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Commissioners approve TSPLOST and GDOT LRA funding to advance Pine View Road paving
Summary
Spalding County commissioners designated TSPLOST tier-2 funds and approved using GDOT Local Road Assistance funds to advance paving of Pine View Road; staff estimated the project could cost roughly $3 million for the segment under consideration.
The Spalding County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to designate Transportation Special Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) tier-2 funds for paving Pine View Road and to use 2025 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Road Assistance (LRA) funds to augment that work.
County staff told the board the segment under consideration is short—about a half-mile—but involves rock and full-depth paving, which raised the county’s cost estimate to approximately $3,000,000 for the portion discussed.
Why it matters: The project will serve as a connector between local highways and requires both county TSPLOST allocations and state LRA funds to proceed. Staff said LRA funding available for 2025 is approximately $1,111,200 and that after the proposed allocations the county would have about $659,000 remaining in TSPLOST tier-2 dirt-road funds for other projects.
Board discussion and conditions
- County policy on converting dirt roads to paved roads requires every affected homeowner to sign off in writing; the board stressed adherence to that requirement before work proceeds on roads where property-owner consent is required. - Staff said the project is a full paving project (not limited resurfacing) and thus costlier; rock and right-of-way conditions were cited as drivers of the higher estimate. - Commissioners asked staff to confirm precise right-of-way limits, the unanimity of homeowner signatures where required, and a final cost estimate before entering formal procurement.
Speakers
- Public Works staff, Spalding County Public Works Department (provided cost estimate and explained funding sources) - Clay W. Davis, chair, Spalding County Board of Commissioners - Commissioner (board members participated in discussion)
Actions (structured)
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Ending: Staff will return with refined engineering estimates, right-of-way confirmations and any required homeowner consents before procurement and construction begin.
