Some counties are wondering if Suncoast extension necessary?

Posted on November 1, 2019

By MIKE WRIGHT / Courtesy of Citrus County Chronicle

Members of the Suncoast Connector Task Force spent less time last Wednesday trying to pinpoint areas for a massive road project to avoid and more time wondering why they were there in the first place.

The task force, set up by state law as the first step in extending the parkway from Citrus County north to either Interstate 10 or the Georgia border, discussed whether the road project is necessary and whether it will achieve what lawmakers hope — hurricane evacuation, connecting rural communities, economic development and replacing septic tanks with sewers.

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