Commission approves billboard leases at airport
By Vonda Sheets
vsheets@tri-lakestribune.com
A short meeting Monday by Taney County commissioners proved beneficial nonetheless.
The Hiding Place emergency women’s shelter was awarded a state grant of
$10,956 in matching funds. Commissioners had to approve the grant, which passed 2-0.
Presiding Commissioner Chuck Pennel and Eastern Taney County Commissioner Danny Strahan also approved two contracts for billboard leases at the county’s airport in Hollister.
“Several businesses pay $800 per year to advertise at the airport,” noted Pennel. The signs are approximately 3′ x 5′ in size.
In passing, Pennel said the airport’s manager, Mark Parent, has been overseeing operations for three years, and his contract was recently renewed by the airport’s board of directors.
Resident Bobby Clay asked on the behalf of several Forsyth residents about the status of the Casey Road project.
The $1.8 million project has been postponed at times due to weather, making it unlikely to be finished by mid-August as originally anticipated.
However, Clay said, “People keep calling each other, talking about it, and things keep building,” as far as rumors regarding cost overruns go.
Pennel told Clay the project is on budget, but one aspect of the project has cost more than planned. Strahan and Pennel both commented that rebuilding the road has been complicated by the fact that there is little base rock in places, making it necessary to haul in rock for parts of the road.
In some places, I think, we’ve had to put down 10 feet of rock for stabilization purposes,” said Pennel.
“The county is coming out in good shape on the project,” mentioned Strahan.
