TYLERTOWN — Walthall County Economic Development Authority Chairman Jimmy Williams updated county supervisors on the condition of property the authority recently took over.
Of four buildings on the property that formerly held the school bus barn, at least three have some damage that needs to be repaired or sections that need to be removed.
“The roof on the front of one building is falling in, and Tylertown offered to take that down for us,” Williams said. “Another building has a 6-by-8 foot section where the roof is caving in, and we’ll need to ask for repairs on that.”
A third building has some loose metal sheeting that is allowing water to get in and cause rot.Williams said the authority would advertise the buildings in the paper and take proposals for their use.
“Someone may be willing to do some repairs in lieu of rent,” he said.
Williams also recommended new appointees to the EDA board to replace members who have died.
The board approved Oliver Bates, Jeremy Holmes and Luzern Dillon to join the board of directors.
In other business:
• Purchasing clerk JuneSmith reported that gravel supplier Billy Johnson wanted to be paid more for gravel.
She pointed out that other providers would also want more for their gravel if they agreed to a higher price for Johnson.
The board voted to leave the price at $1 per cubic yard, and Supervisor Fred Magee Jr. said he would speak with Johnson about the matter.
• Marcus Boyd addressed the board about a $1,500 garbage bill.
Garbage bills are tied to land parcel numbers in Walthall County, and Boyd inherited the bills when he bought some land from a relative.
However, according to Boyd and county waste disposal manager Larita Dunaway, Boyd got the parcel number when he bought the property, but didn’t buy the part of the property that hosted a number of trailers – and from where the garbage was picked up.
“The bills date from 2011,” Dunaway said. “The lien (for the amount of the bills) goes with the property.”
Boyd and Dunaway said someone else bought the part of the property that held the trailers.
Kayla Stewart, sitting in for board attorney Conrad Mord, suggested that Boyd should consult his title attorney and seek payment from the previous owner.
• Gary and Donna Scott asked the board to consider abandoning David Holmes Road from their property line to the road’s end at their home.
Supervisors agreed to set a public hearing date on the matter.
• The board was notified of a lawsuit against the county, school board and several individual officials over a school bus accident.
• Chancery Clerk Bob Bracey said the county had received notice of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors scholarship program.
• The board issued a refund of $2,125.13 for a double assessment of a piece of property; approved a school bus turn-around; approved Sylvia Stogner to attend a youth court seminar; changed e-mail service to Benecom, with no change in price; and approved the county inventory.
