Commissioners approve contract

By KEN MILAM

POTEAU – After considerable discussion, LeFlore County commissioners on Monday approved a contract between the Assessor’s Office and Arkansas CAMA Technologies to conduct property evaluations.

The $138,000 contract will be evaluated again in a year.

Commission Chairman Craig Olive said he was concerned that the deal could result in jobs lost in the Assessor’s Office and said he would rather see the job done by a local company rather than an out-of-state firm. CAMA Technologies is headquartered in Fayetteville with an office in Van Buren and other cities in Arkansas.

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