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Young County weighs limited road material and grading help for Newcastle under interlocal arrangement

Young County Commissioners Court · February 24, 2026
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Commissioners discussed a mayoral request from Newcastle for material deliveries and grading assistance; county staff said crews could haul material and operate a motor grader for short periods but emphasized limitations and recommended using an interlocal agreement with reimbursement terms rather than subsidizing ongoing city work.

Commissioners discussed a request from Newcastle Mayor Baines for Young County assistance delivering road material and providing a motor grader operator. Commissioner Craig said he had told the mayor the county could haul 10–12 loads a day and offered an operator at about $100 per hour, but that the county could not indefinitely carry the city's workload…

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