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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Page 11 RESURFACING NEEDS below the level where they begin to produce driver complaints, Harriott said. He confirmed During the discussion of the county's road re- for Patterson that at that level, the county consurfacing program, Harriott referred the com- tinues to fall below the standard it had mainmissioners to information they already had tained before the recession. discussed during their Feb. 8 budget workIn 2005 and 2006, Harriott continued, "Asphalt shop. was a lot less expensive." The price in 2007 The current CIP calls for the county to spend was about $70 a ton, compared to $97 a ton $20.5 million on resurfacing for the next five today, he added, "and it tracks roughly what fiscal years. the gasoline price at the pump has been." "What would we need [to pay] to at least not The gas price was about $2.13 a gallon in 2007, [let the roads] deteriorate further?" Patterson Harriott pointed out. asked. Reid compared lack of maintenance for roads Another $6 million per year allocated to the to poor health care, noting that costs are much work — for an annual total of $10 million — higher after situations become critical. "You would enable the county to make sure no end up having to rebuild [the roads] and [the more than 40 percent of the roads are rated expense] gets astronomical." A chart shows the bridge repair and renovation projects slated for the next five fiscal years. Image courtesy Sarasota County