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County awards $4.21 million contract to pave western portion of Poosa Road amid mixed resident support
Summary
Jackson County commissioners approved an award to Extreme Land Restoration LLC to pave the western portion of Poosa (Poosa/Booster) Road using a mix of Job Growth Grant, DOT and HMGP funds; some East End residents declined easements, leading the county to limit the first phase to the west portion.
Jackson County officials voted Oct. 14 to award a contract for paving the western portion of Poosa Road, awarding parts A and B of the project to Extreme Land Restoration LLC for $4,211,077.09.
County staff told the commission the project is funded through multiple sources: a county job-growth grant connected to a housing development, Florida Department of Transportation funds for the intersection/traffic-signal work and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for the east end of the project. Bids were solicited and the county received competitive offers; staff recommended awarding the west segment after several east-end residents declined to grant easements needed to pave the full corridor.
David Melvin (county staff) reviewed aerials and the project area, noting the contract covers roughly 9,300 feet of paving on the west portion and includes a traffic signal at the interchange where subdivision development and a planned Circle K prompted a signal requirement. Melvin said the city had about $670,000 in grant funds for the signal; the county would contribute a portion of the job growth funds.
Commission discussion addressed phasing and development ties: staff said Lennar (homebuilder) is under contract to develop a sizable subdivision in the area, and the paving ties to that development and to existing and planned commercial projects at the interstate interchange. Commissioners asked for, and staff agreed to arrange, a future developer presentation to the commission so commissioners could hear development phasing directly from Lennar representatives.
The commission approved the award by voice vote.
Why it matters: The paving supports a large, privately driven housing development and commercial activity at the interstate interchange; the project pools state, city and county funds and advances a long-standing county priority to improve this rural corridor while stopping short of the east end where easements were not secured.
Attribution: Technical and funding details reported from remarks by David Melvin and other county staff during the Oct. 14 meeting.
