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Votes and outcomes (by agenda reference where given):
- Item 2: Order concurring with and approving the Harrison County Development Commission purchase-and-sale agreement between HCDC and KVK Investments — approved (motion and voice vote).
- Consent items 3–13: Motion to approve consent agenda items 3 through 13 — approved (voice vote).
- Item 14: Acknowledgment of receipt of 2025 real and personal property assessment rules — approved (voice vote).
- Item 15: Acknowledgment of application for certification to expand 1 mill (section 27-39) — approved (voice vote).
- Multiple tax-assessment petitions (items in 20s): Approvals and acknowledgments of petitions for decreases and increases to personal and real property rules — approved (voice votes on each item).
- Item approving local purchase of 16 scanners via state contract (CDW-G) for $15,399.84 — approved (voice vote).
- Item 20: Sign options for the Maples building (IDP building): Board favored the second design option and directed staff to proceed with ordering the sign; no formal roll-call recorded beyond consensus language.
- Subdivision applications:
- Item 21 (Walker Farm South — 23 lots): Application discussion continued and the board agreed to table the item for one week for additional review on engineering/permitting aspects.
- Item 22 (Riverton Place Subdivision): subdivision application approved (voice vote).
- Item 23 (Virginia Ridge maintenance acceptance): approved (voice vote).
- Multiple construction / change-order items (Beach Outfall, Fire Tower Road sewer, Pineville sewer): various change orders and bond adjustments approved; several were noted as covered by grant funds or existing budgets — approved (voice votes).
- Procurement awards and contract approvals (Beach Outfall Improvements GO Mesa; Isaiah Frederick Ball Field concession building; air-duct cleaning at adult detention; other vendor awards) — approved (voice votes) as listed in the record.
- Item rescinding the cooperative equipment agreement with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (previously granted 05/05/2025) — approved (voice vote).
- Payroll and personnel actions (positions, take-home vehicles, petty-cash replenishments, travel): approved or ratified as listed in the minutes (voice votes).
- Item on the appeal of the 23-lot subdivision: board granted the appeal and reversed the planning commission’s approval (4–1 vote) — recorded in the minutes.
- Items related to beach and dune restoration project partnership with U.S. Army Corps (project partnership agreement and related implementation planning): board approved the agreement and authorized proceeding with project steps; staff said bids and work are expected to align with a fall start window — approved (voice vote).
- Event support and promotional funding: Board approved requests for county equipment use at events and approved several advertising/promotional allocations (Mardi Gras/Gulf Coast Carnival Association and Seafood Festival) after separate votes; the Mardi Gras request passed 4–1.
- Executive session called at the end of the meeting for personnel matters — motion and second recorded; board entered closed session.

Note: Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote with “All in favor? Aye,” this summary marks the item as approved; where a roll-call tally was given (for the zoning appeal) the recorded count is shown. Several items required follow-up action by county staff (e.g., tabling an item for one week, additional engineering/percolation testing, or recording minutes reflecting the reversal).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 7th, 2025 - Harrison County Board of Supervisor's Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of the meeting's recorded motions and votes, including approvals on consent items, procurement, subdivision actions and funding, plus items tabled or amended for further review.","taxTitle","Harrison County, Mississippi","taxId",24960,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520627,"Board upholds appeal, reverses planning commission on 23-lot subdivision near Deerwood area",2645,2275000,4920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5213430-e69f963eba787de02c2ea604c62d13fb&start=2275&end=4920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5213430-e69f963eba787de02c2ea604c62d13fb/thumbnail_2275000.jpg","/articles/6520627/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Board-upholds-appeal-reverses-planning-commission-on-23-lot-subdivision-near-Deerwood-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520627-b5220513185d9f3d77f1847ab1a81338/orig.mp4?Expires=1770821900&Signature=k95rYzcVUCNhZgV~m2E-Z7bAg3qDuxHWu1rFOCTc4Qmcy2dumSutRvtqWlRbZrIyIk4UiHyH4dnVMX1FNnoBrQb8lPvB0rOptWSIYg03xx9wNvlYF6qbXHMB7h5Jy9Q8PIp4fyVTW0FcTb5FBflQXcP~0mGBw85du~aHASq8~~o6B7aXgJlYor9Oedkfc67yCYvhjP9mCoXQrVytafvezDz7G4NqklH4MIa0YLUnxcSip1sl3FVa5Ao~KaHRiuZV8v~7VszYLW~olWjw1-Nhz-KH1J~Cs5CQ8vySRCOqqwR5pOIrfkx2v1lPtP~NjV8blrdgLiK8TgqaKkkrqBQquw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison County Board of Supervisors voted to grant an appeal of a planning commission decision and reversed approval for a conditional-use zoning amendment that would have allowed a 23-lot subdivision on a 32.77-acre parcel near the Deerwood area.

The appellant, Rhonda Hart Halterline, appealed the planning commission’s earlier approval of the developer’s conditional-use permit for a 23-lot, Type 3 subdivision on land then zoned A-1. Multiple nearby residents and homeowners told the board they feared the proposed layout and lot sizes were inconsistent with the surrounding neighborhood and expressed concerns about traffic, water, sewage and impacts to wildlife.

Speakers who opposed the subdivision described the immediate area as largely large-lot and rural: commenters said existing lots in nearby Deerwood and Lake Breeze measure two to three acres or larger, and they warned that the proposed subdivision would add roughly 75 new residents (based on a rough household-size assumption) without the infrastructure they said the area needs. Several speakers also raised an odor concern linked to a nearby landfill and urged caution about additional development near that site.

