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Bacon County OKs road closure, awards two roadwork contracts and authorizes $1,800 opioid-fund training for school police

Bacon County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved closing Row Boat Road, accepted low bids for LMIG and LRA road projects (Scruggs Concrete: $624,757.31; GA Asphalt: $341,860.16) and approved a $1,800 training payment from Opioid Funds for the school district police.

The Bacon County Board of Commissioners approved a request from Melody Haselden to close Row Boat Road after she confirmed that she and Frankie Graham are the only adjacent landowners and provided signed paperwork; Commissioner Sammy Boatright moved to close the road and Commissioner Corey Tyre seconded. The board recorded that county maintenance will cease on the closed road.

On county road projects, the board awarded the LMIG contract for Iowa River Road to low bidder Scruggs Concrete at $624,757.31 (motion by Commissioner Lee Hagans, seconded by Commissioner Lonann Sweat) and awarded the LRA contract for Beach Highway to low bidder GA Asphalt at $341,860.16 (motion by Commissioner Rusty Sears, seconded by Commissioner Corey Tyre). The motions carried.

The board also approved a request from the Bacon County School District Police for $1,800 from the county's Opioid Funds to pay for training. Commissioner Lonann Sweat moved to approve the opioid-fund payment and Commissioner Rusty Sears seconded; the motion carried.

The minutes show the board then handled appointments and scheduled a Dec. 3 meeting at 12 p.m. to set the county millage rate before adjourning.