Staff Photo/JOSHUA MURPHY
Sen. Truman Chafin presented the Williamson City Council grant money at the council’s December meeting. The grants, totaling $7,500, are for a wireless sound system for the city’s annual King Coal Festival in the amount of $5,000 and $2,500 to go toward the demolition of the old Armory Building. Pictured are (left to right): York Smith, Jr., Sherri Brown, Sen. Truman Chafin, Frances Frye, Connie Rockel, and Mayor Darrin McCormick.
The city council is upset with the company because of a lack of manpower and the quality of service received.
“The council is sick of our men not being in the city of Williamson,” said McCormick. “Financially there’s an issue which means contractually there is an issue.”
McCormick and the city council will request Veolia to provide an account of where Veolia’s employees have been working.
“I feel like there’s no use in continuing our relationship with Veolia the way it’s going. We’ve got to do something,” said Smith.
Currently, Veolia have eight employees working in Williamson. According to the city, Veolia is contractually obligated to have twenty employees in all with ten employees working in the water department and ten in the street department.
The company is hiring positions on a temporary basis through job services to boost manpower.
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