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An August 12, 2025 agenda packet listed invoices and quotes over $10,000 for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners to consider, including an Acree Oil Co. invoice for $15,467.34, quotes from Elite Glass LLC for $27,641.82 and Daddison Inc for $32,840.00, and three quotes for Carnes Creek Fire Department equipment from NAFECO ($19,480.00), MECO ($21,305.00) and Bennett Fire Products Co. Inc. ($18,160.00).
At the same meeting, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the invoices and quotes and selected "quote C" — Bennett Fire Products Co. Inc.'s $18,160.00 quote — for Carnes Creek Fire Department.