Kings County supervisors OK final change orders, bridge consultant amendment; adopt Black History Month proclamation and introduce emergency-services ordinance

Kings County’s Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 3 to approve multiple routine public-works items, adopted a Black History Month proclamation and introduced an ordinance to change emergency-services leadership in the county code.

Public works: Mitchell Cabrera, the county chief engineer, told the board that construction of the Armona Fire Station No. 5 partial remodel — a project with a total construction cost of about $3.2 million — encountered unforeseen conditions including termite damage and asbestos that required larger-scale abatement. Staff described change order No. 9 as $24,211.77 to cover tasks such as vent and gas-meter work, trenching for a new gas line, restroom hardware replacement and exterior brick work. A member of the public and supervisors flagged a discrepancy between the staff report figure and the amount stated at the dais; staff…