FLOODED: Cost of repairs to private roads $40,000 & rising

Posted on September 12, 2018

After portions of Taylor County received nearly 20 inches of rain over the past month, county commissioners have opted to ease long-standing restrictions prohibiting the expenditure of taxpayers funds on private property.

As of press time Tuesday, the county had undertaken some $40,000 in repairs to make private roads and driveways passable for emergency vehicles under a “local state of emergency declaration.”

PHOTO: This “before” photo (above) shows the high water conditions faced by residents of Dulin Lane before County Public Works crews pumped flood waters off private property and into county-maintained ditches on Beach Road.

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