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discovered to be deteriorating early this year during the resurfacing of Verna and Singletary roads, east of Fruitville Road. The bid the commissioners awarded for that project on Dec. 10, 2013 was $1,896,381.87. THE ROADS Last year, the County Commission split 3-2 to allocate an extra $10 million to road repaving plus about $4.1 million more to bridge repairs. Barbetta and Hines were in the minority, with then-Chairwoman Carolyn Mason joining Commissioners Christine Robinson and Nora Patterson in the majority. County Chief Engineer James K. Harriott Jr. explained then that that amount would be necessary to keep no more than 40 percent of the county's roads from falling below a rat- ing of 60. If a road is rated under 60, he noted, that is when drivers start to complain about surface conditions. On March 25, Brownman pointed out that the 2015-2019 CIP has $25.1 million in surtax revenue and $12.5 million in gas tax revenue allocated for road projects. A chart shows the top priorities for county athletic field improvements over the next five fiscal years beginning in 2015. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 42