Board approves stormwater contract, authorizes courthouse sign design amendment and renews two landfill leases

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted to award a stormwater maintenance contract, approve a design-services amendment for a courthouse entrance sign and renew two lease agreements for land adjacent to the county landfill during its meeting.

The board voted to award a stormwater maintenance contract to Brooks Land Services in the amount of $25,000; the motion passed 7-0. County staff said the work covers channels and easements in subdivisions platted before the mid-1990s where private landowners have not maintained drainage features and county crews have been unable to keep up with maintenance since the county lost access to Department of Corrections inmate crews.

County staff presented a contract amendment with Moseley Architects for $12,629 to provide three design alternatives and subsequent design services for a new entrance sign at the government center/courthouse entrance. Staff said the amendment is for architectural design services only and that…