The Lawrence County Commission voted at this week’s meeting to extend the sale of dog tags in the county until Feb. 16

The commission voted unanimously for the measure.

“ I think it’s a great idea, by the way,” Commissioner Mike Finley said of the move.

The extension moved the sale from its originally-scheduled end of Jan. 31.

Standard tags, require by law, are $16 and can be purchased at the Lawrence County Animal Shelter, the Lawrence County Auditor’s Office, Dickess Market in Kitts Hill or South Point Storage.

If a person brings in documentation that their pet is spayed or neutered, then the price is $12.

If the pet is a hunting dog and the owner brings in a hunting license, the cost is $12,

The rest of the short meeting was standard business and the commission:

• Approved the minutes of the meeting held on Jan. 16, as corrected.

• Approved the following floodplain permits submitted by the Soil and Water Conservation District:
New: None
-Renewal:
– 2024-714 Riley Development Company, Inc.-Filling & grading and materials storage projects located SW of 142 County Road 403
– 2024-715 Riley Development Company, Inc.-Materials storage project located North of 142 County Road 403

• Approved the appropriations and transfers dated Jan. 23, under $50,000, submitted by Dylan Bentley, acting county administrator.

• Reduced the appropriation for account number K06-12A-006-034 for $107,500, requested by Parker Rowe, auditor’s director of finance.

• Receive and filed the Certificate of county auditor that the total appropriations from each fund do not exceed the official estimate of resources.

• Received and filed the Report of Operations from Lawrence County Municipal Court from Jan. 1, 2023, – Dec. 31, 2023.

• Approved the reappointment of Gary Riley to the Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission term to begin Feb. 1, 2024 — Jan. 31, 2027, requested by Kim Carrico, Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District.

• Paid $64.40 to Ironton city water for the Lawrence County Board of Elections building.

• Met in an executive session with Bentley and Ralph Kline regarding legal contracts.