Airport improvement bids and Kimbrough Seal Co. are scheduled for discussion Friday at a special called meeting of the Eupora Board of Aldermen.
The city board is expected to award a bid at the 4 p.m. meeting, called by Mayor Pete Fortner, for the overlay and marking of the runway, taxiway and apron at the Eupora Airport.
The city opened bids from three contractors on Friday for the airport work, which are being reviewed by Calvert-Spradling Engineers. Submitting bids were Mississippi Paving & Construction for $289,103.25, J.J. Ferguson Sand and Gravel for $322,512.20 and APAC-Mississippi for $327,384.30.
Kimbrough Seal is on the agenda after aldermen voted May 5 to table a decision about providing a site for the company, which now occupies the west end of the city-owned Wells Lamont building. Owner Earl Kimbrough had agreed in April to let the city pay for remodeling and separating that section of the building for his continued use in order for the city to have the remainder available for another industry.
But Fortner presented options on May 5 that the city either proceed with that plan or apply for a $250,000 Mississippi Development Authority Small Municipalities Grant to either construct a facility for Kimbrough in the adjacent old Sonic lot and city-owned parking lot or in Industrial Park.
Henry Flowers (Ward 3) said he had reservations about using grant money to build a new plant when other industrial buildings stand empty.
In other business at the last meeting, Fortner reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had sent him a letter asserting that the city owes $60,000 more for the Little Black Creek bank stabilization project adjacent to the city lagoon.
He said the company which the Corps contracted with to do the work without seeking bids went 28 percent over the estimated cost. The mayor pointed out that the city had signed a contract to pay a set amount and did not receive credit for the land as it was supposed to. Fortner said he had a written a letter to the Corps stating the city's position and was awaiting a response.
Aldermen also directed Park and Recreation Director Dinky Bowen and the mayor to obtain quotes for a John Deere "Gator" or comparable four-wheeler with a utility bed for use at the ballfields.
In a matter brought up by Mike Hillhouse (at-large), the board authorized the city to investigate and make repairs to the sidewalk along Fox Avenue in the Gold Street intersection area at a maximum cost of $7,000.
Also at the meeting, Gloria Liddell of Starkville introduced herself as a Democratic candidate in the District 15 Senate race. She had met with the Board of Supervisors that morning.
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