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Mississippi State extension office reports leaks and no hot water; county staff to follow up with building owner
Summary
A Mississippi State University extension service representative told Madison County supervisors the leased office building has roof leaks, water intrusion into offices, no reliable hot water and frequent elevator outages; county staff inspected and will coordinate with the building owner and maintenance to pursue repairs.
A Mississippi State University extension-service representative told the Madison County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 that the county-leased extension office has ongoing maintenance problems including roof leaks that are damaging furniture, lack of hot water and an unreliable elevator.
"We have a lot of leaking, coming from the roof and into offices... we also don't have any running hot water," said Jared Vandiver, who identified himself as representing the Mississippi State University extension service and gave the office address. He said the building is an older medical building and that some facilities are not accessible to people who cannot use stairs because the elevator is often out of service.
County staff confirmed they had inspected the site and found repairs were needed; a roofing company was already on site at the time of the inspection. "They are correct. The building needs a lot of work," a county staff member said and added he planned to speak with the building owner and maintenance representative later that day and provide a report back to the board in a couple of weeks.
Officials clarified that because the office is in a leased building, the county must coordinate repairs through the building owner and the owner's maintenance staff rather than undertake repairs directly. The board asked staff to follow up and report back to the board with additional details and a timeline for remediation.
