Lawrence County commissioners approve routine business, appoint two residents and authorize senior transportation grant intent

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at its Feb. 10 meeting to approve routine business, make two appointments and authorize a grant letter of intent to support senior transportation.

During the meeting commissioners approved the Feb. 3 minutes as corrected and a set of floodplain permits submitted by the Soil and Water Conservation District. They also approved appropriations and transfers dated Feb. 10, 2026, for amounts under $75,000 submitted by County Administrator Dylan Bentley.

The board appointed Stacy Thacker to the Southeast Child Abuse Prevention Council. It also appointed Russ McDonald to the Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission for the term beginning Feb. 1, 2026, and ending Jan. 31, 2029.

The commissioners authorized the county administrator to sign and submit a letter of intent for a Section 5310 grant to secure a van for senior communities, a program the presenter described as a senior bus program run through Kiowa. The board voted to "sign and approve the letter of intent for the Section 5310 grant and authorize the county administrator to prepare and submit further documents for this application." The motion passed with Commissioners Finley, Holiday and Copley voting yes.

Separately, the board approved Change Order 1 for the PW 661 (CR62-3350) landslide repair project.

The meeting record shows every vote on the motions above was taken with each of the three commissioners recorded as voting in the affirmative.

The board then moved into an executive session concerning real estate and legal contracts.