According to the solid waste management report, instances of illegal dumping occurring in Sunflower County are declining. Solid Waste Enforcement Officer Stan Bennett said that through his intensified monitoring, there have been only four or five instances of illegal dumping in the traditional high-volume areas on Ford Road, Kinlock Road, and in the industrial park. “When I have come across those who have been dumping, there have been some heated conversations,” Bennett said. “And you’re probably going to get some complaints about that.”
Board Attorney Johnny McWilliams jokingly asked, “What have some of those conversations been like when you have caught people illegally dumping?”
Bennett replied, “I can’t tell you what I told them, it’s something that can’t be printed in the newspaper. I’ll just say that there were some choice words.”
Executive Session
The board discussed (1) medical conditions at the Sunflower County jail with medical director, Dr. Dial; (2) the sale and leasing and real property of MTD and Monsanto buildings; and (3) the Sunflower County Economic Development Board’s progress on an executive director search. No actions were taken in any of the executive session discussions.
In other actions,
The board voted unanimously to abandon East Paxton Road.
$180,000 is needed for a roof on the MTD building.
Circuit Clerk Carolyn Hamilton included in her report that all voting equipment has arrived, which includes poll books and poll pads. The board voted to approve funds for additional training of poll workers at $12 per hour at a date to be determined in October.
Emergency Management Director Mitch Ramage got approval to request a high-water truck from Mississippi Forestry Commission.
The board voted 4-0 to provide for cutting of grass and usage of backhoe prior to Drew Day on October 1.
