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County manager reports progress on major projects but warns DOT utility relocations strain water budget
Summary
Walton County reported progress on three major capital projects — the Walnut Grove Park, a new public safety complex (sheriff’s office and jail), and a water treatment plant — and warned that state DOT projects requiring utility relocations are straining the county’s water department budget.
Walton County’s manager told commissioners the county’s three largest concurrent projects — Walnut Grove Park, the Walton County Public Safety Complex (including the new sheriff’s office and jail) and a new water treatment plant — are underway and, in several cases, ahead of schedule.
John, the county manager, said the water treatment plant work, funded entirely from the water enterprise fund and user fees, is already ahead of schedule. The manager said the public safety complex and the Walnut Grove Park are tax-funded projects; early change orders have been incorporated without increasing the…
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