Lavaca County approves CDBG‑MIT signatories, related contract amendments and road funding steps; multiple routine items passed

County Judge Wayne Mudd and the Lavaca County Commissioners on May 12 approved county designations and contract amendments tied to a Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG‑MIT) program from the Texas General Land Office (GLO), advanced steps for several county road projects and passed a set of routine county business items.

The court voted to designate authorized county signatories for the GLO CDBG‑MIT contract (Contract No. 24‑065‑129‑E987) and to adopt the civil‑rights policies required for administering the grant. Commissioners also approved Amendment No. 1 to the county's grant administration services contract and Amendment No. 1 to the engineering services contract tied to the same GLO CDBG‑MIT program.

Why it matters: The GLO grant will fund road work identified by county staff as priorities and requires the county to document low‑to‑moderate‑income (LMI) eligibility and follow federal civil‑rights and procurement requirements. Judge Mudd told the court the funds are tied to recovery from Tropical Storm Harvey and said the grant process has been slow and bureaucratic but that the county secured additional funding after prolonged advocacy.

Key details

- Grant and projects: The county and its consultants are preparing surveys, environmental reviews and engineering work required by GLO before construction can start. Judge Mudd and other commissioners named County Road 1, County Road 211, County Road 3902/392 and County Road 461 as roads slated to receive funding under the program.

- Contract amendments: Commissioners approved Amendment No. 1 to the grant administration contract and Amendment No. 1 to the engineering contract for the CDBG‑MIT program, authorizing staff to proceed with administrative and…