County Emergency Management Office Reports on 2025 Activities

Fayette County was notified in May that the General Land Office had approved the application for the regional mitigation program. The approved projects included communication equipment in Schulenburg and Winchester, the Ellinger water and sewer system updates and to mitigate flooding in the Plum area.

The kickoff meeting with GLO, LCMS, the County’s grant consultants and Weishuhn Engineering for the mitigation funding was held August 21. An environmental review was required and was completed in early December with no issues found.

Weishuhn Engineering has completed several milestones for the Ellinger and Plum projects; the communication projects are on hold due to materials and supplies delays.

The County went out for proposals to update the master plan for the County courthouse. Eleven proposals were received with the County awarding the bid to Komatsu Architecture. The consultants have done the site assessment and expect to have a draft of the plan to the County by early February. The updated master plan is required by the Texas Historical Commission before the County can apply for funding for courthouse restoration projects.

BEFCO is nearing completion of the county-wide drainage study that is being funded through a hazardous mitigation grant from TDEM. All field work was completed and the firm was working on analysis and sizing of conveyance structures for each of the crossings. It is anticipated the study will be presented to the Commissioners in early spring of 2026.