-David Crowder, WRGA News-
Floyd County Commissioners shared several updates during their Tuesday meeting, including road projects.
The county has submitted Local Road Assistance applications to the Georgia Department of Transportation for three road projects.
“There will be a full-depth and reclamation paving project on Fosters Mill Road,” said Commissioner Scotty Hancock. “There will be a paving project on Spur 101, and a paving project on Ridgeview Drive. The county expects to receive approximately $1.6 million in state funding soon. These projects are set to go out for bids in August.”
Meanwhile, special-purpose, local option sales tax funds will be used as a local match for a state grant for another paving project that converts scrap tires into an innovative dry-mix additive that can be integrated into standard asphalt.
“The Turner Road rubberized asphalt project is ready to begin work the week of July 6,” Hancock added.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the Commission also approved several items to support public safety, including a five-year Safe Fleet contract for five Mobile Vision cameras for the Floyd County Police Department.
The first year of the contract will cost $11,225. This includes the cameras, yearly subscription, software maintenance, technical support, hardware warranty, and other support.
Other public safety and technology items were also approved.
These include funding for the Safe Fleet cloud subscription for in-car and body cameras, funding for FortiGate firewall equipment and installation, and upfitting for fire trucks using 2023 SPLOST funds.
