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Board records 16th‑section lease terms and approves timber‑sale recommendations
Summary
The board included a 40‑year residential lease for a 16th‑section parcel and approved Mississippi Forestry Commission recommendations to accept timber‑sale bids from Jason Custom Logging (pay‑as‑cut) and Raymond Revette (lump sum).
The board packet included a residential 16th‑section lease agreement dated Jan. 13, 2026, between the Lamar County Board of Education (lessor) and Patricia Adams (lessee). The lease, recorded in the meeting materials, sets a 40‑year primary term (Jan. 13, 2026–Jan. 12, 2066), an annual rent of $262.50, detailed reappraisal and rent‑adjustment procedures tied to Mississippi law, and reserves certain Lessor rights such as timber and mineral reservations. The document lists parcel identifiers and references Exhibits A and B.
Under Land Manager matters the board also approved recommendations from the Mississippi Forestry Commission to accept timber‑sale bids: a pay‑as‑cut recommendation for Jason Custom Logging on Section 16 (Township 4 North, Range 16 West) with per‑ton pricing for pine pulpwood, chip‑n‑saw and saw timber; and a lump‑sum recommendation accepting Raymond Revette's $85,323 bid for a separate tract (Section 16, Township 1 South, Range 14 West). The Forestry Commission's letters and bid tables are included in the packet.
Board motions approving the timber recommendations passed on unanimous recorded votes with one member absent. The lease language and timber‑sale recommendations were presented as part of regular land‑management agenda items; the record indicates procedural approvals and referrals rather than immediate changes to school operations.
