Commissioners approve transfer of obsolete road signs to Burleson County over one objection

The court approved a proposal to transfer 286 older traffic signs and miscellaneous signs to Burleson County for $100 under the Local Government Code citation included in the packet. County Engineer Pratima Banerjee told the court that the inventory consists of legacy, project-specific aluminum signs (bridge cutout signs, flood warning signs and certain regulatory signs) that are out of compliance with current Brazos County standards and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Texas MUTCD); staff said prior county auctions produced no bids and the materials have been in inventory for more than 10 years.

"Rather than continuing to store unused materials, staff believes transferring them to a neighboring county that can still use them is the most practical and cost-effective option," Banerjee said.

A commissioner objected during the discussion, saying the county might need those signs in the future and that transferring them for a nominal fee risked replacing them at much higher cost later. The engineer replied that the signs offered are not compliant with current county standards and that Burleson County likely uses different standards; staff said prior auction attempts generated no offers.

The motion carried with one recorded opposition. The transfer was approved to free storage space and allow the signs to be used elsewhere rather than remain unused in county inventory.