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Remember whose money it is
Martin County Fiscal Court now has an opportunity to correct a decision that should never have been made in the first place. The county will rescind its $560,500 award to Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation and rebid eight flood-buyout demolition projects after learning it failed to complete required USDA procedures before advertising the work. Starting over…
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Martin County tosses flood demolition bids
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County will rescind a $560,500 flood-buyout demolition award and start the bidding process over after learning required USDA steps were not completed before the project was advertised. Deputy Judge/Executive Carolea Mills said Sept. 1 that the Aug. 20 bid award to Howell’s Recycling & Sanitation of Debord…
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Flood buyouts in Martin County could begin in 60 to 90 days
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s USDA Emergency Watershed Protection flood buyouts could begin closing within 60 to 90 days, according to county officials. The Martin County Fiscal Court advanced the second reading of a $6.68 million budget amendment March 26 in a special meeting. Of that amount, roughly $6.3 million is…
