The city of Eagleville received $15,000 in state enhancement grant money at the May council meeting.

State Rep. Curt Cobb presented a $10,000 check to go toward the Eagleville Bicentennial Library and a $5,000 check for the city park. Cobb complimented the progress that has been made on the park.

"I don’t know any small town that has a park as nice and as well kept as that park is," he said. "It tells a lot about the community where you have a place that kids can play, and people can go relax and enjoy themselves."

Vice Mayor Ronnie Hill, who is over the park committee, said the $5,000 will go toward the walking trail, which is expected to cost about $30,000. The park group also has a car show set for June 7 to help raise funds for the trail.

City councilmen approved unanimously a new public records policy which will govern how the city will handle requests to see documents available under the Tennessee Public Records Act.

The act pertains only to residents of the state. Thus, under the new policy, the city is allowing the city recorder to obtain identification to verify that the person making a request is a citizen of the state of Tennessee before they can see the documents.

City Attorney Adam Dodd did modify his original proposal by removing a provision that would allow the city recorder to ask to see a person’s driver’s license and "other appropriate identification" before seeing any record.

In other business, Dodd told the council he had received a letter from a lawyer representing the Bent Tree Transport Co., whose owner wanted to locate his trucking operation on Cheatham Springs Road. The letter challenged the city planner’s written opinion that the zoning would not allow the trucking company to locate at the site, Dodd said.

The trucking company has since withdrawn its application and is no longer seeking approval. Dodd suggested, however, that the fact that the city zoning ordinance may not have a zone that allows a trucking company use may need to be discussed in the future.

"I think there is really some question about what zoning would be appropriate for that type of business," he said.

Also, City Recorder Colleen Adams asked for residents’ patience in sorting out some tax payments. Adams filled the city recorder position in January after it had been vacant for about two months. During the transition some of the taxes may have been paid, but city records do not reflect that they have been paid, Adams said.

"There were several months with paperwork piling up, and I’m doing my best to straighten everything out," she said.

Part of the problem concerns mortgage company bulk payments that cover several different residents’ taxes without the details of where the payments were to be applied, Adams said.

"All I ask is that you call me or your mortgage company or bank or whoever may have paid it and we will get it straight and this won’t happen again," she said.

Councilman discussed giving former Police Chief Everett Stone back a pistol that he had given the city to use as a down payment on another weapon. Mayor Nolan Barham said Stone did not want to use the weapon for firing but wanted it for his trophy room where he has other police equipment and memorabilia.

Vice Mayor Ronnie Hill asked about possible liability if the city gave the pistol to Stone, and Councilman Harold Vincion suggested the city check out the liability issue before further discussion.