“If the county is ever going to engage in a paving program…the time is now”, those words were quoted from a previous TIMES article before the Commission by Mrs. Mary Flowers as she spoke on behalf of an assembled crowd of members of the Sinai Community Improvement Organization. Her mission was to encourage paving of Donald and Sinai Road, a goal the group has been working towards for over twenty years. Chairman Branch had previously added some extension of existing paving on Donald Road to the paving priority list, and after the citizens presentation he proposed using $70,000 of existing discretionary funds to pave a portion of Sinai Road.
This appeal came after the Board conducted the final public hearing on the paving program, and then gave final approval to the $10,000,000 financing plan for the program. The initial paving listing is included in this issue, but a few modifications and additions may still occur. Once the financing documents are finalized, the county will proceed with the bidding process for the program. Discussion is ongoing on how to “package” the individual road projects to realize the lowest costs and thus realize a maximum in new paving.
County Engineer Larry Alvarez told the TIMES that actual beginning of work on the roads is still about six months away. Once the projects begin, the county will have two and a half years to complete the work.
This is a memorable and important step which our Commissioners have taken. Those citizens of Jackson County who reside on dirt roads have endured the problems created when weather impacts their access roads for many, many years. This program will help ease that pain for many. Let us hope that this is the first step of many future programs of this nature.
DISTRICT ONE
Road Name
Acorn Road
Arbor Road
Bonnet Pond Road
Browntown Road
Burbank Road
Cecil Road
Century Road
Chapman Lane
Clark Lane
Dairy Barn Lane
Dionne Road
Fieldcrest Circle
Gainer Cemetery Road Holyneck
Hook Way
Johns Road
London Road
Lynch Drive
Misty Trail
Napier Trail
Petunia Lane
Plantation Circle
Primrose Lane
Redtop Lane
Sanders Road
Springfield Road
DISTRICT TWO
Road Name
Bethlehem
Emerald Drive
Everett Road
Five Points
Jeruselum CH Road
Leland Road
Little Valley Road
Lotus Road
Lovett Road
Maple Lane
Maridale Road
Mashburn
Mayberry Lane
Mineral Road
Pelican Lane
Redick Mill
Satellite Road
Unity Road
Vista Road
Willow St
Woodberry Road
Zion St
DISTRICT THREE
Road Name
Archery Lane
Bales Drive
Bershire Drive
Bumpnopse Road
(overlay)
Bunny Trail
Colonial Dr.
Ellington Lane
Fern Lane
Fifth Street
Fish Hatchery Road
Gene Lane
Harper Lane
Hillcrest Lane
Jasmine Drive
Meadowview
Parkridge Road
Sandy Road
Second Street
Sequoya Drive
Woodbriar Drive
DISTRICT FOUR
Road Name
Brushy Pond
Compass Lk Drive
Donald Road
(Remaining Portion)
MeKeown Mill Rd
Pike Pond Road
Pond Lane
(Ocheesee Lnd Rd) Spivey Road
Spring Creek Road
Walden Road
DISTRICT FIVE
Road Name
Butler Road
Ford
Grove Road
Merritts Mill Road
Poplar Springs
Sweet Pond Road
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