Notice of Proposed FSA Area Community Boundaries
Posted/updated on: February 22, 2013 at 4:26 pm
EAST TEXAS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on proposed Farm Service Agency community boundaries in East Texas. The Smith and Upshur-Gregg FSA offices combined in 2012 when the Upshur-Gregg county office closed. The combined Smith-Upshur-Gregg County Committee proposes the following area community boundaries for the 2013 county committee election. The proposal decreases the existing eight local administrative areas (LAAs) to the required seven LAAs for the new combined Smith-Upshur-Gregg county office. Eligible voters are encouraged to submit public comments by March 8 to the Smith-Upshur-Gregg county FSA office at 4209 Republic Drive Tyler, TX 75701 or call 903-561-6042 ext. 2.
The proposed local administrative areas are as follows:
Community A Smith Co. (LAA 1) comprises the area of Smith County that is North of US 64 from the Van Zandt County line to Tyler and the area West of a line located West of FM 14 from Tyler to Wood County.
Community B Smith Co. (LAA 2) comprises the area of Smith County that is East of a line located West of FM 14 from the Wood County line South to Tyler and the area North of a line from the East side of Tyler South to the intersection of FM 2964 and CR 2307 and extending East to the Rusk County line.
Community C Smith Co. (LAA 3) comprises the area of Smith County that is South of US 64 East from the Van Zandt County line to the East side of Tyler and South to the intersection of FM 2964 and CR 2307 and extending East to the Rusk County line.
Community D Upshur Co. (LAA 4) comprises the area of Upshur County that is West of SH 155 from the Smith County line to Gilmer then North on US 271 to the Camp County line.
Community E Upshur Co. (LAA 5) comprises the area of Upshur County that is East of US 271 from the Camp County line to Gilmer then the area North of SH 154 East to FM 726 South to FM 1650 East to the Gregg County line.
Community F Upshur Co. (LAA 6) comprises the area of Upshur County that is East of SH 155 from the Smith County line to Gilmer and the area South of SH 154 East to FM 726 South to FM 1650 East to the Gregg County line.
Community G Gregg Co. (LAA 7) comprises the entire area of Gregg County.
For more information, you may contact the Smith-Upshur-Gregg County FSA office at 903-561-6042 or visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov/tx online.
