Lafayette Commission continues state of emergency

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with an update from department heads. Scott Sadler, head of public works, told the board that roughly 606,000 cubic yards of debris had been picked up in the county. He also said that Friday, Oct. 27, was the last day to put debris near the right of way. Furthermore, the collection site and landfills were returning to normal hours and fees now that the county was close to recovering from Hurricane Idalia. Garret Land, head of planning and zoning, and the board also extended half prices on permits for 30 days.