RAEFORD – The Hoke County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Aug. 5.
Near the start of the meeting, the board was presented with a donation from J&K General Contractors for upgrades to the animal shelter.
“J&K is committing up to $200,000 to build, renovate and upgrade the animal shelter,” said Relations Director Steve Phillips at the meeting.
According to a letter from J&K owner Mubarak Shahbain to the county commissioners, the $200,000 will be in labor and construction services to the Hoke County Animal Shelter.
“This contribution cements our desire to support the county in which we work as well as continue to provide value to the community,” Shahbain said in the letter. “With the continued expansion of Hoke County and surrounding areas, this service has been under-resourced and we believe that this contribution can be of great benefit to the staff and animals they care for.”
In addition, Phillips stated that the company was hosting a backpack giveaway.
“August 10, we’re giving away 900 bookbags at our new event center from 11-2. Furnishing lunch and everything to all the kids that want to come out and get them.”
The event, which is sponsored by the county commissioners as well as Board of Education members Angela Southerland and Catherine Blue, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 469 Posey Farm Rd.
The board also approved two contract renewals for the Health Department.
The first was a $13,559, 13-month renewal with Lamar Media Campaign for the promotion of public health services and the second was for a 16-week, $15 per hour service contract for a WIC Processing Assistant funded through the state WIC program.
The board then approved the bid for surplus property located on Stevens Street and moved to advertise the bid for the 10-day upset period.
“The surplus property on Stevens Street is just a small piece of land, I think 0.19 acres,” said Clerk to the Board Gwen McGougan. “It’s been on the books for over three years and nobody had shown any interest in it at all the whole time. However, we had someone come in the other day and ask about it and placed a bid in the amount of $2,000. According to the surplus property procedures, after it’s been on the books that long, they can bid lower than the foreclosed price.”
The Hoke County Board of Commissioners will next meet Aug. 19.
