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Ware County staff recommend prioritizing three roads for paving; LMIG balance leaves $1.1M county share
Summary
County Manager James Shubert presented estimates for paving six roads with remaining 2025 LMIG funds (~$658,843.51). Hofstadter & Associates' estimates put remaining work at roughly $2.9 million; staff recommended starting with Folks Bennett Road, Solomon Street and Gooding Bay Road, leaving an estimated $1.1 million local shortfall.
County Manager James Shubert presented a list of six roads the county could pave using the remainder of 2025 LMIG funds, reporting an LMIG balance of approximately $658,843.51. The list included Folks Bennett Road (including Indian Mound Road), Solomon Street (including 4th Avenue and South Avenue), Neal Penland Road (and adjacent lanes), Hayes Road, Will Cox Road, and Gooding Bay Road (a two-mile stretch from Valdosta Highway/Highway 84).
Shubert said Hofstadter & Associates provided cost estimates that include engineering fees and that the approximate total to complete the five remaining roads is about $2.9 million. He told the commission there are roughly $5.8 million in TIA discretionary funds available countywide. Shubert recommended beginning with Folks Bennett Road (including Indian Mound Road), Solomon Street and Gooding Bay Road to reduce initial costs to about $1.8 million; applying the LMIG balance would leave about $1.1 million for the county to cover.
Commissioner Barry Cox said he had spoken with residents and that not all residents want Neal Penland Road paved. Manager Shubert said some design changes could reduce costs and emphasized the stated goal of getting citizens within one mile of a paved road. The recommendation was added to the regular meeting agenda for further consideration.
