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Hill County Commissioners Discuss Special Agenda Items The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a special session Tuesday, February 2, to consider several special agenda items. The court approved an agreement with Southern Health Partners to provide inmate medical services in the county jail. The company has been providing inmate medical services in Hill County since 2009. A part-time maintenance position was also approved by the court. Due to the pandemic, the usual assistance from inmate trustees has not been possible, and the new employee is expected to help the county keep up with maintenance jobs. A variance requested by a landowner in the 100 block of Farm Road 2114 in Aquilla was approved by the court. County Judge Justin Lewis said that a small tract of land cut off from the main tract by the roadway is being transferred to another landowner.
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County Commissioners Make Appointments To ESD Boards The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a regular session Tuesday, January 26, and appointed members to the Emergency Services District (ESD) 1 and 2 boards of commissioners. Reappointed to the ESD 2 board for two-year terms were Tad Duncan and Bob Stahl. No other applications were submitted to the court for those positions. Two positions held by Clarence Pressley and Ken Goins were expiring on the ESD 1 board, and two new applicants applied to be considered for the seats. Doreen Strickland of Abbott Volunteer Fire Department and Billy Heffner of Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department both applied to serve on the board.
Share The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a brief special session Tuesday, January 19. Commissioners voted to rescind former court orders awarding bids for the construction of a new Precinct 3 maintenance barn in Penelope and a bridge over Brooken Creek on HCR 3206. The court will accept bids for the projects again after determining that the requests were not properly advertised the first time. County Judge Justin Lewis also updated commissioners on an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccine availability to Hill County residents. Although the county is not in charge of the vaccine rollout, Lewis said that the county worked with Ascension Medical Group Providence Clinic and Hill Regional Hospital to develop a proposal that was submitted to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM).
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City, County Agreement To Expand Parking Downtown The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a special session Tuesday, December 15, and approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Hillsboro to increase parking near the courthouse. The county and city are expected to each contribute half of the cost of property at the corner of Covington and Elm streets in downtown Hillsboro, which is currently the site of a laundromat. Under the agreement, the city will make the purchase, and the county will reimburse the city for half of the cost. The county is expected to assist the city with demolition of the building, and maintenance will be the responsibility of the city.
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State Agrees To Continue Free COVID-19 Testing In Hillsboro The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a regular session Tuesday morning, December 8, and discussed the continuation of free COVID-19 testing in Hillsboro along with other county business. Hill County Judge Justin Lewis said that the regional testing center has been an important resource for the general public, nursing homes, schools and others who need access to testing. Hillsboro s location on the I-35 corridor also made it an attractive site to the state as a regional testing center. County officials were recently informed that the site, which is operated by a contractor for the state, would close at the end of the year. Lewis said that he had been in contact with state officials, including Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, to request that the site stay open.