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Commissioners order immediate repairs on 700A, direct staff to explore utility construction bonds

5553450 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

The board authorized county staff to require Irby Construction to repair damage on County Road 700A at the contractor's expense and asked staff to draft rules to hold utilities or their contractors financially accountable for road damage from construction.

The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners authorized the county engineer and road superintendent to require Irby Construction to repair damage to County Road 700A at the contractor’s expense and voted unanimously to take immediate action to mitigate the safety hazard.

The chairman described multiple complaints and field observations showing the road shoulder and edge were “out in the travel…

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