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Roads, bridges and FEMA projects dominate debate as commissioners weigh deferring maintenance to avoid rate hikes
Summary
Road & Bridge leaders told commissioners recent flood-related work cost more than $1 million and that packaging FEMA projects affects the proposed tax rate; commissioners discussed cutting materials or reseals to preserve capacity for FEMA work.
Roads and bridges emerged as a central pressure point in Coryell County’s budget debates, with Road & Bridge staff and commissioners outlining a backlog of repair work, FEMA project packaging and the trade-offs of using anticipated reimbursements in the proposed budget.
County staff described a year of repeated flood-response spending — roughly $1 million in extraordinary work to keep roads passable — and…
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