Dimmit County to submit corrective action plan after state flags 2021 CDBG project
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Summary
County staff told commissioners the Texas Department of Agriculture found missed deadlines on a 2021 CDBG project; the court approved submitting a corrective action plan to preserve future grant eligibility while staff completes document updates and assigns grant responsibilities.
Dimmit County commissioners voted to submit a corrective action plan to the Texas Department of Agriculture after staff said the state found compliance issues on a 2021 Community Development Block Grant project.
Mister Diaz, a county planner, told the court the Houston Street library portion of the 2021 project was completed but that environmental review deadlines and related documentation were not uploaded on time by staff involved at that time. “There are some deadlines that were missed by the previous grant administrators,” he said, describing the state’s requirement that the county identify corrective steps, name a grant officer and administrator, and provide documentation the county will follow to prevent recurrence.
County officials said the issue stems from work administered under the previous administration. The county judge said signing a document that implies county culpability is difficult because, in the judge’s view, the county’s current staff had not caused the lapse. Commissioners discussed the balance between contesting findings and risking future eligibility for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Commissioners ultimately approved submitting the corrective action plan so the county could acknowledge the state’s findings and move forward. Commissioner Dunamondis made the motion to approve and the motion carried by voice vote.
What happens next: county staff will finalize the corrective action plan, identify the county grant officer and grant administrator named in the plan, and submit required documents to the Texas Department of Agriculture. The county will also track whether the state requires any follow‑up reporting or penalties; staff said penalties depend on the severity of continuing or repeated noncompliance.
Why it matters: an unresolved finding could jeopardize the county’s ability to receive future state CDBG awards in areas that include housing and community infrastructure. Submitting a corrective action plan is the usual administrative step the state requires before it determines further sanctions.