LCRA board approves land-leveling funds, Series F revenue note and a package of contracts totaling hundreds of millions

The Lower Colorado River Authority board on Wednesday approved a package of operational and procurement items, including additional funding for the agricultural land-leveling program, a companion revenue note (Series F), and nine new contracts plus one contract change for transmission, transformer and related services.

Monica, a staff member who addressed the board about the agricultural program, said the Ag Advisory Committee—nine members appointed by the county judges of Matagorda, Wharton and Colorado counties—recommended approval of additional funding for the land-leveling program. The item carried on a voice vote; the meeting transcript records the motion, a second and a voice vote in favor. The transcript's numeric amount for the additional land-leveling funding is unclear (the recorded phrase is "$500,000.04 50"). Monica also said staff requested…