Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Whitfield County commissioners approve grants, contracts and resurfacing project; set hearing on road abandonment
Summary
At their Nov. 8 meeting, the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved a set of routine contracts and grant submittals, awarded a micro-resurfacing contract and set a public hearing on a requested road abandonment while continuing work on the 2022 budget.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 8 approved a package of routine contracts, grant submissions and capital projects and set a Dec. 14 public hearing on a petition to close Tiarco Drive.
Chairman Jevin Jensen opened the meeting at The Wink Theatre and the board, on several unanimous 4-0 votes, approved items that included a $450,000 micro-resurfacing contract, grant administration and architect contracts tied to a CDBG-CV application, a $13,500 GEMA C.E.R.T. grant, and an extension of the District Attorney SPCR contract for $497,252.60.
Why it matters: The micro-resurfacing contract, funded by 2020 SPLOST, covers about 10 miles of roadwork and is intended as a lower-cost, lower-disruption treatment to extend pavement life. The county’s pursuit of CDBG-CV funds is aimed at supporting a Chattanooga Area Food Bank Dalton location; if awarded, the county approved a grant administrator and architect to support the application.…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat