Commissioners authorize disaster-related road-material bids; county judge reports RAWS request and flood debris survey

Mason County Commissioners Court on Oct. 14 authorized advertising for bids for road material and hauling related to a county Declaration of Disaster, directing the Road and Bridge Administrator to place advertisements in the Mason County Newspaper and up to five surrounding county newspapers at the administrator’s discretion.

The motions to advertise were made by Commissioner Dave Underwood and seconded by Commissioner Reggie Loeffler and were recorded as carried. The court’s action clears the way for procurement steps necessary to repair and resupply county roads after flood-related damage.

In the Judge’s and Commissioners’ reports, County Judge Hardin said the Texas Forest Service has requested relocating a RAWS (Remote Automated Weather Station) system that collects data used in fire-prevention planning. The judge also reported he flew over parts of Mason County to view accumulated debris from a recent flood disaster, an observation that informed the court’s focus on road and recovery needs.

The court also noted a possible update to the camera system at the Mason County Airport; no procurement or funding details for the airport camera were recorded in the transcript. Proposals for in‑vehicle computers for law enforcement were presented earlier in the meeting but the record indicates no action was taken on those proposals.

Next steps noted in the record: the Road and Bridge Administrator is authorized to place advertisements for bids and will manage where the ads run; specific bid schedules, procurement deadlines and award dates were not specified in the transcript.