Wythe County supervisors approve $653,000 in invoices, award water and emergency contracts

The Wythe County Board of Supervisors on March 10 approved routine county expenditures totaling $653,279.12, moved several budget amendments for the sheriff’s office and schools, and awarded multiple infrastructure contracts.

On a roll call vote that listed all seven members as aye, the Board authorized payment of General Warrants 30137605–30137766 and one wire transfer covering departmental bills that included a $112,469.47 payment to Childress Environmental Services and a $70,091.33 payment to New River Regional Water. Supervisor Jesse R. Burnett moved the invoices’ approval and Supervisor Bradley D. Martin seconded the motion; the vote was unanimous.

The Board approved three budget actions requested by Sheriff Cline: a $1,500 appropriation to a maintenance service line for the Confirm OK senior program (donated funds), a $912.33 appropriation for travel from a fund dissolution distribution, and a $10,450 transfer from a PhotoSpeed Enforcement account to Wythe County Public Schools to fund charter buses for Fort Chiswell High School’s trip to the state basketball championship. Each motion passed on unanimous roll call.

In committee business, supervisors authorized purchase and installation of new 911 dispatch consoles from Xybix Systems, Inc. through the Houston/Galveston cooperative procurement agreement and approved withdrawing a Mule Hell Road project from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The Board also accepted Z.E. Environmental’s proposal for the Dry Run Emergency Watershed Protection project.

The Board awarded the Barrett Mill/Lookout Drive Water Improvements Division III Station contract to Main Street Builders, LLC for $398,000 (base plus the generator bid alternative) and awarded the Siloam Booster Station project to Frizzell Construction Company for $373,972 (including generator alternative), amending the capital budget to appropriate an additional $105,072 for the Siloam project. Both awards were recommended by the Water & Wastewater Committee and approved unanimously.

The Board approved a customer water leak adjustment for a rental property at 1391 Ramsey Mountain Road, reducing the balance owed to $163.76.

The meeting also included routine governance actions: the Board unanimously approved the February 24 minutes and recessed to hold FY27 budget work sessions on March 16–18.

Votes at a glance

• Payment of invoices (General Warrants 30137605–30137766 and one wire): approved, roll call unanimous; total $653,279.12. • Sheriff budget amendments: $1,500 (Confirm OK), $912.33 (fund dissolution), and $10,450 transfer for school travel: all approved, unanimous. • Dispatch consoles contract authorization: approved, unanimous. • Withdrawal from Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Mule Hell Road): approved, unanimous. • Dry Run Emergency Watershed Protection engineering services (Z.E. Environmental): accepted, unanimous. • Barrett Mill/Lookout Drive award to Main Street Builders, LLC: awarded for $398,000, unanimous. • Siloam Booster Station award to Frizzell Construction Company and appropriation of $105,072: approved, unanimous. • Akers account leak adjustment to $163.76: approved, unanimous.

The Board recessed for additional budget work sessions and scheduled follow-up on several items discussed during the meeting.