DeSoto County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Adjustment
The Board of Adjustment unanimously approved four variance applications regarding fence height, building setbacks, and accessory building placement. The board also approved the meeting minutes from August 14, 2023.
- Approved variance for Kelly Flake to allow a fence taller than 3 ft. in a corner lot front yard (Unanimous)
- Approved variance for Petronila Valencia to allow a mobile home side setback of less than 100 feet (Unanimous)
- Approved variance for Scott Perkins to allow a side building setback of less than 15 ft. (Unanimous)
- Approved variance for Michael Myers to allow an accessory building in the designated front yard (Unanimous)
- Approved August 14, 2023 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors approved a revised ambulance purchase agreement, shifting the rotation for Hernando and Horn Lake from eight years to five years. Other actions included approving the use of grey pipe in the Riley Meadows Subdivision and finalizing a sidewalk project. The Board took proposed improvements for the Tax Collector building under advisement.
- Approved ambulance purchase rotation change to 5 years for Hernando and Horn Lake (5-0)
- Approved use of grey pipe instead of concrete in Riley Meadows Subdivision (5-0)
- Authorized signing of final acceptance letter for Lewisburg School Sidewalk Project (5-0)
- Approved changing AgriCenter Trails Project Director to Jason Youngblood (5-0)
- Approved August 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Approved Consent Agenda items including road reports and contract renewals (5-0)
- Took Tax Collector building improvements under advisement (5-0)
Board of Supervisors
The Board approved moving up to $2 million from the General and Road & Bridge Funds to the Insurance Fund. They also authorized a contract amendment for Waste Connections to use used equipment and delay recycling services until December 4. Additionally, budget amendments for EMS and legal authorizations for fire department contracts were approved.
- Authorized transfer of up to $2M to Insurance Fund from General and Road & Bridge Funds (4-0)
- Authorized amendment for Waste Connections to use used carts/trucks and start recycling Dec 4 (3-1)
- Approved budget amendments for EMS (4-0)
- Authorized Smith Phillips to work on Lewisburg Fire Department truck agreement (3-0)
- Authorized Smith Phillips to work on Walls Fire Department station improvement contract (3-0)
Planning Commission
The Commission unanimously approved final subdivision applications for Bakersfield West Sec. E, Howard Estates PH 2, and Crosswinds PH 3. An application for the Michael Davis Minor Lot was tabled pending revisions to easement width.
- Approved Bakersfield West, Sec. E final subdivision of 34 lots on 20.87 acres (Unanimous)
- Approved Howard Estates, PH 2 final subdivision of 8 lots on 17.38 acres (Unanimous)
- Approved Crosswinds, PH 3 final subdivision of 36 lots on 54.58 acres (Unanimous)
- Tabled Michael Davis Minor Lot application for 3 lots on 11.24 acres until August 31, 2023 (Unanimous)
- Approved June 29, 2023 meeting minutes (Unanimous)