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Val Verde County court: legal limits block paying to replace vandalized cluster mailboxes; court asks staff for lighting/camera cost estimates
Summary
Residents pressed Val Verde County leaders to replace cluster mailboxes damaged by vandals. County Attorney advised spending county funds likely fails the public-purpose test; judges asked staff to return cost estimates for lighting and cameras and said residents could fund immediate replacements if desired.
County Judge opened an extended public discussion about cluster mailboxes vandalized across multiple precincts and reiterated the court’s legal constraint on using public funds to replace privately owned mailboxes.
The county attorney told the court that past instances where the county funded mailbox moves involved a clear public-safety hazard tied to location; by contrast, the current damages appear to be ordinary vandalism and do not, in his opinion, establish the public purpose required for the county to expend public funds. The…
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