Kemper Crossing water/sewer project drawing nearer

Ike Kiefer of the Kemper County Economic Develop- ment Authority told the Kemper County Board of Supervisors during its regularly scheduled board meeting on Monday morning that contracts to con- nect the Kemper Crossing industrial park to the Town of DeKalb sewer and water system could be awarded as early as January of 2022. 

Kiefer said it was hoped the advertisements for the bids could be advertised as early as this week with bid openings taking place sometime in late Novem- ber. That would give Wag- onner Engineering time to evaluate the bids and per- haps make a recommenda- tion to the board of supervisors by January. 

Kiefer said it was a little more than a mile between the park located to the West of DeKalb at the in- tersection of Hwy 16 and Hwy 393 and where the town water line now ends. 

In other action the Kem- per County Board of Super- visors: 

— Approved the agenda with additions. (4-0, District 4 Supervisor Mike Luke ab- sent). 

— Approved current claims. (4-0) 

— Approved payroll. (4-0) 

— Approved an order ap- proving the lease purchase agreement between Kem- per County Circuit Clerk and Delta Computer Sys- 

tems for Paperlink Scan Li- cense fee in the amount of $3,000 and $70 per month maintenance fee. (4-0) 

— Approved an ad val- orem sales tax exemption for Emilia Resources on $1.8M worth of personal property over the next 10 years, excluding school taxes. (4-0) 

— Approved an order for payment to Norman Roof- ing for roof replacement on the former Super Dollar store building in the amount of $7,962.50. (4-0) 

— Approved two 

portable lights for the Scooba Christmas Parade at $750 for both. (4-0) 

— Approved paying membership dues in the amount of $1,000 for Shirley Jackson for the Mississippi Circuit Clerk Association. (4-0) 

— Approved the appointment of Jimmy Spinks to Region 10 Board of Com- missioners. (4-0) 

— Approved payment to Belinda Stewart Architects for Courthouse Portico and Cornice Repair in the amount of $25,696.65 for 

payment number four. (4-0) — Authorized travel for Sherline Watkins to attend a Legal Responsibilities Workshop in Jackson on 

Nov. 16-17. (4-0)
— Approved Thursday, 

Nov. 11 as state holiday for county employees in observance of Veteran’s Day. (4- 0) 

— Approved Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday Nov. 26 as state holiday for county employees in observance of Thanksgiving. (4-0).