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Commissioners approve change orders for public facilities project amid dispute over city water‑meter requirement

Dimmit County Commissioners Court · January 8, 2026
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Summary

County staff told commissioners a newly adopted Carrizo Springs ordinance requiring a 6‑inch exterior water meter could add cost and delay a county public facilities project; commissioners approved a not‑to‑exceed addition for site testing and other change orders to keep the project moving.

Dimmit County commissioners approved change orders for a county public facilities construction project after staff warned a City of Carrizo Springs ordinance requiring a 6‑inch external water meter could add cost and delay completion.

Mister Gonzales, the county project manager, said crews expect to finish work early in the new year but that the city’s ordinance — adopted after the project began — requires installation of a larger external meter. "They just approved it in August," he said, noting the…

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