Kinder Morgan makes another large donation to Caldwell County

LPR staff

Caldwell County Commissioners accepted a $1.5 million donation from the Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC at Tuesday morning’s semi-monthly meeting.

The donation is in addition to the $1 million donation Kinder Morgan previously made to the county last year. This $1.5 million donation will be divided among the Caldwell County Road and Maintenance departments ($600,000), the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department ($500,000), and $400,000 to be divided among the three county school districts.

There will be 13 miles of pipeline in Caldwell County, exiting at Mustang Ridge and ending near the Tesla facility. Construction on the pipeline is expected to begin in the second quarter this year.

In other business:

Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator Josh Flores noted a couple of recent fires, one that had destroyed a building behind the Martindale Baptist Church, and another grass fire. Flores said there was projected rain on a couple of occasions over the next two weeks, therefore asked to keep the burn ban off.

A professional services agreement for a two-year term was approved between the county and Dr. Charles Laurence for the practice of medicine as the local health authority. The cost to the county is $12,000 annually.

Commissioners approved the final plat for the Clayton Addition consisting of 7 residential lots on 13.2 acres located on Callihan Road and Bugtussle Lane.

Also approved was the final plat for Cool Water Acres consisting of 124 residential lots on 155.95 acres located on Taylorsville Road and FM 86.

Commissioner Ed Theriot congratulated all the kids and buyers participating in the recent Caldwell County Junior Livestock Show.