Commission hears road-paving update; staff to return to work session for allocations

Jackson County commissioners received an update July 14 on the county—s road paving program and were asked to revisit allocations at the next work session.

County Engineer Kimbell reported that paving was complete on County Road 220 and that work on County Road 54 should finish by the end of the day; strip paving began on County Road 368, a District 3 selection. Kimbell said the county also provided commissioners with a recent condition assessment that lists recommended roads and a separate strip-paving recommendation list.

Staff noted that excess interest generated from bond proceeds may provide additional resources for road work and that they had emailed commissioners the condition-assessment materials and a short recommended list to aid selections. Kimbell suggested the commission place the paving allocation back on the next work session agenda so each commissioner could select roads for their district.

Commissioners asked about scheduling and access for an upcoming Norfolk County Road 20 job; Kimbell said the county secured site access from state partners and expected to start that work this week. The engineer said contract time for the courthouse-area strip-paving work is 30 days after mobilization and that the contractor—s quotes are valid for 60 days.

No formal vote was taken on allocations; staff recommended bringing the topic back to a work session for formal selection and allocation.