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Hendry County OKs transportation-priority letter to FDOT, nominates two SCIP/SCRAP projects and two sidewalks
Summary
County staff presented a draft letter to the Heartland regional transportation body listing two transportation-alternative (sidewalk) priorities and two small-county roadway projects; the board approved the priorities by voice vote.
Hendry County staff on Jan. 14 asked the Board of County Commissioners to approve a priorities letter to the Florida Department of Transportation and the Heartland regional transportation planning organization for small-county grant programs. The board approved the proposed priorities by voice vote.
Shane Parker, Hendry County federal work director, told commissioners the regional body is asking for only two transportation-alternative projects this year (sidewalks). He explained differences between the two small-county funding sources the county pursues: the Small County Outreach Program (SCOP), which allows work beyond edge of pavement such as shoulders and culvert extensions, and the Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP), which funds work from pavement edge to pavement edge.
Parker proposed the county submit one SCOP and one SCRAP roadway project along with up to two transportation-alternative (sidewalk) projects. The projects listed in the staff packet and presented to the board were: Wheeler Road extension north to Townsend Canal from 23rd; Elms Road extension east toward Banyan Village; County Road 78 from just east of the Fort De Nod bridge to Shell Lane (SCOP); and County Road 833 from State Road 80 south for two miles (SCRAP). Parker said he chose two miles on State Road 80 because past awards for the county have rarely exceeded two miles.
Parker also noted the county previously secured nearly $4.5 million in grant agreements the board approved on the consent agenda. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about lane-mile expectations and the grant programs’ typical award lengths; Parker said his recommendations were informed by past award limits.
A motion to approve the priorities letter was made and seconded; the board voted in favor on a voice vote and the motion carried.
Ending: Staff will finalize and send the priorities letter to the Heartland regional transportation planning organization and FDOT as directed.
