Saturday, September 7, 2024
The County Commissioners Court Tuesday, July 23 discussed the proposal for decorative Christmas lights to be installed on the corners of the Historic Granbury square. The successful bid will be presented to the Commissioners Court and the City of Granbury prior to the award of the bid.
The agreement would be to authorize the county to collaborate with the Granbury Beautification Council and the City of Granbury with an interlocal agreement to share the remaining cost, if necessary, after the grant of funding from the Granbury Beautification Council.
Though the courthouse has been decorated with lights for many years, the city does not have proper equipment to safely install or repair the lights. Therefore City Manager Chris Coffman brought the issue of seeking a bid for the installation.
“I'm happy to take instruction from the court and move forward and advertise their bids, and bring back some work with the judge, and bring back estimates that we get.”
Coffman said the city heard complaints about the lack of lights last year.
“The lights on the trees last year were funded by the beautification council, and they really miss those other lights and raise money, and we'll see what we can do. But I know that y'all have expressed an interest in continuing that program to be done safely.”
“So we don't want anybody injured, but it could be nice to do it, and the beautification council is willing to do something. So I move that we go forward in allowing the city to get some bids. Let's see what it is, let's see what it would cost, and let's see how food county can partner with the city of Granbury,” Hood County Judge Ron Massingill said.
The motion passed to seek a bid to have the lights professionally installed on the Hood County Courthouse.
