Josh Edens
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 17:33
- Avg per meeting
- 2:30
- Segments
- 276
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Top issues during term (20)
County Rezoning Requests
No direct county cost identified; the rezoning application fee was $455.
Sheriff's Office Staffing and Budget Requests
Brings $12,500 in state grant funding into the Sheriff's Office with no local tax impact.
Educational Capital Investments and School Bus Purchases
Involves capital expenditures of $1,100,000 for buses and $800,000 for school roof design and engineering.
Corby Bridge Replacement Project Updates
Project funded primarily by FEMA (75%), TEMA (20%), and anticipated state coverage, with minimal direct county impact expected.
Appalachian Producers Cooperative update
County waterline extension projects
Recent project work came in under budget, but upcoming phases and potential equipment purchases and a second construction crew could add significant county costs.
Rezoning at 628 Matson Road
Negligible fiscal impact on county operations.
Task Force Appointments
Unpermitted accessory structure at 240 Pleasant Valley Road
No direct cost to taxpayers, but the outcome sets a precedent for how the county handles unpermitted construction.
Naming of Road off Bailey Bridge
Naming of Road behind Slaughterhouse
BZA appointment term lengths
Proposed Environmental Court for Washington County
Costs aren't spelled out yet — expect funding questions to come up if the committee moves forward.
Opioid Abatement Funds
No dollar figure is listed, but these settlement funds pay for local addiction recovery programs.
Library Services and Return on Investment
The county put in about $997,000 last year and got roughly $3.6 million in service value; the new tech grant requires no county money.
Environmental Cleanup Efforts
No cost figures appear in the published agenda.
Employee Health Clinic Vendor Selection
Symbol Health would be the cheapest option; costs for the other two vendors were not detailed in the evaluation summary.
County-Owned Property Management
Any property sales, leases, or uses the committee eventually recommends could affect county revenue and costs, but no figures are on the table yet.
White Flag and Red Flag procedural operations
Unknown until the policy discussion is presented.
Surplus property disposition
Could recover modest value from asset sales or disposal; specific proceeds not stated.
Decisions during term (218)
Recorded while Edens was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Agenda
Resolution No. 26-10-01: Rezoning at 628 Matson Road
Proclamation Declaring November 2026 as Family Court Awareness Month
Approval of September 28, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Resolution No. 26-10-02: Communications Task Force Appointments
Resolution No. 26-10-03: Water Task Force Appointments and Amendments
Receive and consider minutes from the September 28, 2026 Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. pg. 14
Approval of the Agenda
Resolution 26-09-01: Rezoning in 12th Civil District (Cedar Creek Rd)
Resolution 26-09-02: Rezoning in 1st Civil District (Snapp Bridge Rd)
Resolution 26-09-03: Rezoning in 7th Civil District (Oak Glen Cir)
Library Card Sign-Up Month Proclamation
Approval of Minutes
Appointments to the Beer Board
Resolution 26-09-05: Appointments to Ethics Committee
Resolution 26-09-06: Investment Committee Appointments
Resolution 26-09-07: Purchasing Commission Appointment
Resolution 26-09-08: Regional Planning Commission Appointments
Resolution 26-09-09: Property Tax Freeze Implementation Committee Appointments
Resolution 26-09-10: Emergency Communications Board Appointments
Voting record (126)
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