The Maury County Commission on Jan. 6 approved a $32,500 change order to a contract with Brown Lehi to remove debris from an additional creek bed connected to the county's Emergency Watershed Protection Program.

County staff described the added work as an offshoot creek labeled “2A” near the north end of Bear Creek Pike, and said extending the contract now will avoid higher costs and equipment demobilization. “This resolution approves the attached change order to Brown Lehi in the amount of $32,500 for additional debris removal regarding the emergency watershed protection program,” County staff said at the meeting.

The change order was moved by Commissioner Grama and seconded by Commissioner Grodi. Commissioner Howard asked for clarification on the precise location, asking, “So I see the Old Highway 99 Cranford Hollow. Is that the entrance to Cranford Hollow?” County staff replied the added section is on the other side of Bear Creek Pike near Fairmount Drive and not the tornado start point that had been discussed elsewhere on the agenda.

Staff told the commission the work is already underway on the Bear Creek end of the cleanup and that adding this offshoot now keeps the project “under budget” compared with original estimates. Staff also said delaying approval to the regular end-of-month meeting would likely increase costs—roughly doubling them—because equipment would leave the site.

The commission voted 18 in favor, none opposed, with three members absent, and the resolution passed. The resolution was listed in the meeting as agenda item “1 25 0 1 s.”