County looks to improve infrastructure
County Judge Jimmy Sylvia and Commissioners Ryan Dagley, Tommy Hammond, Mark Tice and Jimmy Gore recognize Solid Waste employees Charles Blasberg and Matthew LeBlanc for receiving their CDL licenses through a program with Lee College. Supervisor Mitchell Sunday, department head Debra Elliott, a Lee College representative and County Human Resources Director Lauren Van Deventer show support.
Chambers County Hospital District board members and Bayside Community Hospital employees are honored by County Judge Jimmy Sylvia and Commissioners Ryan Dagley, Tommy Hammond, Mark Tice and Jimmy Gore for National Hospital Week. Bayside Community Hospital has served the community for over 75 years.
County Judge Jimmy Sylvia and Commissioners Ryan Dagley, Tommy Hammond, Mark Tice and Jimmy Gore honor Sheriff Brian Hawthorne for National Police Week.
ANAHUAC— Chambers County Commissioners Court is hoping to make some impactful moves to lower flood insurance costs for county residents and to improve various utilities around the county.
CCCC held its semimonthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13, discussing ways to improve the internet, parks and more.
The county is looking to revise the Floodplain Management Regulations Manual for non-resident and commercial developments to meet residential standards. Additionally, buildings such as schools and hospitals will be elevated to a higher standard.
The county is hoping to meet requirements for the FEMA Community Rating System, a program designed to provide flood insurance discounts to participating communities.
Currently, only six of the 254 counties in Texas qualify for the program, including Bastrop, Burnet, Denton, Guadalupe, Harris and Jefferson counties.
A public hearing is set for Tuesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. to discuss the floodplain management manual.
The County Clerk’s Office is implementing a property fraud alert system, free to use for any resident, title company, or other.
“If anything happens to a document with your name on it, you will get a notice,” County Clerk Heather Hawthorne said.
Commissioners approved application for the Texas Broadband Development Office’s Texas Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, a program designed to help rural communities implement broadband infrastructure to expand high-speed internet access.
“This is very, very important. Countywide we have areas that are dead zones,” Commissioner Pct. 1 Jimmy Gore said.
The county is looking to build six pickleball courts on the north side of Winnie Stowell Park and six at the new park in Beach City. Commissioners approved to go out for bids for both projects.
Also, in the realm of parks, commissioners approved to go out for bids for a cleaning contract for Whites Park Community Building and Westside Community Building. To help pay for services, a cleaning fee will be added to the buildings’ rental fees.
As of right now, the buildings are only available for one day out of the weekend due to the availability of county staff, but having a cleaning service will allow for more rentals throughout the weekends.
Commissioners set a public hearing on Tuesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. for the abandonment of a portion of Smith Point Road in the Double Bayou area. The right-of-way was established in 1876 and is hindering the developer.
After a brief public hearing, commissioners approved the Orsted reinvestment zone. Orsted’s Project Wharf is a $1.2 billion e-methanol project at the Cedar Port Industrial Park in Baytown.
A public hearing was set for Tuesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. to discuss the property tax abatement agreement for Orsted.
A public hearing was set for Tuesday, May 27 at 10 a.m. to discuss the Grand Parkway reinvestment zone, a necessary step in the tax abatement process.
Sheriff Brian Hawthorne brought to the court an annual statistics report showing an overall decline in criminal activity. The Progress will have more details in the upcoming edition.