The Board of Commissioners voted at its November 16 regular meeting to approve the purchase of nine new Ford F-150 trucks for three separate departments. The $248,545 total price was determined through a state contract and the vehicles are being acquired from Allan Vigil Ford for use by Parks and Recreation, Code Enforcement and the county’s Department of Transportation.

The commissioners also approved the acquisition of three separate tracts of land for right-of-way and permanent easement in connection with the ongoing widening project along Rock Quarry Road.

Two expenditures under Henry County’s special-purpose local option sales tax program were approved by the board. A bid was awarded for the construction of a temporary signal at the intersection of Lester Mill Road and Bill Gardner Parkway at a cost of $69,327. Also approved was the purchase of 27 fitness stations for the Heritage Senior Center’s fitness room in the amount of $85,255.

The board approved a $300,000 allocation for a comprehensive disparity study by the firm of Griffin & Strong.