anybody live on a dirt road and feel that they pay enough property taxes (for high appraised homes) to deserve concrete pavement.
thanks
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B. Halfhill was digging into this and wanted the staff to produce a list of roads and their maintenance schedules. No such list has ever existed... He rubbed someone the wrong way and got a harassment complaint out of it and run out of town...
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla.
More than 30 percent of Walton County's roads are dirt roads. Officials are trying to reduce that number through their Dirt to Pave program. But the county is currently working through the list of roads from the 2014-2015 fiscal year, like Majestic Boulevard.
"You see them paving a few roads down the street, then you just hope your turn coming up," said Terry Empson, a resident of Majestic.
His road has been on the list since 2014.
"Currently, the Dirt to Pave list is behind schedule," said Louis Svehla, the county's Public Information Manager.
At last week's Board of County Commissioners meeting, Public Works submitted this fiscal year's capital improvements list.
"We have a projection of finishing up the 14-15 list going into June of this coming year."
The county says a lot can contribute to the lag. Mainly, the crew responsible for Dirt to Pave can be reassigned to more pressing projects like washed out roads or bridges.
"The more ill weather that we have - rain, those type of things - certainly make that program delay a little bit," said Svehla. "One of the reasons it's considered behind is because we try to complete a list prior to completing another list."
That money rolls over from year to year, but being behind can be inconvenient.
"Two years behind on Dirt to Pave is not good," said Commissioner Cindy Meadows at Tuesday's commission meeting.
It costs about $150,000 in materials and engineering to pave one mile of road. The county usually paves between 4 and 5 miles, not including other roads that are paved through grants the county receives.
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla.
More than 30 percent of Walton County's roads are dirt roads. Officials are trying to reduce that number through their Dirt to Pave program. But the county is currently working through the list of roads from the 2014-2015 fiscal year, like Majestic Boulevard.
"You see them paving a few roads down the street, then you just hope your turn coming up," said Terry Empson, a resident of Majestic.
His road has been on the list since 2014.
"Currently, the Dirt to Pave list is behind schedule," said Louis Svehla, the county's Public Information Manager.
At last week's Board of County Commissioners meeting, Public Works submitted this fiscal year's capital improvements list.
"We have a projection of finishing up the 14-15 list going into June of this coming year."
The county says a lot can contribute to the lag. Mainly, the crew responsible for Dirt to Pave can be reassigned to more pressing projects like washed out roads or bridges.
"The more ill weather that we have - rain, those type of things - certainly make that program delay a little bit," said Svehla. "One of the reasons it's considered behind is because we try to complete a list prior to completing another list."
That money rolls over from year to year, but being behind can be inconvenient.
"Two years behind on Dirt to Pave is not good," said Commissioner Cindy Meadows at Tuesday's commission meeting.
It costs about $150,000 in materials and engineering to pave one mile of road. The county usually paves between 4 and 5 miles, not including other roads that are paved through grants the county receives.
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