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Walton County authorizes MOU with Monroe, hires lobbyists to pursue North Loop funding
Summary
Walton County commissioners authorized the county attorney to draft a memorandum of understanding with the City of Monroe and approved hiring lobbyists (Holland & Knight) to pursue state funding for the proposed North Loop bypass; the board discussed potential local matching funds and public outreach.
Walton County commissioners on Tuesday authorized county staff to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the City of Monroe and to retain lobbyists to pursue state funding for the proposed North Loop around Monroe. The motion to direct the county attorney to prepare the MOU passed with one dissenting vote from Commissioner Lee Bradford.
County Manager John Ward told the board the project’s first half is complete and county and city leaders want to avoid concentrating new traffic on…
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