Commissioners pass resolution against rail line, get update on courthouse renovations

  • Lampasas County Commissioners Court meetings are being conducted this month in the county annex conference room while the commissioners’ courtroom on the first floor of the couny courthouse is being renovated. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    Lampasas County Commissioners Court meetings are being conducted this month in the county annex conference room while the commissioners’ courtroom on the first floor of the couny courthouse is being renovated. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

    The Lampasas County Commissioners Court issued a strong rebuke of the 26.9mile proposed railroad by Texas Materials Inc. Action came in Monday’s regular court meeting.

    Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing the rail project, citing concerns about the project’s environmental and agricultural impacts across the county.

    In early March, the Commissioners Court was notified of the propo…