The Shelby County Commissioners established a Redevelopment Authority during its Monday morning meeting.
âThis is state law,â Commissioner Don Parker said. âWe have to have this in place.â
Some backstory is required to properly explain the purpose of this authority:
In October, the commissioners re-established the Redevelopment Commission to oversee development in the Pleasant View interchange area. That body of government was comprised of six members, five of them voting positions and one an advisory position. All of these positions were appointed.
State law requires some bodies of government to have a separate branch that handles the financial aspects of what the main body does.