Comal County commissioners will consider a $25.575 million debt notice, two road-maintenance acceptances and a 61-lot subdivision at their Oct. 1 meeting.
The posted agenda contains 19 action items and two workshops; all listed decisions remain proposals until the court acts. Readers can compare the new package with Comal.News’ Sept. 24 county agenda guide.
Up to $25.575 million for water-quality land
The largest public-money item would start notice for up to $25.575 million in certificates of obligation for water-quality protection land and related costs, not authorize the debt itself. The proposed notice estimates $39,603,934 in combined principal and interest and lists Feb. 1, 2058, as the maximum maturity.
If the court authorizes publication, the notice says commissioners intend to consider issuing the certificates Nov. 19. Repayment would be pledged from property taxes and net revenue from the county’s solid-waste system.
Subdivision bonds, roads and a 61-lot plat
The Lark Canyon Unit 2 proposal would extend Construction Bond No. 7901116877 through Nov. 18, 2027, with liability capped at $2,458,913.67. The packet’s probable-cost sheet lists the covered work at zero percent complete.
Flying W Unit 2 would bring 61 residential lots on 19.08 acres, 3,542 feet of public road right-of-way and a $1,859,735.25 construction bond to the court for final-plat consideration. The request includes variances for right-of-way narrower than 60 feet and building setbacks shorter than 25 feet.
For Simmons Valley Unit 1, county engineering recommends releasing two sureties worth $785,851.22 and $3,799,982.77 and accepting the completed roads into county maintenance. The same item proposes executing permit PIPROW 109595 for private improvements within the right-of-way.
A separate Simmons Valley South Entry Road 1 item would release a $892,422.23 letter of credit, accept the road for county maintenance and execute PIPROW 109635 for private landscaping, irrigation and utilities in the right-of-way.
Road abandonment and Goodwin-site survey
Commissioners will consider abandoning the southern remnant of New Braunfels-Blanco Road and conveying it to GuyBev Properties LLC. The draft order says a unanimous court vote is required.
A proposed second amendment with Parkhill would add $28,750 in surveying services for the Goodwin Maintenance Building site. The exhibit depicts survey limits around a proposed 5,000-square-foot maintenance building and two potential future-building footprints, but the amendment before the court concerns the added survey work.
Retirement, insurance and county operations
The proposed 2027 county retirement plan keeps a 7% employee deposit and 200% employer match, adds a 3% flat-rate cost-of-living adjustment and lists a total county contribution rate of 11.75%.
The workers’ compensation renewal would cover Jan. 1, 2027, through Jan. 1, 2028, and continue optional coverage for elected officials, election workers, jurors and volunteer law-enforcement personnel. A separate liability renewal questionnaire reports 965 full-time, 16 part-time and 22 volunteer workers and lists current $2 million limits for public-official and law-enforcement liability.
The court will consider designating Animal Control Supervisor Korrie Doherty as the county’s local rabies control authority. The packet includes a certificate documenting completion of an eight-hour authority course on June 16.
Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 requests one Dell 16 laptop costing $1,540.52 from the Justice Court Technology Fund. Another item proposes SWAT armored-vehicle equipment and accessories from the non-capital equipment account without a budget amendment.
Extension Services seeks a revenue-neutral $3,350 line-item transfer, including $2,800 from building and facilities maintenance to recurring contracts and $550 between travel accounts. The form attributes the request to higher waste-management fees and travel expenses for the remainder of 2026.
Proclamations, claims and public comment
The court will consider its regular claims list. A Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation would tint the courthouse bell tower purple Oct. 1–7. A Mediation Awareness Month proclamation would recognize a dispute-resolution center serving Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and Caldwell counties. A third proclamation would recognize Oct. 4–10 as National 4-H Week in Comal County.
Citizen comments are scheduled during the workshop and are limited to three minutes per person. Residents may address a matter of public interest or a specific agenda item. A separate workshop slot is reserved for reports from county staff and elected officials.
The agenda also permits closed-session discussions concerning real property, economic development and legal matters. Any final action or vote must occur in public.
When and where
The meeting notice schedules a regular Commissioners Court meeting for 8:30 a.m. Oct. 1, 2026, at 100 Main Plaza in New Braunfels. The official agenda and packet let residents inspect the proposals before the meeting; the post-meeting outcome record will establish what commissioners approved, rejected, changed or postponed.