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County engineer: $1.47M CDBG‑MIT contract signed; generators, swing gates and drainage plan on deck
Summary
County staff said the county has an approved $1,472,800 CDBG mitigation contract with the Texas General Land Office; initial projects include generators for three volunteer fire departments, swing gates, a countywide drainage master plan and river‑capacity work in Comfort.
County engineering staff reported that the county now has an executed contract with the Texas General Land Office for a Community Development Block Grant—Mitigation award totaling $1,472,800. The contract allows the county to begin work on a sequence of projects intended to increase resilience.
The engineer said initial work will focus on installing generators at three volunteer fire departments that currently lack them, deploying swing gates at low‑water crossings, producing a countywide drainage master plan and advancing work on High Street and Milam Bridge river‑capacity upgrades in Comfort. Staff noted substantial administrative obligations for the grant: frequent reporting, HUD contract reporting, environmental documentation, and monthly reimbursement requests.
The court did not take a vote on funding (the contract was informational); staff said they had convened a kickoff team with the auditor, grant coordinator and purchasing to manage compliance and reporting.
Speakers quoted/attributed in this article: County engineer (presenter).
