(Courtesy photo: County Judge Wade McKinney.)
Note: This interview was recorded in the County Judge’s courtroom on Wednesday, August 26.
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The Lead
Henderson County is temporarily home for about 100 prisoners evacuated from Orange County ahead of Hurricane Laura. This is just one part of the county’s emergency preparations for the storm.
County Judge Wade McKinney talks about this, the burn ban, COVID-19, and the budget as we discuss what’s happening in our county government this week.
You can listen to the interview above. Below you can find the timestamp for specific topics as well as quotes about each from Judge McKinney.
Podcast Topics, Quotes by Judge McKinney
Henderson County preparations for dual hurricanes. (1:00)
“Over the night, we took in a little more than 100 prisoners as a temporary sheltering location for Orange County.”
Where does the county stand regarding a burn ban? (8:20)
“We do have it on next week’s agenda.”
Weekly COVID update. (12:30)
“When you compare to what the state has done, (our hospitalizations) are fantastic.”
“I would almost be a lunch that handwashing has never reached this level before.”
Public hearing scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 1, for tax rate, budget. (25:20)
“We’ve got a proposed budget that we’ve worked on for the past two months. … What the Commissioners Court has proposed this year is actually a reduction in the tax rate of a little over a cent and a half.”
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