By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Construction at the Ellis County Law Enforcement Center and Courthouse could be delayed slightly after construction workers found asbestos-based tile in part of the courthouse.

Ellis County Administrator Greg Sund said the tile is non-friable, which means it contains less 1-percent asbestos and won’t break apart and become airborne.

According to Sund, it can be disposed of in the landfill, but he believes a trained company still must remove the materials.

The contractor has estimated there is about 460 square feet of tile that can be removed and the rest can be covered up.

The county will bring in a contractor to remove the tile, which could cause a delay.

The commission also directed the joint planning commission to implement the six short-term changes laid out in the comprehensive plan.

County Commissioner Barb Wasinger said she wants to commission to discuss all of the recommendations in the comprehensive plan, hold a public hearing on them and then bring the results back to the county commission.

In other business:

• Noxious Weed Supervisor Gary Haas presented the commission with the 2014 progress report.

• Ellis County Economic Development Executive Director Aaron White gave the commission an update on the short-term welding training program and a number of other projects the coalition is currently working on.