St. Paul Road work, other projects on go


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St. Paul Road work, other projects on go

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Construction on a much awaited road project is expected to be underway soon.

Paving of St. Paul Road has taken several years to get ready to let to contract due to the difficulty in getting some property owners to sign easements, including several properties with multiple heirs.

Kent Smith, attorney for the Marshall County Board of Supervisors, reported that all easements have been certified and documentation and a letter is in the mail to State Aid. The road project is located in District 4 and was requested for improvements by District 4 supervisor George Zinn III.

He said he has been working “since the day I came into office” to get two miles of St. Paul Road coated with chip and seal (DBST).

Other roads scheduled for improvement this work season with State Aid Program funds, pending weather, include:

Hernando Road in District 1. The paving of the east end of Hernando Road from Ravens Roost to Holly Springs is expected this year and one mile on the west end of the road is scheduled for overlay (asphalt).
Wilson Golden Road in District 5 still has about one-half mile left needing chip and seal. Asphalt paving of 1.2 miles of road from Bethlehem Methodist Church to past Baptist Hill Church is set for this summer and about one-half mile of Cornersville Road to the Union County line will also get asphalt, according to District 5 supervisor Ronnie Joe Bennett.
Wall Hill Road in District 4 is scheduled for reseal from Highway 309 to the Tate County line - about five miles.

Reseal projects involve leveling spots in the road that have sunken or dipped with chip and seal, reworking the shoulders, checking and cleaning out drainage pipes and ditches, inspecting safety signs and striping. The dips in the road are normally leveled out with asphalt, then covered with DBST, said Zinn.

In other business, the board of supervisors:

approved a draft of a lease offer to the Potts County Library. The offer would lock in the county’s contribution for the lease at $250 per month for five years with an option to renew for another five years.
received a letter from school district superintendent Don Randolph, requesting millage to pay for in-school GED programs. The program is to help reduce dropout rates in the county and state.
learned from Larry Hall, county administrator, that Marshall County has been selected for nationwide recognition in October for its Strategic Planning project.
heard a request from Joe Winfield, representing Red Cross in Marshall County. Winfield asked for a contribution to the agency of $3,500 in the new budget, up by $1,000 over last year’s funding.

Winfield told supervisors the county gave $2,500 to Red Cross last year and received $12,000 in family assistance.

Red Cross spent $12,000 in Marshall County for two years in a row, Winfield said. The county is one of the largest in the five-county district, he said.

discussed the adoption of a dog ordinance at the July 7 meeting.

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