Cheatham County Commission: the Veterans’ Services Office Expansion, the Veterans’ Park Fund Reserve and The Wall That Heals Application

The body. The County Commission meets monthly in the General Sessions Courtroom at the Courthouse in Ashland City; County Mayor Bill Anderson's office sits at 350 Frey Street (615-792-4316). The minutes' roll calls name David Anderson, Bill Powers, Calton Blacker, Randy Noe, Diana Pike Lovell, Tim Williamson, Eugene O. Evans Sr., Chris Gilmore, James Hedgepath, B.J. Hudspeth, Mike Breedlove, Walter Weakley and Angela Hunt among the commissioners. The window's sets - November 17 and December 15, 2025 and February 2 (the snow-delayed January meeting), February 23, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 29, July 20, August 17 and September 21, 2026 - were downloaded from the county's minutes page; the text-extractable sets read as text and the image scans read by OCR at 150 dpi. The veteran items, in order: - November 17, 2025: the budget amendment transferring "101 -91190 - 304 Architects $23,042.22 - Transfer funds from County General fund balance to pay additional architect fees for the design of the Veterans' Services office expansion project." - January 8, 2026 (announced in the minutes): Commissioner Walter Weakley stated "the Veterans Service Committee will meet January 8, 2026 at 2:30". - March 16, 2026: "Mr. Walter Weakley invited everyone to the Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday March 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Cheatham County Veterans Memorial Park." - August 17, 2026: the Capital Improvements item approving "1,397.55 to purchase additional items needed to finish the Veterans Service Office remodel", amended by Commissioner Walter Weakley's motion to "amend appropriations for the Veterans Service Office remodel by increasing from $1,397.55 to $5,000.00 for the Veterans Service Office fund balance" (adopted 10-2); Resolution 17, "To Amend Appropriations For The Veteran's Service Office Remodel By Increasing From $1,397.55 To $5,000.00"; and Resolution 22, "Resolution Designating The $166,213.63 Balance To The Veterans' Park Fund Reserve" (adopted 12-0). The same meeting's budget pages carry the General Fund's "101-58300 Veteran's Services" line and "101 - 51800 - 599 - VET Other Charges - Veterans Memorial Park $3,500.00". - September 21, 2026: "VETERANS SERVICE - MS. ANGELA HUNT: Ms. Angela Hunt announced the Veterans Service Office partnered with Vietnam Veterans of America and applied for the 'Wall that Heals' and have been chosen as a finalist. Ms. Hunt stated they hope to know by Veteran's Day if chosen." No benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed; the record is the office's expansion, the park's reserve and the exhibit application. The county's Register of Deeds posts no discharge line (its own entry).