Supervisors can only wait and see if the FAA will approve an electrical renovation project at the county airport after the lone bid came in 50% over the estimate.
Chodie Myers
“I think they will still approve it,” County Engineer Chodie Myers said.
He urged the board to keep the project open and wait on the FAA because of the importance of the job.
“We have to do this electrical work to replace the beacon, which needs to be done,” Myers said. “The wiring out there is kind of dangerous right now.”
The project was estimated to cost $90,000. The only bid submitted came from Reid Electrical Service for $143,301. If FAA approved, a grant would cover 95% of the project cost.
In other news, the board reappointed Calhoun City Mayor J.R. Denton to a five year term on the Three Rivers Planning and Development District Board.
The board renewed their annual agreement with Parkwood mental health facility and the North Mississippi EMS Authority.
Dr. Jimmy Gage Dobbs, Mike Dunagin and Pat Ledbetter represent the county on the North Mississippi EMS board.
The board declared a bush hog in district four junk property so it could be removed from inventory.
Byron Craig Baker was hired as a part time deputy.
One of the sheriff’s cars purchased last year for $1 from Waveland was totaled after hitting a deer. The board agreed to apply the $7,700 insurance payment toward the purchase of a new truck for the sheriff’s department they previously approved.
The board approved annual bridge inspections for FY2015 at a cost of $34,000. The inspection is paid for with state and federal funds.
They also agreed to amend the county’s public records policy to reflect state law that now requires requested public documents be provided within seven days. The time frame was previously 14 days.