County Court Meets In ‘Emergency’ Session
The Glasscock County Commissioners’ Court (Mark Halfmann absent) met in emergency session Oct. 2 in Judge Wilburn Bednar’s office. There, they had a conference telephone call with Sweetwater attorney Alan Carmichael to discuss matters regarding wind farm reinvestment zones and tax abatements.
Carmichael outlined the process by which a county determines whether a tax abatement is in its best interest and the process necessary for granting it. At the point in the discussion where the county court indicated that it wanted to engage his law firm and have his legal advice, the meeting went into executive session and was closed to the public and to the Glasscock County News.
The county is trying to develop a standard, improved contract for use with wind farm companies.