The developer’s representative, Bobby Henrich, said the project had previously received unanimous approval from the planning commission and that the proposed lots meet the county’s R-1, one-acre minimum for a Type 3 subdivision. Henrich noted the owner had met with nearby neighbors before resubmitting and said soil and engineering reviews and health-department percolation tests would follow normal permitting steps.

Board members discussed neighborhood character and infrastructure, including traffic impacts tied by several speakers to increased regional activity near the Buc-ee’s development and existing water/sewer limitations in the corridor. One supervisor said he believed the proposed development “does not fit into that community.”

A motion to grant the appeal and reverse the planning commission’s approval was made, seconded and passed by a 4-1 vote. The board directed staff to record the reversal in the minutes; the record shows the motion carried with four supervisors voting in favor and one opposed.

The developer’s subdivision application (Walker Farm South / 23 lots) was subsequently left denied by the board; the item that followed on the agenda was a different subdivision application that the board subsequently approved.

After the vote, board members and staff noted that developers who move forward in other areas must still complete engineering, percolation testing and other customary requirements before final platting and construction.","The Harrison County Board of Supervisors granted an appeal and reversed a planning commission approval for a proposed 23-lot subdivision on about 32.77 acres, citing incompatibility with the neighborhood and infrastructure concerns; the board voted 4-1 to grant the appeal.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520632,"Harrison County supervisors review process for farm-structure affidavits after owners seek electricity for barns",1040,70000,1110000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5213430-e69f963eba787de02c2ea604c62d13fb&start=70&end=1110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5213430-e69f963eba787de02c2ea604c62d13fb/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6520632/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Harrison-County-supervisors-review-process-for-farm-structure-affidavits-after-owners-seek-electricity-for-barns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520632-74b37b2c3fe7f747d5cb33bf29f8fa7a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770821900&Signature=M6TvZS3poJj9YLbbHt0fW-blhKHQxr5FAMdeS1gtrq2eMupz24umN-x-z42gfSOOie3vSxQmBAWbST7AK1xT0WRiXA7VQg5rWIL2EgApke~9utNmXjitJ3VBOK5gevwM7ZifhlLPZrC2MzBVG~WJcLV6PUinYYcGPiOnsnC4RAzEBqkAvNGVXwTlaof3N6G3oxKjX5SFv4kdwLwOUo4hwl3XgDJCyHc19JAs8SanUhjTFoBmt72aKJJD9KcGkQ6Grs3q6Q4lkgM~v9UohzQKC1LWlJn5pyxBAIwzDsBiBsUwcuDH8er2UMmZ63Vj9PwpDQ7tLFcYpohBTxCOL3uXyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Owners of a horse-breeding operation told the Harrison County Board of Supervisors they have three pole barns on property in the Sosier area and are seeking a county affidavit so Coast Electric can turn on electrical service.

The applicants, Lucian Young and Adrian Mitchell, said the buildings shelter about 15 horses they breed and that affidavits required under state law have been submitted to county staff. Tom Carpenter, an attorney representing the owners, asked the board to give county staff clear direction so Kelly (county permitting staff) can sign the affidavit and the utility can issue an electrical permit.

The discussion centered on Mississippi’s farm-structure exemption codified at Mississippi Code Annotated §17-2-7, which exempts certain \"farm structures\" from applicable building codes when an affidavit is filed. County officials and legal counsel said the statute is vague about what qualifies as a farm or farm structure and noted the legislature did not include an acreage requirement.

County staff and the board repeatedly said the law appears to exempt nonresidential farm structures such as barns and tractor sheds but also warned the exemption does not apply where use would affect the National Flood Insurance Program or where a barn is later converted to a residence. County counsel said affidavits are sworn statements; if an affidavit were intentionally false it could expose the signer to criminal penalties.

Several speakers who said they own or operate small farms or keep horses described delays and extra costs they encountered when attempting to install wells or obtain permits for accessory farm structures; they urged the county to clarify procedure and to give applicants a single affidavit form and guidance up front so other residents do not face the same “runaround.”

Board members and staff agreed to streamline internal practice: when applicants indicate a farm structure, permitting staff will provide the affidavit form and guidance at the time of initial contact. County counsel and staff said they would review the affidavits that have been submitted and, if they meet statutory prerequisites, would sign to enable Coast Electric to issue electrical permits. No formal board action or vote was taken on a county policy change during the meeting.

The board and speakers also discussed enforcement: if a structure that qualified as a farm structure is later converted to residential use, the county’s code office retains authority to require permits and could take enforcement action for violations of the affidavit.

Owners said one additional, larger barn was proposed; they confirmed affidavits for the three existing structures had been submitted to county staff and asked for timely sign-off so electric service can be connected.

County staff said they will provide applicants with a template affidavit and will continue to consult county legal counsel as necessary to validate affidavits under §17-2-7.

The discussion closed with county staff committing to improve front-end guidance to residents seeking to build farm structures so future applicants do not face similar delays.","Owners of a horse-breeding operation in Harrison County asked the Board of Supervisors to expedite farm-structure affidavits so Coast Electric can energize three pole barns; county staff and attorneys discussed the statutory exemption in Mississippi Code §17-2-7 and whether the buildings qualify as \"farm structures.\"","actionData","errors"]

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Harrison County Board actions: votes at a glance

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