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Commissioners accept donated 10 loads (≈250 tons) of road material and labor for Precinct 4
Summary
Newton County approved acceptance of a donation of 10 loads (about 250 tons) of road material and labor from Torak for a Precinct 4 road project; the donation was described as roughly $112,000 in material value and will include a demonstration workshop for county crews.
Newton County Commissioners unanimously approved accepting a donation of 10 loads — roughly 250 tons — of road material and the associated labor from Torak for work on County Road 3142 in Precinct 4.
A commissioner explained that the donated material and labor would be provided at no cost to the county, that the material equates to about $112,000 in value, and that the company also offered to demonstrate application methods for county crews. The donation would allow the county to test the material and application (including proper moisture content and compaction techniques) before deciding whether to adopt the approach more broadly.
The court asked county staff to coordinate a workshop so crews and commissioners could observe the demonstration. The motion to accept the materials and donated labor passed unanimously.
The transcript records the donor as "Torak" and describes the material as a coarse road rock often called "black rock" or similar; the court did not record a firm date for the donation or the demonstration in open session, only that it would occur "soon."
