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Transportation needs estimated at $790M; commissioners discuss flexibility for city grants
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Staff summarized transportation needs pegged at about $790 million based on a prior presentation and said roughly $100 million of that figure had been earmarked for city projects; commissioners debated whether to retask existing bond authorizations to focus on county road projects.
County staff said transportation needs were estimated at approximately $790,000,000 based on a prior presentation from Mr. Dougherty, covering outer-loop projects and county roads including FM 546 (McKillop). "Mister Dougherty did a presentation for this court on December 8 and for transportation we have $790,000,000 and that is based on preliminary estimates," Kim said.
Commissioners discussed that about $100,000,000 of the transportation figure had been planned for city projects and asked whether the county could redirect previously authorized parks or transportation funds to county campus needs; staff and bond counsel said parks and transportation bond monies must remain within the broad categories sold under the propositions but the court retains discretion over which projects within that category receive funding.
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