The PILOT program in Wilson County was started by county resolution in 2006 with the goal of increasing economic investments and development and high quality jobs leading to a better quality of life for the community. Joint Economic and Community Development Board The Joint Economic and Community Development Board (JECDB) was started in 1989 with …
District 18 Commissioner, Lauren Breeze, is seeking a second term on the Wilson County Commission to continue to represent the northwestern corner of the county. First elected as District 18’s County Commissioner in 2018, Lauren was appointed to serve on the Education, Emergency Management, and Rules committees, and was elected by her fellow commissioners to …
Wilson’s growth is a constant conversation. I think we can all agree, it is a great place to live, and more and more people are discovering our county and want in on the good life we have here. However, when growth happens quickly, it does create growing pains, and the need for more schools, emergency …
The main mission of the Wilson County Commission is to create and manage the county budget. The dollars in the budget fund schools, the Sheriff’s department, Wilson Emergency Management Association (fire and ambulance services), roads, the County Court system and much more. All these services and departments are funded locally through four main sources of …
A news article was recently published about the annual audit of Wilson County’s finances done by the Tennessee state Comptroller. It was entitled “State audit finds sloppiness in county finances.” While there were several findings, the errors were not cash transactions; there were no assets missing. The errors were all related to accounting presentation standards. …
I received an email from a Wilson county resident with specific questions about the Wilson County budget. I encourage all citizens to learn more about county government and what your tax dollars do for you. Some of the questions were about budgets prior to my tenure as a Commissioner, so I reached out to Mayor …
What the Wilson County Sales Tax Referendum means to your pocket and county funding. During the March 3rd election, you will have the opportunity to vote for or against increasing Wilson County’s sales tax. Before you head to the polls, I want to make sure you have as much information as possible so you are …
I received multiple requests before the county commission meeting on Monday night asking me to vote no to the county budget in order to send the education portion back to the BOE to request the $3.9 million for teacher raises be included in the status quo budget. The original budget that was submitted by WCS …
In addition to being on the Wilson County commission, I also serve on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Tennessee County Commission Association. The committee met on February 15th, 2019 and discussed 194 bills that have been filed in the 111th Tennessee Legislative session that affect counties. I’ve been asked to go over the bills …
The County Commission met on July 26, 2018 for a budget workshop presented by county finance director, Aaron Maynard. In addition to presenting the needs assessments from the different county departments, options for funding the proposed new high school were discussed. Ashley McAnulty, the county’s financial advisor and bond consultant, presented the different funding options …