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Dawson County approves Gresham Smith contract for Steele Bridge Road bridge design using SPLOST VII
Summary
The board voted 4-0 to contract with Gresham Smith for engineering design services to repair the Steele Bridge Road bridge over Amicalola (minutes reference both Amicalola Creek and Amicalola River) using Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VII funds; the motion was Stowers/Bruce.
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on July 2, 2026, to approve a contract with Gresham Smith for engineering design services to repair the Steele Bridge Road bridge over Amicalola. The minutes reference both "Amicalola Creek" and "Amicalola River" in the same item; the board recorded the action as funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VII (SPLOST VII) and the motion as Stowers/Bruce.
The minutes do not provide a contract dollar amount, a design schedule, or a construction timeline. County staff and legal counsel were present at the meeting; the board’s approval authorizes the procurement/contracting step for engineering design under SPLOST VII funding, subject to later contract documents and procurement compliance.
