Appoint Garbage Judges Among Many Items of BOS Agenda

Courtsey of WRBE, "Your HomeTown Radio"
Much was on the George County Board of Supervisors agenda for their end-of-the month meeting on Monday with an agreement of a land swap between the Supervisors and the City Officials, a report from the George Regional Hospital Auxiliary, the appointment of garbage judges and several items for County Attorney Robert Shepard to look into, including a request from Sheriff Garry Welford for speed limits on county roads.
The meeting began with several routine items, including the first steps to approve Polk Road Village Subdivision and the appointment of Justice Court Judges Connie Wilkerson and M.L. Goff to also serve as judges for garbage issues. Later in the meeting, Skip Holland presented the board with his plans for a Retirement Complex in District 1.
The Board of Supervisors, Mayor Dayton Whites and the Lucedale Board of Aldermen along with County Attorney Robert Shepard and City Attorney Cheryl Cook worked out a solutions to a property debate in which the city requested a portion of property, belonging to the county for possible public restrooms.
Hospital Auxiliary member Marshall Hicks invited the Supervisors to the 8th Annual Hospital Gala, coming up on March 17 at a cost of $30 per ticket; he told the Supervisors that 250 tickets were sold each year, along with a silent auction and presented the board with a detailed finical report of the annual fund raiser , along with an extensive list of items purchases for the hospital, which has been made in recent years. Hicks added that more than 40,000 volunteer hours had been logged in recent years and some of the volunteers had logged as many as 3000 hours.
County Fire Coordinator Lorraine Howell reported that two “Jaws of Life” units had been donated to the Central Volunteer Fire Department, along with a 1977 Chevy Truck in which they plan to convert into a brush truck.
The Supervisor made an ordinance that ONLY firemen trained and certified to used the “Jaws of Life” would be allowed to use them and ONLY at the request of hospital emergency personnel.
Sheriff Garry Welford asked the board about speed limits on county roads. He said he has been unable to find any posted speed limits nor any regulations on speed limits on county roads. After a brief discussion, the Supervisors asked Shepard to check into the matter.
Welford also asked the Supervisors about purchasing radios and equipment to better the communication between sheriff department personnel and State Troopers. The Supervisors said they each would donated radios slated for their trucks for the cause but questioned Welford and Shepard about the legality of the matter. Shepard said he could check into that as well.
The meeting was wrapped up with the several routine approvals and reports.