County Website Lists Meetings, Waste Sites, Voting Locations for Residents

Decatur County’s government pages provide a central hub for information that shapes everyday interaction with local government. Residents will find advertisements for sealed bids, including requests for solid-waste disposal services, notices for Industrial Development Board meetings, and the monthly Decatur County Commission meeting schedule with locations and instructions for public input. Agendas and archived meeting materials are posted to give the public context for decisions and a record of past deliberations.

The site lists five residential convenience centers by name — Fairgrounds, Jeanette, Wylie Gardner, Mt Lebanon and Bob’s Landing — and publishes addresses, hours and rules for drop-off. Posted rules specify acceptable vehicle types and expected behavior at the facilities, aiming to make operations safe and predictable for users. For voters and election workers, the county provides the meeting places used by numbered election districts, citing sites such as Bath Springs Community Center, Cornerstone Church in Scotts Hill, Decatur County Civic Center in Parsons and Decaturville Pentecostal Church. Early in-person voting is located at the Election Office, 67 S. East Street, Decaturville.

Public-comment procedures for commission meetings are posted in detail to help residents prepare to participate. Commission meetings set aside a 15-minute public-comment period, with a three-minute limit per speaker and requirements to sign in and follow rules for distributing written materials and maintaining decorum. Those rules clarify how residents can raise concerns directly with elected officials during a formal meeting.

The availability of agendas, archived materials and bid notices matters for accountability and community planning. Posting sealed-bid opportunities for services such as solid-waste disposal helps ensure competitive procurement and gives local vendors fair notice to compete. Archived meeting records allow residents and analysts to track votes, motions and policy evolution over time, supporting informed civic engagement and scrutiny of elected officials.

For Decatur County residents, these pages are the practical entry point for participating in government, scheduling interactions with county services and pursuing business with the county. Regular consultation of the county’s official pages at decaturcountytn.gov provides the most current information on meeting times, service hours, bidding opportunities and election-related locations that affect daily life and community planning.