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Polk County Court trims road appropriation after debate over parking-lot overlay
Summary
Polk County Court amended and approved a $236,277.75 appropriation for the road department after debate over the cost and durability of an asphalt overlay and a related Game and Fish grant for a two-mile Twin Docks Road project.
Polk County Court on May 2025 amended and approved an appropriation for the county road department, cutting a previously proposed $370,753.75 to $236,277.75 after several justices questioned the cost and long-term value of an asphalt overlay and a parking-lot resurfacing item.
The ordinance originally appropriated $370,753.75 from the road fund, including a grant portion from the Armstrong Game and Fish area to help fund resurfacing of a county parking lot and a two-mile road project on Twin Docks Road. Justice Jamie Jackson moved the ordinance with Justice Jordan Sowers seconding; the court voted to strike a roughly $141,126 line item and adopt the amended appropriation.
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