Courtsey of WRBE, "Your Hometown Radio"
In Tuesday's Board meeting, the Supervisors voted to move forward with the $1 million Will Howell Road Project with no cost expected to be paid by the county.
According to District 2 Supervisor Kelly Wright, the entire project will be funded with state funds. Wright explained that each district is allowed funds each quarter (four-year term), to build and maintain state-aid roads, which must meet strict state regulated guidelines.
Wright said when he first took office, almost four-years ago, he chose the Will Howell Road Project at an estimate cost of then $690,000.
Wright said that before the project began, the state funds available became unstable due to Hurricane Katrina recovery and state government decision and the available funds for District 2 fell to less than $500,000. But in recent months, other state funds were added to District 2's state-aid project fund bringing the total to $790,000.
According to County Engineer Bob Diamond, the estimated cost of the Will Howell Road project is now more than $1 million with some of the expenses uncertain due to the rise of fuel and fuel-related cost.
Wright said he voted on Monday to move forward with the Will Howell Project even with a $230,000 short fall on the cost of the entire project, explaining that the portion of county funds to be made available for the project, has been approved to be reimbursed by the state.
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