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Kaufman County approves courthouse window upgrades, purchasing policy updates and several routine items
Summary
During its Dec. 16 meeting, Kaufman County commissioners approved $706,233.94 in ARPA‑funded window improvements for the old courthouse, adopted an updated county purchasing policy and approved several other routine measures including Spectrum aerial fiber on Precinct 1 roads and IT infrastructure purchases approved after executive session.
Kaufman County commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a slate of administrative and capital items, including ARPA funding for courthouse window upgrades, an updated purchasing policy manual and authorizations for Spectrum Internet to install aerial fiber in Precinct 1.
Old courthouse windows: County staff presented a negotiated contract to add energy‑efficient double‑pane windows to the old courthouse at a cost of $706,233.94, to be paid from ARPA funds. “The building is unoccupied, so this would be the perfect time for us to do this,” Lorena told the court, and she said the price was negotiated down from an original quote of more than $1,000,000. The court approved the…
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