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Votes at a glance: McLennan County approves routine contracts, budget moves and authorizes eminent domain
Summary
The county approved a slate of consent and contract items — from purchasing cameras and approving event plans to engineering invoices, ARPA pay apps and a JAG grant application — and authorized eminent domain to acquire 0.984 acres along Bullhide Creek Road for road mitigation; a proposed battery storage road‑use agreement was deferred.
McLennan County commissioners approved multiple routine and substantive items during the session, including procurement, service agreements, budget adjustments and grants, and they authorized the initiation of eminent domain proceedings for a road project.
Key approvals and actions: • Proclamations recognizing Belinda Summers’ 32 years of service, April as Child Abuse Awareness Month and the Week of the Young Child were entered into the minutes (approved by court vote). • Personnel: the court approved the sheriff’s request to fill the chief deputy position (position 384), effective May 4. • Procurement & contracts: the court approved purchase of two mugshot cameras from…
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