Brown County Commissioners voted Monday morning to appoint Ted Perez as the new Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4. The vote was 5-0. Precinct 4 Commissioner, Larry Traweek, said there were five applicants for the JP position, each very good. Traweek, County Attorney Shane Britton and JP Doug Hurt served on a committee to review the applicants.
Perez has been employed by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for the past five years, serving as a member of courthouse security. Prior to coming to Brown County, Perez retired as a Patrol Sergeant for the Lubbock Police Department. He also previously served as a Brownwood PD reserve officer.
The Brown County Commissioners Court met Monday at the Adams Street Community Center.
By a vote of 3-2, Brown County Commissioners on Monday morning determined there will be no tax abatement for a proposed solar farm by the developer, IP Radian, which is planned for southwest Brown County near Brookesmith and in the Brookesmith Independent School District.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wayne Shaw moved to create an a reinvestment zone for the purpose of tax abatement to provide economic development within the county, which was seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioner Joel Kelton. Both commissioners then voted in favor of the reinvestment zone.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Gary Worley, Precinct 4 Commissioner Larry Traweek, and Brown County Judge Paul Lilly voted against the reinvestment zone.
Brown County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning to appoint Ted Perez to the position of Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace. Perez has been employed by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for the past five years, serving as a member of courthouse security. Prior to that he was on the Brownwood PD reserve force. Perez retired from the Lubbock Police Department as a Patrol Sergeant. He will take the place of Jim Cavanaugh who is scheduled to retire in June. Precinct 4 Commissioner, Larry Traweek, said there were five applicants for the JP position, each very good.