HUNTING & FISHING LEASE 16-4-5

SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND HUNTING & FISHING LEASE The Rankin County Board of Education, as Trustees for the Rankin County School District, will receive sealed bids for the lease of certain Sixteenth Section property hereinafter described as follows, to-wit: 16-T4N-R5E A tract of land containing 32.74 acres, more or less, lying and being situated in Section 16-T4N- R5E, Rankin County, Mississippi, further described as being Tax Parcel Number P5-17-11 and being more particularly described by metes and bounds description located in the Sixteenth Section Land Management office of the Rankin County School District. MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID: $460.00 per year Said lease shall be for purposes only as classified and shall be in compliance with existing statutes governing Sixteenth Section lands. Said lease shall not exceed a term of five (5) years. Said sealed bids for such lease above described shall be received at the Rankin County School District Administrative Office Building, located at 1220

Apple Park Place, Brandon MS, until 2:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022. The Rankin County Board of Education shall meet openly at Northwest Rankin High School, located at 5875 Hwy 25, Flowood, MS, on WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022 at 8:30 a.m., at which time bids for the leasing of the aforementioned property shall be opened and awarded to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified check, provided, however that the Rankin County Board of Education shall have the right to reject any and/or all bids submitted and to waive any informalities. Provided that the Rankin County Board of Education receives an acceptable bid, the most recent holder of said hunting and fishing rights, if it shall have made an offer, shall have the final right to extend its lease for the term advertised herein at the annual rental equal to said highest offer received by the Rankin County Board of Education. (Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 29-3- 41 as amended) Such bid offers or quotes shall be for the entire parcel at a specified bid quote offer per acre and shall be accompanied by CERTIFIED CHECK. The minimum acceptable bid shall be: $460.00 PER YEAR. RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT __________________________________ Scott Rimes, Ph.D., Superintendent DATES OF PUBLICATION: OCTOBER 5, 2022 OCTOBER 12, 2022