Lake Santeetlah – With falling asphalt prices, a road crew already set to do another job and enough time left in the paving season, the Town of Lake Santeetlah added several streets for repairs during a special called Town Council meeting on Monday.
Aldridge Brothers was already awarded the contract to repave and repair a long section of Indian Trail in the town, with work set to begin later this month through early October.
The Town Council voted 4-0 to add Snowbird Trail by Suicide Hill, Little Falls Trail, and Thunderbird Trail near the Danforth property for repairs. Cost for all repairs is not to exceed $56,000, the council voted. A budget amendment will be considered at the regular meeting in October.
Council member Tina Emerson – who is also the town’s finance director – said another $8,000 is available in one part of the town budget and $35,000 was budgeted in capital reserve for road paving, so money for the combined projects should not be an issue.
Mayor Connie Gross said she reached out to several paving companies to see if they were interested.
Only Aldridge Brothers responded.