Much on End-Of-Month Agenda

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George County Fire Coordinator Lorriane Howell was first on the agenda for the George County Board of Supervisors' regular end-of-the-month meeting on Thursday.
A request was grated to Howell to have specs drawn up for an addition to the Shipman Volunteer Fire Department building. She explained that currently the building is not large enough for the department’s trucks, and requested an addition to include three additional truck bays.
Howell also identified members of the new county Hazard Mitigation Committee, that include Sheriff Garry Welford, Hospital Administrator Paul Gardner, herself and others. The committee will be responsible for drafting a hazard mitigation plan for the county.
George County Economic Development Foundation Director Sue Wright and Foundation President Mike Smith told the Supervisors that the Foundation is busy trying to market property in the Industrial Park, but feels that effort would be aided by having a developed site with a shell building to sell to a prospective business.
Wright explained that through a foundation program, a shell building can be built and tenants can apply for a three-year lease with Mississippi Power; leasing the building at 100 percent of the loan cost for the first year, 80 percent for the second year and 60 percent for the third year. Wright said that Mississippi Power would also help market the facility.
The board deferred any decision and set a work session for Monday morning to discuss the proposal further.
The board appointed David Ables to the Library Board for a term to expire in 2008, Orell Hedgepeth for a term to expire in 2009 and Nancy Jo Maples for a term to expire in 2010.
Before adjourning, the Supervisors also approved a resolution authorizing the City of Lucedale to join the Gulf Coast Region Utility District, although the Supervisors officially withdrew from the project in December. The action comes after both county and city officials appeared before a legislative committee Tuesday, where they testified about their concerns with the law that created the utility authority.

Copies of the Resolution presented Thursday and the Resolution from December are posted below...