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Fiscal Court tries to recover costs from delay of Justice Center Melodie Phelps News Editor Wayne County Fiscal Court has authorized County Attorney Lee Tobbe to file an arbitration action against International Fidelity Insurance Company in an effort to recover about $155,000, the cost of a lengthy construction delay on the new Justice Center. Tobbe told magistrates during a meeting on Thursday, December 8 that the insurance company actually provided the bond for the bricklayers contracted for the Justice Center project. The bricklayers left the site before that portion of the work was completed and caused a five to six month delay in completion of the project. That company has since filed bankruptcy, according to Tobbe. He has been in negotiations for several months with International Fidelity Insurance Company to reach a settlement for the construction delay, but noted that negotiations have not moved along smoothly. In other action during the meeting, the court awarded the bid for the cleanup of 10 illegal dump sites in Wayne County to Gene Higginbotham. Higgin-botham's bid of $19,550 was the lowest of three submitted for the cleanup. Solid Waste Coordinator Andrew Parmley also told fiscal court that the door-to-door white goods pickup is continuing. So far, items have been picked up at 170 households in different communities around Wayne County. County officials announce in advance communities slated for the next collection effort and anyone who wants to dispose of white goods and large household items can call and schedule a pickup. In other action, the court: *Agreed to remove the Claude Denney Road in District Three and Bestview Estates in District Four from the county road system. *pproved the second reading of an ordinance amending the budget to include $207,200 in unbudgeted receipts in various funds. *Approved the Sheriff's budget and salary allotment for 2006. *Approved the County Court Clerk's budget and salary allotment for 2006. *Approved the appointments of Pauline Neely, Mark Massengale and Ilene Kenney to the Extension Council. *Heard a monthly report from Jailer Ray Upchurch who said that total inmate population at the Detention Center was 167. That includes 101 state inmates and 66 county inmates. Upchurch said that the Department of Corrections has been billed $105,048.52 for housing state inmates for the month of November. Several other counties are also housing inmates in Wayne County, and total billing for the moth was $110,498.52. *Heard a monthly EMS report from Director Bubby Corder. Corder said EMS has answered 2,978 calls so far this year. He noted that both the four-wheel drive vehicles are prepared in case of bad weather. Also, EMS expects to receive a grant that would purchase six laptop computers to be placed in ambulances. Add a comment |
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