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Dawson County, Dawsonville outline cost-sharing for Shoal Creek Road FDR, city contribution capped at $450,000
Summary
Public works director Robert Drury told commissioners an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Dawsonville would pay the difference between repaving and full-depth reclamation for Shoal Creek Road; the city’s share is estimated not to exceed $450,000 pending bids.
Robert Drury, Dawson County public works director, told the Board of Commissioners that an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Dawsonville would fund improvements to Shoal Creek Road through a cost-share structure that pays the city’s portion of upgrading from repaving to full-depth reclamation (FDR).
“The city has agreed to pay the difference between the cost to repave and the cost to do an FDR within the city limits of Dawsonville,” Drury said, summarizing a settlement-and-release obligation from May 2021. He said the FDR approach is more sustainable than a simple repave and that the city’s contribution should not exceed $450,000, though staff warned that figure is an estimate until bids are received.
Drury said the work covers Shoal Creek Road from the historic courthouse out to Highway 136 and noted a similar prior arrangement on Burke Creek Road. He said the county had planned to time repaving around bridge work and that conditions now make it appropriate to proceed with the more extensive FDR method.
The board did not take a final vote during the work session; Drury said the IGA had been approved by the city and signed, and a copy was included in the commissioners’ packet. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the scope and the estimate; Drury emphasized the $450,000 cap is an estimated not-to-exceed contribution by the city pending formal bids.
If the board moves forward to execute the IGA and accept bids, the county will pay the base repaving cost and the city will fund the incremental cost to convert that segment to FDR within city limits. The item was presented for consideration and to advance to the voting session or future agenda as required.
