Britt presents projects for Industrial Park
Construction in Marshall County is in full swing with a handful of projects being notched forward, according to county engineer Larry Britt.
He said construction of the fire/ambulance/sheriff’s substation in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park is about 21 percent complete. He asked for, and the board approve, pay application #4 for $330,328 to Fulwood Construction, the contractor.
Britt asked for pay application #3 for $82,322 to Yancey Brothers Construction for work on the north temporary access road to battery plant.
He said there are wet soil problems in the road that won’t dry out. He met with the contractor and they said it would take seven to eight days of sunshine to dry out. The soil stays wet beneath the surface, he said.
Two projects were ready to close out, the waterline project on Gateway Global Drive to Red Banks Road, a 12-inch line. And Britt asked for a final-pay request of $102,245 to A&B Construction.
Bids were to be taken Aug. 29 for water wells to project Poppy, the battery plant off Highway 72 at Curl Road. He said bids will be presented at the first board meeting in September.
County administrator Tim Powell requested payments to Elliott and Britt Engineers. One was for $33,750 for work with Yancey Brothers, one for $10,830 for engineering at Springs Industrial Park, and $32,400 for water at Springs Industrial Park.
Britt said two designs are being offered and quotes can be obtained for the walking trail to be built in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park. He anticipates quotes could be obtained for around $75,000 or less.
District 3 supervisor Keith Taylor said he wants the walking trail to be located in the industrial park for employees working for the commercial and industrial companies to take lunch and exercise breaks.
Taylor said he has money left from his budget to pay for a community center and walking trails out of a $272,000 budget. He spent $100,000 of that figure to help with animal care for Abandoned to Adored, a privately operated animal shelter in Holly Springs.
Taylor said he hopes to get money from Mississippi Parks and Recreation to help build a community center in District 3.
The board approved an order to take quotes for the gazebo/walking trail in the industrial park.
The board approved an easement of 0.77 acres for Tennessee Valley Authority to cross county property at the Project Poppy battery plant area.
Justin Hall, executive director of the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority, said TVA will set aside three or four acres to build a TVA substation.
Britt said the easement will help speed up the environmental process, then TVA will come back and deed the 0.77 acres back to the county.
The Aug. 5 meeting was dedicated to Faye St. John Woods and Kent Falkner. Woods was a beloved teacher and community leader who helped establish programs for the arts in Byhalia.
Falkner served on the Marshall County Planning Commission as director, was president of the board of the Chulahoma Volunteer Fire Department (Medic Station #4), and a community leader who served on the board of directors of the Ida B. Wells Barnett Museum and Art Gallery.