County OKs new office complex

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors decided Monday, by unanimous vote of all present, to build a new office complex on the site of the Old Colonial Building on Highway 178 East about a mile from downtown Holly Springs.

A schematic drawing of the proposed approximately 17,000-square-foot structure shows the building to be one-storied on the front and two-storied on the back. It will house the offices of the county superintendent of education, the Marshall County Extension Service, the driver’s license office, the office of Veterans Affairs, the WIN Job Center and the Forestry Commission.

Dollars now being spent to rent other buildings for these uses will be saved, according to supervisors.

The March 15 meeting was dedicated to Eddie Mae Lucas, office manager and a long-time employee at the sheriff’s department. Lucas died Monday morning while the meeting was being conducted.

The previous board meeting of March 8 was dedicated in the memory of Thomas E. Honecker, who owned and operated Cedar Oak Plantation on Highway 4 West.

In road and bridge business this past Monday, county engineer Larry Britt said crews are still waiting on dry weather to resume road construction at the North Holly Springs Bypass and elsewhere.

met architect William Beaty of Red Banks Road. Beaty offered his services, saying in his over 50-year career he has designed plans for most all kinds of structures except a hospital.
approved payment of the annual premium of liability insurance for law enforcement and public officials totaling $94,763. Supervisors discussed health insurance then tabled the matter until consulting with Craft and Wynne.
approved over a dozen freeport warehouse tax exemption applications.
discussed an industrial/commercial prospect in executive session.
approved three grant applications recommended by emergency management director Hugh Hollowell. They include a $3,800 grant from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for improving the emergency operations center; a hazardous materials grant of $138,947 for backup generators for the county and the city of Holly Springs; and a tornado-type shelter grant for critical personnel to insure continuity of government in case of a natural disaster.
discussed federal sources of funding for a proposed sewer system on Highway 72 and for an interchange on Highway 72.


Thursday, March 18, 2010
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