County grants 30-day special road-use permit to WHC Energy for pipeline construction
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Grimes County approved a 30‑day special road‑use permit for WHC (WAC) Energy Services to support construction of the Bahia pipeline through Precinct 1, with pre-inspections and heavy‑truck permits in place.
County Engineer John Stiber told commissioners that WHC Energy Services (contractor for the Bahia pipeline segment through Grimes County) had obtained heavy-truck permits and that the county had conducted pre-inspections of roads the contractor expects to use. He recommended a 30‑day special road‑use permit as an initial period to evaluate impacts.
"We'll recommend approval for 30 days, which takes them to April 18, just as the initial, kind of let's see how it goes," Stiber said. The court approved the permit for 30 days; Commissioner Chad Mallett moved to approve and Commissioner David Tullis seconded the motion.
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Stiber said the county will monitor the work and could recommend a longer permit period at a later date if the initial period goes well.
