NATCHEZ &045; Heavy rains and poor developments around Adams County have left many residents and business under water.

The Board of Supervisors heard complaints from residents in five different locations Monday morning regarding water and drainage problems.

Curt Ross appeared before the board on behalf of Beau Pre Country Club, which has had to close portions of its golf course due to water overflowing from watershed dams.

&uot;All we are asking for is the watershed to be lowered in the catch basins before the rainy season,&uot; Ross said.

Residents of the Tubman Circle area also reported trouble with drainage due to holes filling with water. Board President Darryl Grennell said many of the problems around the county were due to bad developments and fast construction of subdivisions.

&uot;We have a lot of subdivisions that were poorly developed by developers,&uot; Grennell said.

Several supervisors agreed to look into the situations and talk with representatives of Soil and Water Conservation.

The board also heard complaints from several residents of the area surrounding Saragossa Road regarding construction trucks traveling down the road and destroying asphalt. The residents said the trucks were traveling too fast and creating too much dust.

Grennell asked Sheriff Ronny Brown to patrol the area as a means of slowing traffic and asked County Engineer Jim Marlowe to look into the condition of the road.

In other business the board approved a $22,991 contract with U.S. Cost Corporation that will provide architectural services to the federal courthouse project. The corporation specializes in estimating costs for projects like this one, Engineer David Gardner said. The construction is a joint project between the city and county.

Resident Ronald Albritton came before the board to request assistance in his business plan to start up a mill that would provide animal feed to local farmers.

Albritton said the business would provide 50 jobs and sell feed at a lower cost than out-of-state suppliers.

He has requested assistance from the Economic Development Authority and Southwest Planning and Development in order to obtain grant money to open the business.

Albritton said he was dissatisfied with the response from the EDA and Southwest Planning and asked the board of supervisors to intercede.

Grennell suggested Albritton speak at the next Southwest Planning and Development Board meeting.