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Lee County Supervisors to Visit Legislators in Session This Week to Discuss Funding Requests and Storm Damage Relief
Tupelo, MS (Feb. 3) – All five members of the Lee County Board of Supervisors are preparing for their annual visit to legislators in Jackson by approving resolutions requesting assistance from the State of Mississippi.
Included were the following:
- Requesting state funding for seven fire trucks to use in Fire Districts and Strike Teams located in Lee County;
- Requesting state funding for the additional renovation phase of the Old Lee Courthouse Renovation project;
- Requesting state funding to replace the Juvenile Detention education building;
- Requesting state funding to purchase storm shelters to be placed at various Community Centers in Lee County;
- Requesting state funding for the Mooreville-Eggville Volunteer Fire Department to construct an additional first station in Lee County, Mississippi;
- Requesting state funding for the replacement of two bridges on Lee County Road 231 (road 231 is a county line road between Lee and Union Counties.)
STORM DAMAGE RELIEF
Additional action by the Supervisors included authorizing the County Administrator to solicit and approve quotes from qualified entities for the removal and disposal of storm debris in Lee County, with a second action for quotes from qualified firms for debris monitoring.
Further authorization was approval for the County Administrator to advertise for proposals for removal, disposal, and debris monitoring if the process exceeds 60 days.