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Liberty County commissioners approve probation contract, road and park contracts, staffing change and animal-control consent order
Summary
The board approved a time-sensitive state court probation agreement (raising the supervision fee from $45 to $47), accepted Williams Road as a county road, awarded a $322,066 contract (plus 10% contingency) for Freeman Grove Road repairs, selected a landscaping contractor for Susan King Taylor Park, made a code-enforcement post full time, appointed a summer-foods coordinator, approved EMS furniture procurement, and authorized execution of a Department of Agriculture consent order to reopen the animal control facility.
At its regular meeting the Liberty County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a slate of contracts, personnel changes and a regulatory consent order.
Probation agreement and fee: The board approved a time-sensitive state-court probation services agreement presented by John Hawkins and agreed to a $2 increase in the supervision fee (from $45 to $47), which the presenter said is paid by defendants and carries no direct county cost. The presenter agreed to provide quarterly statistics to the county and will email upcoming reports to commissioners.
Roads: The commission voted to accept Williams Road into the county road system after staff reported the county has maintained the road for decades and a landowner offered to dedicate…
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