Burleson County commissioners approve easement purchase, renew recycling contract and authorize street‑work RFP; postpone Drug‑Free Communities grant action

Burleson County Commissioners Court met in regular session Jan. 28 in Caldwell and unanimously approved a series of routine procurement and land‑use actions while delaying decisions on a federal drug‑prevention grant application.

The court adopted a resolution authorizing County Judge Keith Schroeder to sign agreements necessary to purchase a warranty deed and obtain an easement for a drainage improvement project. Commissioner Vincent Svec moved for the resolution and Commissioner Bobby Urbanosky seconded; the motion carried on a unanimous vote of the judge and four commissioners.

In separate votes, the court:
• Approved reappointing Kevin Scarmardo to the Burleson County Appraisal District (motion by Commissioner Dwayne Faust; seconded by Commissioner David Hildebrand).
• Adopted an order exempting a county tract purchase from competitive‑proposal requirements under the County Purchasing Act (motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; seconded by Commissioner Bobby Urbanosky).
• Renewed the Keep Texas Recycling brokerage agreement for three years at a 12% rate (motion by Commissioner Dwayne Faust; seconded by Commissioner David Hildebrand).
• Authorized issuance and advertisement of Request for Proposals No. 2026012601 for street improvements tied to the Texas General Land Office CDBG‑MIT Grant #24-065-057-E567 (motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; seconded by Commissioner Dwayne Faust).
• Approved a subdivision exception for property owned by Will Nutall at CR 437 & FM 60 (BCAD #35087) (motion by Commissioner Bobby Urbanosky; seconded by Commissioner Vincent Svec).
• Approved a right‑of‑way release allowing cleaning and brush cutting on County Road 272 for Glenn Ray Kovar (motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; seconded by Commissioner Bobby Urbanosky).

All votes on the above motions were recorded as unanimous: Judge Keith Schroeder and Commissioners Dwayne Faust (Pct. 1), Vincent Svec (Pct. 2), David Hildebrand (Pct. 3) and Bobby Urbanosky (Pct. 4) voted ‘‘Aye.’’

The court postponed two related items concerning a potential county role in a federal prevention grant. Commissioners voted unanimously to postpone action on a resolution to apply as the fiscal agent for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Drug‑Free Communities (DFC) Support Program — discussed in the meeting as a possible five‑year award with a $125,000 per year maximum and a 100% local match requirement — and to postpone a memorandum of understanding with the Burleson County Drug‑Free Communities Coalition. The transcript contains a typographical error in the grant amount; the county discussion and typical NCIPC awards support the corrected figure of $125,000 per year.

The court also passed a resolution appointing the County Judge and County Auditor as authorized signatories for the Texas General Land Office Disaster Recovery Program Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) LHMPP contract #22-130-098-F551.

The meeting concluded after the court authorized payment of county bills and adjourned. The judge and the four commissioners were present for the session.