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Commissioners debate Outer Loop MOU after RTC changes; no vote taken
Summary
Rockwall County commissioners discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Regional Transportation Council on the Outer Loop's southern portion, disputing language changes about costs, mitigation and prior commitments; the court asked staff to revise the MOU and deferred action.
Rockwall County commissioners spent more than an hour on April 14 scrutinizing a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) on the southern portion of the regional Outer Loop, raising questions about who would acquire right of way, how design objectives would be enforced and whether the RTC misstated Rockwall's prior commitments.
The discussion began when Commissioner Lauren Lichty walked the court through marked edits returned by the RTC, including a change that assigned right-of-way acquisition to the Texas Department of Transportation. Lichty said the county had expected the council of governments to…
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