Calling the moment ‘bittersweet,’ Scott Conger resigned as Jackson City Councilman for District 5, when the City Council held its November meeting, Tuesday.
“The past six years I have enjoyed serving on the City Council,” Conger said. “It has been an honor and a privledge to be able to serve the citizens of District 5 and the citizens of Jackson … I look forward to serving in new capacities as we move forward in our new venture in life.”
Conger resigned his position after moving out of his district.
Jackson City Mayor Jerry Gist, who called Conger “A great addition to the Council,” said the next step is to fill the position.
“The plan is now to take resumes this month from qualified voters in his district who are interested in becoming a councilman in that District,” Gist said. “They get the resumes to me, I’ll make copies (and) give them to the council (members). At the next meeting we’ll vote on his replacement (and) after the election, we’ll recess the Council and swear them in.”
The individual elected will have to run for in a special City election in August 2018 to fill in the remainder of the term – until the 2019 election.
Additional business conducted during Tuesday’s meeting included passing an ordinance to annex and an ordinance to zone an area referred to as “McAlexander Family Partners,” generally located along the 650 block of Ashport Road, comprising a total of 71.52 acres, for Single Family homes.
An ordinance to rezone property located at 3131 N. Highland Ave., from Office Residential to General Residential, containing 1.7 acres, submitted by Brookdale Senior Living, was approved.
An ordinance passed that rezones property located at 1716 S. Highland Ave., from Highway Business to Planned Unit Commercial Development, containing 1.30 acres, which was submitted by Chadwick Vaughn.
A fifth ordinance that passed was to close and abandon Dale Jamison Sr. Drive, located between South Shannon Street and South Liberty Street, which was submitted by Madison County.
The City Council also approved an additional payment of $25,000 to Howell Dozer for underground concrete work at the Bemis Mill.
Consideration of a resolution to implement eminent domain action to acquire land for Bemis Park, and consideration of a resolution to implement eminent domain action to acquire property for McClellan Road improvements, both passed.
(PHOTO: City Councilmen Scott Conger, left, visits with Charles Rahm at the City Council meeting, Tuesday)
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