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New jail proposal brings soil analysis
by By BOB WRIGHT- Editor
(Posted 9/2/2009 02:06 pm)
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Apparently, “all systems are go,” in conjunction with the soil analysis for the new county jail site.
The Limestone County Commissioners’ Court okayed the operation during a regularly-scheduled meeting in the county courtroom. Performing the analysis was SKG Engineering.
In other action, the county officials okayed purchase of a portable building to serve as office space in the Limestone County Fairgrounds complex; apparently decided on a fee schedule and use policy for the Fairgrounds ($250 a day on weekdays and $400 for Saturdays and Sundays); approved metal to be used in construction of a storage building at the Fairgrounds (the metal came from the Limestone County Detention Center), and finally made a decision to move an old bridge on Limestone County Road 609 to the Old Fort. Joe Neason of Thornton contracted to make the move.
Other agenda items included narrowing applicants for construction manager from 21 to five (were to be interviewed) for the county jail project.
Commissioners left the vehicle registration fee schedule the same as last year; okayed (for record only) the Adult Probation proposed budget, and heard from a Lake Limestone delegation of citizens, concerning needed road work in their areas of residence. “Some of these were already in our priority road work list,” according to County Judge Dan Burkeen.
Other items for action included the length for election judges to serve. “We decided to keep the one-year tenures,” Burkeen explained. Presiding and alternate judges brought few changes for future elections. In connection with voting, the Limestone Commission changed Voting Precinct 101 from Groesbeck Middle School to the Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace office.
The health insurance policy for Limestone employees was renewed with the Texas Association of Counties, with Blue Cross as the carrier.
Submission of application for the Rural Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) grant, received the go-ahead by the county’s governing body. The grant will help to pay for the improvements and the runway lights at Limestone County Airport. It’s a 50-50 situation, with the county to pay half of the cost for the lights.
by By BOB WRIGHT- Editor
(Posted 9/2/2009 02:06 pm)
The Limestone County Commissioners’ Court okayed the operation during a regularly-scheduled meeting in the county courtroom. Performing the analysis was SKG Engineering.
In other action, the county officials okayed purchase of a portable building to serve as office space in the Limestone County Fairgrounds complex; apparently decided on a fee schedule and use policy for the Fairgrounds ($250 a day on weekdays and $400 for Saturdays and Sundays); approved metal to be used in construction of a storage building at the Fairgrounds (the metal came from the Limestone County Detention Center), and finally made a decision to move an old bridge on Limestone County Road 609 to the Old Fort. Joe Neason of Thornton contracted to make the move.
Other agenda items included narrowing applicants for construction manager from 21 to five (were to be interviewed) for the county jail project.
Commissioners left the vehicle registration fee schedule the same as last year; okayed (for record only) the Adult Probation proposed budget, and heard from a Lake Limestone delegation of citizens, concerning needed road work in their areas of residence. “Some of these were already in our priority road work list,” according to County Judge Dan Burkeen.
Other items for action included the length for election judges to serve. “We decided to keep the one-year tenures,” Burkeen explained. Presiding and alternate judges brought few changes for future elections. In connection with voting, the Limestone Commission changed Voting Precinct 101 from Groesbeck Middle School to the Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace office.
The health insurance policy for Limestone employees was renewed with the Texas Association of Counties, with Blue Cross as the carrier.
Submission of application for the Rural Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) grant, received the go-ahead by the county’s governing body. The grant will help to pay for the improvements and the runway lights at Limestone County Airport. It’s a 50-50 situation, with the county to pay half of the cost for the lights.
