By Jen Spain
During Monday’s Navarro County Commissioners’ Court, many items were on the agenda – but on the forefront was the tax abatement request for Riot Blockchain.
Riot Blockchain, has been on the minds of citizens across Navarro County. Citizens in attendance begged the commissioners to vote no. Major concerns voiced were about the noise pollution, and the potential reuse of water going back into our water supplying lakes and or possibly creeks.
All commissioners voted against this tax abatement receiving huge applause from the citizens.
Commissioners also approved a permit for mass gatherings OUTSIDE of the governance of a city limit. The permit will require that at any event, outside the municipalities:
- If you are expecting five hundred or more people, you must apply at least 45 days before the event happens.
- If liquor is to be consumed in any form (for sale or in coolers), you must possess a liquor license.
- The promoter or property owner must provide security.
- Restroom facilities must be available.
- For each event held, you must obtain a new permit.
It also states that if they get more than five hundred people, they have to have a plan to make sure they will not go over that number. Citizens questioned how we as citizens can change that to a lower number. The response from
Bob Schell, Navarro County Assistant District Attorney, said, “You, as the citizens of the Navarro County, need to contact your state legislators and ask them to change the law to be able to set our own number per county.”
Navarro County Sheriff Elmer Tanner came in to address some statements being made during the citizens speaking at the beginning of the meeting. He stated, “We respond to citizens’ complaints daily. You must understand, we have to operate under the law. Regarding noise complaints, state law is eighty-five decibel reading. You may call that in, and by the time an officer gets there and reads it, it may not be 85 decibels. So, we cannot violate civil rights and go on the premises.”
Sheriff Tanner continued, “So as long as I am Sheriff, I will tell you this, and it is easy to say and hard to digest, be patient a bit longer because once it occurs you will say that is what he was talking about. I promise you will know when it occurs.”
To our readers, always remember, to make progress is to plan ahead.
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