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Bee County commissioners approve ARPA emergency purchase, accept Pettus donations and set March 23 hearing on no‑engine‑brake signs
Summary
At its Feb. 9 regular meeting, the Bee County Commissioner's Court authorized up to $25,000 in ARPA interest funds for an emergency Tynan Sewer Plant booster pump, accepted donated appliances and renovations for the Pettus Community Center (subject to Local Government Code §81.032), and set a March 23 public hearing on no‑engine‑brake signs for specified state highway intersections.
Bee County’s Commissioner's Court met Monday and moved several administrative and emergency measures, including emergency spending, donated facility repairs and a traffic‑control public hearing.
The court approved using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) interest funds to buy a replacement booster pump for the Tynan Sewer Plant and amended the authorization to allow up to $25,000 to cover the pump and shipping. The pump’s base price was reported as $19,500; county staff said shipping costs were not yet final. Commissioner DeWitt noted the mechanism for using interest funds and the relationship to a Mud District, saying, "This is the way we can do this and utilize these funds, which are not technically county funds from the county budget to fund an outside source." The motion passed by voice vote without recorded opposition.
The court accepted…
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