Burleson County commissioners approve tower lease, event permits, grant application and two‑year bank contract

The Burleson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a series of routine administrative items at its April 10, 2023 meeting in Caldwell, including a tower lease, event permits, a grant application ratification and a two‑year county depository contract.

On a motion by Commissioner David Hildebrand, seconded by Commissioner Vincent Svec, the court approved the K2 Tower space lease. Commissioner Robert (Bobby) Urbanosky moved, and Svec seconded, approval of a mass gathering permit for the Crater Rally. The court also approved a request by Beaux Beaux Fireworks to sell fireworks for San Jacinto Day after a motion by Hildebrand and a second by Dwayne Faust. Each of those motions passed with unanimous votes recorded as “All voted Aye. None voted No.”

The commissioners ratified an application to the Kubota Hometown Proud grant program for $100,000 with no local match required; the motion to ratify was made by Commissioner Vincent Svec and seconded by Commissioner Dwayne Faust and carried unanimously. The court also approved allowing stored materials on private property owned by Ervin Meier at the end of County Road 469 to support the CR 469 completion grant project (motion by Robert Urbanosky, seconded by Dwayne Faust).

The court recognized April 9–15, 2023 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week following a motion by Svec, seconded by Faust, which passed unanimously.

In a separately recorded administrative action, Commissioner Dwayne Faust moved and Commissioner Robert Urbanosky seconded awarding Citizens State Bank the county’s two‑year depository contract under RFP#2023‑001; the court approved the contract unanimously. Commissioners also approved routine consent‑agenda items, including adoption of March 2023 minutes and acceptance of three small donations to local health and social programs.

All recorded motions in the meeting excerpt were approved by unanimous voice vote. No formal dissent, amendments to the motions, or recorded roll‑call tallies beyond unanimous approval were included in the transcript excerpt. The meeting adjourned following authorization of payment of bills.