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Florence approves $706,950 road overlay pay request, other construction payments
Summary
The Florence Mayor and Board on July 15 approved a $706,950.53 pay request for the Eagle Post Road overlay plus smaller construction and professional payments, accepted a $23,960 quote for a City Hall inserta valve and authorized MDOT coordination on Hwy. 469 turn‑lane timing.
The Florence Mayor and Board on July 15 approved multiple construction and professional payments, including a $706,950.53 pay request for the Eagle Post Road overlay project.
City Engineer Tim Parker recommended approval of Pay Request #1 to A. J. Construction, Inc. for the Eagle Post Road Overlay Project STP‑7073‑00 (001) LPA/109170‑701000 in the amount of $706,950.53; the Board approved the motion, made by Alderman John Banks and seconded by Alderman Mason Herrin, by unanimous vote. Parker also recommended Pay Request #8 to Hemphill Construction Company, Inc. for the Hwy. 49–Eagle Post Road Sanitary Sewer Additions Phase II Project in the amount of $20,200.00; that payment was approved unanimously.
The board approved a $23,960.00 quote from Eagle Pipe and Supply for an inserta valve for the City Hall water well, the lowest of two quotes received (Consolidated Pipe and Supply Co., Inc.: $24,775.00). Park Director Mark Hester’s recommendation to purchase tackle and flag football jerseys from Apex Athletic Apparel (tackle jersey $28.00 per child; flag jersey $13.00 per child) also passed unanimously.
City Clerk Linda Wigley asked the board to approve a $3,000.00 payment to Butler Snow LLP for continuing disclosure submission for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024; the payment was approved. The board also approved the mid‑month claims docket and the minutes of the July 1, 2025 meeting.
Separately, the board authorized City Engineer Tim Parker to coordinate with the Mississippi Department of Transportation on the timing of Hwy. 469 widening related to the Cal‑Mar Project turn lane, a procedural step intended to align local construction and state work schedules.
The meeting returned to regular session and adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
