By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Nashville and Howard County will share costs of the purchase and rigging of a mobile RV command center.
Mayor Larry Dunaway, Fire Marshal Justin Thornton and Police Chief Amy Marion shared speaking duties to tell the city council Monday that they had purchased the vehicle and that it had been transported from Washington State. The city’s cost following renovations is $20,082, the council was told.
Aldermen were told that local officials involved in a recent manhunt were impressed by a mobile command center brought from Miller County to assist in the search.
The vehicle can be used by the county sheriff, the Office of Emergency Services, city police, and others.
The vehicle has a total of 12,000 miles, and is a 2006 model on a frame designed for these uses. It is prewired for the city’s radios and computers.
The city and county were unable to follow usual purchase provisions because of time constraints, the aldermen were told.
In its brief meeting for June, the council heard an economic development update from Vanessa Weeks, executive director of Developing Howard County, who said there were some current developments she was unable to disclose.
Present for the meeting were council members Herbert Turley, William Turley, Charles Pinkston, Kay Gathright, Kathy Combs, Lynn Dyer, Phil Jones, Brent Thompson and Donna Harwell.
Also present were Mayor Dunaway, Police Chief Marion, Fire Marshal Thornton, Finance Director Kimberly Green, City Recorder Lauren Clements, Parks and Recreation Director Meghan Floyd and Code Enforcement Officer David Riggs.
