THOMASVILLE — The City of Thomasville has put 2012 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) revenue to work in many areas.

Pointing out that Thomasville does not levy property taxes, the city relies heavily on SPLOST and Georgia Department of Transportation funding to maintain streets and sidewalks, said Steve Sykes, city manager/utilities superintendent.

The selection of streets to be resurfaced is based on the condition and daily traffic count on each section.

“Sidewalk improvements are based on our master plans, which also include the bike and walking trail,” Sykes said.

A portion of a walking/bike trail — 1.74 miles — has been completed at a cost of $1.3 million.

Walking/bike trail locations are:

• Victoria Place

• Lester Street

• Colton/Loomis/Metcalfe

• Mitchell Street

• South Stevens Street

Construction on the trail project is underway on North Stevens and Jefferson streets at a cost of $200,000.

Locations for proposed walking/bike trails, with a price tag of $3.4 million, are:

• Susie Way/Cherokee Lake/Reid Street

• MacIntyre Park

• Victoria Place

• South Martin Luther King Drive/Varnedoe Street/Balfour Park

• Lester, Jones and Magnolia streets

• South Pinetree Boulevard

The category of completed resurfacing, paving of 1.35 miles and brick street work at cost $4 million includes:

• East Jackson Street and East Pinetree Boulevard turn lane

• Hummingbird Drive (Oriole Drive to North Pinetree Boulevard)

• Swan Street (Oriole Drive to North Pinetree Boulevard)

• Lewis Lane (Oak Street to Stevens Street)

• Walters Lane (West Monroe Street to Washington Street)

• Becky Street (Marion Street to end)

• Walden Lane (Martin Luther King Drive to railroad)

• Rouse Street (Young Street to Woodland Drive)

• Pine Street (Washington Street to Jefferson Street)

• Wheet Street (end of pavement to East Pinetree Boulevard)

• Blackshear Street (Junius Street to Millpond Road)

• Watson Street (Gordon Avenue to Blackshear Street)

Completed brick street restoration:

• Remington Avenue (Broad Street to Madison Street)

• Broad Street (Remington Avenue to Smith Avenue)

• West Jackson Street (Madison Street to Stevens Street)

Completed resurfacing (5.24 miles):

• Oriole Drive (Glenwood Drive to Turkey Trot Drive)

• Nottingham Drive (Old Monticello Road to Tuxedo Drive)

• Magnolia Street (Augusta Avenue to Plum Street)

• East Clay Street (Ernest Street to North Pinetree Boulevard)

• Patterson Street (East Clay Street to East Washington Street)

• Briarcliff Drive (East Jackson Street to East Clay Street)

• Junius Street (Gordon Avenue to Old Monticello Road)

• Magnolia Street (Bartow Street to Augusta Avenue)

• Glenwood Drive (East Clay Street to Chatham Drive)

• Tuxedo Drive (Parkway Drive to Wimbledon Drive)

• Dunedin Drive (East Washington Street to Clay Street)

• Parnell Street (West Jackson Street to Georgia Crate)

• Palmetto Drive (Glenwood Drive to Edgewood Drive)

Resurfacing underway — 1.71 miles — at a cost of $1.2 million:

• Mimosa Drive (South Broad Street to Gordon Avenue)

• North Spair Street (East Webster Street to end)

• South Dawson Street (Smith Avenue to South Broad Street)

• Lansing Street (East Walcott Street to Georgia Avenue)

• Carroll Street (Old Albany Road to Cassidy Road)

• Ayries Drive (Robin Drive to end)

• West Jefferson Street (North Stevens Street to Lee Street)

• North Stevens Street (West Jackson Street to West Jefferson Street)

• City parking lot at Stevens and West Jackson streets

• Blackshear Street (Park Avenue to Colton Avenue)

• Bennett Street (Remington Avenue to Smith Avenue)

Restriping underway at a cost of $100,000:

• East Jackson Street (Crawford Street to U.S. 19)

Proposed resurfacing of 2.96 miles at a cost of $1.1 million:

• Fairways Drive (South Pinetree to end)

• Glenn Eagle Circle and St. Andrew Circle (Fairway Drive to end)

• Bibb Street (West Jackson Street to Fletcher Street)

• College Street (West Jackson Street to Lester Street)

• Patten Street (West Jackson Street to Fletcher Street)

• Wright Street (South Madison Street to Augusta Avenue)

• Susie Way Drive (Smith Avenue to Metcalfe Avenue)

• Reid Street (Remington Avenue to end)

• North Mitchell Street (East Washington Street to East Clay Street)

• North Mitchell Street (Edgewood Circle to East Walcott Street)

Completed sidewalk improvements have cost $480,000. They include:

• Rehabilitation of 1.5 million-plus feet of existing sidewalk, removing 8,852 trip hazards

• Junius Street (Gordon Avenue to Old Monticello Road)

• Wright Street (Madison Street to Victoria Place)

At a cost of $200,000, current sidewalk work is on:

• North Martin Luther King (West Jackson Street to Campbell Street)

• West Jefferson Street (Stevens Street to Oak Street)

At $520,000, proposed sidewalk work is on:

• South Dawson Street (Broad Street to railroad)

• Magnolia Street (South College Street to Jones Street)

• Wright Street (Fern Street to Jones Street)

Stormwater improvements completed with $260,000 in SPLOST revenue: 

• North Martin Luther King Drive culvert replacement

• Mitchell Street stream restoration (East Jackson Street to Remington Avenue)

• Turnberry Court drainage improvements

• Felix Street stream bank stabilization

• Archbold area detention facility rehabilitation

Some $526,650 is proposed for:

• Cherokee Lake dam repair and silt removal

• Tuxedo Drive culvert replacement

Red Hills Business Park has been completed at a cost of $2.4 million.

Recreation projects completed — costing $1.5 million — are:

• New signs at all parks

• Remington Park — Field lighting, playground equipment, message boards, infield repair, dugout repair, fencing, picnic tables, laser leveling soccer fields, tennis, pickle ball courts

• Passive parks — Benches and tables

• Flipper Park — Landscaping, playground equipment, fencing

• Varnedoe Park — Field lighting, basketball court lighting, trees, benches

• Country Oaks Golf Course — Cart paths, bunkers, driving range net, tee boxes

Some $170,000 has been set aside for:

• MacIntyre Park playground equipment

• Weston Park playground equipment

Some $330,000 in recreation spending is for:

• Remington Park — Batting cage, drainage improvements, scoreboards

• Cassidy Road Pond — Dock repair

• Passive parks — Bathroom improvements

• Country Oaks Golf Course — Cart paths

Some $1.3 million in SPLOST funding paid for 800MHZ radio equipment.

Senior reporter Patti Dozier can be reached at (229) 226-2400, ext. 1820