At Monday’s County Commissioners Court two residents with concerns about speeding gravel trucks on CR 204B near Buckholts made their cases that something needed to be done because there are children and older people who could be seriously injured.
One of the residents who owns horses said they drive so fast and spill gravel that they spook the horses and one person has already been injured by the horses.
The commissioner promised to add it to the next court agenda. Milam County Judge
Milam County Judge Steve Young told the court that the county has recouped all the money spent on cleaning the Ira Richard Thrasher Jr. property in East Rockdale. With the auction of Thrasher’s old Antique Queens building last week, as well as selling some of his other properties in Taylor, the county has been totally repaid.
The judge reiterated that the sale of the Alcoa property has no effect on whether the American Statesman Glove Co. will choose Rockdale as their home. Alcoa employees will stay to help with the transition for one year.
The Small Business Grant program is going to shut down now that it has almost reached their goal of putting one million dollars back into Milam County’s economy. “There were 112 business who received grants in the county so I think the program was a huge success,” Judge Young said.
Other topics covered were:
• A COVID-19 update which will see the start of booster shots and children’s vaccines.
• A report from Fire Chief Ernie Glenn on a loan for the Minerva Volunteer Fire Department from the county to get a fire truck fixed.
• The deputizing of Mary Teague.
• A report on solar panels for the courthouse annex which will save the county a lot of money on their monthly electricity bills.
• A report on an opiod settlement which will include some funding for Milam County for prevention and treatment programs.
- Log in or Subscribe to post comments.