Henry County board approves stormwater work

Two new expenditures requested by the county stormwater department were approved by the Henry County Board of Commissioners at its April 6 regular meeting. The Board approved an $81,750 bid from Moore Bass Consulting, a McDonough firm, for mapping services to update impervious area measurements of non-residential areas in the unincorporated county.

Also approved was a $74,182 bid from a Lawrenceville company for construction of storm drainage improvements on Upper Woolsey Road. In a separate action pertaining to all county departments, the board approved a $10,626 annual contract with a Dacula company for pest control services.

Information: henrycounty-ga.com.

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