Land work around Leland and Stoneville
Deer Creek winds through Leland, and the ground around it is flat, heavy Delta soil. MSU Extension notes that this clay takes in water slowly and that drainage and surface water control are main management issues. On a house or shop site, we build the pad with hauled-in fill and shape it to shed water. On a yard, we grade with a laser level so the fall is right.
Farm shops, equipment yards and grain sites need firm, well-drained pads. Field edges and old homesites grow up fast. B&M clears lots and tracts out of thick timber and pushes it into windrows, or select clears so you keep the good trees. We dig ponds and dirt pits with an excavator and dump truck on site, and grade building sites with a track loader.
Parking lots in Leland
Leland has school lots at Leland High School, Leland School Park and Edna M. Scott Elementary. It has visitor parking at the Jim Henson Exhibit on Deer Creek and the Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum, plus church lots and businesses along US 61. The ag companies around Stoneville have offices and yards too. Straight Line Services stripes new or sealed asphalt and draws up traffic layouts for lots of all sizes.
Accessible parking follows the ADA count. A lot with 26 to 50 spaces needs at least two accessible spaces, and 51 to 75 needs three. At least one of every six has to be van accessible. Each access aisle has to be marked, run the full length of the stall and be level with it. We stripe the stall, the aisle and the symbol, and we mark fire lanes and no-parking zones.
Permits around Leland
For work inside Leland city limits, check with Leland City Hall about permits. Outside town, Washington County has its own process. Stoneville sits outside Leland on the edge of town, so if your land is out there, start with the county. Requirements depend on the project, so call before work is scheduled.
Mississippi law requires notifying 811 before excavation so buried lines are marked. Clearing or grading that disturbs 1 acre or more falls under MDEQ construction stormwater rules. Before burning any brush piles, check local ordinances and MDEQ open burning guidelines, and make sure the county is not under a burn ban.
