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Votes at a glance: Madison County board actions on July 20
Summary
At its July 20 meeting the Madison County Board of Supervisors approved consent items, an $18,000 election transport request, a 2‑mill millage increase for Valley View Fire Department, an interlocal amendment for Calhoun Station Parkway (county participation up to $180,000), a $52,000 supplement for Camden wastewater, a utility permit variance to open‑cut Honeysucker Road, final plats for two developments and other routine docket items.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions on July 20 (summarized from meeting motions and voice votes):
- Minutes: Approved July 6 board minutes.
- Public comment response: Formed a committee to inspect and report back on Lot Road following a resident’s request for road repairs.
- Elections commission: Approved a request from the election commission for delivery/pickup for the November election, approximately $18,000 (the record showed both the base and a second package in case of a runoff). Board asked staff to solicit additional quotes from moving companies.
- Valley View Fire Department: Approved a published request to increase millage by 2 mills.
- Calhoun Station Parkway interlocal amendment: Approved an amendment for the county to contract for all three sections of Calhoun Station Parkway and capped county reimbursement/participation at up to $180,000; Gluckstadt will provide traffic protection and maintain its section.
- MACRA reimbursement (pump station rehabilitation): Approved the MACRA reimbursement item.
- Budget and dockets: Approved budget amendments and interfund cash transfers, adjourned claims docket, payroll docket, the quarterly ARPA report and planning and zoning items.
- Camden Wastewater: Approved Supplemental Agreement No. 1 for Mississippi Engineering Group for an environmental phase, $52,000, as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- Utility permit (Honeysucker Road): Approved a variance to open‑cut a 36‑inch natural gas pipeline with flowable fill and asphalt restoration; engineering recommended the variance due to grade constraints.
- Final plats and letters of credit: Approved Glendale Farms Phase 3 (68 lots) and Glenwild Park 7 (73 lots) with final financial assurances.
- Urban renewal: Adopted the urban renewal plan authorizing up to $48,000,000 and approved a resolution to engage professionals to assemble a financing package (see separate article).
- Executive session: Entered executive session pursuant to the statute read on the record; the board reported no action taken during executive session.
Where the meeting recorded only voice votes with "All in favor, say aye," vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript. If specific roll‑call tallies are required, the board clerk should be asked to provide the official minutes.
