Court reimburses Gum Springs $10,000 and adopts updated addressing standards after 911 gaps identified

The court approved reimbursement (check #21945) of $10,000 to Gum Springs Water Supply Corporation as the local match after a 2023–2024 CDBG grant application was not awarded.

"This was an unfortunate event here that they did not receive this sizable grant ... and we thought it best especially at the end of our fiscal year to reimburse y'all's money," said a county official during the discussion. Manager Derek Todd of Gum Springs was present and the court signaled support for future grant attempts.

Separately, commissioners discussed a countywide project to update 911 addressing. The judge described discovering numerous remote sites—radio towers and other properties—with no physical addresses, which could impede emergency responders: "if some severe accident were to take place ... there's no way to find those locations because they're not in the system." The court adopted new addressing standards drafted with the East Texas Council of Governments, the sheriff's office and Road & Bridge to correct large numbers of unaddressed sites over time.