Category: County

Henderson County Commissioners Eye Routine Agenda

By Michael V. Hannigan

Henderson County Commissioners’ Court quickly ran through a routine agenda today during its regular meeting. Here are the bullet points based on what I posted while live blogging the meeting on Facebook:

– Henderson County Judge Richard Sanders started the meeting by thanking all the 1st responders for their service during last week’s Athens fertilizer fire.

– A refund request for about $1,100 from Appraisal District was approved. It was a court ordered change to an appraisal.

– Commissioners denied a tax resale bid for a lot in Mantle Manors. The denial actually came at the request of the bidder who changed his mind. This was an unusual move that was taken so that the bidder can get back $12,000 he already paid.

– Commissioners paid bills for: Reissued check, $716; election workers, $3,443; regular bills, $134,700.

TxDOT Update – Week of June 2

After being delayed by rain this past week, TxDOT contract crews on Monday are scheduled to begin seal coat operations on the following roadways:

– West Loop 7 between FM 59 and FM 1616

– FM 59 between SH 19 in Athens and FM 753

– US 175 east of Athens between FM 804 and FM 315

TxDOT’s seal coat program seals nearly 300 centerline miles of roadway each summer, extending the maintenance-free service life of those roadways by as much as 10 years or more. Local TxDOT crews have been preparing sections of these roadways over the past year in preparation for sealing.

Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid long delays associated with the work.

Celebrating 100 Years of the Cooperative Extension Service

AgriLife Extension Agents Rick Hirsch and Lauren Tedford present Henderson County Commissioners' Court with a Building a Better Texas award in honor of the 100th anniversary of Cooperative Extension services across the country.
AgriLife Extension Agents Rick Hirsch and Lauren Tedford present Henderson County Commissioners’ Court with a Building a Better Texas award in honor of the 100th anniversary of Cooperative Extension services across the country.

Extension Service press release

This May, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service joins other Cooperative Extension services around the United States in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the federal Smith-Lever Act on May 8, 1914. This act provides for cooperative agricultural extension work at the nation’s land grant colleges — and county governments are a vital partner in that work. As part of the celebration, AgriLife Extension representatives will present Extension’s “Building a Better Texas” award to every County Commissioners’ Court for decades of cooperation and support. County Extension offices are located in 250 of Texas’ 254 counties, and Extension serves every county.

“We want our county government to know how much we appreciate the partnership we have developed over the years,” said Extension Agent Rick Hirsch. “Without their support, we would not have been able to serve the people of Henderson County as well as we have, and many Texans would have missed opportunities to benefit from the practical, university-based information that Extension offers.” Continue reading “Celebrating 100 Years of the Cooperative Extension Service”

Gwen Moffeit’s Final Commissioners’ Meeting

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County Clerk Gwen Moffeit has been a familiar site at Henderson County Commissioners’ Court meetings for 24 years, but that came to an end today.

Moffeit, whose retirement is effective the end of this month, recorded the minutes of her last Commissioners’ Court meeting Tuesday, May 27.

Commissioners surprised her with flowers after the meeting to commemorate the occasion.

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