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County staff outline paving projects after state boost to grant funds
Summary
Pickens County staff said the governor's amended 2024 budget expanded a paving grant program, doubling funds available and removing the county match; staff will await DOT guidance before re-bidding projects and expect updated cost estimates for Hobson Road ahead of the next regular meeting.
Chair (Speaker 2) told the work session that the county previously received about $680,000 in LME grant funds for paving projects and that the governor's amended 2024 budget increased statewide allocations and removed the matching requirement. "We're right in the $680,000 that we received in LME grant funds for paving projects... The governor in his budget basically doubled that amount so that the counties…
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