleveland Utilities is working with See SCHOOL, Page 16 Forecast Charter to transfer its equipment (cables/lines) to new poles placed by the utility company. Claiming that Charter has not complied with CU requests to transfer to Museum to become new polling site new poles that CU crews have placed, the local utility has begun By ALLEN MINCEY told the BCEC Monday that the museum there will need to be some alterations at the officials have agreed to close the facility that grocery store, and early voting at the mall Today should be mostly cloudy, to make the transfers using its Banner Staff Writer own crews. day to allow for voting. She said that this will may be inside again rather than in trailers with a high near 74. Tonight’s fore- Those who vote at the old Blythe Avenue become the site for voting throughout the located there in the past. Early voting at cast calls for mostly cloudy skies, “By contract, Charter must Elementary School will have a new polling transfer from pole to pole within year, with other election dates set for Aug. 4 Bradley Square Mall has been most recently place in 2016, as they will cast their ballots with a low around 59. Wednesday 90 days of notification,” Borden and Nov. 8. held inside. The trailers would be a back-up at the Museum Center at Five Points. should be partly sunny, with a high said following Monday’s board Duane Gilbert made a motion to allow the plan for early voting at the mall. Members of the Bradley County Election near 72. Wednesday night should be session. “If they don’t, then we move to the museum, which was seconded That change would only be for the mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. have the right by contract to Commission approved the move Monday as by Cristy Schuch. The motion passed unan- February 2016 early voting, though there transfer it for them. In this case, they prepare for a busy year. The first elec- imously. might be discussions on continuing that they wouldn’t identify a contrac- tion in 2016 will be March 1, which will be Green said that voters who normally uti- should space remain available inside Index tor [to do the work] so we went the Presidential Preference Primary and the lize the Blythe Avenue site will be notified. Bradley Square. county primary for Assessor of Property. The Other polling sites were discussed for Classified......................................15 out and started transfering [the Early voting for the March 1 primary assessor’s position will be the only county early voting, including the Food City site on would begin Feb, 10 and run through Feb. Comics...........................................6 vote that day. Treasury Lane, and Bradley Square Mall. Editorials......................................12 See CU, Page 5 Fran Green, administrator of elections, Both sites are in the discussion stages, as See MUSEUM, Page 16 Horoscope......................................6 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports........................................9-11 JA of the Ocoee Region Stocks............................................4 County CTE TV Schedule..................................7 Weather..........................................8 teachers get celebrating its ‘Big 5-0’ By BRIAN GRAVES Around Town advisors’ aid Banner Staff Writer THIRD Emma Jane White getting By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Junior Achievement of the spooked at a Halloween haunted Banner Staff Writer Ocoee Region has been offering OF 3 PARTS house over the weekend ... Bradley County Schools’ programs for the youth of the Ethan Hill celebrating turning 13 career and technical education area since 1965. ization with programs that are with a hunting trip with his father teachers have been seeking JA states its purpose as being presented by classroom volun- Scott ..