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Van Zandt County soil-conservation district asks commissioners for $12,000 to mow 28 dams
Summary
The county's soil conservation district requested $12,000 to cover annual mowing on 28 conservation dams, outlined operating costs and additional contractor expenses, and described inspection and funding limits tied to state grants.
The soil-conservation district asked the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court on June 30 to add $12,000 to the county budget to cover annual mowing of 28 conservation dams.
The request matters because the district said mowing is a recurring safety and maintenance task that reduces brush and sediment buildup on flood-control structures located above county and state roads; the district argued the work protects bridges, roads and downstream areas as development increases below the dams.
District technician Owen Cantrell told the court the district mows the dams once per year and provided a list showing the work requires about 123 staff hours across the 28 sites. Cantrell said the district’s machine operating cost is…
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