Hinds County Commits $500k in Paving Contracts
Hinds County Board Lists $513,040 in District 3 Paving Projects
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors' September 21 agenda outlined nine separate street paving projects in District 3, funded through county Use Tax dollars.
At the special meeting, a motion listed in the board's agenda read: "Motion to pave Will-O-Run Drive from New Post Road to deadend in the amount of $95,320.00. Funding Source - Use Tax Funds." That motion was one of nine brought forward covering Ironwood Lane, Redwood Drive, Old Post Road, Sundew Place, Will-O-Run Drive, Dogwood Trail, Sundrop Court, Longwood Drive, Bienville Drive and Teakwood Drive, according to the agenda. The items were associated with Supervisor Debra Butler-Dixon, though board minutes list the name with two spellings.
Individual project costs ranged up to $95,320, with the nine items totaling roughly $513,040 as printed on the agenda. The agenda does not specify whether each motion passed or the vote count for each street.
Grouping nine paving motions from a single district into one meeting represents a sizable one-time commitment of Use Tax funds. Because the projects appear together rather than itemized individually in public reporting, the scale of the combined spending may not be immediately apparent to residents reviewing county records.