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Commissioners continue work on the budget

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Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on June 26 with a variety of topics on the agenda.
Appointees for the Montague County Historical Commission will be presented along with a 2022 Distinguished Service Award for Exceptional Services from the Texas Historical Commission.
The agenda continues to list a budget workshop as elected officials are expected to begin presenting their budget requests to the court. Preliminary property values were received in May and certified values will follow in July, which will allow the commissioners an opportunity consider a tax rate and to establish a proposed budget.
The court will open bids for base rock and oversized rock.
A preliminary plat for lots one-10 in the Dye Creek Estates Subdivision will be presented in precinct one, along with a preliminary plat for lots one-five in Kingdom Estates phase one subdivision in precinct two and a replat of lot 41 in the Hillcrest Lake Lots in precinct four.
The 2024 plan year for Texas Association of Counties health and employee benefits plan renewal will be reviewed for action. And precinct two will ask to enter the Ron Cheek’s property on Sandy Lane to clear trees.

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Commissioners to meet on Dec. 23

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Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.

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NEWS

New storm shelter grants available

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Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted

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COUNTY LIFE

First day of winter arrives

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It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year

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