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WALSALL — Architects have provided the Board of Supervisors with an estimated timeline for construction of the Webster County Command Center.
Belinda Stewart and Cord Crenshaw met with the board on February 5 to provide an update on the project. Belinda Stewart Architects provides architectural and construction management services.
The facility, which will be built here, will house the Sheriff’s Office, inmate dormitories, holding cells and padded cells, court offices and courtrooms, a 911 dispatch center and a disaster command center.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Division has awarded the county $3 million for the project, and Stewart said all required information has been submitted to the agency for review. County engineers are working on a site plan and have held meetings with other engineers to coordinate details and everything is going smoothly, the architect said.
The supervisor asked the two people about the construction schedule. After advertising and winning contractor bids, they estimate groundbreaking could take place in late June/early July. Construction will begin in August and could be completed by April 2025, they said.
Also on Feb. 5, Deputy Sheriff Tim Roberson called Mississippi Emergency Management Association officials during a meeting to get an update on the county’s application for a $2.3 million grant to harden the facility as a safe room.
“It’s a waiting game,” the official said via speakerphone, referring to the federal EMA hearing. He said he would have more information after meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency later that morning.
In addition, supervisors discussed with Stewart and Crenshaw ways to deter swallows from roosting on the exterior of the courthouse, primarily above the front door. Birds have been building mud nests on buildings.
Architects say installing mesh on the front of the building may be the best option, with stainless steel bird spurs on the sides.
In other business, the council passed a resolution supporting the designation of the section of Mississippi 9 from Eupora to Walthall as a Memorial Highway in honor of Warrant Officer William H. “Bill” William H. “Bill” Seaborn Jr. The Walsall resident lost his life during the Vietnam War when the helicopter he was piloting was shot down during a rescue mission in January 1971.
The board did so after a phone consultation with Rebecca Ellison, who plans to bring the resolution to state Rep. Joey Hood. VFW Post and Auxiliary 3806 is spearheading this effort.
The board is recessed until
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