Board approves weed-control contracts, authorizes advertising to buy four tractors and trailer

Tunica County supervisors approved multiple weed-control service contracts and authorized staff to advertise for bids to purchase four new tractors and one low‑bed (low-board) trailer.

Miss Stewart, speaking for the county’s roads/solid-waste area, asked the board to approve proposals from ChemPro Services for routine weed-control applications across county rights-of-way and ditch lines. The proposals were identified in the meeting by internal proposal numbers and by locations: rip-rap work and roadside spraying along Beat Line Road and Bankston Drive, the Highway 61 median (the “casino strip”), and a countywide 46-mile coverage area. During the presentation staff gave dollar figures tied to each proposal: one package’s total was described as $4,079.50; the Highway 61 median package was described as $41,009.12 for three applications; the countywide package for two applications was described as $28,088.00. The board moved, seconded and approved the weed-control work.

Later Miss Stewart requested permission to advertise for purchase of four tractors and a low‑board trailer. Supervisors asked about the existing tractors: staff said current units are John Deere models, roughly three to three-and-a-half years old, with warranties that have expired or are near expiration. Staff said the county intends to auction the trade‑ins and apply proceeds toward new purchases and that delivery of replacements could arrive mid‑summer. The board approved the request to advertise for the equipment.

No detailed bid documents or vendor contracts were entered into during the meeting; supervisors requested that staff return with exact hour‑meter readings and warranty details if needed before final purchase decisions.

Both items were recorded as motions, seconded and carried by voice vote.