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Councilors weigh patched overlay vs. full mill-and‑pave for Clubhouse Road; dredging committee and $200,000 seed proposal suggested
Summary
Public works staff presented segmented repair options and contractor estimates for Clubhouse Road and councilors discussed using Powell Bill and fund balance money; a council member proposed seeding a dredging fund with $200,000 and creating a dredging committee.
At the May 4 budget workshop, public works staff (Speaker 3) presented two segmented resurfacing options for Clubhouse Road and compared them to an earlier mill‑and‑pave estimate. For targeted pavement preservation, the contractor quoted approximately $238,452.50 for one segment and roughly $299,191.10 for a second segment; the Barnhill mill‑and‑pave estimate for the full corridor was previously cited at about $530,800.
“Now, again, the reason we went out with these numbers is to just get a different price point,” the public works presenter said while explaining the two approaches. Councilors said they preferred receiving comparable, firm bids showing the cost of repairing the two smaller segments versus repaving the entire route so they can compare lifecycle value and decide whether to allocate most street funds to Clubhouse Road this year.
Dredging and beach access also featured in the conversation: one council member (Speaker 4) urged that the council consider allocating $200,000 to restart a dredging fund and recommended forming a stakeholder committee that includes property owners who would be affected by future dredging assessments. “I would support a $200,000 for the dredging fund,” that member said.
Why it matters: Clubhouse Road is a heavily traveled connector; the choice between piecemeal preservation and full milling affects how many roads can be addressed in a single budget year. Dredging has recurring operational and environmental implications for canals and navigation and can require coordination with state and federal agencies and engineers for permitting and grant applications.
Council directions to staff included getting updated, comparable estimates (broken into the two segments and a whole‑road option), performing selective coring to verify base conditions before committing to a full mill, and returning with a ranked list of candidate roads and costs for the next meeting.
