Phase one of construction of the new baseball complex is more than a quarter of the way done. At Monday’s Lincoln County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, County Engineer Ryan Holmes briefed the board on the construction progress — with the help of a drone.

The baseball complex will be located between the Hansel King Sportsplex and the Lincoln Civic Center. Supervisors passed a resolution to issue up to $2.5 million in general obligation bonds in August to fund construction.

The Board of Supervisors approved an invoice from Greenbriar DSLP for $115,715.30 for the work it has done from June 15 to June 30. Phase one of the baseball complex construction is dirt work, with the total contract being for $487,000.

Holmes used his new drone, bought as a hobby, to record a video with an aerial view of the site, part of which he showed the board Monday.

Holmes said after three full weeks of construction the project is starting to shape up. He said crews started laying sewer lines last week and estimated it would probably be finished this week. Crews are working on the fine grading dirt work now, and are set to be done with all dirt work in the next couple of weeks, Holmes said. Next week, storm drains will be installed.

Supervisors commented positively on the ditch work, which greatly improved the troublesome existing ditch. Holmes said it is 75 percent complete and has been seeded. Holmes said the Greenbriar Company took it upon themselves to apply wheat-straw blankets on the slopes of the ditches to keep them intact and those have held up nicely during the rain.

“I think we’ll have some grass really soon,” Holmes said.

Holmes said he is satisfied, if not impressed with the job Greenbriar has done, noting that it is a point of pride that the company is from Brookhaven. Supervisors commented on the great job they have done, as many construction contracts do not go over flawlessly.

“I have no doubt this company will do exactly what they say they’ll do,” said Tillmon Bishop, Chancery clerk.