A request was made to the Board of Supervisors during Monday’s meeting by the Department of Human Services Community Director for a safety barrier. Paula Mercer who is over the Clarke County DHS made the request after the department was cited for not having a safety barrier in place to protect DHS employees.
Clarke is the only county out of 82 that does not have a safety measure. The board of supervisors approved a request by Mercer in the amount of $3,400 for Matt Mayo to install a barrier. The state will reimburse the county for a portion of that amount.
In other business:
• the board tabled a request from Toria Miles of the Town of Shubuta for assistance with an 80/20 grant that was approved through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for a walking trail. The total amount of the grant is $100,000 with the town’s portion at $23,000. Miles requested in kind work on behalf of the county to assist with the project. No decision was made on that request.
• the board approved the hiring of Patricia House as an assistant in the E – 911 mapping and to serve as a receiving clerk
• the board went into executive session to discuss an issue regarding economic development
The board recessed until next Monday, November 28th. All meetings are open to the public and held in the board room of the courthouse annex at 9 a.m.
