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Commissioners reclassify LRA projects and approve new road equipment purchases
Summary
The board moved J.W. Dunn Road from RFP to in-house completion, rescinded Beaver Lake Road from the 2026 LRA list, approved the $260,000 boom mower purchase (to be reimbursed from TSPLOST) and authorized a $25,000 milling head attachment purchase.
Commissioners rescinded the inclusion of J.W. Dunn Road from the 2025 LRA RFP process after Public Works found the project could be completed in-house. County Administrator John Gorton explained that once the in-house projects are completed, remaining LRA funds will be returned to the Board for direction on subsequent eligible roads.
The Board also rescinded Beaver Lake Road from the 2026 LRA list because GDOT is completing that project. Commissioners authorized Murray Road and Harmon Road as in-house 2026 LRA projects and left the previously awarded 3.5-mile Alvaton Road contract unchanged.
On equipment, Public Works Director Brian Griffith requested a 2026 Evergreen Aspen Boom Mower priced at $260,000 for right-of-way maintenance. Administrator Gorton explained leasing options and noted TSPLOST was temporarily negative; he recommended purchasing the unit from the Special Projects Fund with a commitment to reimburse from TSPLOST when receipts recover. Commissioner Adam Worsley moved to purchase the boom mower from the Special Projects Fund and reimburse it with TSPLOST; the motion passed unanimously. Griffith said the mower could be delivered in roughly two weeks and the first lease payment would not be due until August 2027 if a lease route had been chosen.
Additionally, the Board approved purchasing a 24-inch milling head attachment for a skid steer at a cost of $25,000 to be funded from TSPLOST. Director Griffith said the attachment would be used to mill pavement for bridge approach transitions, remove root-damaged roadway sections and prepare larger areas for full replacement.
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