Statham council approves match for DOT grant for school street paving

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Mike Buffington
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Wednesday, February 22. 2012
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The Statham City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved an expenditure of $35,000 to match a $125,000 Department of Transportation grant that will fund the paving of a portion of Jefferson Street adjacent to a new Barrow County middle school.

According to Mayor Robert Bridges, $36,000 of the funds the city commits for the project would come out of the city's SPLOST account.

Bridges had previously written a letter to the Governor, state officials and the DOT asking for that street to be paved after the school is built. The DOT sent the city a letter back indicating the preliminary estimate for the project is $161,000 and offering to commit $125,000.

For the full story, see the Feb. 22 issue of the Barrow Journal.
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