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Resident urges Newton County to enforce against mill runoff after repeated flooding of county road
Summary
A Newton County resident told commissioners that runoff from a private mill is flooding County Road 2626, threatening access to his elderly mother's property and emergency response; the court said it will investigate.
A Newton County resident told the Commissioners Court that runoff from a private mill has repeatedly flooded County Road 2626, leaving stretches of the route under several inches of water after heavy rainfall and creating safety and access concerns for nearby residents.
Wade Boyet addressed the court during the public comment period and described flooding that he said reached about a half-mile of the county road after recent rains and threatened his 75-year-old mother's access. "I can't see how a private company can flood a County Road," Boyet said, asking the county to enforce drainage requirements and press the company to install an additional ditch to carry water to the creek.
County response: the presiding officer told the court the county is "looking into the situation" and closed the hearing so the body could deliberate. The transcript records that county crews had previously placed rock on the road to temporarily address flooding after an earlier event.
Why it matters: repeated runoff onto county right-of-way can degrade road surfaces, increase maintenance costs for the county, and impede emergency responders. The resident urged the county to take enforcement action so taxpayers do not repeatedly shoulder the repair costs.
Next steps: The court did not record a specific enforcement action during the session; staff said they would investigate the complaint.
