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County reallocates funds for trails project and shifts interstate road money to roundabout at Barrington Ferry & 119
Summary
The board approved moving $1.185 million to a trails project, redirected Interstate Paper Road funds to accelerate a Barrington Ferry/119 roundabout, and accepted an extra ~$526,000 in state LMIG-like funds; commissioners debated prior district pledges and project prioritization before voting.
At its April 7 meeting the Liberty County Board approved several funding moves intended to advance capital road and trail projects: the board cleared $1,185,000 to get a trail subdivision project under way, approved shifting funds from Interstate Paper Road to accelerate a roundabout at Barrington Ferry and Highway 119, and accepted additional state LMIG-like funds totaling approximately $526,000 that require no local match.
Staff explained the trails allocation would fund surveying, drainage work and repaving and noted Mr. Long’s estimate of…
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