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County engineer updates commissioners on bridges, paving and new state rules affecting subdivisions and county projects
Summary
Engineer Justin Barfield reported guardrail installation and bridge completions, paving work near completion on County Roads 64 and 91, and summarized new state legislation that limits immediate resale of divided parcels (24-month rule), shields counties from utility-installation liability, and prohibits municipal business licenses on county road projects.
Geneva County Engineer Justin Barfield gave a multipart update to the commission on staffing, bridge and paving progress, recycling operations, and recent state legislation with implications for county road work.
Barfield said a guardrail is scheduled to be installed this week on the Line Road bridge and that the White Oak bridge structure should be complete the same week, with all three bridges expected mid- to late May. He reported completion of asphalt work on the Rebuild paving project for County Roads 64 and 91, with only permanent centerline striping and stop bars remaining after seeding and shoulder prep.
Barfield also said Road & Bridge continues brush cutting on a long list of roads, has installed seven driveway pipes since the last meeting, and is coordinating a recycling roll-off for metal at the Road & Bridge yard. On staffing, a motor grader trainee position will be filled this week and a candidate with mechanical experience was hired to work in the shop with hopes of promotion to mechanic.
Separately, Barfield summarized legislation passed by the State Legislature this session he said affects county operations: a 24-month restriction on resale for parcels split for family transfers (to deter immediate marketing/sale), protections limiting county liability from utility company installation errors, and a prohibition on municipalities requiring business licenses from contractors performing county road work that extends into municipal limits. He also raised the need to replace the patch wagon and asked whether proceeds from the landfill sale could be used for equipment replacement.
