Pierce County commissioners approve culvert paving, equipment purchases and debris contracts; one abstention
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Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Pierce County Board approved adding $76,860 in paving to the College Avenue culvert project, a mini-excavator lease buyout and replacement using SPLOST funds, debris removal and monitoring contracts (one abstention), and appointments to the library board.
Pierce County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved multiple infrastructure and procurement actions, including additional paving for the College Avenue culvert project, a mini excavator lease buyout and replacement, debris-removal and monitoring contracts, and two library board appointments.
Commissioner David Lowman moved to add paving from Ryan Road to Blue Lake Road to the College Avenue culvert project at a cost of $76,860; Commissioner Randy Dixon seconded and the motion carried. Chairman Neal Bennett said engineer Hofstadter will issue a notice to proceed to Underground Excavating.
Public Works Superintendent Bruce Carter told commissioners the county must buy out the lease on a Caterpillar 309 mini excavator for $62,500 and then acquire a Caterpillar 309 with more attachments priced at $110,361; funding will come from the 2020 SPLOST. Commissioner Randy Dixon moved to approve the buyout and replacement; Commissioner David Lowman seconded and the motion carried. The transcript contains a numeric formatting inconsistency for a computed net cost; the article reports only the purchase and trade figures stated by staff.
County Manager Raphel Maddox recommended contracting with Herzog for debris removal and Thompson Consulting Services for debris monitoring to improve disaster response readiness. Commissioner David Lowman moved to approve both contracts and Commissioner Graham Raley seconded; Commissioner Randy Dixon abstained from that vote because of his work in the timber industry. The motion carried.
Maddox also recommended appointing Jimmy Thrift and Dawn Thompson to the Pierce County Library Board; the board approved those appointments on a motion by Commissioner David Lowman and a second from Commissioner Graham Raley.
Several bid-opening dates were announced: Timber Lane and Whitney Lake bids open Sept. 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., and Chapel Circle Area bids open Aug. 21, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.
The board’s minutes do not include a roll-call tally for most votes; motions are recorded as carried unless a specific abstention is noted.