August 11, 2020
The Paper Of Record for Fannin County Texas
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Commissioners Select EMS Contract and Set Tax Rate By Gabrielle DeMay A regular meeting of the Fannin County Commissioners Court was called to order Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 9:06 a.m. by County Judge Randy
Moore, at Bonham City Hall, and via teleconference. Judge Moore established quorum; all Commissioners were present. The invocation was given by Reverend Mike Allred of Boyd Baptist Church in Bonham.
Judge Moore led the pledges. Judge Moore recognized Senator Bob Hall’s Aid Beth Purcell in the audience. There were no comments in Public Forum. 6 Judge Moore gave an update on Covid-19 cases in the
County, which includes 214 total, 14 active, and 192 recovered. He believes the low count is due to citizens following the mask mandate. There has been no further communication from the Governor’s Office regarding
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the pandemic. Commissioner Lackey asked on behalf of a citizen whether Fannin County could apply for the mask mandate waiver, as the active count is below 20 citizens. Judge Moore stated that the count fluctuates too frequently above 20, and he would like a more con-
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sistent count before applying for the county exemption from the mandate. A motion to extend the Fannin County Declaration of Disaster Proclamation for Covid-19 one week passed. 7 A motion to extend the Covid-19 Response and Continuity of Operations Plan for Fannin County one week passed. Commissioner Self commented he was having trouble accessing the DSHS Count by County map, and Judge Moore said he will bring up the issue in a meeting with DSHS later that day. 8 NTMWD Reservoir Project Manager Steve Long gave a presentation and update of the Bois d’ Arc Lake construction. He had a good report for the dam but noted that construction is still affected by the rainy season. He anticipates a late August opening of the FM 897 bridge. Lake Operations Center has had exterior sheeting and roof installed, with the interior framed. He gave updates on many of the smaller bridges as well and showed maps of the raw water pipeline route, which is now 60% installed. Judge Moore asked if NTMWD will do a maintenance follow-up after project completion and heavy rainfalls to verify everything works as planned, and Mr. Long agreed there will be inspections. Judge Moore announced there would be a workshop on Thursday, August 6, to discuss Shoreline Management. Continued See Commissioners on page 8
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