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Commissioners approve JAG grant application, multiple right-of-way and plat actions
Summary
Hunt County commissioners authorized a JAG grant application to buy night-vision devices for the SWAT unit, approved multiple right-of-way and infrastructure permits, accepted maintenance bonds and final plats, and conditionally approved acreage variances pending verification of legal access.
At its January meeting, the Hunt County Commissioners Court approved a package of operational and development items: authorization to apply for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to fund night-vision equipment for the SWAT unit, multiple right-of-way and electrical/fiber permits, road upgrades, maintenance bonds for subdivisions, and final plats. The court also conditionally approved an acreage variance pending verification of legal access.
Chief Deputy Buddy told the court the JAG grant would cover about $100,000 and be used to buy night-vision devices for the SWAT team; the court voted to authorize filing the application. The court approved requests to install a pole and transformer in Precinct 1 and several electrical distribution and fiber-optic permits in Precincts 2 and 4; a road on County Road 3230 in Precinct 3 will be upgraded from dirt to rock, with funds in escrow. The court accepted completion of public improvements for Sunset Landing Phase 2, approved final plats for multiple developments and granted two-year maintenance bonds for several projects.
On subdivision matters, the court reviewed a requested variance for Lots 1 and 2 of High 5 Estates after staff and commissioners raised concerns about Lot 2's legal access. The court approved the variance conditionally, requiring proof of legal access to Lot 2 before final acceptance. The final plat of Ortez Acres in Precinct 3 was also approved conditionally on the same access verification.
All listed routine consent and action items on the agenda were carried by voice votes; there were no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The court adjourned at 12:44 p.m.
