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Houston County Commission approves appointments, CDBG street resolution and several road and lease agreements
Summary
At its meeting, the Houston County Commission approved appointments to the local substance-abuse board, adopted a Community Development Block Grant resolution for street work, authorized a commercial lease at $3,000 per month, approved ALDOT resurfacing agreements for two county roads, and authorized sales of surplus vehicles and equipment.
The Houston County Commission on the morning call approved a slate of routine and project items, including appointments to a local substance-abuse board and multiple infrastructure and property transactions.
The commission appointed Brennan Bowen and Jennifer Stanley to the Dothan-Houston County Substance Abuse Park board after the chair recorded a motion by Commissioner Geary; the motion carried on a voice vote. The commission then voted to adopt a resolution related to a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund street improvements, with no questions recorded before the voice vote.
The commission authorized a lease agreement with Crab and Porter LLC for property at 2890 Forest Shepherd Road, authorizing the chair to negotiate documents for a lease amount not to exceed $3,000 per month. The commission also approved two construction agreements with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT): resurfacing County Road 203 from Haddon Road to the Limestone Creek Bridge and resurfacing Garden Road from Webb Kinsey Road to the referenced Henry Kent area. Both agreements were approved following motions and voice votes.
Separately, the commission authorized the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment through GovDeals or at auction for the road department, listing multiple trucks and a 7-by-16 utility trailer read into the record by the chair. The commission approved an additional sale of revenue-department items, including an office partition.
During a recognition segment, the commission presented a certificate of appreciation to Donna Balzarote, identified in the certificate text as the long-serving market director of the Pomeroy Head Farmers Market. Balzarote said the renovated market facility has been successful, noting, "We have at our highest day, we have about 35 vendors, a mix of farmers and handmade craft vendors," and described public response as overwhelmingly positive.
In staff reports, the county engineer reported the county is current on many payments and that crews will move to shoulder work on roads; no further fiscal details were provided during the report. The county attorney had no report.
The chair opened the floor for questions from commissioners near the end of the provided transcript; the record ends shortly afterward with no additional formal actions noted.
