Commissioners hold public hearing on transportation projects

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
It was a no show by the public as the Morris County Commissioners held its public hearing Jan. 6, on whether or not to create one or more County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones (CETRZ). This is authorized by the Texas legislature to promote one or more infrastructure projects to be located in the county to be funded by CETRZ.
Morris County Judge Lynda Munkres said they have 30 days after this date to take appropriate action on the matter.
“When we went to hear the county’s extension agent last month, there was a lot of information presented,” Commissioner Dennis Allen said. “I was not sure how it is funded. It says once we create it, we set those taxes aside, and that money will be used to fund the projects.”
Judge Munkres said the first will be a grant of $118,000, and the rest will be funded by taxes.
“My question is if we take the money from the taxes, it will not be going back in the general fund,” Mr. Allen said. “It would be in a CETRZ interest-bearing account.”
 

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