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Candler County chooses Rosemary Church and St. Matthews Church roads for 2026 LMIG application
Summary
Following an EMC Engineering presentation, the board voted unanimously to use 2026 LMIG funds to resurface 1.45 miles of Rosemary Church Road and 3.3 miles of St. Matthews Church Road, with an add-alternate for deep patching on Canoochee Road. LMIG available funding was cited at $567,976.86.
EMC Engineering told the Candler County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 that Rosemary Church Road is the county’s highest safety concern and recommended prioritizing resurfacing there and on St. Matthews Church Road.
Daniel Chicola, EMC, said Rosemary Church Road was identified as the most hazardous and most heavily traveled in EMC’s 2025 pavement evaluation. The evaluation, submitted as Exhibit C, assigned a project rating and included opinion-of-probable-cost numbers for each candidate road. EMC’s report showed an estimated resurfacing cost for Rosemary Church Road of approximately $345,000 and for St. Matthews Church Road of about $659,800; Canoochee Road repair/patching was identified as an add-alternate.
Chairman Brad Jones moved to submit a Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) application for 1.45 miles of Rosemary Church Road and 3.3 miles of St. Matthews Church Road, including an add- alternate for deep patching on Canoochee Road; Commissioner Tre' Ross seconded and the motion carried unanimously, 5-0. County staff cited LMIG availability of $567,976.86 and noted a required minimum 10% local match.
The board asked EMC to provide a patching add-alternate for Canoochee Road should a supplemental Local Road Assistance (LRA) LMIG grant be received. If LMIG funds are insufficient to cover full resurfacing estimates, county staff will determine the allotment of available funds and notify the board of any supplemental funding needs.
The board’s motion commits the county to submit the LMIG application for the selected roads; final contracts and scheduling will depend on grant award and available local-match funding.
