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Courthouse repairs, drain work and window maintenance discussed as county schedules midnight injection and lawn restoration
Summary
Commissioners reviewed ongoing courthouse drainage work, a midnight injection to stabilize soils, proposals for repairing window sills and repainting, and a recommendation to leave holiday light frames up to reduce lawn damage and costs.
Mills County commissioners heard a report on ongoing courthouse drainage repairs and other facility work, including an upcoming midnight injection to stabilize soils near the east entrance and proposals to address leaking historic windows.
County staff reported that recent rain tested newly installed drainage work and that an 8‑inch pipe performed as designed during the last storm. "They install the basin to the drain lines and that 3 and a 3 and a 3 and a 3 quarter inches of rain. It barely even is cracked the 8 inch pipe," facility manager Guy Burns said, describing how the system handled the storm flows. Burns told the court the contractor for a midnight injection will arrive on Tuesday and that the work will be loud; he said architects and consultants agreed on a plan to slope a reclaimed strip away from the building and concrete it so water drains away from the courthouse.
Burns also reported several second-floor windows and sills on the historic courthouse are leaking; he said the Texas Historical Commission recommends reglazing and repainting on a five‑ to seven‑year cycle and the courthouse is due for that work. He asked commissioners to allow crews to inspect and propose repairs and to obtain proposals for replacing or repairing window sills and trims. "We have several windows, especially on South Side that are leaking," Burns said.
Staff also proposed altering holiday-light practice to reduce repeated lawn damage and annual install/remove costs. A county representative said using a lift to leave frames in place would add a minor upfront cost but reduce yearly installation and turf repair costs; commissioners signaled support for pursuing a new contract option.
No new contracts were signed at the meeting; staff were directed to obtain proposals, coordinate with the Texas Historical Commission for required permits on the 1888 jail addition and to schedule work around courthouse operations.
