Starting the process of resort status for about 20 acres eyed for a multipurpose attraction in the Eagle Lake community is on hold until its planner schedules a second appearance before the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Property behind 500 Shell Beach Road is being developed for a lounge, restaurant and possibly more, its developer, Jason Bush, told the county board in January, when the board took the matter under advisement. Bush was on supervisors’ meeting agenda Monday, but didn’t enter the boardroom. The board’s attorney, Blake Teller, relayed a message to supervisors that he wanted to appear at a later time.

“The way it stands now, he’d like to be put back on (the agenda) another day,” Teller said. Supervisors obliged, without a formal vote.

Resort statuses are issued by the Mississippi Department of Revenue and allow businesses housed in buildings designated as such to serve alcoholic beverages 24/7. Once issued, it follows the address of the building in which the business operates.

MDOR lists the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages for Warren County outside municipalities as 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. on weekdays and noon to 1:30 a.m. on weekends. Supervisors have said they will defer to any recommendations from the sheriff’s department before granting the status, which must come after the board OK’s having a public hearing on the topic.

In addition to a lounge and eatery, Bush said in January, a small retail store and an RV park were in his plans.

District 2 Supervisor William Banks, whose district includes Eagle Lake, said support for the business isn’t strong enough to garner his support.

“I haven’t heard too many other requests from other people in that area about the resort status,” Banks said. “So, I wouldn’t vote for it anyway.”

In November, Sheriff Martin Pace asked the board to consider passing an ordinance to stipulate nightclubs in the county close no later than 2 a.m. Supervisors haven’t acted on that request.

Also in January, the City of Vicksburg settled a lawsuit with the owners of KJ’s River Town Grille, 1306 Washington St., over its operating hours. The bar and grill had sued MDOR and the city claiming an order by the city that restricted alcohol sales to before 2 a.m. unfairly singled out all local businesses with the designation.

On the agenda

Meeting Monday, the Warren County Board of Supervisors:

• Hired attorney Ken Rector to represent the county in possible litigation to recoup rent from the owner of land once home to Magnolia Manufactured Homes, off U.S. 61 South.

The acreage, between present-day Magnolia Self-Storage and the Mississippi River, contains three large, rusting metal buildings owned by the county but leased to private interests as part of a bond issuance from the 1960s.

• Took under advisement four bids to handle engineering duties for the federal block grant program funding a new wheelchair ramp for the county courthouse.

The bids were from Delta Engineering Solutions, Stantec, Neel Schaffer, Compton Engineering.

Supervisors also OK’d a contract from Ferguson Group LLC to administer the grant. A $5,000 fee due the company is contingent on the county being approved for the grant.

• Approved a supplemental engineering agreement for state aid-funded lane striping along Oak Ridge and Lee roads.

• Approved purchasing $3,000 in radio parts from the Madison Police Department for use by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.

• Authorized a $123,280 check to Star Services Inc. to pay for a new chiller installed atop the county courthouse in February. Funds were derived from the gaming fund.