This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday, June 16.
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This week's guest on the County Report is Pct. 2 Commissioner Scott Tuley. He is in his first term as commissioner. He is married to Angie Tuley and the couple has three children.
I. First Term (1:38)
Commissioner Tuley said he ran for office to "give back to the community, to help people with their problems."
The Commissioner said he's learned a lot in his first two years.
"It's not all about roads and ditches and drainage," he said. "It is far more."
In the podcast, Commissioner Tuley speaks about working with Commissioners Court on issues across the county.
"It's all about 26 departments coming in during budget and doing the best thing for the taxpayer," he said.
II. Population Growth (8:45)
Commissioner Tuley talks about the population growth in Pct. 2 (and Pct. 3) and how that with impact both the upcoming redistricting and property values.
"Everybody is migrating," he said.
As an example, Commissioner Tuley points out that about 450 houses were built in the Henderson County part of Mabank since last year and all of them are already sold.
He added that he knows of one house sold in Pct. 2 that wound up with 18 different bidders and when it was finally sold, it went for $125,000 over the list price.
"That's just one house," he said.
III. Pug Mill (15:01)
Commissioner Tuley discusses the impact of the Pct. 2 pug mill purchased in 2018. This piece of equipment gives the county the ability to produce road material, lowering the cost of road construction.
"Just Pct. 2 alone, in our first two-and-a-half years we've saved somewhere about $2.4 million in being able to redirect that funding to be able to do more roads," he said.
Now, the other Henderson County precincts are taking advantage of the pug mill as well.
While talking about roads, Commissioner Tuley also discusses the difficulties facing the county when it comes to road repair. For instance, weather issues currently have Pct. 2 about six weeks behind schedule.
IV. Drainage Issues (29:00)
Commissioner Tuley speaks about the drainage difficulties in some of the subdivisions around Cedar Creek Lake.
He said some of the problems are because of the design of the subdivision.
The County's right of way is basically just from the ditch on one side of the road to the other.
"And that's really all we can do unless the property owner wants to work with us," he said.
Commissioner Tuley also talked about how keeping the bar ditches and culverts clean is the responsibility of property owners.
"We try to do everything possible to move water through the culverts or down the road," he said, "to get to the drainage pipes that are feeding the lake or wherever else (the water) was supposed to go in the 70s or 80s. It's a challenge."
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