Judge Hoyer: ‘Do not dump on county roads’

A discarded mattress sits in the grass beside U.S. Highway 183/U.S. Highway 190 between Lampasas and Lometa. County roads also have experienced illegal dumping in several areas, according to members of the Lampasas County Commissioners Court. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
A discarded mattress sits in the grass beside U.S. Highway 183/U.S. Highway 190 between Lampasas and Lometa. County roads also have experienced illegal dumping in several areas, according to members of the Lampasas County Commissioners Court. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

County Judge Randy Hoyer made a plea Monday to residents to take care of county roads.

At the Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting, Hoyer and county staff discussed the large amounts of trash dumped illegally along some county roads and the eyesore that creates.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality defines illegal dumping as the disposal, transportation for disposal, or allowance of …