Hill County Commission looking for community input on BUILD grant

Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said Monday that the county is applying for a $25-million grant to use in three major road projects in the county and is looking for public input on the project, adding that the grant is a lot of money but will be worth it.

“It’s not going to be cheap, guys,” Peterson said during a public meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. “But by not applying for this grant, we know what the answer is, we are going to continue dealing with the road that we have.”

Six people attended the meeting, and Peterson said he had hoped more would show up....