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Panama City CRA backs five-year, in-house paving program, cites cost savings and hiring
Summary
The Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency on Nov. 4 approved a five‑year interlocal paving agreement with the city committing $450,000 a year for Millville and $250,000 a year for Downtown North to expand city crews’ paving work, estimated to deliver roughly 2.12 miles in year one and save about $265,000 versus contractors.
Panama City — The Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency on Nov. 4 approved a five-year interlocal agreement proposal to expand in-house paving and resurfacing by city crews, committing $450,000 per year for the Millville CRA and $250,000 per year for the Downtown North CRA. Staff estimated the first year would deliver about 2.12 miles of soil‑improved full‑depth reclamation paving and forecast a year‑one savings of roughly $265,000 compared with hiring private contractors.
The board voted unanimously to support the recommendation and directed staff to pursue the interlocal agreement with the city. ‘‘There’s plenty of cost data that we can come up with to show,’’ Public Works Director Clint Murphy said, adding that the city’s estimates are likely conservative. Deputy City Engineer Matt DeVito said staff had reviewed recent bids and internal projects…
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