Vinemont resident Kim Smith, standing right, tells the Cullman County Commission Tuesday concerns she and neighbors have about proposed plans to locate a new trucking company on County Road 1285.

Vinemont residents turned out to Tuesday’s Cullman County Commission meeting to voice their concerns over a proposed plan to locate a trucking company in their community.

According to local resident Kim Smith, Wootten Logistics is planning to open for business on County Road 1285, which would require the county to widen the narrow road for 18-wheelers to travel.

A call left with Wootten Logistics seeking comment Tuesday afternoon wasn’t immediately returned. 

Smith said residents were led to believe the county had already agreed to widen the road and make improvements — a point they took issue with — but Chairman Kenneth Walker said no agreement had been reached with the company.

“This is first I’ve heard about this,” Walker said.

Associate Commissioner Garry Marchman said he did speak with the company president, Zach Wootten, about crews trimming back trees from the roadway.

Resident Ed Taylor, a father of two sons who will soon be driving age, said he had concerns about the truck traffic on the narrow roadway, especially since two school buses travel it to pick up and drop off students.

“I’m wondering how 18-wheelers are going to get down that road when we have to let one vehicle at a time go by,” Taylor said. “And if that road is widened, it will need drainage.”

Wooten Logistics is a family-owned company that operates a fleet of temperature-controlled trailers, flatbeds, and owner operators, according to its website.

In an unrelated measure, the county commission approved signing off on a disaster assistance agreement to build a community safe room/storm shelter at the Stony Lonesome OHV Park that would accommodate 187 people.

The county received a grant that would require a $42,425 local match which Walker said will include in-kind work performed by the county. 

In other business Tuesday, the Cullman County Commission:

Approved June 27 meeting minutes, expenditures, payroll, requisitions and all journal entries to be posted.

Approved insolvents, errors and taxes in litigation for 2016.

Tabled approval of Tubbs Family Cemetery, located at 214 County Road 478, pending the county contacting the family about having a legal description filed on the land.

Authorized County Attorney to file complaints against delinquent taxpayers. Previously, the county had to approve in a public meeting the filing of complaints.

Authorized Walker to sign the annual maintenance agreement with Delta Computer Systems, Inc. for software support.

Authorized Walker to sign a premises lease agreement with the State of Alabama on behalf of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) for the old national guard property at 704 23rd St. S.W., Cullman.

Tabled authorizing Phyllis Little, EMA director, to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments (NARCOG) and Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) For Disaster and Emergency Management Services. Little said she wanted to get in touch with fellow NARCOG members, Morgan and Lawrence counties, before entering the agreement.

Approved CARTS third party service contracts for FY-2018 with eight separate entities.

Authorized Walker to sign a cooperative agreement with Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers & Valleys – RC&D Council (AMRV-RC&D) to provide $10,000 for the Cullman County Probate Maps Archive.

Ratified payment of $9,643.50 to Dye Service for the replacement of compressor in chiller rack at the courthouse.

Approved the purchase of 30 roll-off containers from the NJPA Cooperative Contract through Wastequip for the Sanitation for $129,768.

Approved paying $3,000 for member dues to Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers & Valleys — RC&D Council.

Authorized Walker to sign a listing agreement with Iron Planet for disposal of previously surplused vehicles and equipment from the Road Department.

Approved proposed plat for Turtle Cove Subdivision located on County Road 151.

Approved re-survey plat of lot 6 of Lakeshore Acres subdivision on County Road 902.

Extended bid for fog and scrub seal to Ergon, Inc.

Awarded bid for gas and diesel to B&B Petroleum.

Awarded bid for aggregate to Blount Springs Materials and Madison Materials.

The county commission will hold a work session at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, followed by its meeting at 10 a.m.