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Commissioners approve $142,400 in initial funding for County Road 60 study, seek council support for remainder
Summary
The board approved funding from local LIT funds for the first three stages of a $228,800 County Road 60 improvement study and asked county council to consider additional appropriations for later stages.
DeKalb County Commissioners on Sept. 2 voted to fund the initial stages of an engineering study for improvements on County Road 60 and signaled they will ask county council to consider covering remaining study costs.
Highway staff presented a scope and fee estimate for a study not to exceed $228,800. Commissioners approved the first three work items to get the study started: a topographic/survey phase estimated at $48,000, bridge design and plan development stage 1 estimated at about $88,300, and utility coordination estimated at $6,100. The board said it would fund those initial items from local income-tax (LIT) or lighted fund balances so engineering work can proceed without delaying grant-application windows.
The remainder of the study (geotechnical, environmental reports, special investigations, and other tasks) would follow and could be funded later or through a grant if the county applies and is successful. Commissioners said staff should work within the approved amounts and coordinate billing schedules with the consultant; they asked the consultant and staff to keep the county apprised of billings and milestones.
On a voice vote, the motion to commit the initial funding passed unanimously. Commissioners noted that federal grant cycles can push construction several years into the future, so completing engineering work now preserves grant eligibility and scheduling windows.
