LEWISBURG (WVDN) – The Greenbrier County Commission held its December monthly meeting on Dec. 6. Commissioners Tammy Tincher, Michael McClung and Lowell Rose were all present and conducted the regular financial business of the month including 13 estate closures.
Terradon Engineering submitted an invoice for consulting and cost of boundary and topographic survey services for the health department expansion and remodel totaling $12,200.
There are two parcels involved, and the charges were reflective of that — two charges of $3,100 for the topographic survey, two charges of $900 for locating underground utilities and $4,200 for outside boundary survey. The total was a little more than the Commission had expected because of the double plot issue.
A subrecipient grant was made between the Greenbrier County Commission and Public Service District no. 2 for the use of funds in their expansion of water service in the western part of the county. American Rescue and Recovery Plan Act (ARRPA) funds from 2021 will be used to extend public water from Charmco to Rainelle and from Sam Black Church to Clintonville, Alta and Asbury.
In other business, the Greenbrier Broadband Project for Quinwood is moving forward with Thomas and Litton consultants, and monthly expenses were submitted for July, August, September and October planning and technical services. As the broadband project goes forward, a request for proposals is being made by the Commission to determine interest from area law firms in providing the expertise in this field. Local newspapers will carry the advertisement.
Also:
- An updated elevation application for Fort Spring area has been provided to fulfill a request by the FEMA program. This is following the damages to properties in the 2016 flood and supplements the original application with an increase of $174,900.
- A $100,000 grant for sprinklers has been obtained for the new courthouse addition. Credit was given to Kelly Banton and the team that submitted the grant application to the Courthouse Facility Improvement Authority.
- Matt Ford spoke to the Commission about the second change order from Lynch Construction, and a cost increase of $65,700, on the refit and repairs to the Meadow River Trail following damaging spring rains this year. There were various places on the trail that required work. The change order was approved by the Commission.
- An Axon Enterprise Law Enforcement equipment purchase of new body cameras was approved for $352,877.40. The previous vendor, SecureMax, will refund $85,864 to the county.
The next Greenbrier County Commission meeting is scheduled for Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. in Commission chambers in the Greenbrier County Courthouse.
