Page 6 - August 2024 Issue.pdf
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Review
Review Feature
Caroline Commissioners discuss various roads projects
River Road and Harmony Road Projects Completion Deadlines are Extended
By Connie Connolly “So, these things are painful. They cause inconveniences,
but that’s the nature of the beast here, and we need to just
DENTON – The Caroline County Commissioners discussed continue to move forward. And whatever we can do to get
a variety of county and state roads projects needing that word out, I think would be helpful.”
completion, modification or planning during their meeting
Tuesday, July 23, at the Caroline County Courthouse in “Let’s make sure that we’ve done everything we can to
Denton. prepare for school opening and the potential traffi c detours
associated with River Road,” Breeding said.
RIVER ROAD
Projects include grass cutting and tree trimming at
River Road is a chief concern as North Caroline High School
intersections across the county, which the commissioners
students prepare to return to school.
requested be completed by subcontractors, if necessary,
Comcast needs to replace a cable, which has held up “just to get caught up” and get to maintenance level,
progress and pushed back the finish line, although the cranes Commissioner Frank Bartz said.
are in place for the culvert replacement part of the project.
“We’re being much too reactive instead of proactive,”
“Everything doesn’t fall into line perfectly, and it just doesn’t Commissioner Vice President Larry Porter said. “We cannot
make sense for us to open a road for a week or two to have wait for these … things to reach a point where we have
to go through the process of educating everyone on its citizens taking pictures of them and calling us.”
closure again,” Commission President Travis Breeding said.
Bartz said he talked to Caroline County Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Derek Simmons July 20 and Sheriff
Professional Law & Attorney Services Donnie Baker July 22 about the traffic implications for the
area surrounding the high school.
Heather D. Yoc-Santos, He said Simmons has been “working for several weeks to
Esquire have a plan in place” and communicate with the public
322 Mark et Str eet before fall sports practices begin Aug. 13.
322 Market Street
Suite 208
Suit e 208 “Obviously, River Road is not going to be fixed by school, so
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we don’t need any fatalities there,” Bartz said. He said there
410-205-6133 will be a meeting soon to “get everybody on the same page”
heatheryoc-santos@ and communicate with the public.
yoc-santoslaw.com
The commissioners also directed Assistant County Manager
With over 20 years and Director of Finance Daniel Fox to bid out the paving
dedicated to the legal sector contract to start as soon as the culvert is replaced. Breeding
suggested holding off on the paving project between State
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Route 404 to Central Avenue until a potential issues are
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high school to the creek.
Reduced rates for legal services for appointments
scheduled during Summerfest.* “We should have public works take a good look at Holsinger,
*On matters other than contingency fee cases Holly, Central, River – all of those roads,” Breeding said.
“Let’s make sure we’ve got the grass cut, trees trimmed back,
Practice areas are currently: traffic signage is up good,” with no vegetation growing on
• Workers' Compensation Injuries • Wills the signs.
• Personal Injury (Auto Accidents) • Contracts
Information from Caroline County Government on the
• Premises Liability • Debt Defense
River Road closure is on page 41.
• Immigration • Traffic Offenses
• Lemon Law
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