Gopher tortoises increase Houck Road paving costs

Posted on May 15, 2020

The price tag of the upcoming resurfacing project on Houck Road jumped an additional $17,000 after it was determined that the county will have to pay to relocate as many as five gopher tortoises from the site.

According to County Engineer Kenneth Dudley, a March 9 survey of the Houck Road right-of-way determined there are seven gopher tortoise burrows — two of which are inactive.

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