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Harnett County Board of Commissioners
Minutes of Special Meeting and Work Session
January 31, 2007
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday,
January 31, 2007, in the Commissioners Conference Room, County Administration
Building, 102 East Front Street, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present: Teddy J. Byrd, Chairman
Dan B. Andrews
Tim McNeill
Staff present: Neil Emory, County Manager
Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Byrd called the meeting to order at 11:30 and led the invocation.
Mr. Emory presented for the Board’s consideration a contract agreement with D.S.
Simmons, Inc., General Contractor, Goldsboro, NC, to construct a solid waste transfer
station facility at the Anderson Creek Landfill. Jerry Blanchard, General Services
Director, made brief comments and answered questions. Commissioner McNeill moved
to approve the contract as presented. Commissioner Andrews seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Mr. Emory noted that the advertisements regarding requests for bids for construction of
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the new jail project will go out Monday, February 5 and bids will be opened March 8.
Mr. Emory informed the Board that the PARTF Grant application for park improvements
at Barbecue Park was due January 31. Therefore, in order for the deadline to be met the
Board would need to authorize the application. Actual funding of the match requirement
would take place during the budget process. Commissioner McNeill moved to authorize
the submittal of the grant application. Commissioner Andrews seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Other items discussed in the work session were:
- upcoming legislative conference in Washington, DC
- Emergency Medical Service employees’ work schedule
- trash on roads near the landfills
There being no further business, Commissioner McNeill moved to adjourn.
Commissioner Andrews seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Harnett
County Board of Commissioners special meeting, January 31, 2007, adjourned at 12:50
p.m.
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Teddy J. Byrd, Chairman
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Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board