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Jasper County committee narrows focus to short, affordable road projects; penny‑tax funds targeted
Summary
Committee members prioritized short, affordable road and pavement projects for next year, reviewed engineering RFPs and penny‑sales‑tax priorities including Argent and a John Smith/278 intersection improvement, and noted a pending contractor approval for the Honey Hill project.
Presiding member (Speaker 1) opened a planning-session discussion on selecting next year’s projects, telling members the county must prioritize ‘‘short projects, short roads, something that we can afford.’’ The committee emphasized limited funds and asked members to flag roads they encounter that could be completed within the county’s budget.
County staff (Speaker 3) told the committee that engineering requests for proposals were issued and opened about two weeks earlier and that the selected engineer will prepare bid documents for contractors. ‘‘We had engineers, request for proposals out to engineers, and we opened those, 2 weeks ago,’’ Speaker 3…
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