September 17, 2007
COMMISSIONERS
& NEW ENGINEER READY TO PAVE DIRT ROADS USING PUBLIC
WORKS RESOURCES
Many in the
county have been waiting a life time for their road to be
paved.
Promises and talk are all they have gotten in the past,
but that may be changing soon.
Commissioners
discussed Tier III (Non-SPLOST Unpaved roads) roads at their
meeting, Monday, September 10, 2007. They
were presented with list and a “comparative” chart of cost
to do the projects by the engineering firm.
See chart here:
http://www.taxdogs.com/tier3roads.pdf
Following is
the list of dirt roads to be paved with the “surplus” the
county supposedly has. These
roads are the worst ones in the county according to previous
presentations by the County Manager to the BOC. It has been
stressed by 3 Commissioners that NO
POLITICS were involved in picking these roads.
| Road |
Length |
District |
Commissioner |
#
houses |
| Kiwi Ct. |
.05 mi |
District
4 |
Johnson |
4 |
| Templeton
Cir. |
.31 mi |
District
5 |
Yarbrough |
23 |
| Grosbeak
Ct. |
.05 mi |
District
4 |
Johnson |
3 |
| Partridge
Ct. |
.20 mi |
District
3 |
Bernard |
12 |
| Bobolink
Dr. |
.28 mi |
District
3 |
Bernard |
13 |
| Falcon
Cir. |
.48 mi |
District
3 |
Bernard |
22 |
| Pelican
Cir. |
.80 mi |
District
3 |
Bernard |
35 |
**Districts
are the “best guess” from District voting maps. Total miles
paved 2.17.
Total projected cost per mile $160,806 plus Engineering
fees which were not included in
“In House” costs given to Commissioners.
TWG
does not question if the roads are good or bad or in need
of paving. TWG does question how all the roads being paved
lie in the same area.
To comment on
this article or to let your feelings be known email us at
taxpayerwatchdogs@yahoo.com
or visit our website. You can also Speak Out on the
message board set up to do just that: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speakoutjasper/
TWG
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