Event Brief
LUB approves resolutions, retains Troutman
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: The LaFollette Utility Board approved resolutions to end the field operations retirement retention plan (Homestead Funds), authorize a $6,700 50-50 matching conservation grant application for fencing at pump station #3, and continue retaining board attorney Reid Troutman as legal counsel for the next year. New utility manager Dave Cross said no participants were in the program and rate increases were not planned for this fall.
WHO: LaFollette Utility Board; newly hired utility manager Dave Cross; board attorney Reid Troutman; Public Entity Partners (grant administrator)
WHAT: Approved termination of the Homestead Funds field operations retention plan, a matching grant application for pump station fencing, and renewal of Troutman’s legal services.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026 at 4:20 AM ET
WHERE: LaFollette, TN
WHY: The board approved discontinuing the Homestead Funds program because, as stated by utility manager Dave Cross, there were no participants in the program at this time.
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