At last week’s Caldwell County Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates approved a resolution to remove several roads from the county’s road system.
Judge-Executive Kota Young explained the rationale for the Road Committee’s recommendation to remove 21 roads from the county’s system..
click to download audioDistrict 4 Magistrate and Road Committee member Jeff Simms stated that the Road Committee evaluated each road in the county, ranking them based on specific criteria.
click to download audioYoung then presented the list of roads in District 1 proposed for removal from the county road system.
click to download audioIn addition, six roads are located in District 2.
click to download audioFive roads are proposed for removal in District 4, along with a specified portion of a road in District 3.
click to download audioYoung noted that state law requires notification of road discontinuances.
click to download audioDistrict 2 Magistrate Jeff Boone mentioned that he and Judge Young recently discussed the matter and estimated the savings the county would achieve by discontinuing these roads.
click to download audioSimms expressed gratitude to Caldwell County Road Department Supervisor David Waldrum for his efforts, while Boone thanked Simms for his thorough review of the roads.
