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Commissioners table TxDOT sidewalk decision at county annex; judge to meet privately with new property owners
Summary
Lavaca County Commissioners on Feb. 24 tabled a decision on a TxDOT-funded sidewalk at the county annex and directed the county judge to meet with new adjoining property owners and TxDOT; the meeting could trigger a special-call commissioners court session.
Lavaca County Commissioners Court on Feb. 24 tabled action on a proposed TxDOT sidewalk and related parking/entrance changes at the county annex, saying the court needs additional negotiation with new adjoining property owners and more engineering information before approving a final plan.
Judge Mudd briefed the court that the previous adjoining landowner, Rusty Wallace, had sold the parcel and the new owner has contacted the county about a possible joint parking arrangement. "They’re moving pretty quick, so they would like us to move quick," Judge Mudd said when describing outreach to the new owners and scheduling a private meeting.
Commissioners discussed how many entrances the annex should retain and whether the south entrance should be converted to an exit only. Commissioners and staff raised safety and drainage concerns around the south entrance and noted the TxDOT sidewalk project will trigger regrading and parking-lot redesign; the court said the project will require engineering to address erosion on the south side of the annex building.
Precinct commissioners expressed differing preferences: one commissioner said two entrances or exits on the highway side would be acceptable; another said keep the middle and north entrances and consider removing the south entrance if a side street exit is negotiated. Staff and court members flagged that adding the sidewalk will likely reduce front-line parking and require retaining walls and drainage fixes.
Judge Mudd scheduled a private, in-office meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday with the new owners and said he invited any commissioner who wished to attend. The matter was tabled "until we have more meetings on how we're going to structure that," the judge said; the court noted it may call a special meeting to resolve the issue once negotiations and engineering options are clearer.
No final agreement or vote on the sidewalk, driveway configuration, joint parking or any easement was adopted at the meeting.
