Alba to get ditch work help from county

Posted 8/17/16

Wood County Commissioners approved an inter-local agreement with the city of Alba for street cleaning, clearing, and ditches during their regular meeting Friday at the Wood County Courthouse.

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Alba to get ditch work help from county

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Wood County Commissioners approved an inter-local agreement with the city of Alba for street cleaning, clearing, and ditches during their regular meeting Friday at the Wood County Courthouse.

The Alba City Council had discussed their ditch and street problem at their Aug. 1 meeting seeking to meet with Pct. 1 Commissioner Virgil Holland Jr. on getting help from the county. “This is an inter-local between the city of Alba and Wood County Pct. 1,” Holland said. “They have a lot of ditch problems right now with their ditches not draining. I would like to see this approved as an inter-local agreement.”

Commissioners further approved inter-local agreements with the city of Tyler dealing with buying fuel and Smith County for joint purchasing between Smith and Wood counties.

Paula Thomas made a presentation concerning the Texas Healthy Communities Program. “One of our first initiatives was to work with our farmer’s markets to try and increase their client base. The Winnsboro Farmers Market does now accept Snap benefits. We have also worked with Winnsboro and Mineola trying to promote those markets,” Thomas said.

“Winnsboro did pass a clean air policy. All their recreation sites where kids gather are now smoke-free zones. That was a huge accomplishment. Also through the Winnsboro Wellness Coalition we worked and had some runs and raised some money. This past weekend the Winnsboro Parks and Recreation Board was able to install new playground equipment at one of the parks that previously had nothing.”

In another matter, commissioners approved Neal Duncan, Mineola, to the Wood County Airport Board of Directors on a nomination from the Wood County Industrial Commission.

In other agenda item action, commissioners approved:

• the authorization of the county judge to sign, on behalf of Wood County, a contract to purchase real property in Quitman, as buyer;

• a resolution authorizing a county grant with Texas Department of Agriculture for Meals on Wheels for 2017;

• a presentation by Brinson Benefits renewing with Superior Vision for county employees;

• Wood County road permit 2112 for Patterson Logging in Pct. 2;

• Wood County road permit 2113 for George T. Hayes in Pct. 3;

• inter-local agreement for the sale of two vehicles from Wood County Emergency Management to the city of Winnsboro;

• the Order of General Election for Nov. 8, 2016 and

• payroll of $309,639.42; line items of $6,466.66; budget amendments of $1,947.73.