Commissioners approve park lease, engineering contract and departmental purchases; Pressley Ridge contract tabled
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Summary
Fulton County commissioners approved a McConnell Park lease for the Strawberry Festival (June 11–13), a CES Engineering contract for the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project (not to exceed $15,000), a retroactive CDBG signature approval, a furniture purchase funded by the Title IV-D Incentive Account ($6,467.15) and a Wessel & Company invoice ($4,340); they tabled a Pressley Ridge contract pending more information.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several leases, contracts and purchases Tuesday, including a park lease for a summer festival, an engineering contract for a CDBG-funded senior center project and a furniture purchase for the Domestic Relations Department.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve and execute a McConnell Park lease submitted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for the Strawberry Festival set for June 11–13, 2026; the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hann also moved to approve a contract with CES Engineering, LLC for engineering services at the Warfordsburg Senior Center CDBG project, not to exceed $15,000; that motion carried.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to retroactively authorize Chief Clerk Stacey M. Shives to sign a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Exempt Status Determination and Mitigation Measures and Conditions Form; commissioners approved the retroactive signature. The board entered two executive sessions, one for personnel matters (8:33–8:59 a.m.) and one for legal matters (9:22–10:21 a.m.), with no additional details released in the minutes.
Domestic Relations Director Tina Gress requested the purchase of new office furniture. Commissioner Hann moved to approve the purchase from W.B. Mason for $6,467.15 to be funded by the Title IV-D Incentive Account; the motion was approved. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve an invoice from Wessel & Company for CFO services for January 2026 in the amount of $4,340.00; the motion carried. Commissioner Wible also moved to table a contract between Pressley Ridge and Fulton County for services for children until additional information is gathered; that motion carried.
The minutes record these motions as unanimous. The board adjourned at 11:22 a.m.
