The board approved using a nearly 20-acre piece of land donated to the department by Alcoa Power Generating Inc. that could be used as a firing range that would “aid in the training of law enforcement and personnel,” according to the resolution.
The property is an irregular-shaped parcel with more than 19 acres in Davidson County and less than one acre in Montgomery County.
Lt. Robert Miller, speaking on behalf of Davidson County Sheriff David Grice, said the department had been working with Alcoa on the project for a while. “This would be a plus for us,” said Miller about the firing range. “We’ve been working on this for about eight months.”
The board also approved grants for two projects at the meeting that could add hundreds of jobs to the area.
Commissioners unanimously approved a grant for Project Combined, which plans to invest $2 million and create 150 jobs. The grant will provide an incentive calculated at 0.0027 times the company’s investment in the plant, machinery and equipment each year for five years. A second grant involves a lease agreement for 12 years not to exceed $6,000 annually.
A grant for Project G, which plans to invest $1.2 million and create 12 jobs, also was approved. The grant incentive is calculated at 0.0027 times the company’s investment in the plant, machinery and equipment each year for five years.
“Those projects would result in good jobs for the citizens of Davidson County,” said Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Development Commission. The board approved two similar projects at its Jan. 5 meeting. It approved grants for Project V, which is estimated to create 300 jobs and invest $12 million over six years. The company will receive an incentive grant calculated at 0.0027 times the company’s investment in the plant machinery and equipment annually for seven years. Project V also will receive an incentive grant calculated at 0.0028 times the company’s investment from the city of Lexington.
Project Lynx, which plans to invest $20 million and provide 42 jobs, will receive a $145,833.33 grant that will be split between Davidson County and the city of Lexington. The grant involves a lease agreement for about 80 acres on a 288,000 to 320,000 square-foot building that will be constructed.
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