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DeSoto supervisors approve Agri‑Education Center change orders, grant purchases and trail facilities
Summary
The Board approved change orders for Agri‑Education Center trail and access‑road work, authorized grant applications, and approved grant‑funded purchases including a pavilion, a 50'x80' 4‑H barn and trailhead restrooms.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors on April 6 approved multiple construction and grant‑funded purchases tied to the Agri‑Education Center and related trail projects.
Waggoner Engineering’s Will Bush told the Board that Change Order No. 2 for the Multi‑Use Trail Segment Four adds pay items and drainage work, including additional drainage cleanout and stabilization southeast of an enlarged pond. The Board approved the change order and authorized the Board President to sign.
The Board also approved Change Order No. 1 to install trees — magnolias, red maples and redbuds — along the Hwy 51 access road; final placement will be determined during a field visit. Supervisor Lee Caldwell and others said the plantings will improve screening and aesthetics along the new access road.
Procurement Director Lynn Ford presented two grant purchases tied to Agri‑Education projects and the Board approved both: a 30x60 pavilion kit from ACI Building Systems for $26,776 and a 50'x80' 4‑H livestock barn from Master‑Bilt Fence & Construction for $69,890. Ford said both purchases were the lowest responsive quotes received and will be paid from grant funds.
Environmental Services Director Ray Laughter recommended construction of two restroom facilities at the Agri‑Center trailhead; the Board approved Tomco LLC’s low quote of $31,250. The Board also authorized supervisors to sign Entergy right‑of‑way documents needed to route trails across utility easements.
Board members approved several budget adjustments that create or reallocate line items for ongoing Ag‑Ed grant projects, including Harvest Hub and MOSTF‑related items noted by Director of Finance Aimee Claire Holder.
The meeting record shows the Board approved the procurement and change orders by recorded votes and authorized the Board President to execute related documents. Work tied to the projects will proceed under the contractor and procurement terms the Board approved.
