MonticelloLive

This weekend has been very cold!  I’m just grateful it was dry!!  Last Monday began at the courthouse checking the heat.  Overnight and on weekends we turn the thermostat down since we are on a boiler system to conserve energy and save taxpayers’ dollars.  I generally go up about 6:30 a.m. to turn the heat up for the day’s business.
     Then I took trips down South Allis Road, Wilmar Loop, Sullivan Road, Dickson Road and Stafford Road checking general road conditions.
     The rest of the morning was busy in the office. 
     Monday afternoon I made a trip down West Lacey Road to talk with a logger.  Returning calls and office work filled the rest of the day. 
     Monday night the Quorum Court met in a grievance hearing. 
     Tuesday began as usual and then I helped move a truck for a grader operator from Hwy 133 to Rabb Road.  Office work consumed the rest of the morning.
     Tuesday afternoon I moved a truck from Sullivan Road to Ladelle.  Helping move the trucks frees road department employees for other tasks and gives me a chance to se the roads for myself. 
     The rest of Tuesday was busy in the office.
     Wednesday began at the courthouse before going to check Mt. Tabor Road, Florence Road, Selma Collins Road and roads in the Collins area. 
     Then I returned to the office for paperwork and calls before attending the Intermodal Authority meeting.  Office work and returning calls filled the afternoon hours. 
     Thursday began at the courthouse checking the heat before I went back to Florence Road and Mt. Tabor Road to check some pipes before returning to the office.
     Later the mayor and I attended the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District meeting in Pine Bluff.  The meeting consisted mainly of reports on existing projects, new projects, unemployment statistics and other business matters. 
     This meeting was followed by the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Board meeting.  This, too, was mainly filled by staff reports, updates on recycling grants and other business matters.
     When I returned to Monticello, office tasks and returning calls finished the day. 
     Thursday evening we held the monthly Quorum Court meeting.  It was rescheduled from this Monday night because of the MLK holiday.
     Friday began as usual by going to the courthouse and shop before checking road conditions in the Grace Community Road - Grace Loop Road areas.  Office work filled the rest of the morning.
     Friday afternoon I visited Gardner Road, South Allis Road and Dave Knight Road before returning to the office from lunch.
     The rest of the afternoon was filled with office work.  I did conduct a wedding.  I don’t charge for weddings because I consider it a public service and myself a public servant.  I just tell the couples to invite me to their 50th wedding anniversary.    
     Last Friday Ms Shelly Ferguson became the bride of Mr. Jackie Lemley.  Congratulations to the newlyweds!
     Last Monday Mount Tabor Road, Brixie Road, Schultz Lane, Ganderville Road, N. 16th Section Road, S. 16th Section Road, Darnell Lane, Barkada Road, Wilmar Loop, Tennessee Spur, Dickson Road and Sanderlin Road were bladed. 
     Gravel was spread on Sullivan Road. 
     Valley Junction Road, Lacey-New Hope Road and Old Warren Road were patched.
     Trimming was done around the old hospital, the library and the health department. 
     At the shop all available dump and trash trucks were greased.  A flat and the brakes were fixed on a trash truck. 
     The “broom” was repaired.  Work was done on a storage area for the new steam pressure washer.  SB2 was hauled.
     On Tuesday 4 Mile Creek Road, Grace Loop Road, Lephiew Road, Grace Road, Dollar Hill Road, Stafford Road, Mack Hood Road, Cottonwood Lane, Avery Road, Dow Russell Road, McMahon Road, Circle B Farm Road, James Brown Road, Faye Lane, Faith Lane and Scott Lane were bladed. 
     Shoulders were pulled on Rabb Road.  More gravel was spread on Sullivan Road.
     Green Hill-Old Warren Road, Green Hill-New Hope Road, Lambert Road and Pumpkin Center Road were patched.
     Trees were trimmed at the library.
     The 9-1-1 truck was serviced and brakes and new tires installed.  The patching truck and bushhog were repaired.
     SB2 was hauled to Green Hill Road, Green Hill Road and Ozment Bluff Road. 
     Wednesday Loggy Bayou Road, Selma Collins Road, Barnard Road, Lindsey Lane, Rabb Road, ½ of N. Garnett Road and Pleasant Springs Road were graded. 
     SB2 was spread on Enon Deane Road and ditching was done. 
     Bordeaux Road, Cominto Road, Collins Line Road, Skipper Bridge Road, 4 Mile Creek Road and Jerome and Collins streets were patched.
     Three pipes were installed on Vincent Lane. 
     Thursday saw Old Hwy 65 (Tillar), Young Lane, Shultz Lane, Simpson Lane, Nolen Lane, Florence Road, Brixie Road, Mount Tabor Road, part of Lincoln Road, Boston Road, the rest of N. Garnett Road, Lacey Collins Road, S. Cominto Road, Rash Crossing, Ott Pace Road and Buddy Beaty Road graded.
     Lake Wallace Road was checked, but was too wet to blade.
     Cracks were filled on Goose Hollow Road.
     Gee’s Landing Road and James Glennon Road were bushhogged.
     SB2 was hauled to the shop.
     On Friday Loafer’s Lane, Puncheon Creek Road, Piney Creek Road, Bain Lane, Shaw Lane, South Sixteenth Section Road, Lake Wallace Road, Silver Mt. Church Road and Ashley 733 were bladed.  
    Shoulders were pulled on Stafford Road, Dickson Road, Dave Knight Road and Gardner Road.
     SB2 was hauled to the shop stockpile.
     Fuel filters were changed on a grader. More maintenance work was done at the shop. 
     That finishes this week’s report.  Have a great week!!