Adams County Supervisors — or at least some of them — are upset by having to award a bid to an out-of-town construction firm recently.

The supervisors expressed concerns over bids for construction of the first phase of the levee project at the former Belwood Country Club industrial site.

Supervisors are wisely concerned that funds will leave the community since the low-bidder on the project was a Laurel company.

Supervisors in a public meeting last week were practically begging the winning company to hire local truckers to haul dirt for the project.

But instead of griping, supervisors need to realize the state’s bid system worked as it should have in this case.

The lowest bid won and accepting that bid saved approximately $93,000 in the process.

That’s worth celebrating, not griping about.

Sure, supervisors should be concerned about hiring more local workers, but that’s not the primary job of the supervisors. It’s the job of economic developers, and it has no place in the discussion of a public bid project.

In a roundabout way the levee project could, in fact, wind up creating employment for many, many more locals than just a few truck drivers.

Once the levee is completed and the land becomes highly developable for industrial and commercial ventures, the land should be among the most highly sought properties on the Mississippi River.