“Things are going very well at Gadsden State,” said Dr. Lavender. “Our course offerings have remained fairly constant. But as I shared with the chairman last week, we have been looking at a way of collating our usage data for the arena, the chamber of commerce office and community meeting room.”
“In December and January, we totaled approximately 95 community events and just under 18,500 people had been through the facility during those two months alone,” said Dr. Lavender. “We are very pleased with the community usage. We’ve heard good comments from the community and of course it is there to serve and that is what we are there for as well.”
Also accompanying Dr. Lavender were Luann Hayes and Johnna Lindsey with Gadsden State-Cherokee.
“I just appreciate so much the presence of Gadsden State and the leadership all of you are providing for our community,” said Melvyn Salter, chairman, Cherokee County Commission.
Salter noted the absence of Commissioner Carlton Teague. Teague, who is employed with Cherokee Electric Cooperative, is among the co-op crews dispatched to help out following severe ice storms in Kentucky.
“He sends his regrets about not being able to be here today, but we appreciate the job our local cooperative is involved in by providing service to the people of Kentucky,” said Salter.
During the work session prior to the regular session, the commission met with Centre Mayor Tony Wilkie and representatives from the Children’s Advocacy Center of Cherokee County who requested assistance from the commission with expenses for getting the new advocacy center building ready for occupation and operation. The building is located on North River Street in Centre.
The commission also met with representatives from Blue Cross/Blue Shield about renewing the county’s health insurance benefits for the upcoming year. The commission agreed to table the matter until the next meeting.
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