PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS
To all persons interested in the following described Forest Lands in Newton County, Mississippi, towit:
Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 11 East
Commence at the West right of way of Newton Calhoun Road where it meets the South line of Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 11 East, Newton County, Mississippi this being the Point of Beginning; thence run west along the south section line a distance of 2629.00 feet m/l to the S/W corner of the section; thence run North 90 degrees East a distance of 3686.00 feet, m/l to the west right of way of Newton Calhoun Road; thence run due South along said road a distance of 2632.00 feet back to the Point of Beginning, containing 77.00 acres, m/l, Newton County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bids to lease the lands described above for a Hunting & Fishing rights only for a period of 5 years may be filed with the Superintendent of Education located at 205 School Street, Newton, Mississippi 39345 or send your sealed bid by mail to Newton Municipal School District, 201 School Street, Newton, Mississippi 39345, on or before 4:00 P.M. on the 13th day of November 2023. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the ENTIRE PARCEL and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. This amount will be refunded if not the highest bid. The sealed bids submitted will be opened at 5:30 P.M. on the 13th day of November 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term or reject any and all bids less than $7.00 per acre but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Hunting & Fishing Lease to the highest bidder in the manner provided by law.
Newton Municipal School District
Dr. Glenda Nickson, Superintendent
Publish Dates: November 1
& November 8, 2023
