WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS APPROVE ADDRESSING STANDARDS POLICY

  

Washington County Commissioners adopted an official addressing standards policy at their meeting today (Tuesday).

The addressing standards and procedures are meant to establish a uniform addressing system to name roads, determine address ranges of roads and assign physical address numbers to properties located in unincorporated areas of the county to enable people and emergency service providers to readily locate addresses.  The rules apply to all existing roads and any new roads in the future.

County Engineer Wesley Stolz said the policy puts into words what the county has done in the past, and is namely for transparency’s sake.

 

The county is allowed to offer property number signs to residents, and can charge residents of a private road for a replacement road sign.

Also in court today, commissioners approved a revised letter providing required 90-day notice of the county’s intent to terminate the integrated air ambulance and public aircraft operation agreement with REACH Air Medical Services.  The new letter terminates the agreement effective June 27^th.

County Judge John Durrenberger explained that the agenda item for the original termination agreement approved on March 1^st was included in a revised agenda that was not posted on the county’s website.  In order to ensure proper public notice was given, the court brought back the item for action at today’s meeting.

Commissioners also:

• Approved a cooperative agreement between the county and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, in furtherance of a county extension program.
• Approved equipment donations from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Agriculture Committees as part of the Washington County Extension Office. The equipment donations include two new data projectors and two new powered data projector screens at a total value of $5,665.  Donating committees including the Washington County Beef and Forage Committee, Washington County Horticulture Committee, Multi-County Ag Committee and Bluebonnet Master Gardeners Association.
• Approved the purchase of livestock panels and gates for the Washington County Expo from Producers Cooperative Association, using $49,655 of the Expo’s allotment of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds.
• Approved a resolution supporting the county’s efforts to restore the courthouse.  The resolution is part of the process to secure grant funding under the Texas Historical Commission’s Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.
• Reappointed John Brieden, III to serve on the Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Board.
• Approved a right of way permit for the St. Joseph Health Foundation Bike Ride on April 24^th. The majority of the event will be held in Brazos and Burleson counties, with most participants riding 20, 40 and 70 mile routes. The 100 mile route crosses into Washington County.
• Approved an order for the May 7^th constitutional amendment election.
• Heard monthly reports from the emergency management coordinator, county and district clerks, justices of the peace, auditor, tax assessor-collector, treasurer, constables and elections department.