Lake City Report -
Feb 11, 2011
Streets - streets -
everywhere
Columbia
County, FL (Posted Feb 12, 2011 05:30 am)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Capital Improvement Project – Street
During FY 2010, the City Council approved a
Series 2000 Sales Tax Bond refunding and issued
new bonds which generated $2,000,000 in revenue
for General Fund capital projects including City
roadway upgrades.
The Public Works Staff has now completed an
assessment of all City streets and formulated a
“2011 Survey Report” essential to final
development of the capital improvement schedule
for streets, curbing, sidewalks, and storm water
upgrades.
The Survey is categorized by Council Districts
and prioritized by street condition, curbing,
and drainage problems.
Use of available funds, which is projected at up
to $1,000,000 for FY 2011, will be dedicated to
those areas within each District having the most
critical need. To supplement this effort, the
Staff continues discussion with North Central
Florida Regional Planning Council
representatives regarding an application for a
Community Development “Neighborhood
Revitalization” Block Grant.
The use of Community Redevelopment TIF
revenue may be used in some areas. The project
will involve approximately 335 City Streets with
percentages in each District about equal.
The Council will be requested to meet in a
“workshop” within the next few days to discuss
this important initiative and to provide Staff
direction on necessary task requirements to
implement the project.
North Florida Broadband Authority
The North Florida Broadband Authority
(NFBA) held their regular monthly meeting this
week in Live Oak.
The $30 million NFBA Broadband Grant Project
continues to move ahead to enable high-speed
connectivity for our 14-county region, which
includes Lake City.
The highlight of this month’s progress is that
project deployment will occur during early April
2011. This means that the NFBA network will
become active for service.
The Project Dashboard and Status Report, which
provides all the details regarding economic
impact, task descriptions and status, along with
the General Manager’s Narrative Report can be
found at the NFBA web site:
http://www.nfba-fl.org.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
