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— that the county would have to allocate $10 million a year to paving if it wanted to keep no more than 40 percent of its roads at or below a rating at which surface problems prompt public complaints. "You're putting in about eight-and-a-half million [dollars] per year," Harriott said in response to a question from Robinson. Factors have not changed substantially from last year, he added, when he offered the $10 million estimate. "We're holding steady." Robinson said she already is noticing numer- ous potholes in South County and expects the situation to worsen as the rainy sea- son continues. After she ran some calculations of her own with numbers staff provided to the board, Robinson told The Sarasota News Leader the county is projected to see a deficit of $10,425,000 in its road resurfacing needs from FY 2016 through FY 2019 because it has not budgeted $10 million per year to maintain the 40-percent mark Harriott referenced. The planned amount for repaving in the 2016 fiscal year, for example, is $8,025,000; by the 2019 fiscal year, it is down to $5.5 million. After Commissioner Nora Patterson seconded Robinson's motion to allocate more money to the FY 2015 resurfacing program, Chairman Charles Hines asked Harriott whether the extra funds would enable him to move up significant projects. Harriott replied that it would, including projects involving Jacaranda Boulevard, the Center Road area and Laurel Road, all in South County. County Administrator Tom Harmer (third from left) responds to a County Commission question during the June 30 workshop. Photo by Norman Schimmel The sense of urgency here was to get this [loan effort] going while interest rates were low and construction costs haven't started skyrocketing. Joe Barbetta Commissioner Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2014 Page 54