Paulding County commissioners approve stormwater, road and maintenance contracts and move forward on Cedar Crest right-of-way acquisitions

Paulding County commissioners on Jan. 28 approved a series of routine but consequential contracts and project steps, including a stormwater repair award, a countywide roadside maintenance renewal, a $20,000 engineering supplement for a road realignment and a resolution to acquire property for a major road-widening project.

The actions are intended to advance local road and stormwater work across the county and to test a state-funded recycled-tire asphalt mix on two county roads. Officials said funding for the projects will come from a mix of department general funds, SPLOST and developer contributions.

The board approved awarding a stormwater maintenance contract to the low bidder for work at 336 and 376 Pine Way, with the stormwater department recommending Artido Construction LLC as low bidder at $89,536.80; funding will be allocated from the stormwater department’s general fund. (The contract announcement in the meeting included a conflicting company name earlier in the agenda text; the stormwater presentation named Artido Construction LLC as the recommended low bidder.)

Commissioners also authorized the chairman to sign a first-renewal supplemental agreement with AAA Landscaping Management LLC for the fiscal year 2025 countywide shoulder maintenance service contract. That contract renewal covers multiple mowing, trimming and litter pickup cycles for up to 520 miles of county roads and 21 miles of four-lane state highways and is listed at $868,085, funded from the general fund.

The board approved a supplemental engineering agreement with Heath and Lineback…