Commission divided on eminent domain on road paving project

Ford requests $500K set aside for Mayo Rd. land acquisition.

  • Columbia County Commissioner Rocky Ford said if the county wasn’t going to finish acquiring property to pave Mayo Road then it should give the property already acquired back to the residents. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia County Commissioner Rocky Ford said if the county wasn’t going to finish acquiring property to pave Mayo Road then it should give the property already acquired back to the residents. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

    The viability of a road paving project in western Columbia County will be determined next week at the County Commission’s tentative budget hearing.

    Near the end of the board’s final budget workshop Thu…