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Van Zandt County authorizes judge to sign $4.2M property contract, delays earlier closing over audit concerns
Summary
The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court voted to authorize the county judge to sign a contract to purchase a Canton property for $4.2 million with an extended closing date, while declining to close on an earlier agreement because the county lacks a current auditor and is awaiting FEMA/TDEM reimbursements.
Van Zandt County Commissioners Court on June 23 authorized the county judge to sign a contract to buy a Canton property for $4.2 million and set a new closing date of Nov. 15, 2025, while officials said they will not proceed with an earlier July 1 closing because the county currently lacks an auditor.
The move, approved 4-1, gives county officials more time to resolve financial oversight and cash-flow concerns tied to an incomplete audit and pending reimbursements from federal and state disaster programs. County officials also approved routine fiscal year line-item transfers and a payment batch that includes about $1 million in tree-removal invoices expected to be reimbursed by FEMA and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM).
County Judge (presiding) said the court had been negotiating a contract with Paul Michaels to buy a building referenced in the meeting for $4,200,000 and had previously…
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