Liberty County commissioners approve routine grants, contracts and project payments; several development items tabled

The Liberty County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a slate of routine grants, payments and contracts and tabled multiple subdivision variances and preliminary plats for further study.

The court voted to accept a $50,000 veterans services grant renewal from the Texas Veterans Commission, approve the donation and acceptance of a trailer-mounted generator from CenterPoint Energy, and reappoint Gail Page to the Tri-County Behavioral Health Care Board of Trustees. The court also approved a consolidated reimbursement of $154,019 to a tax reinvestment zone (TIRZ) administered by the city of Dayton, representing the county's share of captured ad valorem taxes from multiple years.

County staff presented several ARPA-funded invoices and change orders for the City of Hardin sanitary sewer rehabilitation; the court approved a change order from LJA Engineering for $329,449 and an estimate payment to King Solutions Services LLC for $250,139.16. The court also approved a $15,000 buyout incentive payment tied to the GLO housing buyout grant (contract GLO01713639P), and engineering invoices for the Ames sanitary sewer project totaling $11,880 and $996.25 for Hardin wastewater engineering services.

Elections-related purchases approved included the purchase of 35 replacement poll pads for $38,500 and a one-time license and services purchase for ballot-redaction software (license $2,487.50, professional services $5,200 and annual support $2,125). The county passed a resolution and application seeking Texas Secretary of State grant funds…