The Selma City Council again voiced their support for a downtown paving project, but they said they aren’t willing to commit to the project until they know what, if anything, the Dallas County Commission plans to chip in.
The project calls for repaving downtown’s seven busiest streets – Alabama Avenue, Selma Avenue, Lauderdale Street, Water Avenue, Franklin Street, Washington Street and Church Street – and upgrading traffic signals and striping at a cost $1,545,625.
On Nov. 22, the council balked at a plan that would use 60% of the council’s oil reserve funds for the project. Mayor James Perkins Jr. returned to the council’s Dec. 13 meeting with a plan that would use 31% of the reserve funds for the project. But the council told Perkins that they were unwilling to commit city funds until they know what the county commission will contribute to the project.
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