Carroll County’s Board of Supervisors recently reached the beginnings of a decision regarding the federally allocated $1.7 million specifically provided for fixing the breach on Gee Lake.
According to Board President Jim Neill of Beat One, Mississippi Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) informed the board of the money specifically allocated for Gee Lake.
After several weeks of discussion, Carroll County’s Supervisors requested Leflore County Supervisors be the sponsors for the project.
Since Gee Lake’s levee protects much of the Delta from flooding, and the Leflore board had a vested interest in the project, they agreed, according to Neill.
The plan is “still in the works,” according to Neill, but the project can now be eligible for funding, as what NRCS needed was a sponsor.
As of yet, no specific decision has been made by the Carroll County Board, since they are not the sponsor for the project.
In other board news:
● The board re-upped debris and debris monitoring contract in last Monday’s meeting to clean up some extra debris in Beats Four and Five. Rickie Corley (Beat Five) made the motion, Claude Fluker (Beat Four) seconded. There was no opposition.
● The board approved the hiring of an additional court reporter for the Circuit Court. Circuit Court Clerk Durward Stanton said they always had funds in the budget for such a position, but the Court received a court order to do so. Edward Dill Tucker of Beat Three made the motion, Fluker seconded and there was no opposition.
● Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter spread an item about how Ken Strachan had received a certificate for completing District 1 Virtual Training Needs Assessment Workshop and received a briefing about the placing of several tornado sirens throughout the county. Neill said that they are hoping to place a siren in Gravel Hill, McCarley and Calvary to warn the public of coming storms.
