County engineer Mark Massey briefed the commission on public-works operations. He asked commissioners to consider two subdivision plats: Copperfield Subdivision, seventh edition (a minor creating one new lot in District 2), and Mullins Grove Subdivision (minor creating five lots in District 1). Massey said both are minor plats and straightforward.

On roads, Massey said crews were delayed by recent rain and cooler forecasts: "We are kind of on hold today because of the weather on paving... we won't be able to pave tomorrow." He reported the county received a new striping machine and is awaiting training: "We did get our new striping machine in last week... we're waiting to get the training on that." Massey said other counties have requested Limestones assistance with striping work and he hopes the new equipment could enable memoranda of understanding to recoup some costs.

Why it matters: Delays in paving affect local roads and budgets; the new striping machine may allow the county to perform more work in-house and offer services to neighboring counties under intergovernmental agreements.

Next steps: The subdivision plats were presented for consideration; the striping crew will receive training and staff will pursue MOUs if appropriate.