CLEVELAND - The White County Board of Commissioners has approved using SPLOST funds to pave eight county roads. <br />
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During a called meeting Friday, commissioners approved awarding contracts for the work to Colwell Construction of Blairsville. <br />
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County Manager Mike Melton said the county will be using funds from the 2008 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for the project. <br />
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Roads approved for paving include:<br />
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* Gene Nix Road, from Asbury Mill Road to the bridge; <br />
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* Virgil Hunt Road, from Tesnatee Gap Valley Road to Town Creek Road; <br />
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* May White Road, from Webster Lake Road to Old Cherokee Road; <br />
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* Lynch Mountain Road, from State Route 255 to the bridge; <br />
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* Rabun Road, from State Route 17 to Bean Creek Road; <br />
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* Gus Abernathy Road and Mt. Pleasant Church Road, from U.S. 129 to Paradise Valley Road. <br />
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Melton said only three of the roads are likely to be paved this paving season, with the remaining to be done next spring. <br />
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At the end of the commission's meeting on Aug. 5, District 4 Commissioner Craig Bryant said, "We've talked and talked about it until we are blue in the face," and recommended that county officials look at eight different roads, selected from each of the commission districts around the county.
