Road Meeting

The Brantley County Commission & County Manager met with the county engineer, the county surveyor, representatives from the OREMC power company, the Brantley Telephone Company and others to review the current status of the many road paving projects that are being completed with Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds from the current one cent sales tax collections. These funds can only be used for capital project (construction) for items that were chosen and approved by the voters on the referendum.

In the report, Mt. Calvary is nearing completion with only some work to be complete. Waynesville Road has been completed. Buster Walker road is being coated with soil cement now that the Georgia DOT has finally approved the clay - cement recipe. That concrete and coating will be completed in the next 2 weeks with Georgia DOT testing to take place as the cement behind the installers reaches
one week of age. Once GaDOT approves the hardness of the concrete, the surface treatment will be completed which will take another week. This should put Buster Walker at completion in late September.

The school crossing signs at the Atkinson Upper Elementary School were in place and flashing for the start of school last week. GaDOT is requiring the contractor to dress up a couple of items that should be finished soon but the sign is in place and working.

The team reviewed the preliminary work completed on some roads by the county surveyor. These will be reviewed by the County engineer. If no changes are needed, the Right of Way plats for property needed will be delivered to the County attorney for deed preparation. The first roads being reviewed include Raybon East, Saddle Club, Baker Creek, Britt Still and Knox Road. Others will follow.

Ronald E. Ham
Chairman - Brantley County Commission