Johnson County commissioners meet Monday on veterans honors, ARPA deadline

The Johnson County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Monday in Room 201 of the Johnson County Courthouse at 2 N. Main St. According to Cleburne Times-Review, the agenda includes proclamations, a law enforcement recognition and project updates. Commissioners will proclaim Honor Veterans in Johnson County Day ahead of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, with Cleburne American Legion Auxiliary member Marty Peters present. A veterans fundraiser and tribute is scheduled for 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Cleburne American Legion Post 50, 313 W. Chambers St. Commissioners will also proclaim October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and plan to wear pink. State Sen. Phil King is expected to join in recognizing Cleburne's Ron Russek for 30 years in law enforcement, a ceremony postponed from earlier this month. During the workshop, commissioners will continue talks on a new Precinct 3 subcourthouse and county parking lots. They will also discuss the status of roughly $34 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding the county received for pandemic-related costs. All ARPA projects must wrap up by year's end; the remaining one, an expansion of Rio Vista's wastewater treatment plant, is on track to meet that deadline.