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Paulding County staff request condemnations, approve engineering studies and recommend multiple contracts for road projects
Summary
County DOT staff presented several transportation action items including recommended contract awards for a trailhead and roadside mowing, a value-engineering study for Cedar Crest Road, and requests to authorize condemnation for two parcels needed for State Route 101 and SR 92 intersection projects; staff reported they have acquired most parcels but negotiations stalled on specific remaining parcels.
Paulding County Department of Transportation staff presented a batch of transportation items and related authorizations, including recommended awards, contract approvals and two requests to authorize condemnation (declaration of taking) for parcels needed for safety and corridor-improvement projects.
Mr. Jones (Paulding County DOT) presented the Windendale Road trailhead project scope and recommended award to the lowest reliable bidder listed in the meeting materials; the project as described includes an asphalt entrance drive, a 27-space parking lot and an ADA-accessible pad to connect to the Silver Comet Trail.
Mr. Jones also summarized the FY2026 countywide mowing and shoulder-maintenance procurement covering roughly 520 county miles and 21 miles of four-lane state routes and indicated staff recommended awarding that contract to the lowest reliable bidder cited in materials.
On capital projects, staff asked the board to approve two declarations of taking if negotiations with property owners fail: one for Parcel 13 on State Route 101 (described as 0.648 acres of permanent right-of-way plus 0.067 acres of temporary easement, per packet) and one for Parcel 13A for a SR 92/D West Road intersection realignment. For Parcel 13A staff told the board the recorded owner is deceased and that no heir could be located; staff identified the recorded owner in public records as Ivy Wax Sr. and a commissioner asked staff to publicize that name to help locate relatives and avoid condemnation if possible.
Mr. Jones also described the Cedar Crest Road widening project, noting the project’s estimated total cost cited in staff materials and the federal/state requirement for a value-engineering (VE) study for projects above certain thresholds; staff presented a VE proposal and requested authorization to contract with the VE consultant listed in packet materials.
Additional items included utility-relocation design subconsultant contracts for roundabout and intersection projects; Mr. Wooten explained staff requested single-contractor arrangements for coordination and schedule reasons.
The transcript records staff presentations, technical questions from commissioners about lighting and cameras for the trailhead and other design details, and a request to attempt further outreach before using condemnation; the transcript does not include final roll-call votes on the listed contracts and condemnation resolutions within the provided record.
